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  • Oct 15, 2007
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  • What is gay about the name 'mighty mouse'?
    de_Villiers had this to say on Oct 08, 2007 Posts: 5
    Is It Me, Or Has Karma Finally Decided To Settle Up With Apple?
  • Si vous voulez. [La vulgarité, la crudité; we tend not to be proud of such behaviour. When we use insults, we try to avoid those that are lacking in grâce, charme, finesse. It's all a bit basique and élémentaire. # It is one of the benefits of the mastery of one's language.]
    de_Villiers had this to say on Aug 21, 2007 Posts: 5
    iWork '08: Pages
  • > You could have stopped right there. The whole preposition thing died with debutantes and horseless carriages. Who gives a crap about prepositions at the end of sentences beyond anal retentive grammar police and librarians? > I’m no lawyer, but if you were speaking with friends and you said, “For what are we waiting?” instead of “What are we waiting for?” I’m pretty sure they have a legal right to beat the snot out of you. La vulgarité Américaine typique. However, I look forward to using Pages.
    de_Villiers had this to say on Aug 21, 2007 Posts: 5
    iWork '08: Pages
  • > I’m assuming you were tongue-in-cheek, and my comments are also sent with a cheeky grin. Well, it was more a combination of French superiority and low (but gentle) humour! The French superiority may be more assumed than real. Nevertheless, I am genuinely surprised at how frequently English native speakers do not know the structure of their own language. In France, every student is taught the entire grammatical structure of the language. As a country, we might take to the streets a little too often - but at least the street banners are expressed correctly. Your problems with English - it is something, certainly, up with which you should not put! de Villiers
    de_Villiers had this to say on Aug 21, 2007 Posts: 5
    iWork '08: Pages
  • > Does it have grammar checking? - Does it check grammar? [Avoid the present continuous] > That is a key ingredient I would be willing to pay for. - That is a key ingredient for which I would be willing to pay. [Avoid placing a preposition at the end of a clause] > Granted it is better to know my grammar than to have some application remind me that mine is poor; however, grammar checking comes in handy now and then. - Granted, it is better to know the correct grammar rather than to rely upon an application, which reminds me that my level is poor; however, on occasion, a grammar checker is useful. [Avoid informal and slang English in writing] I am always surprised at the number of native English speakers who do not know the structure of their own language. de Villiers
    de_Villiers had this to say on Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 5
    iWork '08: Pages