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Still said:
Wow....this is really getting comical, but it also speaks to something else
a bit more serious...guess what it is? Anyway, Doug is CORREC T. Let's
break it down so all can see why, so we can put this to bed! This is what he
posted:

"Your not so eloquent, (spelled correctly), and even sadder replies are
unnecessary...please resist the temptation to reply as they don't pertain
to Windows XP. Try alt.get_a_life".

Ok...let's take the parenthesis and the words inside them out...and we have
'Your not so eloquent, and even sadder replies are unnecessary...please
resist the temptation to reply as they don't pertain to Windows XP. Try
alt.get_a_life.

Now lets also take the words 'and even sadder' out, make *replies* singular
so we get *reply*, and we're left with this. 'Your not so eloquent, reply
are unnecessary...please resist the temptation to reply as they don't
pertain to Windows XP. Try alt.get_a_life.'

Next change *are* to *is* since things are no longer plural, and you have
this: Your not so eloquent, reply is unnecessary...please resist the
temptation to reply as they don't pertain to Windows XP. Try
alt.get_a_life.

Take out the comma because now you wouldn't need it and you get this: Your
not so eloquent reply is unnecessary...please resist the temptation to reply
as they don't pertain to Windows XP. Try alt.get_a_life.

If you STILL don't understand, take out the words 'not so eloquent', and
you're left with this: 'Your reply is unnecessary...please resist the
temptation to reply as they don't pertain to Windows XP. Try
alt.get_a_life.'

See...YOUR *is* the proper word, because it was Gurney's reply he was
talking about.
Click to expand...

My head hurts! :-)
 
The date and time was 6/28/2008 9:24 AM, and on a whim, Still learning
pounded out on the keyboard:
Wow....this is really getting comical, but it also speaks to something else
a bit more serious...guess what it is? Anyway, Doug is CORREC T. Let's
break it down so all can see why, so we can put this to bed! This is what he
posted:

"Your not so eloquent, (spelled correctly), and even sadder replies are
unnecessary...please resist the temptation to reply as they don't pertain
to Windows XP. Try alt.get_a_life".

Ok...let's take the parenthesis and the words inside them out...and we have
'Your not so eloquent, and even sadder replies are unnecessary...please
resist the temptation to reply as they don't pertain to Windows XP. Try
alt.get_a_life.

Now lets also take the words 'and even sadder' out, make *replies* singular
so we get *reply*, and we're left with this. 'Your not so eloquent, reply
are unnecessary...please resist the temptation to reply as they don't
pertain to Windows XP. Try alt.get_a_life.'

Next change *are* to *is* since things are no longer plural, and you have
this: Your not so eloquent, reply is unnecessary...please resist the
temptation to reply as they don't pertain to Windows XP. Try
alt.get_a_life.

Take out the comma because now you wouldn't need it and you get this: Your
not so eloquent reply is unnecessary...please resist the temptation to reply
as they don't pertain to Windows XP. Try alt.get_a_life.

If you STILL don't understand, take out the words 'not so eloquent', and
you're left with this: 'Your reply is unnecessary...please resist the
temptation to reply as they don't pertain to Windows XP. Try
alt.get_a_life.'

See...YOUR *is* the proper word, because it was Gurney's reply he was
talking about.
Click to expand...

You state yourself, "Take out the comma because now you wouldn't need
it..." Problem was the comma WAS there which made it incorrect. The
comma made the sentence state (in effect), "You're not so eloquent,..."
If the comma would have been omitted to begin with, everything would
have been fine.

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Terry said:
The date and time was 6/28/2008 9:24 AM, and on a whim, Still learning
pounded out on the keyboard:


You state yourself, "Take out the comma because now you wouldn't need
it..." Problem was the comma WAS there which made it incorrect. The
comma made the sentence state (in effect), "You're not so eloquent,..."
If the comma would have been omitted to begin with, everything would
have been fine.
Click to expand...

To really clarify the intent of the sentence, it should have read:

"Your not-so-eloquent (spelled correctly), and even sadder replies are
unnecessary... please resist the temptation to reply as they don't
pertain to Windows XP. Try alt.get_a_life.?
 
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