1812-Now a US Patriotic Piece

[sloan]

We *have* to use the 1812 Overture to commemorate our non-loss in the War of 1812. I mean, it's not as if any other patriotic ditty traces its origins to that conflict.

[Todd S. Malicoate]

Wow - I'm "a poster"

Well, sure. Aren't we all? Is the term somehow offensive?

I think calling me a liar is a bit much. It was your/you're/yaw/yore cheap shot at my too-fast-for-my-brain fingers started this off.

This is often a point of contention on online fora. Is saying someone lied about something really "calling them a liar"? Are you a liar, by definition, if you've ever told one lie in your entire life? I sure don't think so.

What I do think is that you lied about choosing to type "you're" when "your" was correct by calling it a "typo." Maybe that's just a difference of opinion about what the word "typo" means. I think you meant to type "you're" and just made a simple mistake.

And(!) it IS a widely accepted rule, whether people choose to follow it or not.

I think we've had two pages on this already. And it would appear we still haven't resolved that issue to anyone's satisfaction.

It's funny, I too was going to say how I thought it was great that one post could completely take a topic in a different direction but would hopefully not have been so spiteful to Todd. Perhaps manners, etiquette and correct grammar are an English thing........ or perhaps Todd missed two out of the three lessons because he had cheer-leading class

Spiteful to me? No, not at all.

And (once again) I don't think it's bad etiquette to point out a grammar mistake in a off-hand way, particular when one further qualifies to point by saying it's a "pet peeve." Had I used an epithet or two, I would agree with you. But I didn't.

If I had a bat and a ball I'd be taking it home right about now.

Pffft.

[PhilGreen]

What I do think is that you lied about choosing to type "you're" when "your" was correct by calling it a "typo." Maybe that's just a difference of opinion about what the word "typo" means. I think you meant to type "you're" and just made a simple mistake.
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Todd,
Can't you entertain the fact that I DO know the difference between your and you're, meant to type one but, fingers being faster than brain, typed the other? I DIDN'T mean to use a contraction, I meant to use a possessive adjective; repeat - I DO know the difference.
Stop being such an unbelieving pedant and go and practice your tuba - and enjoy all those split notes that you fully intended to play.

[Todd S. Malicoate]

Todd,
Can't you entertain the fact that I DO know the difference between your and you're, meant to type one but, fingers being faster than brain, typed the other? I DIDN'T mean to use a contraction, I meant to use a possessive adjective; repeat - I DO know the difference.
Stop being such an unbelieving pedant and go and practice your tuba - and enjoy all those split notes that you fully intended to play.

Of course I can believe you know the difference and, actually, I'm quite sure you do.

What I'm saying is that you made a mistake, not a "typo." They're not the same thing. That's all.

Nor am I saying that you're the only person to refer to mistakes as typos. I'm not trying to needlessly single you out here. Call it another "pet peeve" of mine that, in the age of texting and "auto-correct," people are consistently blaming simple mistakes on "typos."

I simply prefer honesty and respect greatly those who would simply say "I made a mistake."

Todd "who will practice for about an hour after work before going to karaoke tonight but wonders how splitting notes relates to grammar mistakes" S. Malicoate, resident pedant.

[TubaRay]

Todd "who will practice for about an hour after work before going to karaoke tonight but wonders how splitting notes relates to grammar mistakes" S. Malicoate, resident pedant.

Oh! Oh! I know! The last time I performed Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, I split a note. It was really ugly. The entire orchestra turned around and glared at me.

OK. I made that up.

At least I'm somewhat on topic.