From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Mon Aug 21 17:48:16 2006 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:48:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GFKQt-0005xA-C2 for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:47:55 -0700 Received: from mxsf24.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.224]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GFKQq-0005x2-2X for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:47:55 -0700 Received: from mxip03a.cluster1.charter.net (mxip03a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.133]) by mxsf24.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k7M0lnJ5010305 for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:47:50 -0400 Received: from 66-188-5-53.dhcp.bycy.mi.charter.com (HELO [192.168.123.137]) ([66.188.5.53]) by mxip03a.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 21 Aug 2006 20:47:49 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.08,153,1154923200"; d="scan'208,217"; a="582957500:sNHT47314864" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: <31a.22b8894.321afab9@wmconnect.com> References: <31a.22b8894.321afab9@wmconnect.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-5--340669229 Message-Id: <4C85B98F-DA64-4277-9372-3BCDA358749C@umich.edu> From: Alex Martini Subject: [lojban] Re: English grammar and spelling errors Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:47:53 -0400 To: lojban-list@lojban.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) X-archive-position: 12533 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: alexjm@umich.edu Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --Apple-Mail-5--340669229 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed On Aug 21, 2006, at 8:02 AM, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com wrote: > In a message dated 8/21/2006 4:22:10 AM Central Standard Time, > ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes: > > >> A book titled "Eats shoots and leaves" is a good, slightly funny, way >> to polish up your grammar -- I would reccommend it to even native >> English speakers. It gets it's name from a joke where a panda bear is >> described in an encyclopedia as an animal that "eats shoots and >> leaves" and then the bear "eats, shoots, and leaves" in a restuarant >> or bar. Without the commas, the shoots and leaves are what it eats. >> With the commas shooting and leaving are also things it does. >> >> And I think I've typed long enough... >> >> mu'o mi'e .aleks. > > > If we're going to be extremely picky, then... > /reccommend/recommend/ > /It gets it's name/It gets its name/ > /restuarant/restaurant/ > > "Eats shoots and leaves" is a very good book for grammar nazis. > > stevo .iesai If I'm in a grammar discussion, I really ought to proofread a bit better. --Apple-Mail-5--340669229 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
On Aug 21, 2006, = at 8:02 AM, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com<= /A> wrote:

In a = message dated 8/21/2006 4:22:10 AM Central Standard Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org = writes:


A book = titled "Eats shoots and leaves" is a good, slightly funny, way =A0 =
to polish up your grammar -- I would reccommend it to even native =A0 =
English speakers. It gets it's name from a joke where a panda bear = is =A0
described in an encyclopedia as an animal that "eats shoots = and =A0
leaves" and then the bear "eats, shoots, and leaves" in a = restuarant =A0
or bar. Without the commas, the shoots and leaves are = what it eats. =A0
With the commas shooting and leaving are also = things it does.

And I think I've typed long enough...
=
mu'o mi'e .aleks.
=

If we're = going to be extremely picky, then...
/reccommend/recommend/ =
/It gets it's name/It gets = its name/
/restuarant/restaurant/

"Eats shoots and leaves" = is a very good book for grammar nazis.
=
stevo

.iesai=A0 If I'm in a = grammar discussion, I really ought to proofread a bit = better.
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