Use Correct Grammar

[chapcrap]

Concise description:

• When things aren’t more than one, don’t use plural tenses of words.

Specifics/Details:

• When deploying 1 troop in a game, have the game log say that you deployed 1 troop instead of 1 troops.

How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:

• It will look less silly

[mrswdk]

The poor grammar in this suggestion is super ironic.

[chapcrap]

The poor grammar in this suggestion is super ironic.

As part of the implementation, I suggest that mrswdk be made chief in charge of site grammar.

[TeeGee]

But I like having 1 troops

[Dukasaur]

I AM 1 troops!

[mrswdk]

The poor grammar in this suggestion is super ironic.

As part of the implementation, I suggest that mrswdk be made chief in charge of site grammar.

Gladly (y)

[DoomYoshi]

There needs to be more than one, which makes it fun since Chiefs in Charge of Site Grammar is one of those awkward pluralizations like lieutenants general.

[Doc_Brown]

If there were another chapcrap, would there be two chapscrap, or two chapcraps?

[trapyoung]

I've stepped in two chapcraps before. It was unpleasant.

[Dukasaur]

https://aeon.co/essays/why-language-might-be-the-optimal-self-regulating-system

Even the deepest-seeming change – to the grammar – never destroys the language system. Some distinctions can disappear: classical Arabic has singular, dual and plural number; the modern dialects mostly use just singular and plural, like English. Latin was full of cases; its daughter languages – French, Spanish and so on – lack them, but their speakers get on with life just the same. Sometimes languages get more complex: the Romance languages also pressed freestanding Latin words into service until they wore down and became mere endings on verbs. That turned out OK, too.

[Metsfanmax]

If there were another chapcrap, would there be two chapscrap, or two chapcraps?

There can be only one chapcrap.

I mean really, who else could be crazy enough to pick that username?

[mrswdk]

https://aeon.co/essays/why-language-might-be-the-optimal-self-regulating-system

Even the deepest-seeming change – to the grammar – never destroys the language system. Some distinctions can disappear: classical Arabic has singular, dual and plural number; the modern dialects mostly use just singular and plural, like English. Latin was full of cases; its daughter languages – French, Spanish and so on – lack them, but their speakers get on with life just the same. Sometimes languages get more complex: the Romance languages also pressed freestanding Latin words into service until they wore down and became mere endings on verbs. That turned out OK, too.

Chinese doesn't really use the plural at all. One dog, two dog, three dog, four dog. Works fine.

[Dukasaur]

https://aeon.co/essays/why-language-might-be-the-optimal-self-regulating-system

Even the deepest-seeming change – to the grammar – never destroys the language system. Some distinctions can disappear: classical Arabic has singular, dual and plural number; the modern dialects mostly use just singular and plural, like English. Latin was full of cases; its daughter languages – French, Spanish and so on – lack them, but their speakers get on with life just the same. Sometimes languages get more complex: the Romance languages also pressed freestanding Latin words into service until they wore down and became mere endings on verbs. That turned out OK, too.

Chinese doesn't really use the plural at all. One dog, two dog, three dog, four dog. Works fine.

Sound like Dr. Seuss.

One dog, two dog, three dog, more!

[tfh182]

Grammar is important. I do think that we need to have a gramatarian. I also suggest that some one should check on the game chats and if a player has misspelled a word or not used a comma or period when needed they should be punished. I am not saying that they should be beaten but a good hard spanking makes sense.

[Dukasaur]

Grammar is important. I do think that we need to have a gramatarian. I also suggest that some one should check on the game chats and if a player has misspelled a word or not used a comma or period when needed they should be punished. I am not saying that they should be beaten but a good hard spanking makes sense.

Oh, yes! OH, YES! OH, YES, YES, YES!




















PS. WTF is a 'grammatarian'? Did you mean 'grammarian'?

[mrswdk]

https://aeon.co/essays/why-language-might-be-the-optimal-self-regulating-system

Even the deepest-seeming change – to the grammar – never destroys the language system. Some distinctions can disappear: classical Arabic has singular, dual and plural number; the modern dialects mostly use just singular and plural, like English. Latin was full of cases; its daughter languages – French, Spanish and so on – lack them, but their speakers get on with life just the same. Sometimes languages get more complex: the Romance languages also pressed freestanding Latin words into service until they wore down and became mere endings on verbs. That turned out OK, too.

Chinese doesn't really use the plural at all. One dog, two dog, three dog, four dog. Works fine.

Sound like Dr. Seuss.

One dog, two dog, three dog, more, waiter!

fixed

[demonfork]

The poor grammar in this suggestion is super ironic.

This is not really an example of irony. It's more hypocritical that the OP would suggest that others use proper grammar when he can't even do so himself.


Irony is when the intended meaning is the exact opposite of the literal meaning or a rhetorical device that is characterized by incongruity in the real situation and what is expected


Example:

You suggest to a sick friend that a particular remedy will make him well again but it kills him instead.

[chapcrap]

The poor grammar in this suggestion is super ironic.

This is not really an example of irony. It's more hypocritical that the OP would suggest that others use proper grammar when he can't even do so himself.


Irony is when the intended meaning is the exact opposite of the literal meaning or a rhetorical device that is characterized by incongruity in the real situation and what is expected


Example:

You suggest to a sick friend that a particular remedy will make him well again but it kills him instead.

Can someone please suggest a remedy to demonfork?

[DoomYoshi]

https://www.weeklystandard.com/david-sk ... ary-and-us

There are a bunch of grammarians out of a job now. Maybe we can get them for cheap.

[mrswdk]

The poor grammar in this suggestion is super ironic.

This is not really an example of irony. It's more hypocritical that the OP would suggest that others use proper grammar when he can't even do so himself.

It would be hypocritical if OP told other people to use correct grammar despite knowingly using incorrect grammar in his own posts.

It would be irony if OP told other people to use correct grammar while accidentally using incorrect grammar in his instruction.

[mrswdk]

I AM WAITING FOR MY COLOURED NAME AND OFFICIAL GRAMMARIAN TITLE