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You people remind me of kids in the car, "Are we there yet?".
Beginning of Carpool.

Why do we have a caps filter?

I have to yell at idiots who definitely can't hear me with lowercase.

If you become and admin you can yell at people all you want.

It sounds like Kalphiter should just chill out

We're close to 500 Pages and 85,000 views... Lets do this! lol

We're close to 500 Pages and 85,000 views... Lets do this! lol

We really aren't that close.

We really aren't that close.
We're... Sorta close... :c Why do you have to ruin my fun...

We're... Sorta close... :c Why do you have to ruin my fun...
20 pages isn't that close.

We're close to 500 Pages and 85,000 views... Lets do this! lol
Only 307 posts away!

Ok maybe I exaggerated a bit but still were not that far away.

Uh...The Trailer is fine to me



~Redconer :cookieMonster: (YOU ATE MY COOKIE, COOKIEMONSTER D8<)
That's what that means.

Admin Application Grammar Tips

Apostrophes

Possessive words have apostrophes.

Plural = More than one
Possessive = Taking ownership

For example!

Plural:
"There are three Johns."

Possessive:
"I went to John's store today."

(Note that the "J" in John is capitalized, because it is a proper noun. If the store that John owns is named "John's Store", then the "Store" is a proper noun also.)

Even when the word ends with an "S", you still put an apostrophe after it, for example, "John Glass's Hardware is on main street." And when that word is plural, even if it's a proper noun, you put "es" after it.

Example:
"There are three glasses on the table."
"There are three John Glasses in the world."

Contractions have apostrophes in them, no matter what. For example, "What's" is a contraction of "What is". "Whats" is a plural of "What".


Sentences

Statement

This is the basic sentence, stating something. Starts with a period or one, yes, one exclamation mark. Examples:

"There is an apple."
"There is an apple!"
Question:

What is a question? That sentence is. Asking a question, these all start with a question mark. Don't you dare end a question with an exclamation mark.



A and An

A is used when the word after it does not start with a vowel (A, E, I, O, or U. Y does not count). Example:

"That is a word."

An is used when the word after it does start with major vowel. Example:

"That is an apple."

No, you do not use An when RP comes after it. It sounds like you should, but you don't.



Bold, Italic and Underlined

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphasis_(typography)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italic_type

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underlined

Read these.



Who and Whom

Use the he/him method to decide which word is correct.
he = who
him = whom

Examples:
Who/Whom wrote the letter?
He wrote the letter. Therefore, who is correct.
For who/whom should I vote?
Should I vote for him? Therefore, whom is correct.
We all know who/whom pulled that prank.
This sentence contains two clauses: We all know and who/whom pulled that prank. We are interested in the second clause because it contains the who/whom. He pulled that prank. Therefore, who is correct. (Are you starting to sound like a hooting owl yet?)
We want to know on who/whom the prank was pulled.
This sentence contains two clauses: We want to know and the prank was pulled on who/whom. Again, we are interested in the second clause because it contains the who/whom. The prank was pulled on him. Therefore, whom is correct.



Then and Than

THAN 

    Unlike then, than is not related to time.  Than is used in comparative statements.


EXAMPLES:

~Another pair of words that I see misused far more often than not is than and then.
~He is taller than I am.
~Other than the interest on a small inheritance, he had no income.
~Today's students certainly do seem to read less than students in previous generations did.
~We learned more on the playground than we did in the classroom.
~Despite their lack of flavor, the hothouse tomatoes cost far more than those from the farmers' market.


THEN

     Then is used either as a time marker or with a sequence of events.


EXAMPLES:

~I took all of the exams in the morning, and then I spent the rest of the day catching up on sleep.
~Back then we knew what was expected of us.
~I bought apples from this orchard last summer, but I seem to remember paying more for them then.
~Look over the study guide first, and then if you still have questions bring them up in class.



Titles

These are the words that should be capitalized:

 
  -The first and last words of the title

  -All nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives


  -Any conjunction or preposition of five letters or more --(This is optional. You can choose to go with an older rule that says not to capitalize prepositions or conjunctions regardless of length. The five letters or more standard has developed over the last two decades or so. Either form would be acceptable, as long as you use it consistently.)


These are the words that should not be capitalized:

  -Articles (the, a, an), unless the article is the first or (less likely, of course) last word of the title

  -Prepositions of four letters or fewer (unless the preposition is the first or last word of the title)

  -Conjunctions of four letters or fewer (unless the conjunction is the first or last word of the title)

  -The particle "to" used with an infinitive (unless the "to" is the first or last word of the title)


When to use Numbers

When to use a number:

The number is more than 100, or is part of a proper noun or name, such as Pecon7. Example:

"There were 1500 people there."
"His name is Pecon7."

When not to use a number:

The number is lower than 100. Example:

"There were fifty people there."



I could go on for hours more, but for now, just take from sites such as:

http://grammartips.homestead.com/
http://www.grammarbook.com/
« Last Edit: August 05, 2012, 12:14:37 AM by Darkness ZXW »

-English Lesson-
Okay. I kinda love you now, Darkness.

A and An
A is used when the word after it does not start with a vowel (A, E, I, O, or U. Y does not count). Example:
"That is a word."
An is used when the word after it does start with major vowel. Example:
"That is an apple."
No, you do not use An when RP comes after it. It sounds like you should, but you don't.

I notice this problem A LOT and it PISSES me off.
« Last Edit: August 04, 2012, 11:57:02 PM by SkyHawk »

My mother majored in English, so I was raised around it.

Also, put a space after a comma or period. Example:

"This is an example sentence, to teach others how to write applications well. This is the second sentence of this example."

Capitalize "I" every time when referring to yourself. In this case, "I" is a proper noun.

I will add a "Then and Than" lesson soon and a "Who and Whom" also.
« Last Edit: August 05, 2012, 12:01:23 AM by Darkness ZXW »

My mother majored in English, so I was raised around it.

Also, put a space after a comma or period.
I naturally am very gifted in English, but yes. You make a great point. Though, I will say that the RP thing I didn't know about. Thanks for that. I always went by sound, not by the actual letter.

That's also why I'm pissed my apostrophe doesn't work in-game. I look like a handicap, but I can't fix it.
« Last Edit: August 05, 2012, 12:02:03 AM by SkyHawk »