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DWil6 said:
Like what you did there. :D
Now it's time to admit the real reason for the OP. You wanted to enlighten us to make you're reading experience more enjoyable. Admit it!
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I can only respond in the immortal words of Racine's Phedre:
Le jour n'est pas plus pur que le fond de mon coeur.:cool:
 
mydarlingclementine said:
Probably not the right topic, or board (or even country) to bring this up, but I have a strong affinity for a lot of Irish writers. There's a certain music in their writing, whether prose or verse, which isn't to be found in other English-language writing. O'Casey is a wonderful example - I could just open any page of any play and read for hours.
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It's always a good time to bring up quality writing. It's been said that the Irish took their revenge on the English for the decimation of Gaelic culture by hi-jacking the English language and fashioning it more beautifully than ever before.

O'Casey is one of the greats, and hilariously funny. I've loved him since I had to pay Captain Boyle:eek: in Juno & the Paycock at school (Girls' convent, no boys).

I didn't know there was a book thread either. I think a C'wood book/poetry thread would an be excellent idea. People who post are very literate; you need to be to precis your thoughts for a start. There's some excellent writing on this forum, so there must be many keen readers. Start one. Standing by to post.:)
 

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Snag Breac said:
It's always a good time to bring up quality writing. It's been said that the Irish took their revenge on the English for the decimation of Gaelic culture by hi-jacking the English language and fashioning it more beautifully than ever before.

O'Casey is one of the greats, and hilariously funny. I've loved him since I had to pay Captain Boyle:eek: in Juno & the Paycock at school (Girls' convent, no boys).

I didn't know there was a book thread either. I think a C'wood book/poetry thread would an be excellent idea. People who post are very literate; you need to be to precis your thoughts for a start. There's some excellent writing on this forum, so there must be many keen readers. Start one. Standing by to post.:)
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Funny stuff.

Here's the general book board, since two people have now said they weren't aware of its existence.
 
Here's another one:

"Rocca's style of contested marking is different than Rusling's".

How I hate that one! "Different" implies relativism, in the sense that you're comparing two characteristics. However it doesn't give magnitude, in the sense of "greater than" or "less than", "faster than" or "slower than" etc.

You can be different to somebody, but not different than somebody!
 
That apostrophe website has helped me. I was always confused with it's and whether the apostrophe is kept if it's possesive or dropped. But I am still confused with some things especaily apostrophes at the end of words ending with s. I think this is right when I'm talking about more than one company
- The companies' shareholders are angry.
*NOT companie's right?*

Is this right or improper grammar?
- The company's shit.
IE shorthand of "the company is shit".
I know when we speak we say things like companys when we mean "company is", but I'm not too sure if this is proper or not.
 
Jabso said:
That apostrophe website has helped me. I was always confused with it's and whether the apostrophe is kept if it's possesive or dropped. But I am still confused with some things especaily apostrophes at the end of words ending with s. I think this is right when I'm talking about more than one company
- The companies' shareholders are angry.
*NOT companie's right?*

Is this right or improper grammar?
- The company's shit.
IE shorthand of "the company is shit".
I know when we speak we say things like companys when we mean "company is", but I'm not too sure if this is proper or not.
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Yup, that's all good. "The company's shit" is perfectly fine, you're allowed to abbreviate .

The only real difficulty with apostrophes occurs when we have a noun ending in "s", or even a proper noun. For example, do we write "James' hat" or "James's hat"? Either is ok really, though I prefer to omit the extra "s" where possible.
 
The Royal Sampler said:
Here's another one:

"Rocca's style of contested marking is different than Rusling's".

How I hate that one! "Different" implies relativism, in the sense that you're comparing two characteristics. However it doesn't give magnitude, in the sense of "greater than" or "less than", "faster than" or "slower than" etc.

You can be different to somebody, but not different than somebody!
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Yes, this is like chalk scraping down a blackboard. I think it's an Americanism.
 
Jabso said:
That apostrophe website has helped me. I was always confused with it's and whether the apostrophe is kept if it's possesive or dropped. But I am still confused with some things especaily apostrophes at the end of words ending with s. I think this is right when I'm talking about more than one company
- The companies' shareholders are angry.
*NOT companie's right?*

Correct. Where a plural noun ends in s, use the apostrophe after the noun. E.G.
the students' common room.
the boys' school.

Is this right or improper grammar?
- The company's shit.
IE shorthand of "the company is shit".
I know when we speak we say things like companys when we mean "company is", but I'm not too sure if this is proper or not.
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That's perfectly right. You've inserted an apostrophe to indicate that you've left out a letter (contraction). It just like writing;

"It's shit" meaning "It is shit."

BUT when you write Its in the possessive case, don't use the apostrophe.
E.G.

The bank claims it's its money. (The money belongs to the bank)
 
mydarlingclementine said:
Yup, that's all good. "The company's shit" is perfectly fine, you're allowed to abbreviate .

The only real difficulty with apostrophes occurs when we have a noun ending in "s", or even a proper noun. For example, do we write "James' hat" or "James's hat"? Either is ok really, though I prefer to omit the extra "s" where possible.
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I would second that. It's usually easier to pronounce with one S. You hear/see it a lot with reference to Prince Charles. Prince Charles' wife.
 

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Snag Breac said:
Collingwood, the literate board.:)

So when are you lads going to post your favourite poems in The Library?
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I'm still penning it. I was going to say 'writing it' but penning sounded better. See, my desire to express myself knows no bounds!!
 
Snag Breac said:
Collingwood, the literate board.:)

So when are you lads going to post your favourite poems in The Library?
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Ok here goes:

Good Old Collingwood forever
They know how to play the game
Side by side they stick together
To uphold the Magpies' name

See the barrackers are shouting
As all barrackers should
Oh, the Premiership's a cakewalk
For the Good Old Collingwood.

It doesn't get better than that.
 
Snag Breac said:
Both are prepositions that come before nouns or verbs. They are often used with travel, movement, removal.

Of is used most often. E.G.
The Pies got out of Dubai as soon as possible.
They’re all members of a great team

Off is also an adverb. It suggests “away”

Shaw grabbed the ball and ran off.
Maxwell beat off six Carlton players with one hand.
The plane took off.
Don’t log off. WakeUpTaz has just posted a new thread.

Get off that unicycle, ScottyD, you’ve broken your leg!

Also:
The Pies got sick because the meat was off.
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  • Haha! well done Snag!
 

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