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rcurl
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response 200 of 346:
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Apr 26 17:45 UTC 1995 |
Anymore is one word meaning "any longer" or "at the present time". It
would be OK to say "Airports are not so crowded anymore", meaning they
once were crowded but are not now. However it does not work without
the negative, even though one can say "Airports are so crowded at
the present time". My feeling is that there has to be an implication
of change in the root sentence. Saying "Airports are not so crowded"
implies a contrast bet ween either place or time - anymore makes it time.
(Fowler does not provide guidance 8-{.)
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nephi
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response 201 of 346:
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May 2 06:13 UTC 1995 |
Which is the correct way to print the name of a movie?
_Forest Gump_ (underlined, or course)
or
"Forest Gump"
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bruin
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response 202 of 346:
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May 2 11:15 UTC 1995 |
"Forrest Gump" (with two "r's" in his first name).
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birdlady
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response 203 of 346:
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May 2 17:37 UTC 1995 |
Nope...sorry, bruin. Titles of movies are underlined...TV shows are put into
quotes. The easy way to remember the difference between underlining and
quoting stories, shows, titles, etc, is that the shorter thing (i.e. TV show,
short story) gets put into quotes. =)
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nephi
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response 204 of 346:
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May 2 20:24 UTC 1995 |
So, birdlady is correct, then?
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anne
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response 205 of 346:
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May 2 21:47 UTC 1995 |
Actually, Sarah- I've always been told that movies are put into quotes...
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davel
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response 206 of 346:
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May 2 22:08 UTC 1995 |
I vote with Sarah about movies (no opinion on
TV shows). But as with the written word, there's a large gray area - length
is kind of a fuzzy criterion. ("Bambi vs. Godzilla", for example, but
_Gone With The Wind_.)
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gerund
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response 207 of 346:
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May 3 05:46 UTC 1995 |
When I go to high school back in the Dark Ages teacher teach us that in general
best bet when not 100% sure of writing rule like that one that you do what you
think is the right way but be 100% consistant. I recommend you look and adopt
some published recognized standard, say the APA's guide. Actually you probably
want something more general. Try asking your local librarian for a good source,
or perhaps a teacher.
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bruin
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response 208 of 346:
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May 3 10:15 UTC 1995 |
<bruin is writing "Movie titles are underlined" 100 times on the chalkboard.>
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popcorn
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response 209 of 346:
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May 3 13:02 UTC 1995 |
This response has been erased.
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macha
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response 210 of 346:
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May 3 16:02 UTC 1995 |
<Macha raises her hand> I happen to be an English teacher, and in class, we
teach that movie titles are underlined. I learned that in high school and
college also. :)
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rcurl
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response 211 of 346:
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May 3 17:07 UTC 1995 |
Actually, you should italicize them.
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nephi
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response 212 of 346:
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May 3 18:02 UTC 1995 |
I thought italicizing and underlining were interchangeable.
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rcurl
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response 213 of 346:
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May 3 19:44 UTC 1995 |
OK. Show us!
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nephi
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response 214 of 346:
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May 3 20:48 UTC 1995 |
(Grammatically interchangeable . . .)
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birdlady
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response 215 of 346:
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May 3 22:15 UTC 1995 |
Well, in cases where you can't italicize something, like in writing
a paper, underlining is appropriate. Plus, on grex, I don't know
if italics are possible.
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gerund
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response 216 of 346:
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May 4 01:02 UTC 1995 |
I've never really left. Living in Virginia makes logging
in somewhat sporatic to say the least. :)
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davel
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response 217 of 346:
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May 4 01:34 UTC 1995 |
Sure you can italicize something on Grex:
_ _ _ _// ' _
_) ()//)(- //)//)(/
_/
(That's: echo something | figlet -f italic if anyone wants to know.)
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rickyb
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response 218 of 346:
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May 4 02:35 UTC 1995 |
I'd like to know...since we call an orange an orange, why don't we call a
banana a yellow? And one other thing, blueberries make sense alright, but
can anyone explain GOOSEberries to me? ;)
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nephi
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response 219 of 346:
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May 4 04:52 UTC 1995 |
(Maybe they look like goose droppings?)
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tsty
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response 220 of 346:
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May 4 07:23 UTC 1995 |
rickyb, bend over an pick one ... then ask me why the name ....<g>
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otterwmn
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response 221 of 346:
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May 4 16:03 UTC 1995 |
"It" is a pronoun. A pronoun is a substitute for a noun. When somoene says,
"It's raining," for what noun is the pronoun substituting? Got my 8th grade
English teacher with that one, and have still not found a good answer.
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mwarner
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response 222 of 346:
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May 4 16:42 UTC 1995 |
It's a declaration. (?) Or an answer to an implied question about the
active state of the weather (the suspected noun). (?)
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rcurl
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response 223 of 346:
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May 4 17:12 UTC 1995 |
"It" = anticipative subject of a verb whose logical subject follows.
(e.g., "It is a book", It anticipates book; "It is raining (outside)".
It anticipates outside.)
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katie
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response 224 of 346:
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May 4 17:26 UTC 1995 |
("...outside is raining..."?)
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