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[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by saden1

Native English speakers please stand up and let this "man" know why it's more appropriate to use stand rather than stood.

Are you implying that English isn't my primary language? When I'm watching Dallas lose at FedEx Field this December I want you to do something: lean back, close your eyes, open your mouth, and picture me rolling.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

Are you implying that English isn't my primary language? When I'm watching Dallas lose at FedEx Field this December I want you to do something: lean back, close your eyes, open your mouth, and picture me rolling.

You've demonstrated that English is not your forte on many occasions and so I am left with two impressions of you, a) you're a stupid man or b) English is not your native language. I am also open to the possibility that both a and b are true.

I'm looking forward to the days Dallas loses in both FedEx and in that new Dallas Stadium and as much as I want to picture you rolling (preferably under a bus) I don't know how to picture someone that doesn't exist.

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by saden1

You've demonstrated that English is not your forte on many occasions and so I am left with two impressions of you, a) you're a stupid man or b) English is not your native language. I am also open to the possibility that both a and b are true.

I'm looking forward to the days Dallas loses in both FedEx and in that new Dallas Stadium and as much as I want to picture you rolling (preferably under a bus) I don't know how to picture someone that doesn't exist.

Again you demonstrate how little you know. I graduated from Randolph-Macon College with a degree in English. I know that's not saying much since most colleges, including mine, are nothing more than expensive Marxist indoctrination camps. They churn out brainwashed dopes like you. So you can say I've a good 12th grade understanding of the only language I care to know. I have given Mandarin Chinese some thought since your Communist allies will be running the world soon.

Your sentence structure implies that the subject is still living. Your thinking of a sentence that is more like this, "Who were the Founding Fathers and what did they stand for?" Homeboy's ideals may still stand, but he's dead.

Here's the link so you can see I didn't make that one up.
Heritage of the Founding Fathers - Welcome

You don't have to use a coma on short sentences if you don't want to. It's usually not done unless the sentence is long and needs to be broken up. It also makes you look pompous in American English. The intention is relevant too.

Again you're wrong. I'll be on the bus going to and from the game. Picture me rolling fool!

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

Again you demonstrate how little you know. I graduated from Randolph-Macon College with a degree in English. I know that's not saying much since most colleges, including mine, are nothing more than expensive Marxist indoctrination camps. They churn out brainwashed dopes like you. So you can say I've a good 12th grade understanding of the only language I care to know. I have given Mandarin Chinese some thought since your Communist allies will be running the world soon.

Your sentence structure implies that the subject is still living. Your thinking of a sentence that is more like this, "Who were the Founding Fathers and what did they stand for?" Homeboy's ideals may still stand, but he's dead.

Here's the link so you can see I didn't make that one up.
Heritage of the Founding Fathers - Welcome

You don't have to use a coma on short sentences if you don't want to. It's usually not done unless the sentence is long and needs to be broken up. It also makes you look pompous in American English. The intention is relevant too.

Again you're wrong. I'll be on the bus going to and from the game. Picture me rolling fool!

Do they have a money back guarantee policy? If they do you should ask for a refund.

Sentence in question:
"You aught to know who you're quoting and what they stand for."

There are two logical ways to read the sentence above:
1) As general advice with respect to people you quote.
2) As an implicit advice with Mencken in mind.

In both instance 1) and 2) the word "stand" is the appropriate word to use. Specifically, "stand for" is appropriate with respect to 2) because:

a) whether he is dead or not does not change what he represents (hint: beliefs are timeless, actions are not).
b) usage of "stood for" is not helpful in discerning change in beliefs (hint: the reader can be confused as to what is meant by "stood for" if they are unaware the subject is deceased).



Short sentence or not a comma is necessary because the word "damn" is an introductory word.

You is 50:

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

Again you demonstrate how little you know. I graduated from Randolph-Macon College with a degree in English. I know that's not saying much since most colleges, including mine, are nothing more than expensive Marxist indoctrination camps. They churn out brainwashed dopes like you. So you can say I've a good 12th grade understanding of the only language I care to know. I have given Mandarin Chinese some thought since your Communist allies will be running the world soon.

Your sentence structure implies that the subject is still living. Your thinking of a sentence that is more like this, "Who were the Founding Fathers and what did they stand for?" Homeboy's ideals may still stand, but he's dead.

Here's the link so you can see I didn't make that one up.
Heritage of the Founding Fathers - Welcome

You don't have to use a coma on short sentences if you don't want to. It's usually not done unless the sentence is long and needs to be broken up. It also makes you look pompous in American English. The intention is relevant too.

Again you're wrong. I'll be on the bus going to and from the game. Picture me rolling fool!

Where'd you go to grad school? Sorry, not really relevant I know, I was just trying to remember