Random Thoughts Thread

[dsheinem]

If you are passionate about English, are good at it, and can incorporate it into a larger plan for your life, then go for it. If you can't click all those boxes, don't.

[Luke]

Make sure to get a Master's in English. If you don't want to teach, rethink this altogether.
My wife and her brother both have MA's in English, but they both planed on being teachers.


So... Bathroom attendants. Kind of weird. I think there is only one restaurant in my city that has one, and he's a very polar type dude and subject.

[SNKnicotine]

I'm hoping I get my homework done so I can get some Late night/early morning gaming done.

[Luke]

Consumers' use of video game accessory known as "Game Genie Video Game Enhancer" to temporarily alter copyrighted "Nintendo" video games for their own enjoyment did not create "derivative work," and such use did not directly infringe copyright and seller of "Game Genie" was not "contributory infringer."

Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. (N.D.Cal, 1991), 780 F.Supp. 1283

[Key-Glyph]

It's = contraction for "it is" or "it has."
Its = everything else.

Examples:

"It's a $10 copy of Earthbound -- and it even has its manual!"
"It's gotta be a scam. Lemme see its seller's feedback rating."

Know it, love it, live it. Just bringing this up because I see it fairly frequently on the board and I don't want it to bite people on the bum out in the real world.

/grammarpolice

[Luke]

Its = everything else.

You left something out.

[ExedExes]

I think this is the most fun way to remember it's/its.

Scalawags.

[Key-Glyph]

What'd I leave out, Luke?

And ExedExes, sometimes the similarities between us are scary.

[ExedExes]

And ExedExes, sometimes the similarities between us are scary.

I know. *looks around*
Nope, everything's ok here!

[Luke]

Is the B'mup thing still going on? Haven't noticed any new posts on the thread.