the grammar debate

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SamuelRSmith said:

SciFiBoy said:

SamuelRSmith said:

SciFiBoy said:

CommonMan said:

SciFiBoy said:
who cares? its the internet...its not like its gonna change the world whether you put a comma after you troll the 360...

I always use semi-colons after trolling the 360. . .

okay, lol, I just post whatever, I couldnt care less about grammar, this isnt exactly academia here, its a video game forum not a thesis for a masters degree

I didn't realise that the sole intention of grammar was to be a determinant between what is, or isn't, a thesis.

im assuming you understood the context of my post, im not saying that, what im saying is that having good grammar on an internet forum is not neccessary nor particularly important, certainly not compared to a thesis for example.

But good grammar is always important. There's a reason why "Grammar Nazis" (I prefer "Sticklers") harp on about it so much: because an ill-placed comma, or total lack of, can make a huge difference to the final render of a sentence.

To take the age old example,

A woman: without her, man is nothing.
A woman, without her man, is nothing.

The words are exactly the same, and yet the meanings of the sentences are completely different thanks to the changes of a couple of markings.

Or to use the one that's been going around Facebook:

Let's eat, grandma!

Let's eat grandma!

COMMAS SAVE LIVES.