Scorer behavior

[JMUplayer]

If a foul was called why was his beef with you unless he wanted a flagarant.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by JMUplayer

If a foul was called why was his beef with you unless he wanted a flagarant.

A lot of coaches and fans seem to think we have the magical ability to keep players from getting hurt.

[PG_Ref]

Some "fans" think that if players get hurt/injured, it's because the officials didn't do their jobs.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Rich

Opinions aren't necessary equal. And punctuation would certainly help your presentation.

When my daughter emails me, her emails lack capital letters. I wish that she would get that shift key fixed on her keyboard.

[johnny d]

Originally Posted by Rich

Opinions aren't necessary equal. And punctuation would certainly help your presentation.

Since we have decide to become grammar police I might suggest to you that starting a sentence with a conjunction is not the best way to tell someone their punctuation is lacking. While not strictly forbidden, it is considered acceptable only in informal written communication.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by johnny d

Since we have decide to become grammar police I might suggest to you that starting a sentence with a conjunction is not the best way to tell someone their punctuation is lacking. While not strictly forbidden, it is considered acceptable only in informal written communication.

Since when are we formal here?

We are, however, a step above ten-year-olds text messaging. I hope.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by johnny d

Since we have decide to become grammar police I might suggest to you that starting a sentence with a conjunction is not the best way to tell someone their punctuation is lacking. While not strictly forbidden, it is considered acceptable only in informal written communication.

Originally Posted by Rich

Since when are we formal here?

We are, however, a step above ten-year-olds text messaging. I hope.

And that "rule" has largely been put to rest.

[johnny d]

Perhaps we are not that formal. It is still ironic to point out another's lack of grammar using sentence structure that isn't widely accepted.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by johnny d

Perhaps we are not that formal. It is still ironic to point out another's lack of grammar using sentence structure that isn't widely accepted.

I'll point out that this is merely your opinion.

A frequently asked question about conjunctions is whether and or but can be used at the beginning of a sentence. This is what R.W. Burchfield has to say about this use of and:

There is a persistent belief that it is improper to begin a sentence with And, but this prohibition has been cheerfully ignored by standard authors from Anglo-Saxon times onwards. An initial And is a useful aid to writers as the narrative continues.
from The New Fowler's Modern English Usage
edited by R.W. Burchfield. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. 1996.
Used with the permission of Oxford University Press.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by johnny d

Perhaps we are not that formal. It is still ironic to point out another's lack of grammar using sentence structure that isn't widely accepted.

You'd have a good point if your assertion about its acceptance were actually correct.

[johnny d]

Next time you are writing a report at work, a cover letter for a new job, or anything else that requires a degree of professionalism, go ahead and start sentences with coordinating conjunctions and see how it works out for you. Doing so is a grammatical trick that should be used judiciously and is really only effective in narratives and story telling.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by johnny d

Next time you are writing a report at work, a cover letter for a new job, or anything else that requires a degree of professionalism, go ahead and start sentences with coordinating conjunctions and see how it works out for you. Doing so is a grammatical trick that should be used judiciously and is really only effective in narratives and story telling.

Or internet boards. Punctuation still helps - even if it's not correct - with readability. Rich's point is still valid. I'm not sure what yours is.

Originally Posted by Adam

I'm not sure what yours is.

Someone once told me never to end a sentence with a preposition. I told them prepositions are not things I end sentences with! :)

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by johnny d

Next time you are writing a report at work, a cover letter for a new job, or anything else that requires a degree of professionalism, go ahead and start sentences with coordinating conjunctions and see how it works out for you. Doing so is a grammatical trick that should be used judiciously and is really only effective in narratives and story telling.

Sorry, already do most of those things...and not one person cares.

I doubt I could find one person that matters that actually cares anything about a preposition at the beginning of a sentence. There would be very few jobs that depend on rigid academic grammar that would be worth having. Most intelligent hiring managers care about how well you might actually do the job, not some archaic grammar rule.

[BillyMac]

Since we're nitpicking, we can tell the age of posters on the Forum by how many spaces they place after a period at the end of a sentence. Old timers like me, who learned to type on a typewriter (look it up younguns, or watch for one on Antiques Roadshow) were taught to hit the space bar twice after the period at the end of a sentence. Forum members who grew up during the digital age, and learned to "type" on a keyboard, are taught to only hit the space bar once after the period at the end of a sentence, which is now considered the accepted practice.