Grammar Trivia

Clawandfang · **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2009, 06:43:30 PM

I was unsure, so I headed to Wikipedia, which had a quote from the Oxford English Dictionary:

Parenthesis
An explanatory or qualifying word, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage with which it doesn't necessarily have any grammatical connection, and from which it is usually marked off by round or square brackets, dashes, or commas.

Make of it what you will. And you're probably right on there being a better way of saying it LBT, but I was quoting directly from somewhere, what with creativity being on a low. In any case, your turn.

Nick22 · **Reply #21 on:** February 08, 2009, 06:49:14 PM

Wiki should always be taken with a grain of salt, but yes, Comma can be consider parentheses.. anyway, onto the next sentence..

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #22 on:** February 08, 2009, 06:50:10 PM

a front than bottle me have I'd frontal rather in of lobotomy. a

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #23 on:** February 09, 2009, 03:52:29 PM

This sentence is also very easy to find online.

The Friendly Sharptooth · **Reply #24 on:** February 09, 2009, 10:41:15 PM

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

Well, I hope this is right. I didn't check it like you said it was possible to since that would ruin my suspense of knowing if I was right or wrong. I haven't heard of a "frontal lobotomy" before, but this just seemed the only way for the sentence to work.

Even if I'm wrong... Thanks for posting this thread Nick22! I love grammar too. This was a great idea and I hope more will join. I'm definitely going to be a regular in this one. Later!

Nick22 · **Reply #25 on:** February 10, 2009, 09:26:37 PM

a frontal lobotomy is a surgery to remove part of the brain. in "one Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest" it was the ultimate fate of the Jack Nicholson character, he had a lobotomy forcibly performed on him..

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #26 on:** February 10, 2009, 10:51:02 PM

A frontal lobotomy is a surgery to remove part of the brain. In "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest", it was the ultimate fate of Jack Nicholson's character. He had a lobotomy forcibly performed on him.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #27 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:53:09 AM

Quote from: Nick22,Feb 10 2009 on 08:26 PM

a frontal lobotomy is a surgery to remove part of the brain. in "one Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest" it was the ultimate fate of the Jack Nicholson character, he had a lobotomy forcibly performed on him..

Quote from: Cancerian Tiger,Feb 10 2009 on 09:51 PM

A frontal lobotomy is a surgery to remove part of the brain. In "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest", it was the ultimate fate of Jack Nicholson's character. He had a lobotomy forcibly performed on him.

Woah, serious dÈj‡ vu. Did you both get that from the same source?

You're right, TFS! Your turn!

The Friendly Sharptooth · **Reply #28 on:** February 11, 2009, 04:40:58 PM

Great! Ah, let's see... Oh, and thanks you two for clearing that up for me.

called is dot, An dot. sometimes dot, elipse a

(And Nick22, no peeking at that old PM of mine I sent you, heehee.)

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #29 on:** February 11, 2009, 07:12:56 PM

An ellipse is sometimes called a dot, dot, dot.

Nick22 · **Reply #30 on:** February 11, 2009, 07:15:38 PM

Ct, that was really odd. we posted the exact same post, Weird. :blink:

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #31 on:** February 11, 2009, 11:29:46 PM

:blink: For real! That really is weird

:!

The Friendly Sharptooth · **Reply #32 on:** February 12, 2009, 11:53:04 AM

I agree. They are very similar posts indeed. Of course, you can tell that one post wasn't just copied from the other. These were definately written by each of you. There are just a few minor differences to show this: A few differences in capitalization, two ways to describe the character,

Quote

Jack Nicholson's character

Quote

the Jack Nicholson character

one finishes with two sentences while another using one with two independant clauses, and finally, one uses a period closing the statement, another trails off, feeling that something else should have been added to that statement.

My, I love how there are many ways to say the same sentence. English is so fun. Many sentences have multiple solutions, like using either a semicolon or conjunction, and the freedom goes on. Anyway, Lettuce Bacon&Tomato, you are absolutely right, and I look forward to your next test. Later!

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #33 on:** February 12, 2009, 09:33:39 PM

Two guarantee friend. not a thousand does admirers

Nick22 · **Reply #34 on:** February 12, 2009, 09:41:23 PM

Two thousand admirers does not guarantee a friend.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #35 on:** February 17, 2009, 02:45:48 AM

Sage advice.

Your turn fellow Nick!

Nick22 · **Reply #36 on:** February 23, 2009, 02:13:40 AM

this phrase is a famous saying..
I ere Elba was I able saw
bonus points if you know who said it..

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #37 on:** March 01, 2009, 04:53:42 PM

I know Elba was the island where they exiled Napoleon. I can't decipher the quote though.

Nick22 · **Reply #38 on:** March 02, 2009, 12:06:06 AM

Keep trying... I explain once someone gets it..

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #39 on:** March 04, 2009, 06:44:30 PM

Hey! Those words form palindromic pairs! I think I can do it now:

I saw Elba ere able was I ?