Top Trumps - Thread Terminated

Rog wrote:Can we sit out of voting in a category? If so, I'm sitting this one out. It's too hard to give everyone a unique mark.

I've sat at all but the 1st one.

Hexx wrote:A comma and a ellipsis? Oh you're getting marked down for that.

I had to wikipedia this...

Anyway, shouldn't this be "An Ellipsis"?

Nope. It should be "an ellipsis".

:eyes

It's pretty obvious this has just turned into a popularity contest now, regardless of which category it is.

Jaxley wrote:It's pretty obvious this has just turned into a popularity contest now, regardless of which category it is.

Shut uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.

*Phew*

Now that was tough. I spent ages doing this, hopefully it should be at least semi-accurate.

Anung Un Rama wrote:15! 1115555!!!

Your dead to me now man.

Hm.

Surprised at all the low scores I seem to be getting for Grammar/Literacy I'm an English student!

Maybe it's just because I'm not as recognised as others, but I'm definitely as literate as them.

Jaxley wrote:It's pretty obvious this has just turned into a popularity contest now, regardless of which category it is.

Not at all I'm very popular but continue to get low scores.

Anung Un Rama wrote:

Jaxley wrote:

Anung Un Rama wrote:15! 1115555!!!

Your dead to me now man.

Hm.

This is coming from Roonmaster...

Hey, i spelt Master right.

Nova wrote:Surprised at all the low scores I seem to be getting for Grammar/Literacy I'm an English student!

Maybe it's just because I'm not as recognised as others, but I'm definitely as literate as them.

Yes I was an English Student too studying Engineering. Just because of your race, doesn't mean you should get higher marks

Hexx wrote:

Nova wrote:Surprised at all the low scores I seem to be getting for Grammar/Literacy I'm an English student!

Maybe it's just because I'm not as recognised as others, but I'm definitely as literate as them.

Yes I was an English Student too studying Engineering. Just because of your race, doesn't mean you should get higher marks

It took me ages to get it, but once I did

I've already given my humour ratings though, sadly.

Going to give some thought to literacy now. I should probably be getting higher scores in that category, considering I abhor text-speak, rarely make spelling errors, and use words like abhor.

There is a difference between being grammatically astute and being absolutely fastidious.

Take IGM's post, just above this one:

IGM wrote:It took me ages to get it, but once I did

Generally your grammar seems top notch, but Eighthours, Hero of Canton and I (I'm sure there are others) would put a full stop before the emoticon, just because it's proper.

G&L

That's absolutely outrageous. 54?! My grammar and literacy levels are on a par with the very best. Take a look through my post history. You won't find a single typo. Behind my evidently extremely recognisable avatar resides a mature and cultured lesson in the written word. A verbal tour de force. A soaring bastion of the English language. And 25 for JV?

He is being a grumpy, mardy, little queen.

Pancake wrote:There is a difference between being grammatically astute and being absolutely fastidious.

Take IGM's post, just above this one:

IGM wrote:It took me ages to get it, but once I did

Generally your grammar seems top notch, but Eighthours, Hero of Canton and I (I'm sure there are others) would put a full stop before the emoticon, just because it's proper.

No, no, no. If anything was to be placed before the emoticon it would have been something like a dash or a colon, as it is part of the same sentence. This would have been followed by a full stop. However, I find punctuation after emoticons to look a little ungainly and out of place unless I am continuing to talk (type) immediately after it. I, basically, said (wrote) "It took me ages to get it, but once I did I laughed out loud." so the only thing missing is the unnecessary full stop.

That's my story and I am sticking to it.

JV wrote:He is being a grumpy, mardy, little queen.

You started at 50 like everyone else...then I reviewed you comments yesterday.

Mocky lost points for presuming it was a singular strawberry float, when it wasn't at all clear from what you meant.

(And Mardy isn't in the dictionary )

IGM wrote:

Pancake wrote:There is a difference between being grammatically astute and being absolutely fastidious.

Take IGM's post, just above this one:

IGM wrote:It took me ages to get it, but once I did

Generally your grammar seems top notch, but Eighthours, Hero of Canton and I (I'm sure there are others) would put a full stop before the emoticon, just because it's proper.

No, no, no. If anything was to be placed before the emoticon it would have been something like a dash or a colon, as it is part of the same sentence. This would have been followed by a full stop. However, I find punctuation after emoticons to look a little ungainly and out of place unless I am continuing to talk (type) immediately after it. I, basically, said (wrote) "It took me ages to get it, but once I did I laughed out loud." so the only thing missing is the unnecessary full stop.

That's my story and I am sticking to it.

The reason I said 'proper' instead of 'correct' is because, even though you raise a valid point, I can't lose the full stop completely and putting it after the emoticon looks ridiculous. I must have it there, though! I would feel dirty without it.