Originally posted by abejnoodYou said "He who loses shall never show their face again".
Ah ha! I got you!
That is a SPELLING error, not a grammatical one.
Thus, it is not a grammatical mistake.
Ha!
It should have been "He who loses shall never show his face again".
That is a grammatical error and I claim my £10.
[EDIT - there is also clear pleonasm in your last post, but that is another matter]
Originally posted by dottewellHa! I got you again!
You said "He who loses shall never show their face again".
It should have been "He who loses shall never show his face again".
That is a grammatical error and I claim my £10.
Technically, "their" in this case is no grammatical error. It could be "his" but because this is the INTERNET, then we have no way of knowing whether Bowmman is really masculine. Thus to be safe, I will not label anyone with a gender.
Originally posted by abejnoodI count 7½ errors. Is this a test?
Ahem. Allow ME to show you how it is done.
Bowmman, I challenge to to a gramatical contest. The first person in our game to write a gramatical error in their message to the other loses. He who loses shall never show their face on these forums again.
Come now, Bowmman. Are you MAN enough to do it?
Originally posted by abejnoodBah, regardless of the truth of your statements, I merely said that he could probably claim a win right there. Pfffft, you know how he is
Points you are overlooking:
1. The contest doesn't accually begin until the game.
2. Please point out the GRAMATICAL error that I made, if any.
But Dottewell did show a true grammatical error, you used their instead of his.
Originally posted by SuzianneNo, that was NOT the grammatical error. You see, as I have already mentioned, I cannot be sure Bowmman is really a he, because this is the INTERNET, and I have no way to know if he's telling the truth. You see, stating something you are uncertain about, like lying, is dangerous. Plenty of safe alternatives.
Bah, regardless of the truth of your statements, I merely said that he could [b]probably claim a win right there. Pfffft, you know how he is
But Dottewell did show a true grammatical error, you used their instead of his.[/b]