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musicman 
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 Topic: Than vs ThenPosted: 10 Jun 2012 at 1:37pm |
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Like to grammar Nazi once in a while.
(Yes grammar Nazi as a verb is deliberately grammatically incorrect.)
Than is used when a comparison is involved.
The Sun is hotter than the Moon
A car is usually faster than a bicycle.
I like chocolate more than anchovies.
Then is used when referring to the order of events.
I drank bleach then I went to the hospital.
I made fun of the bully then I got beat up.
Then can also be used in a decision point. Sometimes referred to in computer programming as the If/Then statement.
If my temperature is more than 105, then it is likely I need medical attention.
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Thor
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Posted: 10 Jun 2012 at 2:52pm |
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Stay away from Youtube comments.
 I have to control my grammar Nazi tendencies. But it really bugs me when I have to translate in my head, things I read on the 'net, just to make them remotely intelligible. I hate having to struggle with people's poor grammar/spelling/punctuation. Sometimes, it's so bad that I have no idea what they're getting at, and I end up ignoring it.
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orion70
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Posted: 10 Jun 2012 at 5:01pm |
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http://www.someecards.com/teacher-appreciation-cards/teacher-appreciation-week-english-grammar-spelling-internet
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Posted: 10 Jun 2012 at 10:20pm |
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How 'bout the proper way to use:
there they're their & thar
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Thor
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Posted: 11 Jun 2012 at 12:18am |
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How 'bout at least separating your stream-of-consciousness string of nouns and verbs and adjectives and prepositions into actual sentences? I just read one comment in another topic that I couldn't even decipher.
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JimAyzing
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Posted: 11 Jun 2012 at 2:40am |
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I do not read most youtube comments, because of that stuff.
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Posted: 27 Jun 2012 at 1:55am |
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Or how about the #1 faux pas on most message boards: Would of, could of, should of instead of would've, could've, should've.
That one drives me absolute nuts. I see it so often, I'm nearly certain it's being taught that way in most high schools these days.
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Hundreds of threads killed.
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