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Crazyman93 07/13/20 1:01:07 AM #1:	Does it? Yes No Fishsticks Does it? - Results (1 vote) Yes 100% (1 vote) 1 No 0% (0 votes) 0 Fishsticks 0% (0 votes) 0 It seems like every single rule has enough rules that the whole language is really a free-for-all where you can do whatever you want. --- let's lubricate friction material! ~nickels, Cars & Trucks <cite>Crazyman93 posted [p:942038844] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote> Does it? Yes No Fishsticks Vote View Results Does it? - Results (1 vote) Yes 100% (1 vote) 1 No 0% (0 votes) 0 Fishsticks 0% (0 votes) 0 Show Voting Form It seems like every single rule has enough rules that the whole language is really a free-for-all where you can do whatever you want. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJKirby 07/13/20 1:02:10 AM #2:	Of course it has rules, wouldn't be a functional language without them It also ignores them whenever it gets the chance --- Not changing this signature until Beyond Good and Evil 2 is in my hand. August 25th, 2010. <cite>SSJKirby posted [p:942038868] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>Of course it has rules, wouldn't be a functional language without them It also ignores them whenever it gets the chance </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChrisTaka 07/13/20 1:48:10 AM #3:	SSJKirby posted... Of course it has rules, wouldn't be a functional language without them It also ignores them whenever it gets the chance What do you mean there are two different ways to say caramel?!? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!!!! --- If Corona is so bad why not just make it illegal? thinking emoji <cite>ChrisTaka posted [p:942039889] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>SSJKirby posted... </cite> <quote>Of course it has rules, wouldn't be a functional language without them It also ignores them whenever it gets the chance</quote> What do you mean there are two different ways to say caramel?!? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!!!! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 07/13/20 1:50:35 AM #4:	English actually has relatively simple grammar rules. --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:942039942] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>English actually has relatively simple grammar rules.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crazyman93 07/13/20 2:34:34 AM #5:	UnholyMudcrab posted... English actually has relatively simple grammar rules. Except for comma use. FUCK COMMAS! --- let's lubricate friction material! ~nickels, Cars & Trucks <cite>Crazyman93 posted [p:942040783] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>UnholyMudcrab posted... </cite> <quote>English actually has relatively simple grammar rules.</quote>Except for comma use. FUCK COMMAS! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zack_Attackv1 07/13/20 2:35:41 AM #6:	https://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe --- https://imgur.com/lqO8wnF https://imgur.com/W9UqWLO <cite>Zack_Attackv1 posted [p:942040811] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>https://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
josifrees 07/13/20 2:37:09 AM #7:	It did until they postulated that the only rule of communication is that as long as your communication is understood you are good --- Quit Crying <cite>josifrees posted [p:942040835] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>It did until they postulated that the only rule of communication is that as long as your communication is understood you are good </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darkrobotisback 07/13/20 2:43:14 AM #8:	?Im, about; "to destroy'. this guys' car-eer? --- NS: SW-0316-4590-2333 "Life is difficult and there is no point at living it if you are poor." -Google search result <cite>Darkrobotisback posted [p:942040955] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>?Im, about; "to destroy'. this guys' car-eer? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crazyman93 07/13/20 2:47:53 AM #9:	josifrees posted... It did until they postulated that the only rule of communication is that as long as your communication is understood you are good That's a fairly basic rule that can be applied to any language though. So is English special in this way? Does this happen in German or French or Spanish? --- let's lubricate friction material! ~nickels, Cars & Trucks <cite>Crazyman93 posted [p:942041033] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>josifrees posted... </cite> <quote>It did until they postulated that the only rule of communication is that as long as your communication is understood you are good</quote>That's a fairly basic rule that can be applied to any language though. So is English special in this way? Does this happen in German or French or Spanish? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pegusus123456 07/13/20 3:02:15 AM #10:	https://twitter.com/MattAndersonNYT/status/772002757222002688 --- https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT So? I deeded to some gay porn. It doesn't mean anything. - Patty_Fleur <cite>pegusus123456 posted [p:942041325] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/MattAndersonNYT/status/772002757222002688 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crazyman93 07/13/20 3:04:52 AM #11:	pegusus123456 posted... https://twitter.com/MattAndersonNYT/status/772002757222002688 Unless you make "great dragon" the noun itself, as in a species. Then you can easily say "green great dragons". --- let's lubricate friction material! ~nickels, Cars & Trucks <cite>Crazyman93 posted [p:942041385] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>pegusus123456 posted... </cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/MattAndersonNYT/status/772002757222002688</quote>Unless you make "great dragon" the noun itself, as in a species. Then you can easily say "green great dragons". </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
InYourWalls1 07/13/20 3:06:50 AM #12:	https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo --- The fully enlightened earth radiates disaster triumphant <cite>InYourWalls1 posted [p:942041415] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EndOfDiscOne 07/13/20 3:27:33 AM #13:	Crazyman93 posted... Unless you make "great dragon" the noun itself, as in a species. Then you can easily say "green great dragons". Nah that doesnt sound right --- I am the Cheese! I am the best character on the show! I am better than both the salami and the bologna *COMBINED!* <cite>EndOfDiscOne posted [p:942041799] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>Crazyman93 posted... </cite> <quote>Unless you make "great dragon" the noun itself, as in a species. Then you can easily say "green great dragons".</quote>Nah that doesnt sound right </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crazyman93 07/13/20 3:33:36 AM #14:	EndOfDiscOne posted... Nah that doesnt sound right But since "great dragon" is a noun in the example, it's grammatically correct. --- let's lubricate friction material! ~nickels, Cars & Trucks <cite>Crazyman93 posted [p:942041931] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>EndOfDiscOne posted... </cite> <quote>Nah that doesnt sound right</quote>But since "great dragon" is a noun in the example, it's grammatically correct. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 07/13/20 3:36:39 AM #15:	Nobody is gonna say green great dragons, man :V --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:942041984] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>Nobody is gonna say green great dragons, man :V </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pegusus123456 07/13/20 3:40:28 AM #16:	Crazyman93 posted... But since "great dragon" is a noun in the example, it's grammatically correct. That's not breaking the rule though. --- https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT So? I deeded to some gay porn. It doesn't mean anything. - Patty_Fleur <cite>pegusus123456 posted [p:942042050] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>Crazyman93 posted... </cite> <quote>But since "great dragon" is a noun in the example, it's grammatically correct.</quote>That's not breaking the rule though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crazyman93 07/13/20 3:47:06 AM #17:	pegusus123456 posted... That's not breaking the rule though. No, it just sounds like it does. Also, I'm starting to think 80% of the uses of "an" online are directed at pissing me off by sounding wrong when spoken aloud. --- let's lubricate friction material! ~nickels, Cars & Trucks <cite>Crazyman93 posted [p:942042151] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>pegusus123456 posted... </cite> <quote>That's not breaking the rule though.</quote>No, it just sounds like it does. Also, I'm starting to think 80% of the uses of "an" online are directed at pissing me off by sounding wrong when spoken aloud. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kelystic 07/13/20 3:58:57 AM #18:	The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English". In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter. In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away. By the 4th yer peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v". During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi TU understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru. Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas. --- https://imgur.com/xNf1K9h <cite>Kelystic posted [p:942042328] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English". In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter. In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away. By the 4th yer peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v". During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi TU understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru. Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jmikla 07/13/20 4:03:19 AM #19:	Crazyman93 posted... It seems like every single rule has enough rules that the whole language is really a free-for-all where you can do whatever you want. Nope, ~~millennials~~ use a word in any desirable context enough until its willed into some irreputable online dictionary --- So say we all <cite>jmikla posted [p:942042380] in Does the E... [t:78843050]...</cite> <quote>Crazyman93 posted... </cite> <quote>It seems like every single rule has enough rules that the whole language is really a free-for-all where you can do whatever you want.</quote>Nope, millennials use a word in any desirable context enough until its willed into some irreputable online dictionary </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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