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Dudley Hanks wrote:
"Robert Coe" wrote in message ... On Sun, 30 May 2010 17:26:08 GMT, "MC" wrote: : Richard wrote: : : "MC" wrote in message : ... : Robert Spanjaard wrote: : : A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize). : : They might do well in the Wallpaper Shootin too, especially 4 and : 5. But I already submitted a different shot. : : http://www.arumes.com/temp/macro/ : : You should first ask yourself, as should every photographer who : wishes to put their photos on public dispaly (let alone unashemedly : publicise the websites containing said pictures), are they really : worthy of public scrutiny? You must, firstly, be your own harshest : critic and then (and only then) allow others to critcise. : : May I ask why you think these are worthy? : : MC : : No. If you have to ask permission to ask a question, you are not : worthy of asking the question. : : Richard : : Hmm... I was not asking permission in the context of asking permission : but merely as vehicle of politeness. Politeness? You were sneering at the man's photos. Where's the politeness in that? Bob Perhaps, before posting a criticism to a public group for scrutiny, the critic should ask himself whether or not the grammar, spelling, syntax, tone, etc of his message is worthy of public attention... He really should be his own harshest critic... Take Care, Dudley Is it because I misspelled a word by allowing my fingers to accidentally swap two letters around? If so, did this cause undue hardship? If not then please feel free correct my grammar, tone, synax etc... I would be pleased to hear your constructive critique on my grammar, even though this is ng has nothing to do with the rights and wrongs of grammar in the first place. MC |
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Pete wrote:
On 2010-06-01 01:20:57 +0100, John McWilliams said: Robert Coe wrote: On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:51 -0700, John McWilliams wrote: : Pete wrote: : "A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize)." : : I enjoyed them (thanks Robert S). : : This is a photography newsgroup not an English lesson. : : : There should be an apostrophe after the word "newsgroup"....! :-) Actually, the word you were groping for there is "comma". No groping at all: Just seeing if anyone knew the difference and was paying attention; I wasn't! .... :-) I should've groped for that comma. I get in a muddle, I thought comma groping was something I ought to stop doing. You could've written: there should be a catastrophe after the word "newsgroup" :-) I guess that's in the unspoken word regarding most NGs in this century. Besides, you left out the more interesting target: Not to criticalicate anything, though.... An excellent word. No results from Google, which must be a first. Bob came up with a good'un, too. -- John McWilliams |
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tony cooper wrote:
On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:51 -0700, John McWilliams wrote: Pete wrote: On 2010-05-31 23:31:54 +0100, Dudley Hanks said: "Robert Coe" wrote in message ... On Sun, 30 May 2010 17:26:08 GMT, "MC" wrote: : Richard wrote: : : "MC" wrote in message : ... : Robert Spanjaard wrote: : : A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize). : : They might do well in the Wallpaper Shootin too, especially 4 and : 5. But I already submitted a different shot. : : http://www.arumes.com/temp/macro/ : : You should first ask yourself, as should every photographer who : wishes to put their photos on public dispaly (let alone unashemedly : publicise the websites containing said pictures), are they really : worthy of public scrutiny? You must, firstly, be your own harshest : critic and then (and only then) allow others to critcise. : : May I ask why you think these are worthy? : : MC : : No. If you have to ask permission to ask a question, you are not : worthy of asking the question. : : Richard : : Hmm... I was not asking permission in the context of asking permission : but merely as vehicle of politeness. Politeness? You were sneering at the man's photos. Where's the politeness in that? Bob Perhaps, before posting a criticism to a public group for scrutiny, the critic should ask himself whether or not the grammar, spelling, syntax, tone, etc of his message is worthy of public attention... He really should be his own harshest critic... Take Care, Dudley The OP wrote: "A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize)." I enjoyed them (thanks Robert S). This is a photography newsgroup not an English lesson. There should be an apostrophe after the word "newsgroup"....! :-) An example of Skitt's Law: Spelling or grammar flames always contain spelling or grammar errors 'Ceptin' mine contain made up errs, as I don' make 'em otherwize. You impropergatedly typed an ellipsis...one too many periods/full stops. Did Herb Caen (SF Chronicle/r) limit himself in numbers of dots....... I don't think so! Not to criticalicate That could be considered to be a nonce word. anything, though.... For the nonce, over and out, g'night all, at precisely 9:54:04 PM PDT on Monday, May 31, 2010 -- john mcwilliams |
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On 5/31/10 5:52 PM, in article , "John McWilliams" wrote: Pete wrote: On 2010-05-31 23:31:54 +0100, Dudley Hanks said: "Robert Coe" wrote in message ... On Sun, 30 May 2010 17:26:08 GMT, "MC" wrote: : Richard wrote: : : "MC" wrote in message : ... : Robert Spanjaard wrote: : : A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize). : : They might do well in the Wallpaper Shootin too, especially 4 and : 5. But I already submitted a different shot. : : http://www.arumes.com/temp/macro/ : : You should first ask yourself, as should every photographer who : wishes to put their photos on public dispaly (let alone unashemedly : publicise the websites containing said pictures), are they really : worthy of public scrutiny? You must, firstly, be your own harshest : critic and then (and only then) allow others to critcise. : : May I ask why you think these are worthy? : : MC : : No. If you have to ask permission to ask a question, you are not : worthy of asking the question. : : Richard : : Hmm... I was not asking permission in the context of asking permission : but merely as vehicle of politeness. Politeness? You were sneering at the man's photos. Where's the politeness in that? Bob Perhaps, before posting a criticism to a public group for scrutiny, the critic should ask himself whether or not the grammar, spelling, syntax, tone, etc of his message is worthy of public attention... He really should be his own harshest critic... Take Care, Dudley The OP wrote: "A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize)." I enjoyed them (thanks Robert S). This is a photography newsgroup not an English lesson. There should be an apostrophe after the word "newsgroup"....! :-) Not to criticalicate anything, though.... COMMA. Not to be critical - of course... |
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On 5/31/10 7:20 PM, in article , "John McWilliams" wrote: Robert Coe wrote: On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:51 -0700, John McWilliams wrote: : Pete wrote: : "A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize)." : : I enjoyed them (thanks Robert S). : : This is a photography newsgroup not an English lesson. : : : There should be an apostrophe after the word "newsgroup"....! :-) Actually, the word you were groping for there is "comma". No groping at all: Just seeing if anyone knew the difference and was paying attention; I wasn't! .... :-) Besides, you left out the more interesting target: Not to criticalicate anything, though.... Baiter. |
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On 5/31/10 11:54 PM, in article , "John McWilliams" wrote: tony cooper wrote: On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:51 -0700, John McWilliams wrote: Pete wrote: On 2010-05-31 23:31:54 +0100, Dudley Hanks said: "Robert Coe" wrote in message ... On Sun, 30 May 2010 17:26:08 GMT, "MC" wrote: : Richard wrote: : : "MC" wrote in message : ... : Robert Spanjaard wrote: : : A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize). : : They might do well in the Wallpaper Shootin too, especially 4 and : 5. But I already submitted a different shot. : : http://www.arumes.com/temp/macro/ : : You should first ask yourself, as should every photographer who : wishes to put their photos on public dispaly (let alone unashemedly : publicise the websites containing said pictures), are they really : worthy of public scrutiny? You must, firstly, be your own harshest : critic and then (and only then) allow others to critcise. : : May I ask why you think these are worthy? : : MC : : No. If you have to ask permission to ask a question, you are not : worthy of asking the question. : : Richard : : Hmm... I was not asking permission in the context of asking permission : but merely as vehicle of politeness. Politeness? You were sneering at the man's photos. Where's the politeness in that? Bob Perhaps, before posting a criticism to a public group for scrutiny, the critic should ask himself whether or not the grammar, spelling, syntax, tone, etc of his message is worthy of public attention... He really should be his own harshest critic... Take Care, Dudley The OP wrote: "A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize)." I enjoyed them (thanks Robert S). This is a photography newsgroup not an English lesson. There should be an apostrophe after the word "newsgroup"....! :-) An example of Skitt's Law: Spelling or grammar flames always contain spelling or grammar errors 'Ceptin' mine contain made up errs, as I don' make 'em otherwize. You impropergatedly typed an ellipsis...one too many periods/full stops. Did Herb Caen (SF Chronicle/r) limit himself in numbers of dots....... I don't think so! Not to criticalicate That could be considered to be a nonce word. anything, though.... For the nonce, over and out, g'night all, at precisely 9:54:04 PM PDT on Monday, May 31, 2010 What's plural of "y'all"? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ready? .. .. .. .. Y'all sure? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Here goes.... .. .. .. "All y'all" Today's Lesson is concluded. |
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George Kerby wrote:
What's plural of "y'all"? . vast spoiler space follows..... . . . . Here goes.... "All y'all" Today's Lesson is concluded. 'Ceptin' it's "All y'alls", ain't it? -- jpmcw Help stamp out gratuitous apostrophe's and exclamation point's!!! |
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Pete wrote:
On 2010-06-01 01:20:57 +0100, John McWilliams said: Robert Coe wrote: On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:51 -0700, John McWilliams wrote: : Pete wrote: : "A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize)." : : I enjoyed them (thanks Robert S). : : This is a photography newsgroup not an English lesson. : : : There should be an apostrophe after the word "newsgroup"....! :-) Actually, the word you were groping for there is "comma". No groping at all: Just seeing if anyone knew the difference and was paying attention; I wasn't! .... :-) I should've groped for that comma. I get in a muddle, I thought comma groping was something I ought to stop doing. You could've written: there should be a catastrophe after the word "newsgroup" :-) Besides, you left out the more interesting target: Not to criticalicate anything, though.... An excellent word. No results from Google, which must be a first. Check now. There it is, as part of--rec.photo.digital! Allen |
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"John McWilliams" wrote in message ... Pete wrote: On 2010-06-01 01:20:57 +0100, John McWilliams said: Robert Coe wrote: On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:51 -0700, John McWilliams wrote: : Pete wrote: : "A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize)." : : I enjoyed them (thanks Robert S). : : This is a photography newsgroup not an English lesson. : : : There should be an apostrophe after the word : : : "newsgroup"....! :-) Actually, the word you were groping for there is "comma". No groping at all: Just seeing if anyone knew the difference and was paying attention; I wasn't! .... :-) I should've groped for that comma. I get in a muddle, I thought comma groping was something I ought to stop doing. You could've written: there should be a catastrophe after the word "newsgroup" :-) I guess that's in the unspoken word regarding most NGs in this century. Besides, you left out the more interesting target: Not to criticalicate anything, though.... An excellent word. No results from Google, which must be a first. Bob came up with a good'un, too. -- John McWilliams All the new words were "perfectly cromulent", as Lisa Simpson would have pointed out...;-) --DR |
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"Savageduck" wrote in message news:2010060108592878840-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom... On 2010-06-01 07:43:18 -0700, "David Ruether" said: All the new words [here] were "perfectly cromulent", as Lisa Simpson would have pointed out...;-) --DR You have just embiggened this whole debate. -- Regards, Savageduck 8^), 8^), 8^) !!! --DR |
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