What is this place? A football forum or a English language school?

[matthew]

It's 'an' English language school...

f*** SAKE, i was so excited to make that correction

 

[matthew]

The English language is sacred, spelling and punctuation MUST be correct.

 

[supaseagull]

Too many threads spoiled by the correction police recently.
That is all.

I think you'll find it's "spoilt" as in current tense rather that "spoiled" as in past tense

 

[looney]

No, Bry was quite correct to have used "the basics of English language" without typing 'THE' before it.
Your correction is WRONG looney.

Must try harder, and should desist from flicking bogeys at admin. personnel.

No!!!!! You are WRONG!!!! Online Grammar checker spoted 3 errors, Capitalization, Wordiness and punctuation. people should have been People, comma after language and THE.

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[looney]

I think you'll find it's "spoilt" as in current tense rather that "spoiled" as in past tense

Recently denotes past tense.

Too many threads spoiled by the correction police recently.

Should be

Too many threads have been spoiled by the correction police recently.

 

[Bakero]

No!!!!! You are WRONG!!!! Online Grammar checker spoted 3 errors, Capitalization, Wordiness and punctuation. people should have been People, comma after language and THE.

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What does the grammar checker think of you excessive use of exclamation marks??

 

[Barrow Boy]

No!!!!! You are WRONG!!!! Online Grammar checker spoted 3 errors, Capitalization, Wordiness and punctuation. people should have been People, comma after language and THE.

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Spotted your mistake!

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Too many threads spoiled by the correction police recently.
That is all.

and you are questioning your own statement
Standards rule OK!

 

[Bakero]

The English language is sacred, spelling and punctuation MUST be correct.

Are you sure that comma's sufficient?

 

[looney]

What does the grammar checker think of you excessive use of exclamation marks??

Your

 

[Bakero]

Your

Touché.

 

[matthew]

Are you sure that comma's sufficient?

Should I exchange it for a full stop?

 

[ifuhatepalacestandup]

It annoys me to a forum has people of all difrent types of backgrounds and mite even have people with learning difficulties on it then you always get some prick with a dictionary correcting everyone's spelling

this

 

[Bwian]

Top tip - if you don't understand when to use an apostrophe before or after an 's' at the end of a word - hedge your bets and don't use one. You're much more likely to be right than wrong.

For some reason people who don't understand the rules (and that's fair enough, it's not always easy) seem to be the ones happiest just to spray them around.

It's's not that difficult is' it?

 

[Bakero]

Should I exchange it for a full stop?

I would've gone for a semi colon.

 

[drew]

Too many threads spoiled by the correction police recently.
That is all.

It is neither. It is a forum for football fans, predominantly those of the Albion but also includes some welcome, and some not so welcome, fans of other clubs. You don't have to discuss football.

Is it the case that people genuinely can't spell or punctuate? Or do some on here throw in a deliberate red heron now and again to see who's awake?

See what you have done there. Very good.






E & O E.

 

[matthew]

It annoys me to a forum has people of all difrent types of backgrounds and mite even have people with learning difficulties on it then you always get some prick with a dictionary correcting everyone's spelling

It doesn't make a difference if someone has a learning difficulty, correcting is helping. After seeing their mistake they might not make it again - helpful for everyone involved.

 

[ifuhatepalacestandup]

you think its bad on this board try this thread
Who's gannin doon this season?

 

[the wanderbus]

some people on here have naff all else in their lives apart from either insulting, correcting or moaning at others.

yes they have you wobbly oaf, stop criticizing.

 

[life on mars 73]

Grammar is a bit like the Highway Code : it's quite possible to drive without knowing any of the rules of the road, but you are quite likely to confuse the hell out of other drivers, thus leading to plenty of misunderstandings, minor collisions and the occasional major crash.