Zep 0 #1 September 2, 2006 After a good night at the local brothel I THEN went to church. I would rather have a bottle in front of me THAN a frontal labotomy. Get it sorted. You illiterate bunch. I do not want to see THEN mixed up with THAN again. (...................goes off looking for the grammar police) . Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #2 September 2, 2006 QuoteAfter a god night I just had to do it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #3 September 2, 2006 Oh shit, thats my reputation down the drain. An I used the poxy spell checker. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #4 September 2, 2006 I remember the difference by this: thEn and now...(timeline) thAn is compArative ("A" corresponds with "A" in comparative, which is the function of the word "thAn"). Took me a while to determine the difference in a manner that I could remember it, and then ingrain it into my communication...and now, it bugs me no end when I see the misuse of the word. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #5 September 2, 2006 then it's easier than we thought.... so now............. lets work on Your and You're....and their and there.... jmy soooooo. " If you're wondering when to say ' then,' and when to say ' than ' ... then your brain is smarter than you thought. there,, now there is no doubt that they're all wondering if their thoughts are all there..... Who??????? why THEM !!!????? of course... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LisaM 0 #6 September 2, 2006 My head is spinning! ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jimmytavino 16 #7 September 2, 2006 THEN my work was easier THAN i thought.. jimmy A 3914 D12122 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LisaM 0 #8 September 2, 2006 *clap**clap**clap* NICELY done! ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BIGUN 1,307 #9 September 3, 2006 QuoteAfter a good night at the local brothel I THEN went to church. Does a comma or a semicolon go after, "brothel." QuoteGet it sorted. Does this qualify as a complete sentance? Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #10 September 3, 2006 I'll just be happy when people stop abusing apostrophes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Lindercles 0 #11 September 3, 2006 History proves that even when you point it out to people, they still won't get it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites swedishcelt 0 #12 September 3, 2006 Damnit! I had a date. We have lives too. (Thank you for the valuable PSA.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RippedCord 0 #13 September 4, 2006 Before you can take a cookie, you have to lift the lid. After you lift the lid, then you can take some cookies --Bert & Ernie on "before and after" Taking a cookie is better than tossing your cookies. --drinking advice AMDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Icon134 0 #14 September 4, 2006 ok... so I've been trying so hard to come up with some witty/sarcastic then/then statement using them wrong just to piss you off... but I got nothing... and figured I'd share... you know... just cause... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zep 0 #15 September 4, 2006 QuoteHistory proves that even when you point it out to people, they still won't get it. He hee, That was the thread that got me started. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zep 0 #16 September 4, 2006 Quoteok... so I've been trying so hard to come up with some witty/sarcastic then/then statement using them wrong just to piss you off... but I got nothing... and figured I'd share... you know... just cause... Practise at bit more at being an Assole an I'm shure you'll come up with something Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RkyMtnHigh 0 #17 July 15, 2007 QuoteI remember the difference by this: thEn and now...(timeline) thAn is compArative ("A" corresponds with "A" in comparative, which is the function of the word "thAn"). Took me a while to determine the difference in a manner that I could remember it, and then ingrain it into my communication...and now, it bugs me no end when I see the misuse of the word. Ciels- Michele Soooo many of us have posted over the past few years about the "confusion" and usage of THEN vs THAN and the following post (below in quotation marks) made me want to bring out the discussion ONCE AGAIN!!! How freakin HARD is it for you to get it through your head the proper usage of THEN vs THAN (a point in time vs a comparison of things?): "Id rather jump out of a plane then land with it anyday. Landed with it once instead of doing AFF 5 and yea NEVER again. You are braver then me" _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #18 July 15, 2007 Some people are just lazy... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zep 0 #19 July 15, 2007 Just don't get me started on I (1st. person singular) I think it would be amusing if a selection of CV's were posted (any personal details deleted of course) Also something that always confuses me, does the full stop come before or after brackets. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GaryRay 0 #20 July 15, 2007 alright, someone give me a way to remember there and their. those always screw me up to no end.JewBag. www.jewbag.wordpress.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jakee 1,489 #21 July 15, 2007 QuoteTook me a while to determine the difference in a manner that I could remember it, and then ingrain it into my communication... Really? It never even occurred to me that anyone should actually have difficulty remembering the correct usage of the terms. Do you have similar troubles with 'of' and 'have'? BTW Zep, your OP is still incorrect, it is not 'labotomy' - think about it, they remove a lobe not a lab.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hungarianchick 0 #22 July 15, 2007 And it is spelled 'lobotomy' not "labotomy" "I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #23 July 15, 2007 Their [ownership] parachutes are over there [location]. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #24 July 15, 2007 Here's some more to play with.. Two, to & too Affect & Effect Imply & Infer (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sundevil777 102 #25 July 15, 2007 QuoteQuoteTook me a while to determine the difference in a manner that I could remember it, and then ingrain it into my communication... Really? It never even occurred to me that anyone should actually have difficulty remembering the correct usage of the terms. Do you have similar troubles with 'of' and 'have'? BTW Zep, your OP is still incorrect, it is not 'labotomy' - think about it, they remove a lobe not a lab. Quite right, I never thought it would be something needing a 'device' to remember. Of course most of us mere mortals will commit some spelling errors or grammatical mistakes, but to mistake then and than is weird. I suppose it is, as you suggest, like 'of' and 'have' - that when spoken quickly/sloppily it sounds like the other, but I can't understand repeating it back that way when writing.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. 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LisaM 0 #6 September 2, 2006 My head is spinning! ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #7 September 2, 2006 THEN my work was easier THAN i thought.. jimmy A 3914 D12122 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaM 0 #8 September 2, 2006 *clap**clap**clap* NICELY done! ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,307 #9 September 3, 2006 QuoteAfter a good night at the local brothel I THEN went to church. Does a comma or a semicolon go after, "brothel." QuoteGet it sorted. Does this qualify as a complete sentance? Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #10 September 3, 2006 I'll just be happy when people stop abusing apostrophes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #11 September 3, 2006 History proves that even when you point it out to people, they still won't get it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #12 September 3, 2006 Damnit! I had a date. We have lives too. (Thank you for the valuable PSA.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RippedCord 0 #13 September 4, 2006 Before you can take a cookie, you have to lift the lid. After you lift the lid, then you can take some cookies --Bert & Ernie on "before and after" Taking a cookie is better than tossing your cookies. --drinking advice AMDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #14 September 4, 2006 ok... so I've been trying so hard to come up with some witty/sarcastic then/then statement using them wrong just to piss you off... but I got nothing... and figured I'd share... you know... just cause... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #15 September 4, 2006 QuoteHistory proves that even when you point it out to people, they still won't get it. He hee, That was the thread that got me started. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #16 September 4, 2006 Quoteok... so I've been trying so hard to come up with some witty/sarcastic then/then statement using them wrong just to piss you off... but I got nothing... and figured I'd share... you know... just cause... Practise at bit more at being an Assole an I'm shure you'll come up with something Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #17 July 15, 2007 QuoteI remember the difference by this: thEn and now...(timeline) thAn is compArative ("A" corresponds with "A" in comparative, which is the function of the word "thAn"). Took me a while to determine the difference in a manner that I could remember it, and then ingrain it into my communication...and now, it bugs me no end when I see the misuse of the word. Ciels- Michele Soooo many of us have posted over the past few years about the "confusion" and usage of THEN vs THAN and the following post (below in quotation marks) made me want to bring out the discussion ONCE AGAIN!!! How freakin HARD is it for you to get it through your head the proper usage of THEN vs THAN (a point in time vs a comparison of things?): "Id rather jump out of a plane then land with it anyday. Landed with it once instead of doing AFF 5 and yea NEVER again. You are braver then me" _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #18 July 15, 2007 Some people are just lazy... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #19 July 15, 2007 Just don't get me started on I (1st. person singular) I think it would be amusing if a selection of CV's were posted (any personal details deleted of course) Also something that always confuses me, does the full stop come before or after brackets. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryRay 0 #20 July 15, 2007 alright, someone give me a way to remember there and their. those always screw me up to no end.JewBag. www.jewbag.wordpress.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,489 #21 July 15, 2007 QuoteTook me a while to determine the difference in a manner that I could remember it, and then ingrain it into my communication... Really? It never even occurred to me that anyone should actually have difficulty remembering the correct usage of the terms. Do you have similar troubles with 'of' and 'have'? BTW Zep, your OP is still incorrect, it is not 'labotomy' - think about it, they remove a lobe not a lab.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hungarianchick 0 #22 July 15, 2007 And it is spelled 'lobotomy' not "labotomy" "I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #23 July 15, 2007 Their [ownership] parachutes are over there [location]. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #24 July 15, 2007 Here's some more to play with.. Two, to & too Affect & Effect Imply & Infer (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #25 July 15, 2007 QuoteQuoteTook me a while to determine the difference in a manner that I could remember it, and then ingrain it into my communication... Really? It never even occurred to me that anyone should actually have difficulty remembering the correct usage of the terms. Do you have similar troubles with 'of' and 'have'? BTW Zep, your OP is still incorrect, it is not 'labotomy' - think about it, they remove a lobe not a lab. Quite right, I never thought it would be something needing a 'device' to remember. Of course most of us mere mortals will commit some spelling errors or grammatical mistakes, but to mistake then and than is weird. I suppose it is, as you suggest, like 'of' and 'have' - that when spoken quickly/sloppily it sounds like the other, but I can't understand repeating it back that way when writing.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
