I saw this posted in GARM: Forget about the ALL-CAPS (consider that is just a minor nuisance), how many errors (spelling/grammar/punctuation/usage/etc) can you identify in the above quoted post? First to do it all (correctly) will be crowned the Czar of Clutch BBS Posting. Rule of the game, multiple attempts are not encouraged, but allowed. Any takers?
OK (okay) ,I'd end the sentence here with a period and start the next sentence WE GET THE PF WE NEED, WE HAVE ONE OF TEHthe BEST SF AND Cadd a comma AND WE HAVE A LOT FOof SHOOTERSend the sentence with a period here , SO TEHREthere AREis ONLY ONE MISSING PIECEend the sentence with a period here TAHTSthat's ISno "is" necessary; or take out the "apostrophe s" in "That's" A PASS FISRTpass-first POINT GUARDend the sentence with a period SURA CAN DO ITcomma BUT I AMno "am" WONDER IF WE CAN TARDEtrade FOR SOME"a" instead of "some" PG LIVE"live"??? you mean "who will"??? MAKE MORE THASNthan 8 ASSITassists PER GAMEend the sentence in a period DS MARBURY( I KNOW IS A LOOSERloser ) BREAVINBrevin KNIGHT MIKE BIBYBibby (PIPE DREAM) ANY SUGGETIONS suggestions? I count 25.
OK, WE GET (got) THE PF (power forward) WE NEED (needed) (.) WE HAVE ONE OF TEH (the) BEST SF (small forwards) AND C (centers), AND WE HAVE A LOT FO (of) SHOOTERS(,) SO TEHRE (there) ARE (is) ONLY ONE MISSING PIECE (and) TAHTS (that) IS A PASS FISRT (first) POINT GUARD(.) SURA CAN DO IT BUT I AM WONDER (wondering) IF WE CAN TARDE (trade) FOR SOME PG (point guard) LIVE MAKE MORE THASN (that can average more than) 8 (eight) ASSIT (assists) PER GAME(.) DS (??????) MARBURY( I KNOW(; ) (he) IS A LOOSER (loser)) BREAVIN (Brevin) KNIGHT MIKE BIBY (Bibby) (PIPE DREAM) ANY SUGGETIONS (suggestions) (?) Thirty-three by my count, although the passage can be corrected in different ways. Here is my corrected version (I have no idea who DS is): OK, we got the power forward we needed. We have one of the best small forwards and centers, and we have a lot of shooters, so there is only one missing piece and that is a pass first point guard. Sura can do it but I am wondering if we can trade for some point guard that can average more than eight assists per game. DS (??????) Marbury (I know; he is a loser) Brevin Knight Mike Bibby (Pipe dream) Any suggestions?
OK. WE GET THE power forward WE NEED, WE HAVE ONE OF the BEST small forwards, one of the best centers, AND WE HAVE A LOT of SHOOTERS, SO there is ONLY ONE MISSING PIECE. That IS A PASS FISRT POINT GUARD. SURA CAN DO IT BUT I WONDER IF WE CAN trade FOR another point gaurd that can MAKE MORE THAN 8 assists PER GAME. Damon Stoudamire Stephon MARBURY (I KNOW he IS A LOOSER) Brevin KNIGHT MIKE bibby (PIPE DREAM) ANY suggestions?
I TAKE CRACK AT SOLVE PUZZLE OK, I TRY BFORE fadeaway WIN me 24 this should be this , WE HAVE . We have TEH the FO of TEHRE there ARE ONLY ONE is only one MISSING PIECE missing piece: TAHTS that's (erase the next "IS) FISRT first PASS first pass-first GUARD guard. DO IT do it, BUT I AM WONDER but I wonder TARDE trade (tarde is also LATE in Spanish, so this may be a trick) LIVE who can (?) THASN than 8 eight (journalism rule, 1-10 are spelled out) ASSIT assists PER GAME per game. LOOSER loser (unless he's talking about Stephen un-cinching his pants) BREAVIN Brevin BIBY Bibby SUGGETIONS suggestions sugggestions suggestions?
[posting as I would have corrected it above] O.k.! We get the power forward we need, we have one of the best small forward and one of the best [or the best] center, and we have many of shooters, so there is only one missing piece: that's a pass-first point guard. Sura can do it, but I wonder if we can trade for some point guard who can make more than eight assists per game. DS Marbury (I know he's a loser) Brevin Knight Mike Bibby (Pipe Dream) Any suggestions?
What's interesting is the dude/dudette actually put out a well constructed title "Now, We Need a Pass-First PG".
Answer: there is no way to correct the post by means of spelling and punctuation alone. The only solution is a complete rewrite, and I don't care enough...
O'TAY, WE ADDED A PF TO THE BEST SF AND C IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE. WE HAVE SHOOTERS, SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, CAN WE PLEASE GET A POINT GUARD, THANKS. ANY SECRETIONS
It's funny how this dude began a thread named Houston rockets CAP Situation ARGH! ALAS, I have been foiled. This became my demise, for I retyped this in speed to add my correction. Still, I would have used a hyphenated "pass-first" instead of "pass first", and I would use "many" instead of "a lot of." I would also allow "I know he is a loser" instead of the "I know; he is a loser". Your ideas suggested are hereby presented for discussion, though... English teacher. I am glad they make these games for us to point out the uncultured swine.
