Posted by happylizard at cpe0001023f6f29.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com on November 07, 2002 at 17:43:21:
In Reply to: That's not the point. posted by Championship_Vinyl on November 07, 2002 at 16:35:01:
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: Personally, what you said isn’t technically offensive; it’s pretentious. Thank you for bestowing your wisdom upon me and cueing me into all that ails the world.
: Also, I have a few pointers for you before I go...
: The word 'your' is an adjective, the possessive form of the word 'you,' as in, "your grammar sucks." However, 'you're' is a contraction of the words 'you are,' as in, "you're acting like an idiot."
: The phrase 'a lot' has come to be considered a single word, an adjective used to imply "very much" or "to a great degree." Jumbling it together as the non-word 'alot' is incorrect.
: The word 'there' is an adverb to be used spatially, as in, "he is over there." On the other hand, the word 'their' is an adjective to be used as a modifier before a noun when speaking of a group of people, as in, "their posts" or "their statements."
: I'm not seriously trying to be the grammar police, just pointing out that YOUR view from the soapbox would be A LOT better if you actually deserved to be THERE.