What is your favorite book?

[Blue-ninja]

various twating

*snip*

If you claim that we are among the grammar Nazis, I belive that the word, "twatting" is spelled with three t's.

And this has turned into a generally fisting thread. Normally, I'd say toget back on topic, but it's on-topic and it's entertaining enough that I don't think I even want to say it.

OnTopic: Flannery O'Conner's book is made up of a compilation of several short stories. I sometimes lose track of the stories because the wording generally don't hold me into place, but yeah, it's pretty intense.

Mind if I quote something from King of the Hill?

An "F" in English?!?!? Bobby, you speak English!

[Lord Frunkamunch]

various twating

Learn to spell before you join the ranks of Grammar Nazis. Wow, you know how to capitalize. Great. Now learn how to form a coherent sentence before nitpicking to make a point. (Because it's pretty obvious you wouldn't have started to point out mistakes nearly everyone on the forum makes if Slashnoob hadn't mentioned he didn't read books.)

There are "grammar natzis"? Where?!
And I think we went a little OT.
But how can you not understand a man who is annoyed with people that spells completely horrypfhel ifc inpoccibe too reed.
And please don't edit my posts. And do you even know what a "Twat" is? And don't dare look in the dictionary.

Grammar Nazi
noun (pl. -s)
1. A person who uses proper grammar at all times, esp. online in emails, chatrooms, instant messages and webboard posts; a proponent of grammatical correctness. Often one who spells correctly as well.

2. a – A person who believes proper grammar (and spelling) should be used by everyone whenever possible. b – One who attempts to persuade or force others to use proper grammar and spelling. c – One who uses proper grammar and spelling to subtly mock or deride those who do not; an exhibitor of grammatical superiority. d – One who advocates linguistic clarity; an opponent of 1337-speak. e – One who corrects others' grammar; the spelling police.

proper noun
3. A nickname, pseudonym or handle for a well-known grammar nazi (defs. 1 and 2) within a particular social circle, used to show either great respect or great contempt for his or her abilities.

verb (transitive)
4. To correct the grammar of (a person's speech, a piece of writing, etc.); to edit for grammar and spelling; to proofread.

1. A grammar nazi knows the difference between "there," "their" and "they're."

2. Teh grammar nazis haev invadd r formu.

3. Grammar Nazi, help me with my English homework please.

4. He totally grammar nazied my article, replacing pronouns and rewriting clauses.


Nicked from urbandictionary.com

The forum censor changes "bitch" to 'twat'.

[jrgp]

I've got three main ones:

Goldfinger by Fleming, Ian.
Congo by Michael, Crichton
Timeline by Michael, Crichton

[Espadon]

Never read Fleming's Goldfinger. I assume it's better than the movie?

[Scorpian]

I enjoyed 1984.

[-Skykanden-]

I read Dragon Lance's books and Warhammer 40k ones

[jrgp]

Never read Fleming's Goldfinger. I assume it's better than the movie?

IMHO it's the best Fleming book (I've read all of them) and the best of the Sean Connery bond movies, so yeah.

[Despair]

the sound and the fury
hands down

[ds dude]

And Some(1) people are having a hard theme(2) ignoring what other people say because i have to pretend to care about what other people say all day!

1. why on earth would you capitalize the word 'some'?
2.

i stopped reading after 2. not kidding, i did. have fun bro.

Slashnoob don't be so stubborn.  Reading is very good to the mind.

[Iq Unlimited]

Congo by Michael, Crichton
Timeline by Michael, Crichton

Yes. The two books no one has ever bothered reading because of Jurassic Park that could beat the series .

[Kerrazyeye]

Just for the record, since it spawned a couple replies about spelling....Yeah, I know how to spell. It was my little attempt at sarcasm (Reeding is for dumbs.).

I dunno, I seemed to like the books they made us read in school. Stuff like "tuesday's with morrie", and "to kill a mockingbird" (even though the first half of that book was boring as hell).

[M.rSnow]

And Some(1) people are having a hard theme(2) ignoring what other people say because i have to pretend to care about what other people say all day!

1. why on earth would you capitalize the word 'some'?
2.

i stopped reading after 2. not kidding, i did. have fun bro.

Slashnoob don't be so stubborn.  Reading is very good to the mind.

I think he ment the post. Or were you being sarcastic?

[echo_trail]

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. It's a classic, and I've read it several times. Other than that, I thought The Hobbit was pretty good too.

[Captain Ben]

why not mrsnow plus you spelt your name wrong

[PaFel]

Currently - Kenn Follet - On wings of eagles.

Really interesting. Made me good brake after few Forsyth's and Ludlum's books.

[Atticus]

Survivor, Choke, and Invisible Monsters. All 3 by Chuck Palahniuk

Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman

[JayBee]

the sound and the fury
hands down

I thought that was quite a good read. Bit confusing though, to say the least.

[tehsnipah]

Night by Elie Wiezel, good book for me

[Espadon]

Once an Eagle by Anton Myrer is a fabulous military novel that spans the career of a soldier from WWI to his death in Vietnam. Also enjoyed John Ball's Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms, a charming novel about an awkward engineer who goes over to Japan and nearly bankrupts a company when he falls in love with a geisha. Both are relatively old books, but they're excellently written.

[Dairy]

Warcraft books.

And some encyclopedy about animals.