January Video Commentary Archive

Cloud_ax · Post by **Cloud_ax** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:06 pm

how was everyones day??

Jamesyboy · Post by **Jamesyboy** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:06 pm

Right, I'd better get some sleep, as I've got to be at work in less than 5 hours!! Lovely to speak to you all again.

Look forward to more grammar debates tomorrow Marbella!!

Cloud_ax · Post by **Cloud_ax** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:06 pm

nite james...

Jess4298 · Post by **Jess4298** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:06 pm

Jamesyboy wrote:
Jess4298 wrote:
Jamesyboy wrote:I always debate the me or I issue!! From what I remember from my grammar school education, the way of working out which to use is to remove the other person from the sentence and then to see if the sentence still makes sense.
That's the rule I always use
I've got a big thing for girls with good grammar

I try my best to speak well

Marbella · Post by **Marbella** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:07 pm

Well Jamesy..

Sorry to be gone for so long. I have been working.

My father is an English professor with 47 years experience. He has a PhD. I can check in with him to see if he'll resolve this, OK?

I'll call him now, even...

Jamesyboy · Post by **Jamesyboy** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:08 pm

Jess4298 wrote:
Jamesyboy wrote:
Jess4298 wrote: That's the rule I always use
I've got a big thing for girls with good grammar
I try my best to speak well

Aren't you in the bath Jess?! Your PC will explode if you get it wet

And you've got to record your voice one day, to relieve my curiousity!!

Jess4298 · Post by **Jess4298** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:08 pm

Marbella wrote:YAY.. It's the Commander!!! Whee!!

(Oh and Jess, I've got a baby pic in my pictures, too. Did you look at them?)

Yes and the bundled picture is darling!

Marbella · Post by **Marbella** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:10 pm

Aww.. thanks Jess.. and I thought you were off "rub-a-dub-dubbing!!"

OK. Calling Daddy now..

Jess4298 · Post by **Jess4298** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:11 pm

Jamesyboy wrote:
Jess4298 wrote:
Jamesyboy wrote: I've got a big thing for girls with good grammar
I try my best to speak well
Aren't you in the bath Jess?! Your PC will explode if you get it wet

And you've got to record your voice one day, to relieve my curiousity!!

Nope all done now...with all of my chatting the water had chilled so I just took a shower instead

I'll might record something one day...but that will involve finding my long lost microphone

Jess4298 · Post by **Jess4298** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:12 pm

Night James!!!

Jamesyboy · Post by **Jamesyboy** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:14 pm

Marbella wrote:Well Jamesy..

Sorry to be gone for so long. I have been working.

My father is an English professor with 47 years experience. He has a PhD. I can check in with him to see if he'll resolve this, OK?

I'll call him now, even...

I would be interested, as it's always bugged me as to which one to use. Most sentences are quite easy, but statements are trickier imho. People at work always ask me about apostrophes, so it's nice to talk about personal pronouns instead!!

You might like this too:

I'm off to bed now though, so if you do find out, drop me a PM and I'll have a look tomorrow!

Cheers Marbella.

Jess4298 · Post by **Jess4298** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:16 pm

Sleep well!!

Jamesyboy · Post by **Jamesyboy** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:17 pm

Jess4298 wrote:Sleep well!!

Cheers gorgeous. Until tomorrow....

Cloud_ax · Post by **Cloud_ax** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:17 pm

yup....

Marbella · Post by **Marbella** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:18 pm

Daddy says this: "We have to assume that it's a non-derivative. In other words, with no verb, one must assume that the fragment in the caption is the subject."

Let's eat the popcorn.

Let us eat the popcorn.

Us= Object, therefore the sentence is grammatically incorrect.

However, it is in common usage.

Kris and I are at the Halloween Ball.

(a linking verb is needed, which is "are.")

"This is Kris and me at the Halloween Ball," makes the sentence subjective on both sides. Therefore, it is incorrect. The linking verb "is" makes the difference.