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| Thread ID: 119002 | 2011-06-30 10:09:00 | For All the Pedants/Martinets of PressF1 | zqwerty (97) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1213565 | 2011-06-30 10:09:00 | www.ox.ac.uk | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1213566 | 2011-06-30 10:34:00 | wha?> | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 1213567 | 2011-06-30 10:51:00 | I don't wish to be a pedant ... but ... a martinet is a strict disciplinarian; so if searching for a suitably pejorative expression to convey with feeling your opinion of those who appreciate both the correct use of the English language and accurate punctuation, then 'nit-pickers' would probably be a more appropriate choice. Cheers Billy 8-{) :D |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1213568 | 2011-06-30 11:21:00 | :lol::lol: I've done my best to nit pick in the past. But, where has Roddyboy gone?? :eek: |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1213569 | 2011-06-30 19:40:00 | Well, I thank you for introducing a new word to me - Martinet. Kinda analogous to a control freak... kinda. Don't give a toss about the punctuation guide however... but that's just me.:stare: |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1213570 | 2011-06-30 21:57:00 | Good stuff! Read it and learn. :thumbs: | Richard (739) | ||
| 1213571 | 2011-06-30 23:08:00 | Martinet - Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms. Plenty of these in NZ/all over the world, let alone PressF1, deriving pleasure from power tripping by attempting to force others to conform either by guilt tripping or "appeals to authority" |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1213572 | 2011-06-30 23:30:00 | Hmm - the link is hardly for the pedants, since they know all that stuff already. It's really for the NCEA brigade (and the terminally lazy).... | johcar (6283) | ||
| 1213573 | 2011-06-30 23:50:00 | An interesting link - thanks. While exploring that site I came across this (on how to write URLs): "...and to an URL that points directly to a page (i.e. ends in .shtml): www.ox.ac.uk/aboutoxford/history.shtml NOT www.ox.ac.uk/aboutoxford/history.shtml/ " There's at least two mistakes in that - so even the experts aren't perfect |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1213574 | 2011-07-01 01:14:00 | Interesting, I note that it seems ok to put a comma after the word “and” in some circumstances. I’m sure I was taught at school that this was a no no. :confused: I’m often tempted to use a comma after “and” on occasions, but for some reason it doesn’t look right so I don’t. English was never one of my strengths, being far more fluent in Anglo Saxon. ;) Confirmation that a comma following “and” is ok under some circumstances would be appreciated. :thumbs: |
B.M. (505) | ||
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