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2210780 No.2210780 [Reply] [Original]

>he hasn't any talent

I have seen this shit far too many times in the span of this part.

Just today, I've read it fucking 6 times.
example:
>dfw killed himself because he knew he hadn't any talent

Are you serious about that grammar?
Dfw killed himself because he knew he had not any talent.
Does this make sense grammaticaly? No.
>had not any talent.
i'm raging right now

>> No.2210782

>he didn't have any talent

I have seen this shit far too many times in the span of this part.

Just today, I've read it fucking 6 times.
example:
>dfw killed himself because he knew he didn't have any talent

Are you serious about that grammar?
Dfw killed himself because he knew he did not have any talent.
Does this make sense grammaticaly? No.
>did not have any talent.
i'm raging right now

>> No.2210784

>implying any of the phrases are any less expressive
grammatical rules are for bitches!

>> No.2210789

>>2210780
Pendent.
Probably someone who thinks he's intellectual and tries to correct everyone all the time. Probably has friends who think he's amazing.
Doesn't realise language and its use changes.
Get with the times hippie.

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2210794

>>2210789
>Pendent

>> No.2210795
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2210795

>>2210794
I have no idea why I wrote pendent instead of pedant, but I like it.

You fucking pendent.

>> No.2210799

>>2210780
"[Eco's novel The Name of the Roses] is so rich in meanings that by now it hasn't any meaning." Umberto Eco

It is grammatically correct. You just need to read more.

>> No.2210800

>>2210799
Another example:
"We haven't any lodgings yet, remember..." Jude the Obscure

>> No.2210802

>>2210800
We haven't any OP not a faggot.

>> No.2210815

OP probably thinks not of the many uses and variations of language

>> No.2210820

>>2210815
nor of the multi and varied manipulations therein to further the font of fruition in formation there of.

>> No.2210821

>>2210820
You mean thereof*.

>> No.2210822

lol that people still believe in prescriptive grammar

>> No.2210823

I feel you op, but mostly I just hate that phrasing since tryhards (especially on /lit/) go out of their way to use it, probably since they've heard british people say it and think it will therefore make them look intellectual and impressive
it's like when Americans say "it was a shit (x)," just stop embarrassing yourself man

>> No.2210827

>>2210821
if that's all you got, I win the internets.

>> No.2210832

>>2210827
Also multi's not a word.
Also I don't know what the hell you're talking about past the word "further." And I think you've misused the word "font."

>> No.2210836

>>2210823
Do you mean I'm not allowed to say "It was a shit book" because you think I'm trying to sound clever and british? Could you BE any more stuck up? This isn't the 17th century, the world no longer revolves around Britain.

>> No.2210837

>>2210832
font1    [font] Show IPA
noun
1.
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
2.
a receptacle for holy water; stoup.
3.
a productive source: The book is a font of useful tips for travelers.
4.
the reservoir for oil in a lamp.
5.
Archaic . a fountain.

multi should have a dash in front.

perhaps, you should develop your language skills, and you won't be so confused.

>> No.2210856

>>2210837
NO. NO MORE DEFINING.

>perhaps, you should develop your language skills, and you won't be so confused.
You're also a condescending faggot. Go die in an OED-fuelled fire.

>> No.2210866

>>2210856
>implying this entire board, combined, has enough wealth to purchase a single copy of the OED
don't make me laugh

>> No.2210870

>>2210866
>>2210856
Jesus Christ, I just got sucked into a define-argument thread.
Never forget, never again.

>> No.2210873

>>2210866
Also: go suck a hobo's cock on mass transit.

>> No.2210875

>>2210870
errr.what did you expect from an OP grammar whine?

seriously? lurk moar.