Closing Thoughts Forum

[Burger in a can]

Your writing, is of course, really crappy. And, what's more, you make rather poor arguments. But, I do beleive, that of course, you must realize, that writing like this, is annoying. And, yes, I do beleive, that you should stop, writing like this.

What are you talking about? I think his writing is just swell! Here, for instance, is an example of a real jewel of a sentence:

I owe you all an apology, as my message veered into the snide tone that is a major part of the problem among a group of extremely talented individuals who, unfortunately, have a need for others to know just how talented they are.

Obviously this guy is a cunning wordsmith, who never leans on sentence fragments bordered by commas, to conceal the fact that what he's saying, isn't actually interesting in the slightest.

Edit: I was actually so impressed that I made a picture to commemorate this joyous thread!

[Tanicius]

Your writing, is of course, really crappy. And, what's more, you make rather poor arguments. But, I do beleive, that of course, you must realize, that writing like this, is annoying. And, yes, I do beleive, that you should stop, writing like this.

What are you talking about? I think his writing is just swell! Here, for instance, is an example of a real jewel of a sentence:

I owe you all an apology, as my message veered into the snide tone that is a major part of the problem among a group of extremely talented individuals who, unfortunately, have a need for others to know just how talented they are.

Obviously this guy is a cunning wordsmith, who never leans on sentence fragments bordered by commas, to conceal the fact that what he's saying, isn't actually interesting in the slightest.

Edit: I was actually so impressed that I made a picture to commemorate this joyous thread!

For what it's worth that sentence is 100% grammatically correct. Your sentence about leaning on fragments bordered by comments is not.

GJ on the picture though.

[Burger in a can]

For what it's worth that sentence is 100% grammatically correct. Your sentence about leaning on fragments bordered by comments is not.

GJ on the picture though.

I never claimed it wasn't correct- I meant to imply that it is terribly constructed. Proper grammar doesn't equal good writing.

My sentence was intended to parody his style.

GJ on the detective work though, Sherlock.

[jdhonest]

Cunning wordsmith?

More like cunning linguist!

[Tanicius]

I never claimed it wasn't correct- I meant to imply that it is terribly constructed. Proper grammar doesn't equal good writing.

The thing is, that sentence isn't poorly constructed. Maybe it's just a bad example, but that particular sentence is constructed exactly how it should be. There's not a single superfluous comma. "As" starts a subordinating clause and should therefore be preceded by a comma. The adverb "unfortunately" is bordered by commas out of the understandable desire to isolate and accentuate it.

[MD/JD2B]

Are you guys for real?? This banter ranges from mildly irritating to scary. But, my limited horizons are being expanded, for which I thank you.

[mallard]

I never claimed it wasn't correct- I meant to imply that it is terribly constructed. Proper grammar doesn't equal good writing.

The thing is, that sentence isn't poorly constructed. Maybe it's just a bad example, but that particular sentence is constructed exactly how it should be. There's not a single superfluous comma. "As" starts a subordinating clause and should therefore be preceded by a comma. The adverb "unfortunately" is bordered by commas out of the understandable desire to isolate and accentuate it.

It's poorly constructed because it's nigh unreadable, mate!

[Tanicius]

I never claimed it wasn't correct- I meant to imply that it is terribly constructed. Proper grammar doesn't equal good writing.

The thing is, that sentence isn't poorly constructed. Maybe it's just a bad example, but that particular sentence is constructed exactly how it should be. There's not a single superfluous comma. "As" starts a subordinating clause and should therefore be preceded by a comma. The adverb "unfortunately" is bordered by commas out of the understandable desire to isolate and accentuate it.

It's poorly constructed because it's nigh unreadable, mate!

Well, your avatar is a duck.

And mine is Otto von Bismarck.

And Burger In A Can's is a hamburger.