And you, Lama, might check your dictionary, before any post implying others
have an imperfect grasp of their grammar...
'cos "grammar", I submit, it ain't. "Syntax" maybe, "orthography" more
likely!
American Heritage Dictionary:
Grammar - The study of how words and their component parts combine to form
sentences.
The study of structural relationships in language or in a language,
sometimes including pronunciation, meaning, and linguistic history.
Syntax - the study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence
structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Orthography - The art or study of correct spelling according to established
usage
Now don't assume I'm coming out of the woodwork claiming superior knowledge
like this, I know that totally cracks you up. I'm just trying to suggest
there are other topics for discourse not involving Cola recipes, whether
honey tastes the same as molasses, and how far up the Richter scale a Beetle
door reaches (have you noticed how in the two-light rear window model the
right hand glass has a yellow tint?).
;-)
Piers
PS the MS reference facility won't help any of us here, it gives "grammar"
as the meaning of "syntax". Oh dear.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Lama-Jim L'Hommedieu
Sent: 29 November 2003 04:44
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: OT now Coke, mutating to chemistry and etc...
--snip
"dropout". [It's one word, Gregg! :) You must check your grammar for any
post implying others are stupid! The spell checker won't help you here. -5
points]
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