Post by wolfdancer on Sept 8, 2006 16:11:09 GMT -5
Again please use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Did you mean 'provocative'? Just trying to make sure I am properly understanding you.
~The Devil's Advocate
Right then about the grammer thing you are from the USA i believe i am from Britian and EVOCOTIVE is a word used in british english grammer please remember that your versio of grammer is slightlly different to mine LOL ;D
--Az
Re: Touching on a Touchy Subject (OBE)
« Reply #6 on Today at 10:36am »
As mentioned, I am quite familiar with British terminology. You're still misusing the word.
According to the Unabridged OXFORD English Dictionary (I hope you're familiar with the publication and university.)
Evocative, adj: Tending to call or draw forth. Const. of.
Provocative: A. adj.
1. Having the quality of provoking, calling forth, or giving rise to (const. of); spec. apt or tending to excite or enrage; stimulating, irritating.
Your statement was, and I quote, "not saying it in a evocotive way" (evocative was misspelled by the way), which as stated means you were not trying to inspire anything; however, the CONOTATION of the CONTEXT was you were not trying to provoke bad feelings which makes the PROPER word 'Provocative.'
My grandmother would have your hide for misusing the English language thusly. She is a British trained ENGLISH teacher, and would take strenuous objection to claiming that a misused word was properly used simply because you are British and I am not... Please and kindly know what words you are abusing before you abuse them. And if you’re going to correct ANYONE, you had better clean up your own grammar and spelling or you are just going to get laughed at.
~The Devil's Advocate
Re: Touching on a Touchy Subject (OBE)
« Reply #7 on Today at 10:37am »
~The Devil's Advocate
Right then about the grammer thing you are from the USA i believe i am from Britian and EVOCOTIVE is a word used in british english grammer please remember that your versio of grammer is slightlly different to mine LOL ;D
--Az
Re: Touching on a Touchy Subject (OBE)
« Reply #6 on Today at 10:36am »
As mentioned, I am quite familiar with British terminology. You're still misusing the word.
According to the Unabridged OXFORD English Dictionary (I hope you're familiar with the publication and university.)
Evocative, adj: Tending to call or draw forth. Const. of.
Provocative: A. adj.
1. Having the quality of provoking, calling forth, or giving rise to (const. of); spec. apt or tending to excite or enrage; stimulating, irritating.
Your statement was, and I quote, "not saying it in a evocotive way" (evocative was misspelled by the way), which as stated means you were not trying to inspire anything; however, the CONOTATION of the CONTEXT was you were not trying to provoke bad feelings which makes the PROPER word 'Provocative.'
My grandmother would have your hide for misusing the English language thusly. She is a British trained ENGLISH teacher, and would take strenuous objection to claiming that a misused word was properly used simply because you are British and I am not... Please and kindly know what words you are abusing before you abuse them. And if you’re going to correct ANYONE, you had better clean up your own grammar and spelling or you are just going to get laughed at.
~The Devil's Advocate
Re: Touching on a Touchy Subject (OBE)
« Reply #7 on Today at 10:37am »
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Off Topic: Actually, grammar and spelling are important on this site even if it is on the internet. My sister is highly familiar with British English as she has lived in Hertfordshire and London for several years. I will consult with her before discussing differences in "slang." You have been corrected and edited already. Please at least show me you are making an attempt to follow proper language rules. I don't enjoy constantly yelling at people or taking harsher action, but I have been known to do that.
Also, modify your posts please rather than double posting. I will dock your post count for double posting and merge the posts. Double posting clutters up the site unnecessarily.
~Wolfdancer
Re: Touching on a Touchy Subject (OBE)
« Reply #8 on Today at 10:44am »
ok i will but being 14 i am not used to writing i PERFECT english online ^^ so since you asked politlly i will
--Az
Re: Touching on a Touchy Subject (OBE)
« Reply #9 on Today at 11:03am »
Thank you, you're on a site that takes such things VERY seriously. This is a text based environment, and the more you're online in SERIOUS sites, the more you're going to discover that people value proper grammar and spelling. At 14 you should be using proper grammar and spelling routinely anyway. There is no tone of voice. There is no other indication of what you mean, so if you do not type clearly and concisely you will not be understood and that's just going to aggravate everyone around you. We don't require perfection. We require GOOD English. Typos happen, but when you utterly disregard ALL punctuation and blatantly misuse words it tends to get our dander up. (To use the british slang.) Could you please start with your very next post, since you certainly didn't with the last one?
~The Devil's Advocate
Off Topic: Actually, grammar and spelling are important on this site even if it is on the internet. My sister is highly familiar with British English as she has lived in Hertfordshire and London for several years. I will consult with her before discussing differences in "slang." You have been corrected and edited already. Please at least show me you are making an attempt to follow proper language rules. I don't enjoy constantly yelling at people or taking harsher action, but I have been known to do that.
Also, modify your posts please rather than double posting. I will dock your post count for double posting and merge the posts. Double posting clutters up the site unnecessarily.
~Wolfdancer
Re: Touching on a Touchy Subject (OBE)
« Reply #8 on Today at 10:44am »
ok i will but being 14 i am not used to writing i PERFECT english online ^^ so since you asked politlly i will
--Az
Re: Touching on a Touchy Subject (OBE)
« Reply #9 on Today at 11:03am »
Thank you, you're on a site that takes such things VERY seriously. This is a text based environment, and the more you're online in SERIOUS sites, the more you're going to discover that people value proper grammar and spelling. At 14 you should be using proper grammar and spelling routinely anyway. There is no tone of voice. There is no other indication of what you mean, so if you do not type clearly and concisely you will not be understood and that's just going to aggravate everyone around you. We don't require perfection. We require GOOD English. Typos happen, but when you utterly disregard ALL punctuation and blatantly misuse words it tends to get our dander up. (To use the british slang.) Could you please start with your very next post, since you certainly didn't with the last one?
~The Devil's Advocate