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[a-4-year-old]

BEST LINE:
"I entered high school and left my K-8th school which I attended from K-8th. "

[jrgp]

BEST LINE:
"I entered high school and left my K-8th school which I attended from K-8th. "

Comon man I wrote the thing in roughly 7 minutes after I hadn't slept at all for like 36 hours. I couldn't really think straight and thus it's riddled with typos and crap like that.

[croat1gamer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrzasSP_kPM
translated: sickmanno1 (a username on an forum): nowhere like in bjelovar

without the music it isnt so epic as it is with it

[chutem]

my latest psych essay: http://jrgp.us/writings/ch12h.doc

i can't open doc files because microsoft thought they were obsolete and replaced them with wps files. post the .txt file

Lol @ you you got microsoft word processor.

But damn that thing is a piece of shit. It is not a replacement for microsoft word. I don't know what microsoft were thinking when they made it. I actually kinda feel a bit sorry for you because I had it for ~1 year and it is a pain in the ass to have.

[jrgp]

my latest psych essay: http://jrgp.us/writings/ch12h.doc

i can't open doc files because microsoft thought they were obsolete and replaced them with wps files. post the .txt file

Lol @ you you got microsoft word processor.

But damn that thing is a piece of shit. It is not a replacement for microsoft word. I don't know what microsoft were thinking when they made it. I actually kinda feel a bit sorry for you because I had it for ~1 year and it is a pain in the ass to have.

OpenOffice.org? If so, http://jrgp.us/writings/ch12h.odt (~90KB less than the .doc)

[N. Escalona]

Guys, PDF is the only truly universal format for document transfer.

Though when enough people start using Office 2007 (and MS gets around to adding the support), ODF will become viable.

[The Geologist]

For starters, you use too many commas.  Example:

Now that I think about it, my needs for affiliation, approval, and achievement has varied and fluctuated over the past few years

The first comma doesn't need to me there. 

Second, stuff is out of place.  Example:

However, once I started high school last year, the dynamics completely changed. I didn't know anyone at all and no one knew anything about me [at my previous school most everyone knew me for several years].

"last year" is out of place as you have it worded.  Try for "However, last year when I started high school...".  Or better yet, to avoid pointless commas : However, the dynamics completely changed once I entered high school. 

No need to bracket out what could be a separate sentence if it has a point.

I felt like I entered a new place, similar, but with a clean slate. - replace the first comma with a semicolon.  This dictates a related point continued with a broken sentence, or something along those lines. 

"Meet and hang out with people who are responsible and will like you for who you are instead of just glancing in your direction occasionally and faintly muttering a faked greeting.” - Needs a comma after "who you are".  Also, the first bit is a bit wordy.  Meet could cover most of what you're trying to convey, since you have the conviction to actually associate with people instead of just being one of the individuals you described.

All in all it seems like something the average student would write. 

Get rid of the first comma in the last sentence, after "months later".

[bja888]

For starters, you use too many commas.  Example:

Now that I think about it, my needs for affiliation, approval, and achievement has varied and fluctuated over the past few years

The first comma doesn't need to me there. 

Disagree.

[frosty]

For starters, you use too many commas.  Example:

Now that I think about it, my needs for affiliation, approval, and achievement has varied and fluctuated over the past few years

The first comma doesn't need to me there. 

Second, stuff is out of place.  Example:

However, once I started high school last year, the dynamics completely changed. I didn't know anyone at all and no one knew anything about me [at my previous school most everyone knew me for several years].

"last year" is out of place as you have it worded.  Try for "However, last year when I started high school...".  Or better yet, to avoid pointless commas : However, the dynamics completely changed once I entered high school. 

No need to bracket out what could be a separate sentence if it has a point.

I felt like I entered a new place, similar, but with a clean slate. - replace the first comma with a semicolon.  This dictates a related point continued with a broken sentence, or something along those lines. 

"Meet and hang out with people who are responsible and will like you for who you are instead of just glancing in your direction occasionally and faintly muttering a faked greeting.” - Needs a comma after "who you are".  Also, the first bit is a bit wordy.  Meet could cover most of what you're trying to convey, since you have the conviction to actually associate with people instead of just being one of the individuals you described.

All in all it seems like something the average student would write. 

Get rid of the first comma in the last sentence, after "months later".

who the f**k cares? let him type the way he wants to type, people do not like it when others pick on them for their language, so i must ask you:

how would you feel if they did the same to you?

its the same as someone who can speak english, but has a heavy accent and so is hard for them to speak properly, you cant make them change, just understand the point they are getting across and move on, do not correct, it is not respectable to most and is unacceptable, for your sake, please don't do it

back to the topic:

OpenOffice.org is pretty cool, i must however, find a way to add support for openoffice to my Microsoft Office Excell document, the lookup function for example, it just doesn't work in openoffice

if anyone knows how to fix this can they post it plz?

[N. Escalona]

@frosty: He was asking for feedback. Contrary to popular belief there actually are better way and there are worse ways to do most things in the English language. Grammar is the best example of this and therefore the easiest to correct.

If you don't like the rules, then go make up your own damn language.

[PANZERCATWAGON]

id just like to make it known if jrgp didnt say it i cant be bothered to look

it was a psychology essay, not an english essay

[jrgp]

it was a psychology essay, not an english essay

Exactly. I threw the piece of crap together in under 10 minutes and then emailed it to the guy, who's extremely lenient about essays / punctuation. But I do appreciate the feedback Geo.

[frosty]

@frosty: He was asking for feedback. Contrary to popular belief there actually are better way and there are worse ways to do most things in the English language. Grammar is the best example of this and therefore the easiest to correct.

If you don't like the rules, then go make up your own damn language.

no one cares

OpenOffice.org is pretty cool, i must however, find a way to add support for openoffice to my Microsoft Office Excell document, the lookup function for example, it just doesn't work in openoffice

if anyone knows how to fix this can they post it plz?

someone answer this plz?

[The Geologist]

who the f**k cares? let him type the way he wants to type, people do not like it when others pick on them for their language, so i must ask you:

how would you feel if they did the same to you?

its the same as someone who can speak english, but has a heavy accent and so is hard for them to speak properly, you cant make them change, just understand the point they are getting across and move on, do not correct, it is not respectable to most and is unacceptable, for your sake, please don't do it

back to the topic:

OpenOffice.org is pretty cool, i must however, find a way to add support for openoffice to my Microsoft Office Excell document, the lookup function for example, it just doesn't work in openoffice

if anyone knows how to fix this can they post it plz?

Although others have said it already, I just gave him some feedback.  A little tweaking can go a long way in improving any style of paper, regardless of it's purpose.  And honestly?  If someone did that to me I probably wouldn't care - at least it shows they read it instead of blowing smoke up my ass.

'eh...got a little worked up.  Sit and spin.

Also, if any other short essays need a once over in the future, I'm more than glad to offer some advice.  Take it at your leisure.

[STM1993]

Eminem warns you about the witch in L4D
WARNING: Very violent language. Turn down your speakers a little.
Note: This footage was around before L4D, and Eminem isn't really playing L4D. It's just made into a reference to L4D's witch.

[Thinkto urself]

FUCK MY LIFE.
oh haha this reminds me of someone

[TBDM]

f**k MY LIFE.
oh haha this reminds me of someone

video, wtf, awesome.

"Today, when my boyfriend and I were lying in bed, he grabbed my double chin and goes "gobble, gobble". FML"
awesomeness

[Dairy]

"Today, I called my girlfriend and she answered telling me how amazing the sex was last night and she can't wait to see me later. I didn't see her last night. FML"

This made me laugh my ass off...

[N. Escalona]

Today, I got an email from my professor with my grade for a paper. It said, "Solid writing, but you should have proofread your final draft more carefully." In a moment of annoyance, I typed in the reply box, "God should have proofread your FACE more carefully." My elbow hit the send button. FML

Today, my girlfriend dumped me proclaiming she wanted someone more like her "Edward". I asked her who Edward was. She held up a copy her "Twilight" book. She was talking about a fictional vampire. FML

[iDante]

Google "EnEsCe"