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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 15, 2019 14:23:43 GMT -5
I have used the less known definition of "affect" many many times -- someone pretending a certain accent or affecting an accent.
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 15, 2019 14:36:40 GMT -5
OK, so we have established that Wolfgang and Ruffda have the affects of pretentious poseurs.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 15, 2019 15:31:10 GMT -5
Despite the "i before e except after c" rule, I used to always spell the word "receive" as "recieve" in the days before autocorrect.
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Post by volleylearner on Aug 15, 2019 16:27:02 GMT -5
That v. Which, however. Very difficult. Like many grammar rules, I think it just takes practice. I got A LOT of practice in grad school with an advisor who caught every "which" that should have been a "that," which I think is the more common error (certainly was for me). Grammar girl has one way to explain it. I prefer to think in terms of commas--a "which" clause is often separated by commas whereas a "that" clause is not. www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/which-versus-that-0
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Post by volleylearner on Aug 15, 2019 16:31:49 GMT -5
I get confused with the various past tenses. Don't know the technical terms and I don't feel like looking them up. I have done this. vs. I had done this. vs. I did this. vs. I have had this. I never understood tense stuff in English until we learned it in Spanish. Other languages (at least Romance languages) seem to be much more regular, though it has been a while since I worried about that stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2019 17:01:48 GMT -5
OK, so we have established that Wolfgang and Ruffda have the affects of pretentious poseurs. Also known as "being right."
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 15, 2019 17:33:14 GMT -5
What's the difference:
I had the pleasure of meeting Jimmy.
vs.
I have had the pleasure of meeting Jimmy.
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 15, 2019 17:43:43 GMT -5
What's the difference: I had the pleasure of meeting Jimmy. vs. I have had the pleasure of meeting Jimmy. Eh. Jimmy's not so great.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 15, 2019 17:44:50 GMT -5
The various past tenses kill me.
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 15, 2019 17:46:34 GMT -5
"I had the pleasure of meeting Jimmy": This is a statement about a past event.
"I have had the pleasure of meeting Jimmy": This is a statement about a current status -- my current status re. Jimmy is that I previously had the pleasure of meeting him.
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 15, 2019 17:48:17 GMT -5
This reminds me of the Douglas Adams joke about how once time travel was invented, people stopped using the future perfect tense -- because they found out that it wasn't.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 15, 2019 17:48:17 GMT -5
Here's another one.
Let's say you're talking about a movie or a volleyball match that's been uploaded to youtube.
When discussing them, do you use the present tense or past tense. For example, I'm watching the Nebraska vs. Stanford final. Do I say, "Lexi Sun serves the ball into the net" or "Lexi Sun served the ball into the net."
My rule is: either is okay so long as you're consistent. The problem is, in some sentences, the present tense sounds awkward and in other sentences, the past tense sounds awkward.
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Post by volleylearner on Aug 15, 2019 19:22:17 GMT -5
The various past tenses kill me. There are web sites that explain various verb tenses, e.g., www.grammarly.com/blog/verb-tenses/. It is acceptable to use present tense for commentary or narratives as in your example where a player "serves into the net." Same for directions like "click on the Apple icon and select Shut Down..." or timeless facts ("Wolfgang is lazy"). You should try learning how to search on the internet. It is quite empowering.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 15, 2019 19:46:29 GMT -5
The various past tenses kill me. There are web sites that explain various verb tenses, e.g., www.grammarly.com/blog/verb-tenses/. It is acceptable to use present tense for commentary or narratives as in your example where a player "serves into the net." Same for directions like "click on the Apple icon and select Shut Down..." or timeless facts ("Wolfgang is lazy"). You should try learning how to search on the internet. It is quite empowering. You should try reading my post as I said you can use both present tense or past tense so long as you're consistent. I never said you can NOT use present tense for the example I gave. Come on, man. The only part of your post I approve of is this: timeless facts ("Wolfgang is lazy')for its humor value.
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Post by Fight On! on Aug 15, 2019 22:08:38 GMT -5
There are web sites that explain various verb tenses, e.g., www.grammarly.com/blog/verb-tenses/. It is acceptable to use present tense for commentary or narratives as in your example where a player "serves into the net." Same for directions like "click on the Apple icon and select Shut Down..." or timeless facts ("Wolfgang is lazy"). You should try learning how to search on the internet. It is quite empowering. You should try reading my post as I said you can use both present tense or past tense so long as you're consistent. I never said you can NOT use present tense for the example I gave. Come on, man. The only part of your post I approve of is this: timeless facts ("Wolfgang is lazy')for its humor value. The video exists and will never change. So upon every viewing of the video Lexi serves into the net. The match happened in the past and is a distinct event that is over. In the match Lexi served into the net. So, if you say, “In this video Lexi serves...” that would make sense to me. Not sure if this is helpful but that is how I think of it.
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