Hammer
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
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Originally posted by Sxi04
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Originally posted by Richard Lee
I seriously cannot be arsed to post every single mistake this site's members produce 
It's a joke.
I'd rather correct them in their own thread and annoy them. I am fully aware this may lead to a ban.
incorrect usage here
Apostrophe used to imply ownership or relation... I feel that is correct usage. Without the apostrophe, it would be "sites" - the plural of site - which would constitute a grammatical error.
dont start again if only you knew the argument i just had trying to defend myself on msn 
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lewie
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Originally posted by Sxi04
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
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Originally posted by Sxi04
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Originally posted by Richard Lee
I seriously cannot be arsed to post every single mistake this site's members produce
It's a joke.
I'd rather correct them in their own thread and annoy them. I am fully aware this may lead to a ban.
incorrect usage here
Apostrophe used to imply ownership or relation... I feel that is correct usage. Without the apostrophe, it would be "sites" - the plural of site - which would constitute a grammatical error.
dont start again if only you knew the argument i just had trying to defend myself on msn
i do find this one confusing
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CorsAsh
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Ok, apostrophes - here we go:
Incorrect - "Lot's of people are registered on Corsasport"
No apostrophe needed here, simply "lots" - the plural of "lot"
Correct - "Colin's a lover of the sausage"
Apostrophe used to abbreviate "Colin is".
Correct - "Ian's favourite possession is a curly black wig."
Apostrophe used to infer ownership, or as said earlier, a sense of belonging.
[Edited on 18-05-2005 by CorsAsh]
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Hammer
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if there was more than one site then it would be sites' just to make you even more confused
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CorsAsh
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Ah yes - I forgot to add that - well done Sxi, you receive a gold star and a letter home commending you... 
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Hammer
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
Ok, apostrophes - here we go:
Incorrect - "Lot's of people are registered on Corsasport"
No apostrophe needed here, simply "lots" - the plural of "lot"
Correct - "Colin's a lover of the sausage"
Apostrophe used to abbreviate "Colin is".
Correct - "Ian's favourite possession is a curly black wig."
Apostrophe used to infer ownership, or as said earlier, a sense of belonging.
[Edited on 18-05-2005 by CorsAsh]
If there was more than one Ian, god help us, then it would become Ians'
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lewie
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but how can a site own something.
i understand it but always got it changed at school - i seem to remember
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by lewie
but how can a site own something.
i understand it but always got it changed at school - i seem to remember
It's easier to understand if you use the term "belong". As its members, we "belong" to CS.
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lewie
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
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Originally posted by lewie
but how can a site own something.
i understand it but always got it changed at school - i seem to remember
It's easier to understand if you use the term "belong". As its members, we "belong" to CS.
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R Lee
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So, technically I wasn't in ther wrong?
I feel so special 
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John
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Me fail English? That's unpossible.
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Hammer
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i think we should keep this thread and explore all kinds of wonderful things like metaphors, similes, adverbs and so on and so forth
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lewie
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Now you can't be sure if people are being serious.
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Hammer
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do they have apostrophes in Orkney? 
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John
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do they have apostrophes in Orkney?
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R Lee
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There have been many threads such as this one.
They have all failed to remain topped.
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lewie
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evidently 
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by x8john
Me fail English? That's unpossible.
That's Homer Simpson for you...
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John
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Originally posted by Richard Lee
There have been many threads such as this one.
They have all failed to remain topped.
That'll be because the majority of cs users were scared off at the 1st sign of a properly contstructed sentence.
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lewie
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What is the biggest thread on CS?
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John
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
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Originally posted by x8john
Me fail English? That's unpossible.
That's Homer Simpson for you...
Ralph Wiggum
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Hammer
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who was it contstructed by? 
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R Lee
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Originally posted by lewie
What is the biggest thread on CS?
nightshift thread.
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by lewie
What is the biggest thread on CS?
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/stats.php
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by x8john
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
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Originally posted by x8john
Me fail English? That's unpossible.
That's Homer Simpson for you...
Ralph Wiggum
Ah, crap. My bad. 
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