Please explain.
I did not learn English or the American version of it in school. My english teacher was Mr. Magoo.
What is the specific difference?
People who won't use an Oxford comma and wonder why their message was mininterpreted
I had lunch with two strippers, Adolf and Joseph.
or
I had lunch with two strippers, Adolf, and Joseph.
Please explain.
I did not learn English or the American version of it in school. My english teacher was Mr. Magoo.
What is the specific difference?
First example means that there were two lunch guests. One was called Adolf, the other was called Joseph.
Second example means that there were 4 lunch guests. Two of them were strippers. Also Adolf and Joseph were there, two more people.
In the first example I had lunch with four other people. Two were strippers and the other two were Adolf and Joseph.
In the second example I had lunch with two people. They were two strippers (who were named) Adolph and Joseph.
Well, that's not confusing!
I'm with Peter's interpretation.
In either case, quite an interesting lunch...
Yes, someone was "the odd man out". Unless... oh, nevermind.
Perhaps all five were odd men....out for lunch, that is?
Or, dare I say, "Out to lunch"??
Well, that's not confusing!
I'm with Peter's interpretation.
I agree, Peter is correct.
In either case, quite an interesting lunch...
New buzzword 'undermining' used in politics in media. Anyone who is 'undermining' anything is a bad person, apparently, no matter what it is.
OK, clear, kind of sort of.
Hanging out (with) strippers, maybe male, or do they identify as females. This english language can be a minefield. Now for the english majors, should the word english in the previous sentence be capitalized, if so why?
Seems the votes are for Peter's interpretation.
New buzzword 'undermining' used in politics in media. Anyone who is 'undermining' anything is a bad person, apparently, no matter what it is.
In your second sentence, you say "english major"
I have seen an inordinate use of the word "malfeasance" by the media. I assume most of them don't use a thesaurus or do they all just love using the same language?
I am not an English major, but, yes, it should be capitalized.
Why? Well, first of all, English is capitalized in all contexts. It is the adjectival form of a proper noun, in this case, the name of a country (England).
In your second sentence, you say "english major": the names of academic disciplines are generally capitalized in English, even if not a proper noun. Thus, one would write that "He studied sociology in the Sociology Department before becoming a Psychology major."
Thanks.
Neither Mr. Magoo nor the Wiley Coyote taught grammar.
It's not editorializing if the facts are known. Consider this headline "Gumby falsely alleges that the earth is flat."Editorial opinion expressed as factual news. News headline 'Person A alleges misconduct' becomes news headline 'Person A falsely alleges misconduct'.
It's not editorializing if the facts are known. Consider this headline "Gumby falsely alleges that the earth is flat."
It's not editorializing if the facts are known. Consider this headline "Gumby falsely alleges that the earth is flat."
Thanks, but your point is moot, of course.
Actually, I would rather it simply said "Gumby alleges that the earth is flat". I think I can make up my own mind as to Gumby's honesty. Or his sense of humor. ....