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Atheists are more likely to be grammar nazis

Postby md0 » 2011-04-16, 20:57

According to okcupid stats at least.
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Well, I know lot of religious people that are very attached to prescriptive grammar and traditional spelling :roll:
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Re: Atheists are more likely to be grammar nazis

Postby Ashkhan » 2011-04-16, 21:24

Atheism is the source of all evil.

No, seriously, Jesus told me that.
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Postby Bryon » 2011-04-16, 21:25

From what I see on Facebook, this is doubtlessly true. :P
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Re: Atheists are more likely to be grammar nazis

Postby johntm » 2011-04-17, 0:21

Damn atheists ruining everything

Edit: This is from okcupid, this is definitely not a random sample. It tells us nothing about the population as a whole.
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Postby Oleksij » 2011-04-17, 11:15

johntm wrote:Damn atheists ruining everything.

Edit: This is from Okcupid, this is definitely not a random sample. It tells us nothing about the population as a whole.

Names and the like are to be capitalised. And don't forget to put full stops at the end of each sentence.

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Postby johntm » 2011-04-17, 16:37

Oleksij wrote:Names and the like are to be capitalized. And don't forget to put periods.

Damn atheists, always using that foreign vocabulary and spelling.
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Postby Oleksij » 2011-04-17, 16:59

johntm wrote:
Oleksij wrote:Names and the like are to be capitalized. And don't forget to put periods.

Damn atheists, always using that foreign vocabulary and spelling.

English comes from England, not America, amerifag.
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Postby johntm » 2011-04-17, 17:41

Oleksij wrote:
johntm wrote:
Oleksij wrote:Names and the like are to be capitalized. And don't forget to put periods.

Damn atheists, always using that foreign vocabulary and spelling.

English comes from England, not America, amerifag.

I'm not speaking yer damn English, I'm speaking American. Get it right you commie bastard.
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Postby Oleksij » 2011-04-17, 18:29

johntm wrote:
Oleksij wrote:
johntm wrote:
Oleksij wrote:Names and the like are to be capitalized. And don't forget to put periods.

Damn atheists, always using that foreign vocabulary and spelling.

English comes from England, not America, amerifag.

I'm not speaking yer damn English, I'm speaking American. Get it right you commie bastard.

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Postby johntm » 2011-04-17, 18:31

Oleksij wrote:
johntm wrote:
Oleksij wrote:
johntm wrote:
Oleksij wrote:Names and the like are to be capitalized. And don't forget to put periods.

Damn atheists, always using that foreign vocabulary and spelling.

English comes from England, not America, amerifag.

I'm not speaking yer damn English, I'm speaking American. Get it right you commie bastard.

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Re: Atheists are more likely to be grammar nazis

Postby BezierCurve » 2011-04-17, 18:34

I miss our politicians' bear hugs so much!
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Postby Tenebrarum » 2011-04-17, 18:35

Dear god. This place is turning into an internet frat house.
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Postby Oleksij » 2011-04-17, 19:22

Draven wrote:Dear god. This place is turning into an internet frat house.

Yes, I'm sorry. I'm terminating the process of Unilang turning into 4chan as of right now.
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Oleksij wrote:
Draven wrote:Dear god. This place is turning into an internet frat house.

Yes, I'm sorry. I'm terminating the process of Unilang turning into 4chan as of right now.

This place has enough homosexuality and social awkwardness to pass for /fit/
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Postby Oleksij » 2011-04-17, 19:43

johntm wrote:
Oleksij wrote:
Draven wrote:Dear god. This place is turning into an internet frat house.

Yes, I'm sorry. I'm terminating the process of Unilang turning into 4chan as of right now.

This place has enough homosexuality and social awkwardness to pass for /fit/

Buhahah, in a way, yes.

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Postby johntm » 2011-04-17, 21:12

Oleksij wrote:
johntm wrote:
Oleksij wrote:
Draven wrote:Dear god. This place is turning into an internet frat house.

Yes, I'm sorry. I'm terminating the process of Unilang turning into 4chan as of right now.

This place has enough homosexuality and social awkwardness to pass for /fit/

Buhahah, in a way, yes.

'LMAO, 2 language! 2 language!'

Yes, but you see, unlike your languages, mine are actually have functional usage, unlike yours, which you just learned to look smart. Functional languages>aesthetic languages.

can you imagine greentext threads here?
>at school, speaking to exchange student in his language
>girl comes up to me, saying "I didn't know you spoke German"
>she mirin
>she wants to fuck
>everyone jellymad
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Postby johntm » 2011-04-17, 21:32

>that cat
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Postby hlysnan » 2011-04-17, 22:03

johntm wrote:>at school, speaking to exchange student in his language
>girl comes up to me, saying "I didn't know you spoke German"
>she mirin
>she wants to fuck
>everyone jellymad


Seriously? I thought mirin and jelly were Australian slang. :lol:

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Re: Atheists are more likely to be grammar nazis

Postby Oleksij » 2011-04-18, 0:38

johntm wrote:
Oleksij wrote:
johntm wrote:
Oleksij wrote:
Draven wrote:Dear god. This place is turning into an internet frat house.

Yes, I'm sorry. I'm terminating the process of Unilang turning into 4chan as of right now.

This place has enough homosexuality and social awkwardness to pass for /fit/

Buhahah, in a way, yes.

'LMAO, 2 language! 2 language!'

Yes, but you see, unlike your languages, mine are actually have functional usage, unlike yours, which you just learned to look smart. Functional languages>aesthetic languages.

can you imagine greentext threads here?
>at school, speaking to exchange student in his language
>girl comes up to me, saying "I didn't know you spoke German"
>she mirin
>she wants to fuck
>everyone jellymad


>hahahedoesnotstudylanguagesforaesthetics!hahahaha.jpg
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