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Away from the bonuses, but in line with the terminology, would it be possible to request a more standard nomenclature, along the lines of Lesser/Improved/Greater, rather than the proposed Greater/Grand/Whatever? It is something of a burden having to memorize a different progression of comparative adjectives for each class. This would apply equally to the witch's hexes.

Am I the only one who thinks that "mastodon" is the correct spelling?

Prince That Howls wrote:

I could give two s**ts about how it makes me look.

Obviously.

Wait, I'm confused... Oh, he means "couldn't," not "could." Now I get it.

I'm siding towards "eidola", or "Eidolae", if one is keeping the regional 'flavor' of the word.

I was kidding. The word "eidolon" is Greek; the plural in that language is "eidola." In English, one could make a case for "eidolons." Use of the apostrophe in making a plural, however, is incorrect in ANY language.

P.S. The plural of eidolon should probably be "eidolons" or "eidola," not "eidolon's" ... Or is it "eidoli"? "Eidolae"? Does anyone here speak Greek?

It looks at you with greed in it's eyes, as it grips the manacles on it's belt.

You're doing that just to spite me now, aren't you?

For all descriptions:

"It's" is a contraction of "it is."
"Its" is the possessive.

Don't believe me -- look it up.

"It's" = "it is."
"Its" = possessive.

Yes, English sucks.

YEAH!

Did someone call me?

who knows any good "You're Mommy" jokes?

Do you mean "Your Mommy," or are you implying that the butt of the joke is uncertain regarding the state of her own maternity?

Duel (n.) - A fight, usually between two combatants, often conducted under a system of rules and/or special procedures.

Dual (adj.) - Paired.

And I still prefer lightening, electricity sounds too modern

Lightening (gerund): growing less dark.

Lightning (noun): natural electrical discharge.

ect.

"etc." = et cetera (Lat., "and so on").

Did someone call me?

I belong to the unspeakable cult of Dan'lweb-Star, and his divine herald Roget. We are granted the Domains of Literacy, Domination, and Madness. Our favored weapon is the unabridged dictionary.

That's a good idea.

I won't let you use it, though, because I'm too selfish (in addition to being lazy and elitist).

;P (j/k, lol, and all that other stuff)

Not only is elitism fun, but it joins you to an awesome community which is simultaneously the most democratic society in existence--the dead.

I was going to make another avatar, "Undead Stuffy Grammarian," but I couldn't find a zombie librarian picture. And besides, I'm much too lazy (in addition to being elitist and selfish).

Says you and a few other grammar fanatics on an online forum.

*** You called? ***

That's lazy, selfish and elitist.

Being elitist is FUN!

P.S. As has been pointed out (futilely) before, the word is G-A-U-G-E, not "guage." And in a thread about spelling! Have you people no shame?

P.P.S. I should never have created this avatar.

Speaking of things that are orange, here's one that causes a great number of dumbfounded double-takes:

The word "sherbet" has only one "r" in it, both in spelling and in pronounciation. It doesn't actually contain the name of Bert's roommate.

C) If a town decides that they wish to recognize it's constituents and post general signage (road, business, government) in another language, it should be posted in english as well.

"Its" is possessive; "it's" is a contraction of "it is."

Also, "a town" cannot properly receive "they" as a pronoun. In addition to requiring ESL courses for immigrants, we should also do a better job of teaching our own population the rudiments of proper English. Then again, in the defense of the spelling and gramatically challenged, English is the only language rated a "5" by the U.S. Army (said rating indicating the greatest difficulty facing those seeking to attain perfect fluency).

This is my thread! Allow me to extend a most appreciative comment of recognition to Mr. Poodle for thinking of me.

I assure you that "amazing" does not mean "good."

"Do what, now?!" implies a demand for an explanation of some action; using it as a substitute for "I beg your pardon" makes one sound rude, boorish, and uneducated. Even the '70's expression "Say what?" makes more sense for its intended function.

"Its" is possessive; "it's" is a contraction of "it is."

I shall post more at a later time, after courteously allowing others to make further contributions.

Conscious (adj.): 1. Awake; 2. Aware [of].
Conscience (n.): Sense of remorse for misdeeds.

Back atcha, Mr. Poodle!

#3: At least you've never gotten on my case for overuse of parenthetical statements and ellipses...

They might not be entirely proper, grammatically-speaking, but they are certainly FUN!

Stuffy, did you post this in the wrong thread?

Correct thread, young man, thank you. See the last page, 2-3 posts from the bottom.

P.S. Don't get into "wives" with a female avatar, or this risks turning into another political thread...

Decent (adj.) = Fine, upstanding, correct
Descent (n.) = Having as ancestry

"He was a decent fellow, of German descent."

Politics aside, I've found an almost perfect correspondence between (a) people critical of Obama and (b) people who can't use apostrophes correctly. Then again, rabid Obama supporters often don't bother to use words (eschewing them in favor of simply cheering), so it's uncertain that their usage is at all superior to their political opponents'.

FYI:

Loose ("luce") = v. to free; or adj. not bound.
Lose ("looze") = v. fail to retain possession of.

Example: "Why did I have to lose my binder? Now I have loose sheets of paper all over the place."

You're wrong. Cloth cannot be "enchanted" becouse it's an object, not a creature. It can't even be targeted. :P

Unless of course the cloth is a "ragamoffyn" monster!

Cloth cannot be enchanted because cloth is mindless -- "enchantment" is a school of magic, all of the spells of which are mind-affecting.

That said, one sees no logical reason that normal clothing could not be magically enhanced, or imbued with magical properties.

Excuses, excuses! You, Kirth Gersen, are a very bad pupil.

I'm Batman.

For the last time, no, you are not.

I think it depends on where you're from. In my neck of the woods (Alaska) people (especially older folk) still say--whilst, repast, fortnight, etc.

People in South Carolina say "y'all" to refer to a single person, "all y'all" for more than one person, and "y'allses" as a possessive. I generally prefer not to post that way, despite having lived there, but any real hard-core Carolianans can of course post that way and be proud of their vernacular as a way of showing pride in their heritage... but part of the main point above is that it would be exceptionally silly for other people to emulate them, trying to sound "hip" and "with it" by adopting those colloquilisms.

For those claiming use of "whilst" as an appropriate "Britishism" (much as many Americans, for reasons of personal preference or possibly sheer perversity, insist in using the British spelling "grey" for "gray"), the London Times style guide succinctly states, "while (not wilst)," giving no option for correct usage of the latter. The Guardian does likewise.

Noticed a trend recently of universally substituting "whilst" for "while;" this seems to be spreading as a sort of "in" thing to do. That's fine, people can obviously post however they like, but in my personal opinion it kind of makes us all sound like a bunch of nimrods.

Even when done correctly (the substitution cannot be properly made in all cases), the word "whilst" is antiquated and generally better off put out to pasture. Using it once in a great while, for effect, would be useful and dramatic; using it universally is like saying "I agree with thy point, but thou are full of fail!" In short, it lacks the desired effect.

Doubtless this post will prompt a huge series of links to lamedictionaryofonlinetwaddle.com "proving" that it's correct usage, but, trust me, thou still soundeth silly.

I'm too busy ignoring the trolls and basking in the glow of my own excellence. Your avatars all are made of suck.

Obviously you have no grasp of the English language; "made of" calls for a noun, whereas "suck" is a verb! Clearly you are the juvenile product of the worthless liberal public schools, from which you FAILED, just like all of you are full of fail (!)

If they're intelligent, they're typically susceptable to mind-affecting spells. So yes, you can "enchant" them. Now, if you meant craft them, well, that's a different story...

Sorry, just had to post this:

It's = contraction of "it is"
Its = possessive

Yes, English makes no sense.