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Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] san rrcom> wrote:
>> Warp wrote:
>>> scott <sco### [at] laptopcom> wrote:
>>>> "not as scary as your two faces" sounds better to me. No idea if it's
>>>> correct or not.
>>> That would mean a person with two faces... :P
>
>> *Sounds* right to me. "Your" can refer to plural, so if it's clear from
>> context you're talking to two people, it wouldn't be confusing.
>
> I suppose that being a native speaker you know better. It still sounds
> a bit weird to me, though.
It sounds weird to me too. Not wrong, just unusual. Hmmm...
"Not as scary as you guys' faces." It is, after all, informal.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
On what day did God create the body thetans?
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Orchid XP v7 wrote:
> ... No, you can't just pick whichever one you fancy...]
Although it doesn't cover the usage in your paragraph, I'm reminded of
Bob the Angry Flower's occasional rants about the apostrophe:
http://www.angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif
http://www.angryflower.com/plural.gif
http://www.angryflower.com/destro.gif
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:38:51 -0200, Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
> Jim Henderson escribió:
>> On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:13:57 -0800, Darren New wrote:
>>
>>> *Sounds* right to me. "Your" can refer to plural, so if it's clear
>>> from context you're talking to two people, it wouldn't be confusing.
>>
>> "Youse twos faces."
>>
>> Depending on what part of the country you're in.
>>
>>
> Haha!
Oh, good, *someone* laughed. :-)
Jim
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:40:30 -0200, Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
> Jim Henderson escribió:
>> Maybe Warp would volunteer <scnr>. Seriously, though, for this type of
>> writing, who needs an editor? If you occasionally make an error in
>> spoken speech in a social setting, only a grammar pedant is going to
>> correct you (and they do exist), but most people aren't going to care
>> as long as they understand what you mean.
>
> I'm not a grammar pedant, and I'm not even a native English speaker, but
> really I want to kick people who write "I could of" instead of "I could
> have". That makes NO sense at all.
Well, I do as well, but I don't go around correcting things like that.
But can I axe you a question?
Jim
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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> It sounds weird to me too. Not wrong, just unusual. Hmmm...
> "Not as scary as you guys' faces." It is, after all, informal.
Btw, while we are on the subject, could someone explain to me the
meaning of the common expression "you are not the boss of me" (instead
of the more usual "you are not my boss")?
--
- Warp
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Kevin Wampler <wampler+pov### [at] uwashingtonedu> wrote:
> Although it doesn't cover the usage in your paragraph, I'm reminded of
> Bob the Angry Flower's occasional rants about the apostrophe:
> http://www.angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif
> http://www.angryflower.com/plural.gif
> http://www.angryflower.com/destro.gif
In some cases the abuse of the apostrophe goes to extremes. For example,
sometimes you see "you're" (ie. "you are") when it should be "your"
(such as "shut you're mouth").
--
- Warp
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Warp wrote:
> Btw, while we are on the subject, could someone explain to me the
> meaning of the common expression "you are not the boss of me" (instead
> of the more usual "you are not my boss")?
I think the former was done as lyrics to a pop song lately, and I'm
guessing it was done to make it fit the rhythm.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
On what day did God create the body thetans?
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Warp wrote:
> In some cases the abuse of the apostrophe goes to extremes. For example,
> sometimes you see "you're" (ie. "you are") when it should be "your"
> (such as "shut you're mouth").
I cringe every time I see that one. Which considering I read posts on
the internet regularly is far more often than I'd like.
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:26:04 -0800, Darren New wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> Btw, while we are on the subject, could someone explain to me the
>> meaning of the common expression "you are not the boss of me" (instead
>> of the more usual "you are not my boss")?
>
> I think the former was done as lyrics to a pop song lately, and I'm
> guessing it was done to make it fit the rhythm.
It's a book title, IIRC.
Jim
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:39:03 -0800, Kevin Wampler wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> In some cases the abuse of the apostrophe goes to extremes. For
>> example,
>> sometimes you see "you're" (ie. "you are") when it should be "your"
>> (such as "shut you're mouth").
>
> I cringe every time I see that one.
Especially on billboards. Marketing dweebs should really know better.
Jim
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