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#674852 - 09/26/2003 03:29 AM Clubtheworld remedial English classes ***  
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I'll be quite willing to make this a free and bi-weekly event.

Prize of a free wimpy burger and shake to whoever comes top of the class.

Any takers?


#674853 - 09/26/2003 09:29 AM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Kether]  
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i don't think people will voluntarily take this class. some people just don't know they're bad spellers.

your'e going to have to identify the poor ones yourself (both in spelling and in monetary terms).

#674854 - 09/26/2003 09:40 AM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: TomD]  
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i don't think people will voluntarily take this class. some people just don't know they're bad spellers.

your'e going to have to identify the poor ones yourself (both in spelling and in monetary terms).




you're


#674855 - 09/26/2003 09:47 AM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Dawn]  
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#674856 - 09/26/2003 09:55 AM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: TomD]  
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i think these classes would be good for Trouble, now thats a girlie that cannot spell.


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#674857 - 09/26/2003 12:43 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: luu_luu]  
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#674858 - 09/26/2003 12:55 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: LittleMissLoud]  
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May I suggest Mr Happy?




As long as he promises not to cause any trouble, from what I've heard he has behavioural problems.


#674859 - 09/26/2003 12:58 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Kether]  
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#674860 - 09/26/2003 07:10 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: luu_luu]  
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i think these classes would be good for Trouble, now thats a girlie that cannot spell.




but shes friendly. i would sooner spend a few minutes decithering sum1s msg and get a smile from it than listen to sum smart alec harp on about how perdantic he is


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#674861 - 09/26/2003 07:10 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Kether]  
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May I suggest Mr Happy?




As long as he promises not to cause any trouble, from what I've heard he has behavioural problems.




its only cuz teachers keep abusing me. will u behave urself around me kether?


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#674862 - 09/26/2003 07:12 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: LittleMissLoud]  
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May I suggest Mr Happy?




what i loose in english litrecy i gain in creativety and logic solving


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#674863 - 09/26/2003 07:24 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Mr_Happy]  
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What a quality idea Kether!!


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#674864 - 09/26/2003 07:29 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Capn_Jack]  
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I'll come to your class, Kether. I love English and grammar and spelling and stuff


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I reckon your first lesson should include "you're" and "your" and which is which.


Are you gonna do lessons on when to use "may" and when to use "might"? Could do with learning that...


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#674865 - 09/28/2003 05:23 AM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Cherry]  
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i don't think there's a "rule" regarding might and may - i just checked Fowler's and there's nothing on it.

in terms of the possibility of something happening, i think might and may are pretty much interchangeable. although that's not the case if you're asking permission for something, eg. you can't say "might i go to the toilet please Kether" during class, because that would be wrong.

#674866 - 09/28/2003 03:54 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: TomD]  
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you can't say "might i go to the toilet please Kether" during class, because that would be wrong.




i'm sure i've heard 'might' used in that context in Shakespeare plays. but then that’s not really the best piece of literature to learn grammar by


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#674867 - 09/28/2003 06:39 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Kether]  
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I'll be quite willing to make this a free and bi-weekly event.

Prize of a free wimpy burger and shake to whoever comes top of the class.

Any takers?




Not everyone speaks with the same accent so I don't see why everyone sound have to spell properly either.



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#674868 - 09/28/2003 06:42 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Pepsi]  
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I'll be quite willing to make this a free and bi-weekly event.

Prize of a free wimpy burger and shake to whoever comes top of the class.

Any takers?




Not everyone speaks with the same accent so I don't see why everyone sound have to spell properly either.






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#674869 - 09/28/2003 07:41 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Pepsi]  
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I'll be quite willing to make this a free and bi-weekly event.

Prize of a free wimpy burger and shake to whoever comes top of the class.

Any takers?




Not everyone speaks with the same accent so I don't see why everyone sound have to spell properly either.






Great this means I will no longer be able to understand people from, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham, etc... if they don't bother spelling properly anymore.


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#674870 - 09/28/2003 08:54 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Cherry]  
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I reckon your first lesson should include "you're" and "your" and which is which.
Are you gonna do lessons on when to use "may" and when to use "might"? Could do with learning that...




You're means "you are" as in you're driving me insane = you are driving me insane.

May and might...
May is sort of asking for/giving permission as in "May I go to the toilet Miss?"..."No, you may not"

Might is just a possibility. "I might give myself a bikini wax" and "You might be lucky enough win the lottery"

I think thats explained it enough. If not, just ask the substitute teacher, Mr Ginge.


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#674872 - 09/29/2003 01:11 AM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: G1NGE]  
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May and might...
May is sort of asking for/giving permission as in "May I go to the toilet Miss?"..."No, you may not"

Might is just a possibility. "I might give myself a bikini wax" and "You might be lucky enough win the lottery"




that's kind of right but not really...

"may" is a verbal auxiliary which means "to have the ability to". as in, "you may go now". it can also be reversed to take the form of a question "may i go now?"

might is simply the past form of may - using the same example: "he might have gone". it also functions as the future conditional "he might be there if..."

from looking at the strict definitions of these words, it's clear they've become misused greatly and are now often used interchangeably.

i think english is a beautiful language and it seems mildly amusing how many people, especially online, give others grief for asking people to simply use it right...

"you're" and "your" are two very obvious candidates but also:

"they're", "their" and "there"
"to", "too" and "two"
"its" and "it's"

it's also amazing how many people don't know how to use an apostrophe properly...

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#674873 - 09/29/2003 01:26 AM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: alasdairm]  
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it's also amazing how many people don't know how to use an apostrophe properly...






Or maybe they just can't be arsed to type it in... i am guilty of this myself


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#674874 - 09/29/2003 10:38 AM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Claire DC]  
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#674875 - 09/29/2003 10:11 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: FredTheBaddie]  
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Don't expect anyone to be arsed to read what you've written or reply to it then.




ray - this is claire we're on about. we would just ignore her if she did spell properly


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#674876 - 09/30/2003 01:18 AM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: FredTheBaddie]  
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Don't expect anyone to be arsed to read what you've written or reply to it then.




To be fair, it's not like i dont miss them out all the time.. just every now and then and i think my posts are a lot more legible than say Jodies or Mr Happys and the like!!


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#674877 - 09/30/2003 11:09 AM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Claire DC]  
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Don't expect anyone to be arsed to read what you've written or reply to it then.




To be fair, it's not like i dont miss them out all the time.. just every now and then and i think my posts are a lot more legible than say Jodies or Mr Happys and the like!!




my posts r legible. u just cant read


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#674878 - 09/30/2003 12:44 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Mr_Happy]  
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So.. What about people that use numer5 and l3tter5 n stuff for their p0sts l1ke they r typing on their'e mobile phuk1n' phon3s n stuff

Drives me crazy that. - so doe's reeely k'rap spelling etc.

My head hurts.


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So.. What about people that use numer5 and l3tter5 n stuff for their p0sts l1ke they r typing on their'e mobile phuk1n' phon3s n stuff

Drives me crazy that. - so doe's reeely k'rap spelling etc.

My head hurts.




hehehe


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#674880 - 09/30/2003 01:51 PM Re: Clubtheworld remedial English classes [Re: Mr_Happy]  
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This was a serious event suggestion, I want to put back into the site and the thread gets moved to Random.

Frankly, I'm hurt that my ideas are being so obviously dismissed by the moderators of this site.



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lets just hope ctw don't leave it that long for your sake

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second lesson should be difference between "there", "they're", and "their".

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lets just hope ctw don't leave it that long for your sake




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second lesson should be difference between "there", "they're", and "their".




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