Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:56 pm
Finally put up a new post, for anyone interested in religio-spiritu-philosophico-related conversation. 
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Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:21 pm
Yay!
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:53 pm
Yarbicus wrote:Yay!
Gimme comments on mah blog, ya hoser!
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 3:41 pm
draelyc wrote:Yarbicus wrote:Yay!
Gimme comments on mah blog, ya hoser!
Does that include me?
You want comments here or at the blog?
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:34 pm
Hit the blog, if possible -- thanks!!!
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:46 am
Two new posts in one week, now ~ It's crizazy!!! 
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:33 pm
Aaaaannnd commented. Really good read man. I read Friday's posting late last night. Just read and commented on today's. 
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:41 pm
that background is horrendous
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:35 pm
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
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:00 pm
Independent George wrote: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
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:01 pm
rear naked wrote:that background is horrendous
Y u no liek bux?
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:02 pm
DoubleBarrel wrote: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!Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:16 pm
draelyc wrote:DoubleBarrel wrote: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!
LOL.....Hope the Fam is good
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:21 pm
DoubleBarrel wrote:
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!
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:59 pm
draelyc wrote:DoubleBarrel wrote:
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 wrongLOL.....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.
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:18 am
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.
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:00 am
'S all good, Tony -- I gotcha & suspected no chicanery.
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:21 pm
"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.
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 8:33 pm
DoubleBarrel wrote:"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.
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:07 am
draelyc wrote:DoubleBarrel wrote:"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
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:39 am
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.
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.
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 4:47 pm
draelyc wrote:DoubleBarrel wrote:"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.
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:43 am
DoubleBarrel wrote:draelyc wrote:DoubleBarrel wrote:"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.
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:44 am
K-Bizzle wrote: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.
Re: Dusting off my old blog....
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:44 am
Cflat wrote:draelyc wrote:DoubleBarrel wrote:"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?
