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[peanuts]

"Boring"; get it?

What is boring? the auger or the english lesson?

[Rob]

What is boring? the auger or the english lesson?

That's the intended pun, you silly Pittsburgh-ian.

Too many trips to the refrigerator
Will necessitate the defibrillator

[skiracer]

But those usages, in context, were not as indefinite articles.

The word "and" is used to indicate a relation of connection or addition. For example, I might eat an apple, and I might eat an orange. But I should never compare apples and oranges.

Like Lye said, "an" is similar in meaning to "a," in that they are both indefinite articles, as opposed to the definite article "the." If, for instance, I say: "Bring me an auger bit," that's indefinite, because it means any auger bit. But if I say: "Bring me the auger bit," then it's obvious I'm referring to one bit in particular. "Boring"; get it?

Excellent guys. You've got me straightened out on the "a", "an", and "and" rules. I'll never do it wrong again. Thanks Billyjoe, Lye, Rob, and ICC. After all what are we common barbarians who can't use the proper grammar?

[peanuts]

If, for instance, I say: "Bring me an auger bit," that's indefinite, because it means any auger bit. But if I say: "Bring me the auger bit," then it's obvious I'm referring to one bit in particular. "Boring"; get it?

Rob, if we're going to get all technical here, and if you said any of that to me, I would tell you that the operative word, 'bring' should be next to the subject, "auger" (whether it is 'the' auger, or 'an' auger) and 'me' should be last. You are not bringing "me", you are bringing the auger (or 'an' auger) to me.

[Rob]

Rob, if we're going to get all technical here, and if you said any of that to me, I would tell you that the operative word, 'bring' should be next to the subject, "auger" (whether it is 'the' auger, or 'an' auger) and 'me' should be last. You are not bringing "me", you are bringing the auger (or 'an' auger) to me.

You would not be incorrect to order the sentence that way; however, you would be incorrect in saying that my use of "me" as an indirect object is wrong.

[peanuts]

You would not be incorrect to order the sentence that way; however, you would be incorrect in saying that my use of "me" as an indirect object is wrong.

It just doesn't seem correct to me. Even if those are the rules of English, I still don't like to structure a sentence in that manner. You are not incorrect, and as usual, your wealth of knowledge has impressed me again. I've always been better at Math...


Carpenters are good with nails and a hammer
Give Rob a bad sentence, and he'll teach you Grammer

[IIC]

Ski, with regard to Doug's "maybe some puncuation is in order," you might ask him what happened to the first "t" in "punctuation."

By the way, he's correct about "and" instead of "an." The word "an" is an indefinite article used before a word that begins with a vowel or a silent consonant, such as "an apple," or "an honorable purpose." If it's used in front of words like "historic," then the "h" should not be pronounced.

Good eye Rob...I was testing him...

[IIC]

Excellent guys. You've got me straightened out on the "a", "an", and "and" rules. I'll never do it wrong again. Thanks Billyjoe, Lye, Rob, and ICC. After all what are we common barbarians who can't use the proper grammar?

I hope you did that on purpose...IIC

[JohnHenry]

Sticky, I'm afraid it is "normal" to have those thoughts. But let me offer you a word of advice: do not act on those thoughts, as you will be inviting yourself into a world of trouble if you do. In fact, you should train yourself to be able to put those thoughts out of your mind and not dwell on them. You can't keep birds from flying over your head, but you can sure keep them from building a nest in your hair. People with weak minds run around and act on their impulses, like unreasoning animals. You're smarter than that, aren't you?

Sooner or later wouldn't I want one or two birds to stop by?

My mom tells my brother and I to say single to focus on life because girls make life complicated.

[JohnHenry]

How can I learn to write like you guys? I had to read most of your posts like at least three times to understand 30 to 60% of it.

[skiracer]

Good eye Rob...I was testing him...

Yea, LOL Doug.

[IIC]

Sooner or later wouldn't I want one or two birds to stop by?

My mom tells my brother and I to say single to focus on life because girls make life complicated.

In case you missed this in the FUN STUFF topic:

IIC's Ten "Sure-Fire...Can't Miss" Pickup Lines:

Can I borrow a quarter???...I just want to call your mother and thank her for having you

Is your daddy a baker???...'Cause you sure gotta nice set of buns

Lets go back to my place and do the things I'm gonna tell everybody we did anyway

If I could rearrange the alphabet I'd put "U" and "I" together

Do your legs hurt???...From running through my dreams all night?

I looked up the word "beautiful" in the thesaurus today...And your name was included

Do you believe in love at first sight...Or should I walk by again???

I had a really bad day today and it always makes me feel better to see a pretty girl smile...So, would you smile for me?

Inheriting 80 million bux doesn't mean much when you've only got 6 months to live

Hi...Can I buy you a car?

[JohnHenry]

Lets go back to my place and do the things I'm gonna tell everybody we did anyway

Do you believe in love at first sight...Or should I walk by again???

I had a really bad day today and it always makes me feel better to see a pretty girl smile...So, would you smile for me?

Hey those are my three favorites but it didn't work out to well at the mall. LOL

[JohnHenry]

Harold C. Simmons

This Texas billionaire is buying up shares for storages; do you think he’s going to take TIE private? Why not? If he accumulates, lets say 80% of the shares; he can force the board to sell. What do you guys think?

[JohnHenry]

Sisterwin2

Is she still around? I haven't heard from her in a while.