A lesson in Punctuation
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@Jopuma & Fishwhiz: I don't you guys should try to force your ways to others here. No one's forcing you to cuss, if you don't wan't to.
I think there's nothing wrong in cussing as long it's starred out and every second word isn't a cuss-word.
And what comes to those replacing words you mentioned, to me using those words sounds hypocritical.
And when looking your post-count, it doesn't look like that the cussing is bothering you too much.
And besides there's not that much of cussing on this site.
I think there's nothing wrong in cussing as long it's starred out and every second word isn't a cuss-word.
And what comes to those replacing words you mentioned, to me using those words sounds hypocritical.
And when looking your post-count, it doesn't look like that the cussing is bothering you too much.
And besides there's not that much of cussing on this site.
WTF..... 
I don't see the problem if you are frustrated by something that you say "the F word" (damn that makes me sound like a suburban mother... hehehe....)
ooh wait I can't see the D word also can I?
No but seriously, I don't have a problem with it aslong as they don't use it as every second word they type and aslong as they black stuff out.
Like felix says using words like Dang darn and dumb it, is making you a hypocrit!
everybody knows what you mean anyway! nothing more or less then when you *** it away.
But for your reading pleasure I will refer the F word (I'm sounding like a suburban housemom again...) as having sexual intercourse.
It will make the sentence longer and takes more time but hé I am willing to do that to please the members, even if there are only 2 of them.
I don't see the problem if you are frustrated by something that you say "the F word" (damn that makes me sound like a suburban mother... hehehe....)
ooh wait I can't see the D word also can I?
No but seriously, I don't have a problem with it aslong as they don't use it as every second word they type and aslong as they black stuff out.
Like felix says using words like Dang darn and dumb it, is making you a hypocrit!
everybody knows what you mean anyway! nothing more or less then when you *** it away.
But for your reading pleasure I will refer the F word (I'm sounding like a suburban housemom again...) as having sexual intercourse.
It will make the sentence longer and takes more time but hé I am willing to do that to please the members, even if there are only 2 of them.
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Felixkissa
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I guess I read wrong?!?Jopuma wrote:I think the moderators should but a fowl language ban to where only the acceptable words like dang, darn, dumb it, blast, fudge, and other words that aren't cuss words are allowed.
I do understand that not everyone likes cussing. I have a friend that doesn't use cuss words at all, but he has never said anything about my cussing.
So I do respect your choice of not using cuss words.
I agree with felix.
And we do try to get it to a minumum here, exesive use it simply wrong.. cause that means they do it cause it eighter sounds cool or think it is funny or something like that..
I am OK with stuff aslong as it is mostly blanked out, we simply can't ban it totally, I myself are guilty of doing it also (but blacked out) but I do try to get it to a minimum, and only at topics that frustrate me, or members in it.
However it is never to upset or insult anyone. and if I do notice anything of that happening, someone will get a warning or even will be banned! (some already know that)
We do try to keep this a friendly site where people can discuss anything as long as they don't insult or offend someone (all within reasonable boundries ofcourse)
As far as I know people here are pretty nice to each other.
Ok we do have diffirent opinions on certain subjects.
I myself can be pretty hard in a discussion, but that does not mean I hate someone.
In a other discussion it can happen that I fully agree with him/her. and in some cases I am the complete oposite...
but even then I don't have anything against the person.
hope this explains abit.... in general.
now get back to your English lesson... and use propper english not US english
hehehe
And we do try to get it to a minumum here, exesive use it simply wrong.. cause that means they do it cause it eighter sounds cool or think it is funny or something like that..
I am OK with stuff aslong as it is mostly blanked out, we simply can't ban it totally, I myself are guilty of doing it also (but blacked out) but I do try to get it to a minimum, and only at topics that frustrate me, or members in it.
However it is never to upset or insult anyone. and if I do notice anything of that happening, someone will get a warning or even will be banned! (some already know that)
We do try to keep this a friendly site where people can discuss anything as long as they don't insult or offend someone (all within reasonable boundries ofcourse)
As far as I know people here are pretty nice to each other.
Ok we do have diffirent opinions on certain subjects.
I myself can be pretty hard in a discussion, but that does not mean I hate someone.
In a other discussion it can happen that I fully agree with him/her. and in some cases I am the complete oposite...
but even then I don't have anything against the person.hope this explains abit.... in general.
now get back to your English lesson... and use propper english not US english
hehehe
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Lesson #1: How to use the prepositions OF and OFF correctly :
An example is more worth than a 500pages grammar book. So here we go:
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a. Difficulty level: Easy
Drivers challenging each other in a F1 GP
- Kimi : Oh yeah! Im the king OF the road!
- Fernando : What the hell? Get OFF my way!
b. Difficulty level: Medium
A woman and her husband
- Maggie : May you turn OFF the light, please?
- John : OF course! (...) It's OFF now!
- Maggie : Oh thanks. Very kind OF you!
c. Difficulty level: Hard
Forums discussion
- User : Anyone knows who is the winner OF the rowing competition?
- N00b : YO!!!!! Who carez about dat! Im da king OF the forums! mwahahahaha I love da OFF topic section I can post allk ind OF bulsit and nobody carezzzzz!
- Admin : OK dude, get your ass out OF the OFF topic section. I'm tired OF you posting crap all the time. The OFF topic section is full OF shiznit thanks to people OF your kind. You yourself have sparked OFF this situation. Now leave us unless you want me to take OFF your hands with my axe, and then ban you so that you would be OFF forever. Do you get it, piece OF dumbbumbum? kthx
- N00b: LOL
Next lesson: How to use WERE, WE'RE and WHERE correctly.
Lesson #1: How to use the prepositions OF and OFF correctly :
An example is more worth than a 500pages grammar book. So here we go:
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a. Difficulty level: Easy
Drivers challenging each other in a F1 GP
- Kimi : Oh yeah! Im the king OF the road!
- Fernando : What the hell? Get OFF my way!
b. Difficulty level: Medium
A woman and her husband
- Maggie : May you turn OFF the light, please?
- John : OF course! (...) It's OFF now!
- Maggie : Oh thanks. Very kind OF you!
c. Difficulty level: Hard
Forums discussion
- User : Anyone knows who is the winner OF the rowing competition?
- N00b : YO!!!!! Who carez about dat! Im da king OF the forums! mwahahahaha I love da OFF topic section I can post allk ind OF bulsit and nobody carezzzzz!
- Admin : OK dude, get your ass out OF the OFF topic section. I'm tired OF you posting crap all the time. The OFF topic section is full OF shiznit thanks to people OF your kind. You yourself have sparked OFF this situation. Now leave us unless you want me to take OFF your hands with my axe, and then ban you so that you would be OFF forever. Do you get it, piece OF dumbbumbum? kthx
- N00b: LOL
Next lesson: How to use WERE, WE'RE and WHERE correctly.
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You can't say "Kimi was ON Fernando's way" But you could say "Kimi was IN Fernando's way", which would mean he would have to get "OUT OF" his way.
The "WAY" would be referred to the direction they were travelling in, and not the path or road they were driving on. So therefore Kimi was in fact IN his way, and had to get OUT OF his way.
Hope that was clear enough....
The "WAY" would be referred to the direction they were travelling in, and not the path or road they were driving on. So therefore Kimi was in fact IN his way, and had to get OUT OF his way.
Hope that was clear enough....
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Nah, I reckon it works either way.Sir Ibi wrote:You can't say "Kimi was ON Fernando's way" But you could say "Kimi was IN Fernando's way", which would mean he would have to get "OUT OF" his way.
The "WAY" would be referred to the direction they were travelling in, and not the path or road they were driving on. So therefore Kimi was in fact IN his way, and had to get OUT OF his way.
Hope that was clear enough....
Time for Sparco's next lesson I think . . .
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And?Sir Ibi wrote:You're qeustioning a dude who got an A in Englidh Grammar
I got two A+ marks on my last test.
I still reckon that 'way' can be used to describe a physical object (such as a road) and not just a direction. Walkway, for example. No matter how silly it sounds, it's technically correct IMO.
And anyway, since when can Fernando Alonso speak proper english?
This may be a long post but....
l33t article
* An example of what NOT to do
Let me preface this by saying that being leet generally only requires the use of words, and they need only be typed and not spoken. it is easy to teach someone a set of vocabulary, so learning to be leet is easy. however, i must also say that being leet is not cool:
-it will not get a guy/girl to like you
-it will not get you more friends
-it will not get you better grades
-it will not make you get stronger or run faster
-it will not help you make more money
-it will not make you cool at all.
what is leet?
leet is a computer word that is derived from the english word 'elite'. it originally referred to people or things that were actually elite, in a nerdy computer sense. now it generally replaces the phrases 'cool' or 'awesome' or 'good at computer stuff'.
it can be used in any of the following forms:
-leet
-l33t
-1337
-ejeet*
-3j33t*
*generally more uncommon terms
when is leet used?
leet should generally only be used online. if you are using it in regular english, you had better own a dot com company, work at a computer programming or designing all day, or at least own a leetcore shirt or 2.
some good places to use the term 'leet':
-mIRC
-counter-strike
-battlefield 1942
-AIM
-counter-strike: source
-your favorite forum
am i leet yet?
heck no you're not, the word leet is just the beginning. there are a plethora of leet words and rules you need to be able to use to understand, including the following topics.
"kthx."
kthx is a shortened version of the words "okay" and "thank you" combined. this word, however, does not merely mean "okay thank you", it is usually used as a snobbish way to end a conversation. take the following conversation for example..
chase: why did you buy the new taking back sunday cd?
kevin: i liked the first one, so i thought this one would be good
chase: taking back sunday sucks ass, kthx.
as you can see, adding kthx to the end of his last statement gives it more force and finishes the conversation off really nicely, leaving kevin all but useless.
"rofl", "lmao", and "lol"
rofl is a common acronym for "rolling on the floor laughing". lmao stands for "lauhing my ass off", and lol stands for "laughing out loud". however, these terms have much more use in a leet setting.
for instance, they can be combined with any number of rhyming words, or even words that have nothing to do with them to make crazy leet combinations. some more obvious terms would include:
-lmaonaise (mayonaise)
-lolerskates (rollerskates)
-lolercoaster (rollercoaster)
-lolar bear (polar bear)
-lols royce (rolls royce)
**See bottom for complete list**
other, more rediculous, terms include leet train and roflcopter. they don't make any sense, but you can see where they likely started or became famous at here or here.
"own", "pwn", and "phwn"
the term own and owned are commonly used in online games. when one player defeats another, he can easily express his joy by explaiming "owned" or "you got owned". online gaming is usually fast paced though, and typos cause o's to be come p's. that is where pwned came from. the term pwn has come to carry more weight than it's root of own. while meaning the same thing, it is better to pwn someone than to own them.
pwn is pronounced like own, but with a p (pone, poned). i made up phwn one day talking to someone online. it is pronounced (and means) "phone". feel free to use that one.
"haxor" and "roxor"
most leet stuff was started by hackers back in the day. a leet way of typing out the world hacker is haxor. an even leeter way to type is is by switching out some of the letters with numbers, for instance h4x0r. multiple hackers would be denoted with a trailing z (h4x0rz). many words can have xor or xorz added to the end. the most common include roxor (rock -- the act of rocking), boxor (box -- computer), suxor (suck), fuxor (the f word).
"teh", "yuo", and "joo"
using numbers to replace vowels is an extremely leet way to type, and so is spelling words wrong. one of the most common ways to appear leet is to spell the word "the" as "teh". this is a typo caused by typing the e with the left hand before the right hand types the h. if someone spells it wrong commonly, they might be leet.
the word you can be spelled many ways. some include "u", "yuo", and "joo".
the end!!1
finally, just spell stuff wrong, use mad numbers, and let go of shift early (hence !!!!!!!!!!11111111111) many ejeet h4x0rz will be able to see right through you, because you are such a nub (noob, or newb, or newbie) but once you get r00t on their b0x0rz j00 will pwne tehm1111!1
**Complete List of lol,rofl,lmao,wtf,etc. CombOs**
-lmaonaise (mayonaise)
-lolerskates (rollerskates)
-lolercoaster (rollercoaster)
-lolar bear (polar bear)
-lols royce (rolls royce)
-roflcopter (helocopter)
-roflcraft (any type of craft, normally space)
-lolcity (city)
-wtfclouds* (clouds)
-AFK47s* (ak47s pwn j00)
-lmaoplane (air plane)
-SS AFK* (refering to a ship of somekind)
-TTYLnukes (nuclear missles)
-L337train (train stupid)
-lolbillies* (hill billies)
-roofletrain (a train)
-steamloller* (steam roller)
-lollercaust*! (holler caust, but warning, many people find this offensive.)
-lolympics* (the olympics)
-roflamethrower (a lame flamethrower)
-rofl3000* (some idiot wanted to be cool so he add 3000 to the end of rofl)
-lolcano* (volcano)
-roofleak (clever use of roofle, roof + leak)
-rofl waffles (funny one, one of my favs, rofl + waffle)
----------The Roots of these words---------
All words stated above are combonations of several accronyms used in an online setting. Normally games such as the ones mentioned above, but these have become ever more popular in the online chatting world. The roots:
-Lol (laugh out loud)
-Rofl (roll on floor laughing)
-Omg (oh my god)
-Wtf (what the f*ck)
-Afk (away from keyboard)
-thnx (thanks)
-lmao (laughing my @ss off)
-lmfao (laughing my f*cking @ss off)
*Usually a more uncommon word. Say this in a n00b L337 setting and you'll get a "wtf?". Or if the n00bs are stupid, you'll just get a "LOL".
*Credit to -=|CT|=-[www.ctpirates.com]*
l33t article
* An example of what NOT to do
Let me preface this by saying that being leet generally only requires the use of words, and they need only be typed and not spoken. it is easy to teach someone a set of vocabulary, so learning to be leet is easy. however, i must also say that being leet is not cool:
-it will not get a guy/girl to like you
-it will not get you more friends
-it will not get you better grades
-it will not make you get stronger or run faster
-it will not help you make more money
-it will not make you cool at all.
what is leet?
leet is a computer word that is derived from the english word 'elite'. it originally referred to people or things that were actually elite, in a nerdy computer sense. now it generally replaces the phrases 'cool' or 'awesome' or 'good at computer stuff'.
it can be used in any of the following forms:
-leet
-l33t
-1337
-ejeet*
-3j33t*
*generally more uncommon terms
when is leet used?
leet should generally only be used online. if you are using it in regular english, you had better own a dot com company, work at a computer programming or designing all day, or at least own a leetcore shirt or 2.
some good places to use the term 'leet':
-mIRC
-counter-strike
-battlefield 1942
-AIM
-counter-strike: source
-your favorite forum
am i leet yet?
heck no you're not, the word leet is just the beginning. there are a plethora of leet words and rules you need to be able to use to understand, including the following topics.
"kthx."
kthx is a shortened version of the words "okay" and "thank you" combined. this word, however, does not merely mean "okay thank you", it is usually used as a snobbish way to end a conversation. take the following conversation for example..
chase: why did you buy the new taking back sunday cd?
kevin: i liked the first one, so i thought this one would be good
chase: taking back sunday sucks ass, kthx.
as you can see, adding kthx to the end of his last statement gives it more force and finishes the conversation off really nicely, leaving kevin all but useless.
"rofl", "lmao", and "lol"
rofl is a common acronym for "rolling on the floor laughing". lmao stands for "lauhing my ass off", and lol stands for "laughing out loud". however, these terms have much more use in a leet setting.
for instance, they can be combined with any number of rhyming words, or even words that have nothing to do with them to make crazy leet combinations. some more obvious terms would include:
-lmaonaise (mayonaise)
-lolerskates (rollerskates)
-lolercoaster (rollercoaster)
-lolar bear (polar bear)
-lols royce (rolls royce)
**See bottom for complete list**
other, more rediculous, terms include leet train and roflcopter. they don't make any sense, but you can see where they likely started or became famous at here or here.
"own", "pwn", and "phwn"
the term own and owned are commonly used in online games. when one player defeats another, he can easily express his joy by explaiming "owned" or "you got owned". online gaming is usually fast paced though, and typos cause o's to be come p's. that is where pwned came from. the term pwn has come to carry more weight than it's root of own. while meaning the same thing, it is better to pwn someone than to own them.
pwn is pronounced like own, but with a p (pone, poned). i made up phwn one day talking to someone online. it is pronounced (and means) "phone". feel free to use that one.
"haxor" and "roxor"
most leet stuff was started by hackers back in the day. a leet way of typing out the world hacker is haxor. an even leeter way to type is is by switching out some of the letters with numbers, for instance h4x0r. multiple hackers would be denoted with a trailing z (h4x0rz). many words can have xor or xorz added to the end. the most common include roxor (rock -- the act of rocking), boxor (box -- computer), suxor (suck), fuxor (the f word).
"teh", "yuo", and "joo"
using numbers to replace vowels is an extremely leet way to type, and so is spelling words wrong. one of the most common ways to appear leet is to spell the word "the" as "teh". this is a typo caused by typing the e with the left hand before the right hand types the h. if someone spells it wrong commonly, they might be leet.
the word you can be spelled many ways. some include "u", "yuo", and "joo".
the end!!1
finally, just spell stuff wrong, use mad numbers, and let go of shift early (hence !!!!!!!!!!11111111111) many ejeet h4x0rz will be able to see right through you, because you are such a nub (noob, or newb, or newbie) but once you get r00t on their b0x0rz j00 will pwne tehm1111!1
**Complete List of lol,rofl,lmao,wtf,etc. CombOs**
-lmaonaise (mayonaise)
-lolerskates (rollerskates)
-lolercoaster (rollercoaster)
-lolar bear (polar bear)
-lols royce (rolls royce)
-roflcopter (helocopter)
-roflcraft (any type of craft, normally space)
-lolcity (city)
-wtfclouds* (clouds)
-AFK47s* (ak47s pwn j00)
-lmaoplane (air plane)
-SS AFK* (refering to a ship of somekind)
-TTYLnukes (nuclear missles)
-L337train (train stupid)
-lolbillies* (hill billies)
-roofletrain (a train)
-steamloller* (steam roller)
-lollercaust*! (holler caust, but warning, many people find this offensive.)
-lolympics* (the olympics)
-roflamethrower (a lame flamethrower)
-rofl3000* (some idiot wanted to be cool so he add 3000 to the end of rofl)
-lolcano* (volcano)
-roofleak (clever use of roofle, roof + leak)
-rofl waffles (funny one, one of my favs, rofl + waffle)
----------The Roots of these words---------
All words stated above are combonations of several accronyms used in an online setting. Normally games such as the ones mentioned above, but these have become ever more popular in the online chatting world. The roots:
-Lol (laugh out loud)
-Rofl (roll on floor laughing)
-Omg (oh my god)
-Wtf (what the f*ck)
-Afk (away from keyboard)
-thnx (thanks)
-lmao (laughing my @ss off)
-lmfao (laughing my f*cking @ss off)
*Usually a more uncommon word. Say this in a n00b L337 setting and you'll get a "wtf?". Or if the n00bs are stupid, you'll just get a "LOL".
*Credit to -=|CT|=-[www.ctpirates.com]*
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