Williambonney Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) *Grips microphone* It has recently come to my attention that I have made some errors that need to be addressed. *taps mic* While posting in the past few days I have made some poor choices in my content that should be rectified in case I have caused anyone harm or confusion. I would like everyone to know that was not my intent at all. While posting I made some typos in my choice of words in the use of "your" and "you're" that seem to have caused negative emotions in the core membership of goons that I am deeply in regret for. So I'd like to apologize here and now to goons and all of you, but seriously, was it that big of a deal? I mean if I said to a goon "your a moron" or "you're a moron", don't they mean the same thing when you think of it? Just some food for though I suppose. So I thought I'd open up a debate on the issue since I know how much everyone loves a good poll (relax Yala I'm not trying to steal your thunder) Edited March 17, 2011 by William Bonney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogar Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Yes it makes all the difference in the world to me (1 votes [100.00%] - View) yes, i would rather be told i am moronic than i possess one, because i dont believe in slavery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Savage Man Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I am offended by the entire content of your posting, it would really be more politically correct if you stopped altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoindotnler Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) woh needs spalling gremmer any wais Edited March 17, 2011 by xoindotnler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sithis Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) Well you see, it all does really matter. For example, if I was addressing the Hopeless Coalition, and I said something like "Your going to lose," it could be quite confusing. What are they going to lose? Their tonsils? Their virginities? It really doesn't make any sense, considering that second option is completely impossible. Now if I say to you, "You're going to lose," it implies that you ARE going to lose, which would not have any sort of appropriate context unless you examine the one in which it was given. I, a member of Doom House, speaking to you, a member of the Hopeless Coalition, telling you that you are going to lose, can only mean that you are going to lose this war. Which you will. Or, for a more personal explanation: [url="http://www.cybernations.net/nation_drill_display.asp?Nation_ID=200690&Extended=0"]You're in anarchy[/url] so you're losing. [img]http://images1.memegenerator.net/ImageMacro/5055548/good-day-sir.jpg?imageSize=Medium&generatorName=willy-wonka[/img] Edited March 17, 2011 by Sithis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han fei zi Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I read it and wept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williambonney Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Sithis' timestamp='1300337456' post='2667053'] Well you see, it all does really matter. For example, if I was addressing the Hopeless Coalition, and I said something like "Your going to lose," it could be quite confusing. What are they going to lose? Their tonsils? Their virginities? It really doesn't make any sense, considering that second option is completely impossible. Now if I say to you, "You're going to lose," it implies that you ARE going to lose, which would not have any sort of appropriate context unless you examine the one in which it was given. I, a member of Doom House, speaking to you, a member of the Hopeless Coalition, telling you that you are going to lose, can only mean that you are going to lose this war. Which you will. Or, for a more personal explanation: [url="http://www.cybernations.net/nation_drill_display.asp?Nation_ID=200690&Extended=0"]You're in anarchy[/url] so you're losing. [img]http://images1.memegenerator.net/ImageMacro/5055548/good-day-sir.jpg?imageSize=Medium&generatorName=willy-wonka[/img] [/quote] Does that mean my opponents are losing then too? I mean there are three of them so really I shouldn't be winning should I? Edited March 17, 2011 by William Bonney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenetianBlind Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I am glad you are continuing the trend of sincere apologies begun by The Right Honorable New Pacific Order and co-opted by yours truly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalasin Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 this is objectively awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Beefstupid Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I voted the option that makes me a moron. I honestly don't see any reason why anyone would vote for any other option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Stalin Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 "I could care less, who are you anyway?" This annoys me more. It's [i]couldn't[/i], not could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamuella Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 william bonney thread. Reading the OP would have had much the same effect as huffing diesel exhaust, so didn't bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Nakara Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Another quality post from a quality person. Please don't stop trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Louis the II Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 [quote name='William Bonney' timestamp='1300336828' post='2667022'] Just some food for though I suppose [/quote] Food for dough? Food for the tough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Velox Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 You are a font of wisdom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nippy Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I see we've taught you the difference between "you're" and "your"....now to teach you the difference between a "typo" and blatant stupidity. The OP is a perfect example of the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChairmanHal Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Ok, it's "you're a moron." Happy? Less e-lawyering, less whining over OOC political correctness and more of this: [img]http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/278/mogar.gif[/img] That makes me happy just watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Nakara Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 [quote name='King Louis the II' timestamp='1300368189' post='2667629'] Food for dough? Food for the tough? [/quote] I await his other topic with poll to state he's learned that word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 The sincerity (or lackthereof) of this apology pleases me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Enema Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I found the apology quite amusing to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens of the desert Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 How could your brain not comprehend that it should be "couldn't care less"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choson Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 [quote name='Jens of the desert' timestamp='1300386141' post='2667921'] How could your brain not comprehend that it should be "couldn't care less"? [/quote] You forgot the handy-dandy visual aid! [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/6eKKS.png[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schattenmann Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 I giggled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 [quote name='Sithis' timestamp='1300337456' post='2667053'] Well you see, it all does really matter. For example, if I was addressing the Hopeless Coalition, and I said something like "Your going to lose," it could be quite confusing. What are they going to lose? Their tonsils? Their virginities? It really doesn't make any sense, considering that second option is completely impossible. Now if I say to you, "You're going to lose," it implies that you ARE going to lose, which would not have any sort of appropriate context unless you examine the one in which it was given. I, a member of Doom House, speaking to you, a member of the Hopeless Coalition, telling you that you are going to lose, can only mean that you are going to lose this war. Which you will. Or, for a more personal explanation: [url="http://www.cybernations.net/nation_drill_display.asp?Nation_ID=200690&Extended=0"]You're in anarchy[/url] so you're losing. [/quote] I'm afraid you don't know the difference between "your" and "you're". If you told someone "your going to lose", the issue isn't "what are they going to lose?" That's quite simply the result of a vague statement. Even if you said "You're going to lose" it can still be considered a vague statement, except at this point in time it's obvious you're referring to a war. When you tell someone "your xyz" you're simply referring to 'xyz' which that person owns. On the other hand, when you say "You're xyz" you're likely referring to a state of existence, or possibly an action that that person will take (You are alive, you are jumping, etc etc). So if someone says "your going to lose", then you can choose to read that as "the 'going to lose' that belongs to you". However, when you consider that nobody actually speaks like that, pointing out the error in someone's use of "you're" and "your" when the context and meaning is so plainly obvious just makes you an !@#$%^&, not a scholar. Odds are the person making the correction needs to pull something large out of one of their orifices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfire99 Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 [quote name='William Bonney' timestamp='1300338069' post='2667087'] Does that mean my opponents are losing then too? I mean there are three of them so really I shouldn't be winning should I? [/quote] He was demonstrating the correct meaning of "you're", I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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