I'm not sure if subtomic is dead yet, but if he isn't, he is now. Here is the link: http://bbs.clutchcity.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26351. In his last post, he spelled a lot alot. my first kill - sweet!
I'll accept your graciousness in giving me that easy kill : http://bbs.clutchcity.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26475 You spelled "tomorrow" incorrectly. DIE!
Hate to break the news doctor, but Joe Joe made that post before he entered the game. He's alive for now!
mc mark, Anyone with "How's My Spelling?" in their sig is in the game. New players can enter the game at anytime. When you die, please remove that text. For a list of the dead, see my sig. I haven't added kbm's kill of subtomic, yet, although I'm sure it is one.
<b>Ahem</b>... http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=she%27s My point is that people should be busted for improper apostrophe usage in general, not just for possessive punctuation mistakes. <b>kbm</b>, Comma use is too subjective for a game like this. Note the difference between the writing of someone like Daniel Defoe, who uses a ton of commas, and someone like Ernest Hemingway, who is very stingy with them. <b>Manny</b>, You're a dork for thinking misspelt was a misspelling.
Fadeaway, You are proving why punctuation is out of bounds of this game unless it is in the dictionary. You quote me saying "she's" has nothing to do with possessive punctuation rules, then you quote dictionary.com's definition of "she's" as evidence. What?? That definition is a contraction...I repeat, it has nothing to do with possessive, because "she" doesn't even have a possessive apostrophe. It is an easy kill. If someone uses "shes," they are dead. If someone uses "she's" where it obviously is not a contraction; they are dead. Why do I need a rule? You tell me to increase the boundaries of the game one more time, and I'm killing you for shooting at targets off the range. Let's not make this an Editor Police Game. And please don't lecture us on what you think is important. Just say, "OK, now I understand the boundaries of the game." The rules for kills are from the dictionary (www.dictionary.com) and correct word usage, beyond that it is an Honor System.
But one of your stipulations was that to participate in the game, you have to be a Senior Member . So, how can kbm get a "kill" if the person he "killed" isn't a *Senior Member*? I had noticed last night in the jazz thread that he had misspelled (not going to use "misspelt" ) the word "achievable" by spelling it "acheivable"; however, after getting drilled into the ground, crispee-style, I said nothing. However, I wanted to point this out....
oops, Manny is right. kbm shot a yearling. sorry kbm, I'm going to have to report you to the Spelling Rangers.
Faulkner used very few apostrophes to make his contractions. The point is you're starting to annoy me with your exclusive grammar. You defend your comma error by pointing out writers who clearly broke standard rules, yet you apply those standard rules at will when it's convenient for you to do so. You're a joke! Subtomic! Get thee to senior status.
Uhhhh... Ever read e.e. cummings? I pride myself on correct spelling and grammar, so to read cummings (who likes to spell his name in lower case) is like forcing bin Laden to watch hours upon hours of Suddenly Susan. Not a pretty picture. By the way, I hated Sound and the Fury. That whole middle part with no grammar at all? Ugh. I'd much rather watch Suddenly Susan than read that book again...
Take it outside, please. Start a grammar thread; why don'tcha. Can we reserve this thread for kills? The thread will get annoying to some non-gamers, as is. Play nice.
You said "she's" wasn't in the dictionary. That was the only reason I linked to it. Well, duh. When did I ever say it was possessive? So you agree with me, then. Improper apostrophe usage warrants a kill. Cool. But why didn't you just say that in the first place? kbm, You're mean.
I do not agree with you about improper possessive apostrophes deserving a kill, unless the proper use is in the dictionary...and that only exists for "its" vs "it's". Improper use of contractions are kills. What does it take for you to understand that a kill must be in the dictionary or represent incorrect usage of a word. I said "shes" is not in the dictionary you dufus. And I said it all in the <b>"first place"</b>. You just read it all wrong. Here is my first comment. You read it wrong and continue to argue a incorrect point about the game's rules. I warned you twice. <b>I claim a kill of fadeaway</b> for not understanding how a rule is not needed for "shes" versus "she's." And continuing to try to play outside the boundaries of the game. Arguing moot points ad nauseum about out of bounds rules in a game thread is worse than misspelling, imo. <font size="1">If you want a miracle drug to bring you back to life, your next post will be...what I asked when I last addressed you. Just say, "OK, now I understand the boundaries of the game."</font>
I'm taking a risk here...but I believe it is heroes rather than "heros". It does get matching results at Websters, but says: he·ro n. pl. he·roes "Heros" (with bar over the "e" and the "o") only from ancient Greek (no longer used, hopefully) roots. http://bbs.clutchcity.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26476
SteveFrancis3 with the kill on hero sandwiches. hehe. MoonDog with the kill on a suicide run my Joe Joe, so he could get back to concentrating on arguing. No way he makes 3 mistakes in one sentence while talking about spelling.
