Something about understanding

Fraggle Rocker writes:

"I enjoy long-winded prose too. You don't have to like older works to get it. I love Michener, Jean Auel, Richard Adams, Dune, Lord of the Rings, etc.

As for the posts on SciForums, this is a virtual social club in addition to its other worthy functions. Some people enjoy their camaraderie punctuated by short sentence fragments, as in a barber shop. Others prefer it beauty shop style, marinated in page-long paragraphs."
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I was surprised with enjoying Lord of the Rings so much. I am rather dedicated to non-fiction, (which usually has enough fiction connected with it to do me...

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So, I might assume from what you wrote that you do like older works. ("You don't have to like older works to get it.") Have you read The Story of Civilization, by Will Durant? There are ten volumes, if I remember correctly and I truly would like a whack at least some of it. He writes do well and I love history. I hestitate to take it from the library, because I like to take my time, so that I may do some side stuff related to whatever I am reading. I know no one who has read it, (?) and find this rather strange. Another thing I would like to read, quite out of my price range is Frederick Pollock's, "Spinoza, His Life and Philosophy." Have you read any of that? Elwes' translation is great, but Pollock is highly recommended by Durant and others.

If none of this pertains, and I am boring you, forgive me; but there is just so much out there that is waiting for me to catch up, and I feel rather overwhelmed and behind with what I want to know.

In any event, it is always nice to know that someone else enjoys books and such that last a lifetime. PMT

 

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Some very good points there.

"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother."

Einstein.


Jan Ardena.

 

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I'd still like to know why Fraggle Rocker chose to paint people with such broad strokes

 

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What... dude?

I like the Alfredo bit but you were wrong about the sentence.

I don't mean to brag, but I'm purty sharp when it comes to grammar.

It's a question.


Points = plural subject noun

put = past participle modifying "points"

per = preposition

pettily = adverb modifying "prodigal"

prodigal = adjective modifying "profuseness"

profuseness = singular prepositional object (of "per")

prove = plural 3rd person verb (corresponding with the plural subject, "points")

pitiably = adverb modifying "pointless"

prolixly = adverb modifying "pointless"

pointless = adjective relating back to the subject noun "points"




The sentence was highly redundant... as you can tell if you're familiar with all the words... but I never promised perfection...

... only an awesome alliteration.


Now... if you aren't criticizing my grammar, which I earnestly discourage, you might be criticizing the style.



Lemme think...


Done.
The sentence is totally logical, ABSOLUTELY clear if you take some time to sort it out.
It's just a wee bit tautological.

And that's a peccadillo we should NOT bicker over.






EDIT:

By the by, buddyroo, you might've noticed that I wrote "prolixly," not "prolixity".

You must've mistaken the adverb form for the noun form.
That's probably what threw you initially.

I corrected it in my quotation of you.

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In converying a message, one should write like a lawyer- Strict, concise, and straight to the point.
Just like this message.

 

One should always write like a bureaucrat, using words like prioritize and finalize.

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Ha, ha. As I was notified of this posting, I read it, of course. I love it when you people make me laugh. There absolutely nothing like humor, so long as it it in good taste. Cheerio Chalaco!

 

Err... righto.

I corrected you because I felt it was the nice thing to do, Chalaco. I don't like it when people use the Latin sic; it's flagrantly condescending and plainly mean-spirited.

I'm sorry if you would've had me do that rather than what I did.

 

What I did was just as easy... seems like... it's not like I didn't tell you about it.