Thing about it is, honestly, English grammar and usage are damn near impossible for many to master.
-
Get involved.
We want your input!
Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.
After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.
After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/
Thanks in advance and have fun!
RadioDiscussions Administrators
Fantastic word game
- Thread starter 4dude
- Start date
D
Deleted member 108832
Guest
Master of Puppets is my favorite Metallica song.
"Song of the South," not the classic film but the song written by Johnny Russell that became a No. 1 hit for Alabama, tells of life in the South during the Great Depression.
D
Deleted member 108832
Guest
Depression sets in after seeing our Linguistics guru put a misplaced comma before the Song of the South's quotation marks.
Pardon the dumb ol' redneck from Texas, but I'm pert near sure it should foller that thar second set of double apostrophes.
Pardon the dumb ol' redneck from Texas, but I'm pert near sure it should foller that thar second set of double apostrophes.
"Saturday Evening" should properly be written "Saturday evening" in the above submission, an error on Stuart's part, but I made no error in placing the comma inside the quotation marks three posts back.
Only if the actual title ends in a question mark or exclamation point does the comma or period go outside, rose.
Only if the actual title ends in a question mark or exclamation point does the comma or period go outside, rose.
Back problems are common as you get older so be careful when lifting heavy objects.
Heavy objects should be transported only by people who know what they're doing.
Server maintenance is needed from time to time to keep things running smoothly.
"Running smoothly, sir," the foreman replied, when asked about the status of the giant machine.
The Giant Machine (or simply Giant Machine) was the name Andre the Giant used when wrestling under a mask, a gimmick often used by wrestlers to keep appearing in matches while under suspension.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation according to the local fire marshal.
The local fire marshal keeps nagging me about the 10-foot stack of old newspapers and gasoline-drenched rags I keep in the basement near the furnace.
The furnace will not work very well if it has no heating oil.
Heating oil in that furnace might set those rags and newspapers on fire, so I'll pass on the oil and just let it sit there unused.
Unused clothing should be donated to a local charity that serves the needs of the poor and homeless in the community.