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    Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Religion, Faith, and Spirituality


    ipanmu — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 08:43 PM)

    You told me about it being a run-on sentence, for which I thank you.
    (What I mean: You taught me that it was a run-on sentence and I thank you for that.)
    Apparently I will have to badger you with grammar questions until my English is good enough to finish my book with. You can choose to ignore of course, in which case I will have to find help elsewhere. No one and nothing can prevent me from mastering this language. When I decide on something, It's done.
    Thanks.
    Reading my post without correcting my language errors is immoral.

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      Miscella — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 09:02 PM)

      As long as you're not misunderstood, it's fine. "You told me about it being" is a little awkward, but it's not grammatically incorrect. Try this instead
      "Thanks for telling me it was a run-on sentence."

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        ipanmu — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 09:34 PM)

        It's unbelievable you being so helpful.
        Reading my post without correcting my language errors is immoral.

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          Miscella — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 09:48 PM)

          Oops. Sorry about that. I promise to be unhelpful later. 😛

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            ipanmu — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 10:42 PM)

            Please stay helpful.
            But did you see the "pronoun + present participle" structure?
            It's unbelievable you being so helpful= It's unbelievable your being so helpful. (using gerund instead)
            Reading my post without correcting my language errors is immoral.

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              Miscella — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 11:12 PM)

              Hmm. Participles. Those are the dangly things, yeah?

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                Melanie000 — 9 years ago(December 30, 2016 12:03 AM)

                Use the gerund! It's always better.

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                  CashIsSupreme — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 09:47 PM)

                  Apparently I will have to badger you with grammar questions until my English is good enough to finish my book with.
                  If your goal is to be grammatically correct then that sentence should end with 'book'. The 'with' at the end causes the sentence to be confusing and it ends a sentence with a preposition. Grammatically correct sentences never end with prepositions. In casual conversation nobody but a complete asshat should give you grief, but you did ask about correct grammar.


                  Hunters have a perverted gun fetish, so sayeth a terrorist supporting kiddie-fiddler.

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                    Miscella — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 09:55 PM)

                    Me: Where are my shoes at?
                    My grandmother: They're behind the at.

                    • A small sampling of many similar childhood memories at grandma's house. lol
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                        CashIsSupreme — 9 years ago(December 30, 2016 08:20 AM)

                        Well that just completely follows this line of conversation.


                        Hunters have a perverted gun fetish, so sayeth a terrorist supporting kiddie-fiddler.

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                            Jonesy_1 — 9 years ago(December 30, 2016 08:31 AM)

                            Btw Monica, I like the new pic, you look very Christmassy.
                            "Be safe, be happy, and don't let anyone make you afraid." David Coverdale

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                                ipanmu — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 10:40 PM)

                                Thank you for your tips that I really should think about.
                                (note the ending preposition)
                                By the way, what does 'give somebody grief' mean?
                                Reading my post without correcting my language errors is immoral.

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                                  Melanie000 — 9 years ago(December 30, 2016 12:04 AM)

                                  "Giving somebody grief" means annoying or upsetting them.

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                                    Melanie000 — 9 years ago(December 30, 2016 12:02 AM)

                                    Yes that seems fine to me! But as I said, a better place for your questions is www.wordreference.com/forums

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                                      ipanmu — 9 years ago(December 30, 2016 04:57 PM)

                                      That site seems to be a dictionary collection and what i need is not counselling dictionary but living human beings like those affectionate and supportive here providing invaluable instructions and suggestions. Please don't consider my language posts to be off topic because I improve my English to discuss religious questions with everybody here. (any errors?)
                                      Reading my post without correcting my language errors is immoral.

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                                        Melanie000 — 9 years ago(December 30, 2016 05:26 PM)

                                        but living human beings like those affectionate and supportive here providing invaluable instructions and suggestions
                                        Yet if you sign up, there is a forum on it where you can have your questions answered!. Please
                                        don't consider my language posts to be off topic because
                                        I want to
                                        improve my English to discuss religious questions with everybody here. (any errors?)
                                        I don't consider then 'off-topic', it's just that the people at WRF are likelier to be friendlier and more helpful, as that's their purpose there.
                                        (I suggest adding the words in red to improve your sentence)
                                        This is where you should try:
                                        http://forum.wordreference.com/forums/english-only.6/
                                        Laws are silent in times of War - Cicero

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                                          ipanmu — 9 years ago(December 30, 2016 09:51 PM)

                                          I tried many times to get signup. But the reCAPTCHA doesn't load and I couldn't submit the registration form. They have some technical issues on this site.
                                          Reading my post without correcting my language errors is immoral.

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