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When one of those things occur in isolation, that doesn't automatically mean you're fighting for truth. For example, app.net was never in the being ignored pha
by thinkingisfun 14y ago
When one of those things occur in isolation, that doesn't automatically mean you're fighting for truth.
For example, app.net was never in the being ignored phase, it's got plenty of hype and it doesn't even exist yet.
Also, there's plenty of things that get mocked and nothing more. Sometimes laughter results from fear, sometimes it just results from genuinely finding something hilarious.
But thanks for comparing app.net with Gandhi, that just made it funnier :P
- sankara 14y agoI'm sorry, can't refrain from correcting you. It's Gandhi not Ghandi. And I see this mistake very prevalent.
- unimpressive 14y ago> And I see this mistake very prevalent. Oh the irony.
- Monkeyget 14y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphrys_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphrys_law
- ctdonath 14y agoMurphy was misquoted.
- superchink 14y agoFrom the linked article on wikipedia: “Not to be confused with Murphy's law.” Muphry's Law is something different (yet related).
- thinkingisfun 14y agoNo need to apologize, thanks actually. I wish people would correct grammar more often, certainly mine, and doubly so when it comes to names.. why get used to writing stuff wrong, when I can get used to writing them right :)
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- nl 14y agowhy get used to writing stuff wrong, when I can get used to writing them right In that case.... "wrong" and "right" are adjectives, while "writing" is a verb which you are using the words "wrong" and "right" to modify. However, adjectives should only be used to modify nouns and pronouns, not verbs. In this case you should use an adverb: why get used to writing stuff incorrectly, when I can get used to writing them correctly If you prefer, you can use "writing" as a noun and continue to use "right" and "wrong": why get used to the wrong way of writing when I can get used to the right way I hate people who correct grammar on the internet, but you did make the mistake of asking. Sorry.
- thinkingisfun 14y agoWhy, I thank you! But I will also have you know that "Sorry." is a sentence fragment. When correcting others, you should always try to correct them rightly, not wrongly, even if it may sound odd sometimes. (tee-hee :)
- eavc 14y agoIn case you intended to take that advice to heart, you can use 'right' and 'wrong' as adverbs in all but the most formal contexts, and possibly even then too. They're called 'flat adverbs,' and there's a great video post from MW that you can find if you Google the term.
- eavc 14y agoThose are flat adverbs, actually. :p
- dasil003 14y agoThe mistake is prevalent. or You see this mistake frequently. I don't normally do these corrections, but I can't help myself in this case.