Literacy Question

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Ice Pie
"Swingers Stories" (sic)

Sic implies that a quoted word, phrase or passage has been preserved verbatim despite an error, thus rendering the quotation marks both superfluous and, for my taste, somewhat of an affectation.
Incidentally, what is the implied error? Swingers stories seems accurate enough to me. Stories about swingers, are they not?
I take it you are quibbling about the lack of an apostrophe? An error on your part, common among those who are less literate than they believe themselves to be. The apostrophe which you believe to be missing would denote either possession or contraction, neither of which may be safely inferred by context in this instance.
It is, of course, your prerogative to appear ridiculous should that be your desire, but if it is not, might I suggest you refrain from stone-throwing while inhabiting a house made of glass?
I hope this has been of assistance. smile

Ice

:worship: ...... fantastic :thumbup:

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Ice Pie
"Swingers Stories" (sic)

Sic implies that a quoted word, phrase or passage has been preserved verbatim despite an error, thus rendering the quotation marks both superfluous and, for my taste, somewhat of an affectation.
Incidentally, what is the implied error? Swingers stories seems accurate enough to me. Stories about swingers, are they not?
I take it you are quibbling about the lack of an apostrophe? An error on your part, common among those who are less literate than they believe themselves to be. The apostrophe which you believe to be missing would denote either possession or contraction, neither of which may be safely inferred by context in this instance.
It is, of course, your prerogative to appear ridiculous should that be your desire, but if it is not, might I suggest you refrain from stone-throwing while inhabiting a house made of glass?
I hope this has been of assistance. smile

I agree with Ice :smug: dunno

.......davej piss poor at grammer and spelling, but willing to be thrown to the lions, or the modern day equivalent, which is probably spending a weekend in Basildon or summint, as penance for tainting these pages.....

30 Sep 2005

Is Basildon that bad? :shock:

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Ice Pie
"Swingers Stories" (sic)

Sic implies that a quoted word, phrase or passage has been preserved verbatim despite an error, thus rendering the quotation marks both superfluous and, for my taste, somewhat of an affectation.
Incidentally, what is the implied error? Swingers stories seems accurate enough to me. Stories about swingers, are they not?
I take it you are quibbling about the lack of an apostrophe? An error on your part, common among those who are less literate than they believe themselves to be. The apostrophe which you believe to be missing would denote either possession or contraction, neither of which may be safely inferred by context in this instance.
It is, of course, your prerogative to appear ridiculous should that be your desire, but if it is not, might I suggest you refrain from stone-throwing while inhabiting a house made of glass?
I hope this has been of assistance. smile

was just about to type that ice confused

30 Sep 2005

I think davej just wants to go visit essexlady rotflmao

:giggle:

30 Sep 2005

Quote by tattyxpx
I think davej just wants to go visit essexlady :giggle:

ssshhh!!!...... redface

basildon is a great place, I meant to have wrote some where else where no one lives...eermm....shit, anyone got a spade.
..oooohh look, did you see that, basildon without a capital B.. ooops done it again...bugger!

30 Sep 2005

Que FB for a telling off to davej...................
:giggle: just re-name me tell tail wink

30 Sep 2005

Quote by tattyxpx
Que FB for a telling off to davej...................
:giggle: just re-name me tell tail

Can I spank him instead? :twisted:

30 Sep 2005

Thats what i was waiting to watch.... rolleyes

You should know by now I like to watch wink

30 Sep 2005

Well, that certainly woke you up. There seem to be three main points.
a) That I disappeared. For a start, I live in a different time zone, so may well be asleep when you are awake. Also, I do have other things to do.
b) "Swingers Stories" does not need an apostrophe. These are stories written by (supposed) swingers. It therefore requires an apostrophe. If they were stories about swingers the description would correctly read "Swinger Stories".
I thank you for your interest in my queston and you have certainly shown that the answer to my question is "No." However, I still say that the standard of English in the Stories section is lamentable.

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Eric not Derek
Well, that certainly woke you up. There seem to be three main points.
a) That I disappeared. For a start, I live in a different time zone, so may well be asleep when you are awake. Also, I do have other things to do.

That sort of talk can get you banned quicker than a quick thing in a fast car.
Right HERE on the first page it says that this site is

For everyone who is over 18 years of age, from the UK, and genuinely interested in swinging:-

else
PLEASE LEAVE NOW

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Eric not Derek
the standard of English in the Stories section is lamentable.

How will covering it in plastic help?

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Eric not Derek
Well, that certainly woke you up. There seem to be three main points.
a) That I disappeared. For a start, I live in a different time zone, so may well be asleep when you are awake. Also, I do have other things to do.

...would that be planet Venus then, Eric?
Your post has added to the fun filled cultural debates we often have here in SH Towers..I have to say some of the best shags I've had, have been with dyslexics..and it just wouldn't be done to pull out my big, red tipped biro and start inserting colons, in inappropriate places!
rotflmao

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Sexysteph
Either put up or shut up. Write your own story and lets see how it compares.

Yeah, come on Mr. la Frenais, show us what you got...

30 Sep 2005

very welcoming steph lol

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Eric not Derek
Well, that certainly woke you up. There seem to be three main points.
a) That I disappeared. For a start, I live in a different time zone, so may well be asleep when you are awake. Also, I do have other things to do.
b) "Swingers Stories" does not need an apostrophe. These are stories written by (supposed) swingers. It therefore requires an apostrophe. If they were stories about swingers the description would correctly read "Swinger Stories".
I thank you for your interest in my queston and you have certainly shown that the answer to my question is "No." However, I still say that the standard of English in the Stories section is lamentable.

Eric you may well be right, wouldn't have a clue, but in all honesty.....who gives a fuck dunno

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Eric not Derek
Well, that certainly woke you up. There seem to be three main points.
a) That I disappeared. For a start, I live in a different time zone, so may well be asleep when you are awake. Also, I do have other things to do.
b) "Swingers Stories" does not need an apostrophe. These are stories written by (supposed) swingers. It therefore requires an apostrophe. If they were stories about swingers the description would correctly read "Swinger Stories".
I thank you for your interest in my queston and you have certainly shown that the answer to my question is "No." However, I still say that the standard of English in the Stories section is lamentable.

So, a) and b) are two of your points - what was the third? Or are you as good at mathematics as you are at literacy?

30 Sep 2005

The stories are there for people's enjoyment not for literary dissection

I quite agree. However, there is a difference between basic literacy and literary dissection. If a story is so garbled as to be virually meaningless, then there can be little enjoyment.

For everyone who is over 18 years of age, from the UK, and genuinely interested in swinging:-
PLEASE LEAVE NOW

I am over 18. I am from the UK I am generally interested. Why should I leave?

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Eric not Derek
The stories are there for people's enjoyment not for literary dissection

I quite agree. However, there is a difference between basic literacy and literary dissection. If a story is so garbled as to be virually meaningless, then there can be little enjoyment.

For everyone who is over 18 years of age, from the UK, and genuinely interested in swinging:-
PLEASE LEAVE NOW

I am over 18. I am from the UK I am generally interested. Why should I leave?
because you forgot to put a full stop after the UK... dunno

....eermm better stick one of these in.. wink

...so as folk know I'm only messin.

30 Sep 2005

For the record, there are three kinds of people.
a) Those that are good at maths.
b) Those that aren't

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Eric not Derek
I have been reading stories in the "Swingers Stories" (sic) area and some of the threads here. I have a question.
Is it necessary to be functionally illiterate to be a swinger?

Although, I've noticed some spelling and grammatical errors here and there, it doesn't stop me from enjoying the reading though...so much so that I copy them and insert the missing comas etc etc etc myself (for me to help follow the story) as I read on my WP and also because I may like to read them again in future. Hehehehe... biggrin

Sometimes the level of English also gives credibiity to the story as the author having come from that background and that to me is so wonderful because it widens my world...let me get a peek into their world. If everybody wrote in Shakespeare's standard, I wouldn't get the feel of who's telling the truth...and that takes off the edge of reading. Just my thought.

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Eric not Derek
I am over 18. I am from the UK I am generally interested. Why should I leave?

With a hatitchewed (did i spell that correctly) like you have, maybe you should leave............
Phredd

30 Sep 2005

plus its virtually meaningless
yeah since when did the uk have different timezones
your digging a bigger hole for yourself

30 Sep 2005

I havn't read the stories cos they wouldn't interest me so I can't comment on them, but what I will point out is that a few folk, me being one of them, deliberately spell words wrong or screw up the grammer because what I'm trying to get across, is a written conversation, so I'm trying to write it the way I would say it, if that makes any sense.
Now I'm not useing it as a cover up for being a plank...it really is the way I prefer to post, sort of thing...type of way..if ya know what I mean...blah blah blah.

30 Sep 2005

since when did the uk have different timezones

Does the UK have different time Zones???????? ..... Since when?

It doesn't. But if you are too thick to understand that "from the UK" doesn't mean "in the UK", then I can't help you.

A + B = Three Is this an algebraic equation or something
When faced with TWO options most people reconcile that as meaning 2 not three

It was a self-depreciating joke. (Sorry, I know that's a big word, but I couldn't think of a smaller one.)

30 Sep 2005

with your attutude mate dont think you will be around for much longer
blues in a good mood today

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Eric not Derek
since when did the uk have different timezones

Does the UK have different time Zones???????? ..... Since when?

It doesn't. But if you are to thick to understand that "from the UK" doesn't mean "in the UK", then I can't help you.

A + B = Three Is this an algebraic equation or something
When faced with TWO options most people reconcile that as meaning 2 not three

It was a self-depreciating joke. (Sorry, I know that's a big word, but I couldn't think of a smaller one.)
was it self-deprecatingaswell dunno

30 Sep 2005

Quote by Eric not Derek
It was a self-depreciating joke. (Sorry, I know that's a big word, but I couldn't think of a smaller one.)

You couldn't spell it either, which takes me back to my point about stones and glass houses.
Keep digging mate, you'll be in GMT+12 soon.

30 Sep 2005

God, you people are so humourless. You don't even realise when someone is taking the piss.

30 Sep 2005

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