MrB Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 If the above image doesnt work, picture 6 below: linky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scunnered Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Someone's going to come along and say fewer giraffes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrB Posted December 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Someone's going to come along and say fewer giraffes. Someone being you. Grammar Nazis. Or is it Nazi's? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sibley's Love Child Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Someone being you. Grammar Nazis. Or is it Nazi's? Oh, it's definitely the former unless you're referring to the ownership of the giraffe. Did the Nazis use giraffes in their African campaigns? Mind you, that would be one Nazi's giraffe. If it were collective, it would be Nazis'. Where am I again? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenzdawg Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Chacun a son gout. I once rented a room in a ex-council house in Holloway where the previous owner were advised by their EA to "do it up" to get the best price. Apparently they went foxtrotting nuts and filled it with UPVC faux wooden panelling, Louis XV plaster medallions chandeliers and diamond leaded double glazing. It was thing to behold. Also it managed to devalue their property so "individual" was it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
@contradevian Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 But where are the twigs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahBell Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 But where are the twigs? The giraffe ate them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ad9898 Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Gets me, that room is probably only 15 feet long, yet the ultra wide angle lens used makes it look about 30. More lies and deception from EA's, who would have thunk it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
athom Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Someone's going to come along and say fewer giraffes. Oh that's going to be hilarious, and vital. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JustAnotherProle Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Someone being you. Grammar Nazis. Or is it Nazi's? Can I envoke Godwins Law here? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pyracantha Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Can I envoke Godwins Law here? Oh go on then. I doubt this argument will ever be resolved. There are those who get upset over spelling and grammar and see mistakes as part of the dumbing-down of our society with the use of text speak etc (innit). http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Street-slang+children+facing+jobless+futures%3B+We+have+many+children...-a0114073702 And others who see the message as more important than the delivery, regarding those who seek to correct as anally retentive fuddy-duddy nazis. Has anyone ever done a poll here on this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waitingandsaving Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Normally you'd probably want to make a joke or two about the elephant in the room(well actually there are 2 in that room)... But yes, the giraffe is much more noticeable. I think it's Grammar Nazis by the way - the apostrophe would indicate ownership, or an abbreviation - does that make me a grammar nazi? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harry Monk Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Oh go on then. I doubt this argument will ever be resolved. There are those who get upset over spelling and grammar and see mistakes as part of the dumbing-down of our society with the use of text speak etc (innit). http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Street-slang+children+facing+jobless+futures%3B+We+have+many+children...-a0114073702 And others who see the message as more important than the delivery, regarding those who seek to correct as anally retentive fuddy-duddy nazis. Eggsactly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dorkins Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 (edited) Can I einvoke Godwin's Law here? Edited December 3, 2010 by Dorkins Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cakehead Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Can't stand rooms that have been knocked through. 'We get more light' they say. Yeah good job, cos you live in a tunnel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thecrashingisles Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 The giraffe ate them The giraffe is saying the elephants did it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pyracantha Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 http://imagemacros.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/grammar_nazi.jpg Backatcha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harry Monk Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Normally you'd probably want to make a joke or two about the elephant in the room(well actually there are 2 in that room)... But yes, the giraffe is much more noticeable. I think it's Grammar Nazis by the way - the apostrophe would indicate ownership, or an abbreviation - does that make me a grammar nazi? That is the generally accepted form although I suppose you could possibly argue that since "nazis" is a contraction of "nationalsozialists" then the apostrophe is simply replacing the missing letters, just as, strictly speaking "I took some photo's at the disco's" is not grammatically incorrect, even if very clumsy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JustAnotherProle Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I counter: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lepista Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I noly see one giraffe, so isn't the grammer question moot. It should read "Please, no giraffes". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pyracantha Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I counter: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LtbTQOHte8/S1On3YjIUvI/AAAAAAAAANQ/BulHy8NeiuA/s400/spelling+nazi.gif And if we do nothing to maintain standards, society descends into chavdom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pyracantha Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I only see one giraffe, so isn't the grammer question moot? It should read "Please, no giraffes". There, fixed it for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thecrashingisles Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I noly see one giraffe, so isn't the grammer question moot. It should read "Please, no giraffes". There, fixed it for you. Still incorrect. It should be, "I see only one giraffe." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NotMyHouse Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Can't stand rooms that have been knocked through. 'We get more light' they say. Yeah good job, cos you live in a tunnel. Yeah but, no but, at least they now have a backup door into the room in case one door stops functioning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pyracantha Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Still incorrect. It should be, "I see only one giraffe." You may be right. I was taught at school the position of the word "only" is critical - the sentence "my sister picked her nose" varies according to which of the 6 possible positions "only" is inserted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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