Why correct English is important!

Skeptic · 7 May 2012 at 21:56

Correct English, specifically capital letters, can be crucial.

They're the difference between;

'Helping your Uncle Jack off a horse' and,

'helping your uncle jack off a horse'.

Bennie-Mac · 7 May 2012 at 21:59

Someone only just discovered jokes it seems.

Ricochet J · 7 May 2012 at 22:00

fus said:
They're the difference between

The irony.

RomanNose · 7 May 2012 at 22:00

Did this need a new topic?

ScoTTyBEEE · 7 May 2012 at 22:01

Yes, and considering uncle wouldn't be capitalised they're also pretty bad at them.

[FnG]magnolia · 7 May 2012 at 22:02

Thread title and thread content mismatch alert! Thread will destruct in 3 ... 2 ... 1

Stewy · 7 May 2012 at 22:03

Sigh.

twist3d0n3 · 7 May 2012 at 22:03

slow clap.

semi-pro waster · 7 May 2012 at 22:10

I've seen this particular point illustrated with commas also.

Ricochet J said:
The irony.

Go on, what's wrong with the sentence?

ScoTTyBEEE said:
Yes, and considering uncle wouldn't be capitalised they're also pretty bad at them.

It's referring to a specific uncle, why shouldn't it be capitalised? I was under the impression that when referring to specifics you could capitalise.

Skeptic · 7 May 2012 at 22:10

Stupid OP. What a douche.

Skeptic · 7 May 2012 at 22:10

Ricochet J said:
The irony.

herp derp

[FnG]magnolia · 7 May 2012 at 22:11

Ricochet J said:
The irony.

Go on, we're listening.

Castiel · 7 May 2012 at 22:12

What is this, the monthy repeat......GD is becoming more like the BBC everyday.

T345 · 7 May 2012 at 22:12

fus said:
Stupid OP. What a douche.

lol he looks like Lamaar Wilson
EDIT: Ooopsss
Laugh out loud, he look's like Lamaar Wilson

King Damager · 7 May 2012 at 22:14

SO OLD.

kd

Sefirosu · 7 May 2012 at 22:15

Needs a hyphen really.

Nitefly · 7 May 2012 at 22:16

I'm all for the latter, but he can get down from the horse himself, lazy ****.

Ricochet J · 7 May 2012 at 22:16

semi-pro waster said:
Go on, what's wrong with the sentence?

fus said:
herp derp

[FnG]magnolia;21860665 said:
Go on, we're listening.

Surely this is wrong:

fus said:
They're the difference between;

That translates to "they are the difference between;". To use the word "are" indicates the use of a plural, but he used the singular terms "the difference" when I believe he should have just used the plural "differences". If there is only one difference between the statements then I believe he should have used "There is a difference between;"

AMIRITE, or wrong?

ScoTTyBEEE · 7 May 2012 at 22:18

semi-pro waster said:
I've seen this particular point illustrated with commas also.

Go on, what's wrong with the sentence?

It's referring to a specific uncle, why shouldn't it be capitalised? I was under the impression that when referring to specifics you could capitalise.

Because it's helping your uncle Jack off a horse, you would capitalise Uncle Jack if it wasn't preceded with your. "Helping Uncle Jack off a horse".
The sentence should be "Helping your uncle, Jack, off a horse".

Martini1991 · 7 May 2012 at 22:18

Surely it's to say "They are the difference between" X and Y statement which makes perfect sense to me?