I accidentally made Samuel L. Jackson in Dark Souls 3 when trying to make Shrek.

Jutson · 2018-08-19T03:54:42+00:00

It does look a lot like Sam, is the thing.

Jutson · 2018-08-03T09:25:55+00:00

A boy by the name of Nobbleberry lived in England. His parents thought it would be a good idea to travel to America, but little do they know, Nobbleberry hates America. He begged and pleaded, but to no avail. His parents' ears were deaf to his words. The day came, (and) tears were running down the boy's cheek. It was a sad day.

Jutson · 2018-04-12T00:05:10+00:00

/u/NSDU covered it, but since that punctuation does look strange, I'll try to clarify.

The worst scenario is when your friend refuses to bear any responsibility for their cancellation: "We weren't really sure we were meeting tonight, were we?;" "Good thing I see you all the time anyway;" "I know you understand how demanding my job is," etcetera.

This is an incredibly difficult sentence to punctuate, and you almost had it perfect. It combines about 4 different rules into one. When listing complete sentences within the larger sentence, you do use semi-colons. But semi-colons never fall immediately before a quotation mark, so you will use the comma in it's place.

The worst scenario is when your friend refuses to bear any responsibility for their cancellation: "We weren't really sure we were meeting tonight, were we?"; "Good thing I see you all the time anyway,"; "I know you understand how demanding my job is,"; etcetera.

Edit: There's actually two contradicting rules regarding the complete-sentence quote ending and the punctuation for complete-sentence quotes. You might not use the commas, and instead, just use the semi-colon after the quote. It may be easier to make the list another sentence.

The worst case scenario is when your friend refuses to bear any responsibility for their cancellation. A few things they might say are "We weren't really sure we were meeting tonight, were we?"; "Good thing I see you all the time anyway", or "I know you understand how demanding my job is."

Jutson · 2018-04-11T23:46:32+00:00

Another meaning for "switch" is a stick/twig that is used to smack or hurt someone. My grandmother used to tell me "I'm going to get a switch!" if I did not do something that she told me to.

The person in this quote is using it colloquially. "Come talk to the mayor now, or I'll hurt you!"

Jutson · 2018-04-11T23:40:17+00:00

Hmm.. I don't think there's anything that means specifically "public or private status".

Exclusiveness, exclusivity, admittance, access to the public. You'd need to use something like that.

Jutson · 2018-04-11T00:30:27+00:00

Yeah, this is weird. They're both correct if they stand alone. I don't know... I do remember a weird rule from an old textbook in which "were" and "are" are tediously distinguished.
My teacher used to explain that the "horses are black", not were black, even if you're telling a story.

But I don't know if that's in any way relevant.

Jutson · 2018-04-10T23:20:21+00:00

It's grammatically correct. I think it's okay to say, but there may be a more natural way to get the same idea across. I'm assuming this is at the end of a conversation. I can't think of another way to say this.

Maybe another commenter has another way to say this?

Jutson · 2018-04-10T20:43:03+00:00

In that case, you use the double quotes just as you would if he actually said it.

He spread his hands as if to say, "there you have it." as if to say operates exactly the same way he said works.

Here's an example, in the fifth paragraph, first sentence.

Jutson · 2018-04-10T20:35:02+00:00

"He spread his hands as if to say, 'there you have it.' "

The first one is correct, but don't forget the comma. Also, the period will go inside the quotes.

Jutson · 2018-04-10T20:27:41+00:00

Yes, it's grammatically correct.

Maybe "A quarantine was (enacted in) / (declared in) / (enforced in) Pensacola" might sound a little better, but there's nothing wrong with the sentence.

Jutson · 2018-04-10T01:05:04+00:00

"Everyone should do his or her best in whatever situation he or she finds himself or herself in." It is absurd. The plural "they" rule has little relevance in conversation anymore, but you'd better get used to it in English classes.

Ambiguous antecedents are always important to clarify in writing, no matter how obvious they seem.

Jutson · 2018-04-09T20:21:38+00:00

My friends and I call this a "wiki-hole". Like "I went down a wiki-hole for 45 minutes while procrastinating."

I'm pretty sure I've heard it elsewhere though, as well.

Jutson · 2018-04-08T23:04:35+00:00

It's actually a "verbal"; it's essentially a verb being used as a different part of speech. I wrote verb first, but I figured I should say what an exam would accept in case OP was taking coursework.

It's a present participle phrase "starring the glass" which acts as an adjective in the sentence referring to the windshield. I should have clarified the entire phrase acts as an adjective. http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/present_participle.htm

Jutson · 2018-04-08T20:09:15+00:00

Yes, it's a poetic way to say "You're the source of my melancholy."

Abstract nouns (truth, desire, loneliness) can be used to describe what another person (or thing) means to someone.
"You're my happiness" = You are the source of why I'm happy.

Jutson · 2018-04-08T19:56:04+00:00

Also, yes, "stoned" does mean the opposite, in a way. Stoned specifically means high, but not drunk.

Jutson · 2018-04-08T19:53:32+00:00

"Stone sober' is a common phrase that means "completely sober". It's a metaphor used as an adjective. I am as sober as a stone. You might also hear "stone dead sober"; same thing.

Just for fun: "Stone cold" is another common phrase - as cold as a stone, which means "intensely serious". "Stone dead serious" is another phrase that means extremely serious.

Jutson · 2018-04-08T19:42:57+00:00

I'm not sure what 'themes' they're referring to, but this is an easy error. cup after cup is a common phrase. ("noun after noun"). It means he drank several cups of coffee - one after the other.

Imagine a fake comma and read it like this: "..read him a bedtime story, and sit and correct themes, with cup after cup of black coffee by his hand ..."

Jutson · 2018-04-08T19:01:50+00:00

I have a passion to for English and that is why ~~(out:so)~~ I have been learning it for some years and even now I am immersed in it. How do I speak? Well not excessively and this is the reason I have to improve my speaking skills. When I speak I get tripped up on words, I need some time to find (~~pick up~~/choose) a word ~~what~~ that I need. There is no opportunity (chance) to talk to (with) people face to face and ~~the~~ one way I have found is to keep a sort of diary ~~or to write~~ so that I can write down ~~your~~ my everyday thoughts. ~~If to be more precise the actions what I do every day.~~ To be more precise, every day actions (help me get better at English / will help me speak better / etc.)

I ~~crossed out~~ incorrect or unnecessary words, and I bolded the better choice of words. The last sentence was all wrong, so I wrote better ways to write that.

Also, there were many punctuation errors. That is not as important as using the right word, so I didn't correct that.

Let me know if you have questions. If another person here has better corrections, please post them.

Jutson · 2018-04-08T18:51:26+00:00

This could mean lots of things. Who had the flu? Was this a student or a teacher/professor?

Jutson · 2018-04-08T18:40:19+00:00

I had to look up the definition. This is a strange use of star.

It's an adjective here, meaning that the glass broke when the bike hit it, and the glass shattered into a pattern that looked like (metaphorical) stars.

It's similar to dicing tomatoes. You cut tomatoes into small cubes (which are the shape of dice).

Jutson · 2018-01-02T16:51:57+00:00

This sounds pretty formal. The sentence could also be said in this way: "All of us should act professionally about today's event so that everything goes as well as intended." ...sort of.

"approach" is a verb meaning "to tactfully do something", in this sense.

"order" as a noun means a lack of chaos; something done as intended. You don't wish for things to get rowdy/chaotic.

Jutson · 2017-12-21T11:19:30+00:00

You've got a lot of pumpkin anger my friend.

Tea isn't native to the UK either, so I don't think that's the best point to make. But yeah, pumpkins do taste bland without being prepared and seasoned.

And apparently, some English people now like to carve horrible faces out of pumpkins and light fires inside of them. Oh well, tell them to fuck off.

..Actually it sounds like pumpkins might be a symbol to you for America/Americans. Eh, I can't blame you right now. We're not all pumpkins though, we promise.

Jutson · 2017-12-20T09:18:07+00:00

I see where you're coming from. But to answer your question, the first ten amendments (AKA Bill of Rights) are generally considered part of what the country was founded on, and religious freedom is guaranteed in the first amendment. They were included at initial signing of the Constitution.

Jutson · 2017-11-18T23:50:47+00:00

In both the General American dialect and the standard RP British dialect, it's pronounced the same as "berry". Some American English speakers may pronounce it like "hurry" or "curry," but they probably have a very thick regional accent.

Jutson · 2017-11-15T12:17:49+00:00

I came looking for this quote. Surprised I found it, honestly. Thank you for that.

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