Garbage.
Your post is the manifestation of a "culture war" of sorts between the Latin roots and the Germanic roots of the English language. Ever since the Norman Conquest, Latin was seen as more "dignified", which it isn't.
Half the rules of modern prescriptive grammar were simply invented by people who wanted English to be more "proper", i.e. more like Latin. For instance, "split infinitives" are a myth.
There's nothing linguistically wrong with "I Be Hatin'", and ebonics worth as much study as any other dialect of English.
It's pretty lame for you to crazily go around swinging your grammar book here. Most of the rules you scream about have been invented anyways. We're studying the evolution and structure of language, not what pedagogues claim is "right".
You do realize that you have, indeed, been trolled, correct? And that furthermore, trolls know what they're saying is inflammatory bullshit and don't really believe what they say, which makes them trolls, right?
Indeed, and a free market sans government drug trade barriers would provide such a benefit.
Stop using gender-neutral pronouns.
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English does not have a gender-neutral, singular, third-person pronoun. There have been many attempts to give it one. All are awkward, contrived, and distract from the actual content of the work.
Just use "he". It's the standard, and it always has been.
If that really, really bothers you, use "he or she", "s/he", or "she". Those are a little clumsy (the first two), but they are both widely accepted and valid English.
If it really, really, really bothers you, write in plural and use "they". Alternatively, use "one".
But Jesus, stop with the fucking Spisak pronouns or whatever the fuck these are. I understood your message fine as I read it until I hit "hir", where it slapped me in the face, broke my teeth, and made me lose track of what I was reading. It stands out like patchouli at a gun club.
It's more difficult to learn a foreign language as an adult because our adult brains are wired for understanding our own language, and we tune out foreign languages as noise. Contrast this to a baby, which hears all language as language. Plus, our language's phonemes are ingrained in our brain, and the hardest part of a foreign language to master is the different phonemes. (That's why people have "foreign accents".)
Yes, ActiveX is just OLE rehashed. Many of us know this. However, we're talking about using ActiveX as a web development technology, which you must admit is one of its major uses (shudder).
ActiveX has valid uses seperate from the Web, sure, but it is a major web dev technology, whether anyone likes it or not.
(For the record, I'd rather burn myself to death than develop with ActiveX and IE.)
What you learned in public school has little if any congruency with real life. Shit, buddy, this is basic US history. Even if you take AP US History at your local public school, you'd learn this.
No it shouldn't. Who are you to tell another person what they may or may not do? Who are you to restrict the right of a person to purchase crystalline caffeine? It may be a terribly stupid thing to do, sprinkling crystalline caffeine on your breakfast, but you don't have the right to prevent anyone else from doing it.
Plus, if your nephew died from caffeine overdose...I hate to admit it, but he probably had the chance to stop...
Rice isn't the "primary food source" in Asia. Have you forgot all the very nutritious vegetables the Asians eat (which Dr. Atkins also stresses)? That alone could explain their health!
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Influzenza. It does spread pretty well, doesn't it?
AHAHAHAHAHH. YHBT.
Garbage. Your post is the manifestation of a "culture war" of sorts between the Latin roots and the Germanic roots of the English language. Ever since the Norman Conquest, Latin was seen as more "dignified", which it isn't. Half the rules of modern prescriptive grammar were simply invented by people who wanted English to be more "proper", i.e. more like Latin. For instance, "split infinitives" are a myth.
Also, I forgot: Ebonics does have a grammar just as complicated as any other language or dialect.
Go back to pedagogically screaming about latin, you putz.
There's nothing linguistically wrong with "I Be Hatin'", and ebonics worth as much study as any other dialect of English.
It's pretty lame for you to crazily go around swinging your grammar book here. Most of the rules you scream about have been invented anyways. We're studying the evolution and structure of language, not what pedagogues claim is "right".
You do realize that you have, indeed, been trolled, correct? And that furthermore, trolls know what they're saying is inflammatory bullshit and don't really believe what they say, which makes them trolls, right?
Indeed, and a free market sans government drug trade barriers would provide such a benefit.
English does not have a gender-neutral, singular, third-person pronoun. There have been many attempts to give it one. All are awkward, contrived, and distract from the actual content of the work.
Just use "he". It's the standard, and it always has been.
If that really, really bothers you, use "he or she", "s/he", or "she". Those are a little clumsy (the first two), but they are both widely accepted and valid English.
If it really, really, really bothers you, write in plural and use "they". Alternatively, use "one".
But Jesus, stop with the fucking Spisak pronouns or whatever the fuck these are. I understood your message fine as I read it until I hit "hir", where it slapped me in the face, broke my teeth, and made me lose track of what I was reading. It stands out like patchouli at a gun club.
Who said goatse was offensive? Philistine.
It's more difficult to learn a foreign language as an adult because our adult brains are wired for understanding our own language, and we tune out foreign languages as noise. Contrast this to a baby, which hears all language as language. Plus, our language's phonemes are ingrained in our brain, and the hardest part of a foreign language to master is the different phonemes. (That's why people have "foreign accents".)
Yes, ActiveX is just OLE rehashed. Many of us know this. However, we're talking about using ActiveX as a web development technology, which you must admit is one of its major uses (shudder). ActiveX has valid uses seperate from the Web, sure, but it is a major web dev technology, whether anyone likes it or not. (For the record, I'd rather burn myself to death than develop with ActiveX and IE.)
No, "de jure" is right. "De jure" roughly means "as a matter of law", while "de facto" roughly means "as a matter of fact".
Most teens I know have overclocked Athlon systems they built themselves. Even the stoners. If not that, they have plain old OEM computers like Dell's.
What you learned in public school has little if any congruency with real life. Shit, buddy, this is basic US history. Even if you take AP US History at your local public school, you'd learn this.
She's been sober for months. (She's still an alcoholic, of course, and that fact apparently wouldn't make sense to you.)
My mother is an alcoholic, you fucking asshole. Have you no compassion? Or do you simply thrive on being an asshole because it makes you feel better?
No it shouldn't. Who are you to tell another person what they may or may not do? Who are you to restrict the right of a person to purchase crystalline caffeine? It may be a terribly stupid thing to do, sprinkling crystalline caffeine on your breakfast, but you don't have the right to prevent anyone else from doing it. Plus, if your nephew died from caffeine overdose...I hate to admit it, but he probably had the chance to stop...
Rice isn't the "primary food source" in Asia. Have you forgot all the very nutritious vegetables the Asians eat (which Dr. Atkins also stresses)? That alone could explain their health!
Um, have you ever heard of the shakes? People have died from alcohol withdrawal.