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The Relationships Between QC Subfora
Nodaisho:
They teach it, but nobody pays attention. And after a few years, they get down to the stuff that really doesn't make a difference, as far as I can tell. Things like the different formats (MLA vs... forget the name), the proper use of semicolons (I am with Vonnegut when it comes to semicolons), and they still never teach you how to remember the difference between its and it's.
Jimmy the Squid:
Ah, for me the difference between MLA and Harvard is pretty much the difference between passing and failing an assessment (the APA is very picky about their standards). And as for the difference between "its" and "it's" I direct you to the Strong Bad Emails. There is one in there that has a pretty good neumonic for remembering it.
"Ohhh if it's a possessive it's just I T S but if-it's-meant-to-be-a-contraction-then-it's-I T APOSTRAPHE S!"
Works like a charm.
RedLion:
--- Quote from: blaha 41 on 29 Feb 2008, 16:32 ---
i've been boarding since the 90's (which typing this aloud makes me feel ultra dorky), and I've never understood why the spelling/grammar thing is such a big deal. it's in no way a representation of someone's intelligence. i know a bunch of a super geniuses who can't spell/conjugate to save their lives. it would be silly for me to think less of them b/c of it. on boards though it seems as if people think that stanford-binet scores should be determined by a ninth grade spelling bee.
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It's not that hard to use proper punctuation, grammar and spelling. If they can't spell or conjugate to save their lives, then with no disrespect intended, it's quite a stretch to call them "geniuses."
I wouldn't say that it automatically makes one think less of the person, but it certainly makes me not have any interest in reading their post except for comedic purposes.
ForteBass:
Man, this thread.
Seriously. What the fuck is this shit?
Tom:
The plural for genius is genii but this genius is the masculine equivalent of juno, (pl. junones). We now use this Latin word to describe great intellectual prowess. Incidentally,
these jinni also granted those under their tutelage intellectual prowess.
--- Quote from: JimmytheSquid on 29 Feb 2008, 18:53 ---Ah, for me the difference between MLA and Harvard is pretty much the difference between passing and failing an assessment (the APA is very picky about their standards). And as for the difference between "its" and "it's" I direct you to the Strong Bad Emails. There is one in there that has a pretty good neumonic for remembering it.
"Ohhh if it's a possessive it's just I T S but if-it's-meant-to-be-a-contraction-then-it's-I T APOSTRAPHE S!"
Works like a charm.
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I honestly don't need mnemonics to remember simple things like that but what's MLA and Harvard?
Judging by the names, doesn't like I'll need to know it.
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