Pricing someones time

[longweight]

Originally Posted by siliconfanatic

As the poster of this thread, I apologize, but next time, please, do so in a slightly less sarcastic manner. It makes you seem like a grammar Nazi, and the only thing I feel for them is contempt. Not towards you, but towards people who constantly bL"%#$ about the "misuse" of words, forgetting the fact that as english evolves constantly, words also gain new meanings or are re-purposed entirely. IE: gay, literally etc.
I posted this thread on an old(ish) nook color so i had some issues with capitalization. I will fix that right now
No offense but: To the smart alecks who had to answer the rhetorical question: I wasn't ASKing a question. The point was that time is priceless, for a number of reasons. Like as in a:
Just WHO do you think you are to pay so little that he cant feed those mouths at home? Kind of thing.

I agree with the meaning of gay changing but literally has a very well defined meaning and there is a perfectly good word to use instead: figuratively.

[siliconfanatic]

Good point. Will edit that post when I get a good 10 min. I was tad bit PO'ed atm so I didn't really think twice about it. Plus when I posted this I was really, REALLY new to B-T. Since then I have had the chance to grow albeit more familiar. Thanks for the tip

@LW, most who use literately use it as its easier to say, dunno "why" but it just is.

[longweight]

I know they do....

[siliconfanatic]

Heck, I do it without even knowing it. Then I go back and edit it, quickly, so I dont find out how many grammar Nazis it takes to make you go nuts! Thats why I really like B-T: The community is far more mature than others I've seen.

[Unicorn]

I must commend you for editing your post and punctuating it very well. As a person who cares a great deal about the correct use of the English Language (no, not grammar nazi... not any more) I don't see that very often. I'm impressed and have a little +1 faith in the future of our language because of it

Interesting point: The word "nazi" traditionally only gets a capital letter when used to refer to Hitler's regime, the WWII political party or when used as part of a title, not when used as a general adjective or noun

[siliconfanatic]

Originally Posted by Unicorn

I must commend you for editing your post and punctuating it very well. As a person who cares a great deal about the correct use of the English Language (no, not grammar nazi... not any more) I don't see that very often. I'm impressed and have a little +1 faith in the future of our language because of it

Thankee I have no trouble doing so as long as I have a keyboard. I usually dont punctuate well with a nook I also cant comment on why I'm +1reping so I don't hand out rep on a nook... Though I still dont mind recieving rep bombshells from the likes of you

Originally Posted by Unicorn

Interesting point: The word "nazi" traditionally only gets a capital letter when used to refer to Hitler's regime, the WWII political party or when used as part of a title, not when used as a general adjective or noun