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1. A quick English lesson. - in EVE General Discussion [original thread]
Edited by: Alpha Agent on 14/06/2007 20:19:40 I guess I am uptight, because it angers me to see the English language get butchered and mistaken by the very people who are supposed to speak it. I appreciate that this might seem arrogant to some.
- by Alpha Agent - at 2007.06.14 20:19:00
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2. A quick English lesson. - in EVE General Discussion [original thread]
Edited by: Alpha Agent on 14/06/2007 19:53:12 Originally by: Montague Zooma I could care less about the point you're making if you continue to complain about it. That would be a correct use of the phrase, however I have never seen i...
- by Alpha Agent - at 2007.06.14 19:52:00
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3. A quick English lesson. - in EVE General Discussion [original thread]
Originally by: Sheriff Jones You can't say "Some people type badly" and then say "Ofcourse this is only aimed at english types." when you can't tell which person is or isn't one. Actually, I can quite easily tell the difference between...
- by Alpha Agent - at 2007.06.14 19:45:00
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4. A quick English lesson. - in EVE General Discussion [original thread]
Originally by: Sheriff Jones Some people might not "crasp" the finetunings of the english language, probably because they don't use it daily. Please, do me the simple courtesy of reading my original post before you reply.
- by Alpha Agent - at 2007.06.14 19:38:00
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5. A quick English lesson. - in EVE General Discussion [original thread]
Originally by: Adonis 4174 The correct phrase "I could care less" is an insult implying through sarcasm that you could not care less. It is an insult. I will be charitable and assume you don't understand sarcasm. Have a nice day. You ...
- by Alpha Agent - at 2007.06.14 19:32:00
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6. A quick English lesson. - in EVE General Discussion [original thread]
Originally by: Adonis 4174 Given that "I could care less" is an insult... No, it's not. The correct phrase "I couldn't care less" is coined to mean "I don't care". "I could care less" technically means "I do care a little", which si...
- by Alpha Agent - at 2007.06.14 19:21:00
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7. A quick English lesson. - in EVE General Discussion [original thread]
Originally by: Stoner Sid most of the mistakes are due to pure laziness or just quikness. tbh both are because people are at home and cudnt give a **** about grammer and just wanna laf I find this amusing, because it's possible to spo...
- by Alpha Agent - at 2007.06.14 19:14:00
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8. A quick English lesson. - in EVE General Discussion [original thread]
Edited by: Alpha Agent on 14/06/2007 18:58:55 Originally by: Adonis 4174 "I could care less" is sarcasm. Apologies, but this statement is beyond my comprehension, would you please explain why that phrase is sarcastic? Originall...
- by Alpha Agent - at 2007.06.14 18:58:00
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9. A quick English lesson. - in EVE General Discussion [original thread]
Originally by: Mrmuttley excessive ROLFCOPTOR!!!!!!! Haha, how many ROFLCOPTORs is excessive?
- by Alpha Agent - at 2007.06.14 18:51:00
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10. A quick English lesson. - in EVE General Discussion [original thread]
Edited by: Alpha Agent on 14/06/2007 18:40:01 Originally by: Mithfindel While I do perfectly agree with the OP, I cannot resist noting that I haven't this far seen a single language where titles or headlines end with a period ("."). ...
- by Alpha Agent - at 2007.06.14 18:38:00
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11. A quick English lesson. - in EVE General Discussion [original thread]
Edited by: Alpha Agent on 14/06/2007 18:08:56 Originally by: Keira Fordring The only thing I disagree with is that a "character" can, in fact, be a "toon". I understand from where your disagreement stems, however in the English lang...
- by Alpha Agent - at 2007.06.14 18:09:00
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12. A quick English lesson. - in EVE General Discussion [original thread]
Edited by: Alpha Agent on 14/06/2007 17:36:33 As a dedicated EVE player and as an Englishman, I am truly disappointed by the level of sophistication this community shows in their manner and in their forum postings. This community is (or at lea...
- by Alpha Agent - at 2007.06.14 17:37:00
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