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Post by ebony on Dec 22, 2020 1:31:03 GMT
i think it's likely that i passed but it's so stressful to learn. but it's part of my major. just finished the final exam and the semester.
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Post by Schwarzwald Magnus on Dec 22, 2020 5:01:51 GMT
German syntax is a circus.
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Dec 22, 2020 16:03:28 GMT
Certainly among the dullest parts of linguistics studies.
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Post by mystery on Dec 22, 2020 19:42:59 GMT
I hate sin tax, too. Why should we have to pay more for sugary sodas? It's not fair. I'm a size 2 and I need the calories.
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Post by shannondegroot on Dec 22, 2020 19:44:55 GMT
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Post by ebony on Dec 29, 2020 2:12:04 GMT
I (barely) passed the exam! Now I hope I won't have to study any more syntax.
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Post by bravomailer on Dec 29, 2020 4:12:13 GMT
I saw a headline much like this:
"Homeland Security awarded the Univ of Maryland $25 million to study terrorism at its College Park campus."
Didn't hear about terrorists striking College Park.
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Post by ebony on Dec 29, 2020 4:26:42 GMT
I saw a headline much like this: "Homeland Security awarded the Univ of Maryland $25 million to study terrorism at its College Park campus." Didn't hear about terrorists striking College Park. There is ambiguity over whether the Preposition Phrase "at its College Park campus" modifies the Verb Phrase "to study" or the Noun Phrase "terrorism."
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Post by bravomailer on Dec 29, 2020 5:08:13 GMT
I saw a headline much like this: "Homeland Security awarded the Univ of Maryland $25 million to study terrorism at its College Park campus." Didn't hear about terrorists striking College Park. There is ambiguity over whether the Preposition Phrase "at its College Park campus" modifies the Verb Phrase "to study" or the Noun Phrase "terrorism." I think only pedants like me find fault in the sentence. Better? "Homeland Security awarded the Univ of Maryland, College Park $25 million to study terrorism." Long ago I helped a foreign student write a letter to a professor. What she wanted to say: "I hope you're enjoying the summer with your husband despite all the heat." What she initially wrote: "I hope you're enjoying the summer despite all the heat with your husband." Imagine her look when I said it meant that the teacher and her husband fought a lot or had a lot unwanted sexual attraction.
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Post by gameboy on Dec 29, 2020 5:23:39 GMT
I hate sin tax, too. Why should we have to pay more for sugary sodas? It's not fair. I'm a size 2 and I need the calories. If sugary sodas are your idea of sin, you're a choirboy, choirgirl, choir something. Just sayin'. 
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Post by dirtypillows on Dec 29, 2020 7:45:58 GMT
I love syntax. Syntax is in my blood.
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Post by mystery on Dec 29, 2020 10:03:54 GMT
I hate sin tax, too. Why should we have to pay more for sugary sodas? It's not fair. I'm a size 2 and I need the calories. If sugary sodas are your idea of sin, you're a choirboy, choirgirl, choir something. Just sayin'. LOL, I suppose I am a bit of a choir *girl*. I have some form of alcohol intolerance, so drinking instantly makes me feel sick, and I don't touch the stuff. I hate cigarettes, don't gamble, don't buy porn. The only sin tax that gets me are the ones involving food. The sin tax had no bearing on my decision not to partake in those other things, but I've sure saved a lot of money.  |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Dec 30, 2020 6:17:32 GMT
It can work or not work for me. It can become a tad pretentious when people are too nitpicky about grammar when the meaning is still clearly conveyed. It also depends on what one is writing for.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 30, 2020 6:31:56 GMT
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Dec 30, 2020 21:49:04 GMT
I like syntax. Maybe because I'm borderline OCD?  |
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Post by gameboy on Dec 31, 2020 5:04:38 GMT
If sugary sodas are your idea of sin, you're a choirboy, choirgirl, choir something. Just sayin'. LOL, I suppose I am a bit of a choir *girl*. I have some form of alcohol intolerance, so drinking instantly makes me feel sick, and I don't touch the stuff. I hate cigarettes, don't gamble, don't buy porn. The only sin tax that gets me are the ones involving food. The sin tax had no bearing on my decision not to partake in those other things, but I've sure saved a lot of money. You truly are a saint, girl!
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Post by Schwarzwald Magnus on Dec 31, 2020 5:30:57 GMT
I (barely) passed the exam! Now I hope I won't have to study any more syntax. Yoda should your teacher.
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