Dusting off my old blog....

[draelyc]

Finally put up a new post, for anyone interested in religio-spiritu-philosophico-related conversation.

http://covenantbard.blogspot.com/

[Yarbicus]

Yay!

[draelyc]

Yay!

Gimme comments on mah blog, ya hoser!

[Cflat]

Yay!

Gimme comments on mah blog, ya hoser!

Does that include me?
You want comments here or at the blog?

[draelyc]

Hit the blog, if possible -- thanks!!!

[draelyc]

Two new posts in one week, now ~ It's crizazy!!!

[Dave Lister]

Aaaaannnd commented. Really good read man. I read Friday's posting late last night. Just read and commented on today's.

[rear naked]

that background is horrendous

[DoubleBarrel]

It has long disturbed me that there is a significant number of folks in our society who seem adamant in the belief that their "Christian faith" etc....

Grammar police say "are" not "is"

Christianity is igmorance and superstition.

Spell check FTMFL



Other than that......I want the 3 minutes of my life that I used to read that back

[draelyc]

Aaaaannnd commented. Really good read man. I read Friday's posting late last night. Just read and commented on today's.

Thanks man ~ saw that & replied! Much appreciated!

C

[draelyc]

that background is horrendous

Y u no liek bux?

[draelyc]

It has long disturbed me that there is a significant number of folks in our society who seem adamant in the belief that their "Christian faith" etc....

Grammar police say "are" not "is"

The subject of that sentence is "number," which is singular, which takes a singular verb, which is ... is.

Christianity is igmorance and superstition.

Spell check FTMFL

Thanks for the catch; will see if it'll let me edit!

Other than that......I want the 3 minutes of my life that I used to read that back

Can't have 'em! Sucka!

[DoubleBarrel]

It has long disturbed me that there is a significant number of folks in our society who seem adamant in the belief that their "Christian faith" etc....

Grammar police say "are" not "is"

The subject of that sentence is "number," which is singular, which takes a singular verb, which is ... is.

I disagree, the subject is "folks" which is plural

There is a significant number of folks

or

There are a significant number of folks

Which sounds right ???????

Christianity is igmorance and superstition.

Spell check FTMFL

Thanks for the catch; will see if it'll let me edit!

Other than that......I want the 3 minutes of my life that I used to read that back

Can't have 'em! Sucka!

LOL.....Hope the Fam is good

[draelyc]

I disagree, the subject is "folks" which is plural

There is a significant number of folks

or

There are a significant number of folks

Which sounds right ???????

"IS" sounds right, because it *is* right.

"Folks" is the object of the preposition "of" ("a significant number OF FOLKS"). Objects CANNOT be subjects ~ not simultaneously.

LOL.....Hope the Fam is good

Yeah, man, the fam is good. The fam is LOUD right now ~ that three month old has got some PIPES!

Come to think of it, so does the toddler.

Funny, how crazy the increased average volume can make me, despite my love of amps and rawk!

Other than missing playing out, it really is wonderful ~ my girls (all three) are awesome.

Hope you & yours are good, brutha!

[DoubleBarrel]

I disagree, the subject is "folks" which is plural

There is a significant number of folks

or

There are a significant number of folks

Which sounds right ???????

"IS" sounds right, because it *is* right.

"Folks" is the object of the preposition "of" ("a significant number OF FOLKS"). Objects CANNOT be subjects ~ not simultaneously.

Either way, number is plural, single is singular. Any "number" of thins is plural.

I'm telling you "is" is wrong

LOL.....Hope the Fam is good

Yeah, man, the fam is good. The fam is LOUD right now ~ that three month old has got some PIPES!

Come to think of it, so does the toddler.

Funny, how crazy the increased average volume can make me, despite my love of amps and rawk!

Other than missing playing out, it really is wonderful ~ my girls (all three) are awesome.

Hope you & yours are good, brutha!

Awesome. We are all good here. Yep, mine can get pretty damn loud too.

[Cflat]

You probably figured it out by now, but I am SnakesDontTalk. I forgot to sign my name and I didn't want to come off as trying to hide my identity or anything.

[draelyc]

'S all good, Tony -- I gotcha & suspected no chicanery.

[DoubleBarrel]

"IS" sounds right, because it *is* right.

"Folks" is the object of the preposition "of" ("a significant number OF FOLKS"). Objects CANNOT be subjects ~ not simultaneously.

Either way, "number" is plural, one is singular. Any "number" of things is plural.

I'm telling you "is" is wrong

It's an awkward sentence to read either way.

[draelyc]

"IS" sounds right, because it *is* right.

"Folks" is the object of the preposition "of" ("a significant number OF FOLKS"). Objects CANNOT be subjects ~ not simultaneously.

Either way, "number" is plural, one is singular. Any "number" of things is plural.

I'm telling you "is" is wrong

It's an awkward sentence to read either way.

No, "number" is singular. E.g.: "The number of printers needing repair has yet to be reported."

Trust me, dood. I do this for a living.

[DoubleBarrel]

"IS" sounds right, because it *is* right.

"Folks" is the object of the preposition "of" ("a significant number OF FOLKS"). Objects CANNOT be subjects ~ not simultaneously.

Either way, "number" is plural, one is singular. Any "number" of things is plural.

I'm telling you "is" is wrong

It's an awkward sentence to read either way.

No, "number" is singular. E.g.: "The number of printers needing repair has yet to be reported."

Trust me, dood. I do this for a living.

a number = more than one

You IS wrong and I ARE right

[K-Bizzle]

Decided to do the same myself.
First post coming tonight.
Will be subscribing to yours as well, always enjoy your angle even if the ed conclusion is different than my own.

[Cflat]

"IS" sounds right, because it *is* right.

"Folks" is the object of the preposition "of" ("a significant number OF FOLKS"). Objects CANNOT be subjects ~ not simultaneously.

Either way, "number" is plural, one is singular. Any "number" of things is plural.

I'm telling you "is" is wrong

It's an awkward sentence to read either way.

No, "number" is singular. E.g.: "The number of printers needing repair has yet to be reported."

Trust me, dood. I do this for a living.

Chris, I think he might be right on this one. "A number of..." and "The number of..." are treated differently. In your example above, "The number of printers needing repair has yet to be reported" is correct because "number" refers to an actual number. But if you change the sentence structure to, "There are a number of printers needing repair", it is more like the sentence in question from your blog. Like "some" or "a lot of". As in, "there are some folks" or "there are a lot of folks". Isn't it plural in that case?

Then again, I'm not so great with grammar.

[draelyc]

"IS" sounds right, because it *is* right.

"Folks" is the object of the preposition "of" ("a significant number OF FOLKS"). Objects CANNOT be subjects ~ not simultaneously.

Either way, "number" is plural, one is singular. Any "number" of things is plural.

I'm telling you "is" is wrong

It's an awkward sentence to read either way.

No, "number" is singular. E.g.: "The number of printers needing repair has yet to be reported."

Trust me, dood. I do this for a living.

a number = more than one

You IS wrong and I ARE right

A committee is a group of people (more than one) ~ so is a group, for that matter ~ yet unless you're British those nouns take singular verbs. Just sayin', grammar doesn't always have to do with definition.

[draelyc]

Decided to do the same myself.
First post coming tonight.
Will be subscribing to yours as well, always enjoy your angle even if the ed conclusion is different than my own.

Awesome, Kyle ~ want to post the link here so I can subscribe to yours, too?

And thanks for the kind words, mang.

[draelyc]

"IS" sounds right, because it *is* right.

"Folks" is the object of the preposition "of" ("a significant number OF FOLKS"). Objects CANNOT be subjects ~ not simultaneously.

Either way, "number" is plural, one is singular. Any "number" of things is plural.

I'm telling you "is" is wrong

It's an awkward sentence to read either way.

No, "number" is singular. E.g.: "The number of printers needing repair has yet to be reported."

Trust me, dood. I do this for a living.

Chris, I think he might be right on this one. "A number of..." and "The number of..." are treated differently. In your example above, "The number of printers needing repair has yet to be reported" is correct because "number" refers to an actual number. But if you change the sentence structure to, "There are a number of printers needing repair", it is more like the sentence in question from your blog. Like "some" or "a lot of". As in, "there are some folks" or "there are a lot of folks". Isn't it plural in that case?

Then again, I'm not so great with grammar.

Dammit, that's an interesting counterpoint. Y'all gonna make me dust off my Harbrace Handbook, aren'tcha?