Updated Derby Chances - Prep Recap

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Rare Bog

Much like with horse picks, there are more than a few tards in this place. All of you running to back Justrindew are still incorrect. The fact that Mawhip isn't smart enough to construct the sentence properly and get his nouns and verbs in the proper spot DOES NOT change the fact that he still intended to use EFFECT which is the correct word given the intentions of what he meant to say.

There's a slew of you that are very very mistaken.

ef·fect
–noun
1. something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence

Clearly, in the original post, Mawhip intended to show quitting Lehman and selling his stock options prior to the crash produced wealth and he didn't really care what happened to the company after that. Now, if you puds couldn't infer that, it explains a lot about all the other bad opinions that take place here.

Right word, wrong use. The end.

So, your position is that you know what Mawhip really meant, therefore his misuse of "effect" is not really a grammatical error? Maybe you're joking.

Once again, the original sentence was "Lehman Brothers is not hiring but I left before the collapse so it didn't really effect me other than the fact that I sold all my stock before it tanked. "

There should be zero question that the correct word is "affect" not "effect". But if it makes you feel smart to call the rest of us 'tards', then by all means, proceed.

--Dunbar

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

There should be zero question that the correct word is "affect" not "effect". But if it makes you feel smart to call the rest of us 'tards', then by all means, proceed.

--Dunbar

There is zero question.

"Rare Bog" is unquestionably wrong.

However, I give him credit. Internet debates about errors in spelling and grammar are usually quite boring. He remains so adamant in defending his ridiculousness, however, that he has elevated the debate from completely pointless to simply uninteresting.

[Mawhip]

Can we get back to the original topic that Drugs is a serial redboarder. This grammer stuff is so confusing.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Mawhip

Can we get back to the original topic that Drugs is a serial redboarder. This grammer stuff is so confusing.

It's grammar, not grammer.

This is kinda fun!!!

[Indian Charlie]

That's another thing.

The word 'tard' is so freaking overused.

Speaking of which, for some reason, I don't miss PG this time around.

Much sadness.

[Mawhip]

Originally Posted by Rare Bog

You fell for that? Fish on.......

can you believe it??

[DaTruth]

I hate to interrupt the grammar cotillion, but DrugS has requested placement on the 180 day disabled list. I hope all of you are happy. I was looking forward to his upcoming presentation on the effect that Reconstruction had on the Phoenix Handicap.

[Mawhip]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

I hate to interrupt the grammar cotillion, but DrugS has requested placement on the 180 day disabled list. I hope all of you are happy. I was looking forward to his upcoming presentation on the effect that Reconstruction had on the Phoenix Handicap.

Don't you mean affect that Reconstruction had.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Rare Bog

You fell for that? Fish on.......

Well, I thought it was about 50/50 that it was an honest mistake, but I went with it anyways, to be in the spirit of things.

Okay, maybe it was more like 70/30 in favor of it being a real mistake.