Drink Drank Drunk: A lesson in grammar

[marooko]

That was pretty freaking good.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

I forgot how awesome this thread was. I mean, look how hilarious I was!

[marooko]

I HAST SMIT THEE

This is my favorite.

[koryp]

I forgot how awesome this thread was. I mean, look how hilarious I was!

I was quite smitten with your performance.

[PlayaDelWes]

Which is correct?

"A Majority of..."
"The Majority of..."

[Alchemy]

Which is correct?

"A Majority of..."
"The Majority of..."

I think it might work like "A dog..." and "The dog..." The latter speaks of a specific dog. The former is just some dog. If you've already established the group before, I think you would use "the" instead of "a," because you've already mentioned them. But I think even if you haven't mentioned them before, you can introduce them with either "the" or "a."

EDIT: Wait, but if you are introducing this majority group, I don't think you can use "the" unless you've already mentioned the group that they are a part of. For example, I don't think you can say, "The majority of dogs like to bark," without having previously talked about dogs.

[algunz]

I wouldn't capitalize majority, playa.

[marooko]

yeah, dog, I wouldn't capitalize that either.

[algunz]

Has anybody seen the your/you're rap? I haven't, but I heard about today.

[algunz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32p8d...e_gdata_player

[Originalbob]

Grammar is important. Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse.

[nosurprises12]

Apparently all you grammar Nazis are just missing out on the big picture.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

I have been noticing more and more a giant problem with people not knowing how to properly use apostrophes. It's been a problem for a long time, but it's starting to become an epidemic. It makes me want to cry.

[miscorrections]

As I've noted before, most problems that self-described "Grammar Nazis" are actually referring to are orthographical and not grammatical in nature. Not to say that grammar mistakes do not abound.

[mountmccabe]

Ahahahaha.

[Gribbz]

I have been noticing more and more a giant problem with people not knowing how to properly use apostrophes. It's been a problem for a long time, but it's starting to become an epidemic. It makes me want to cry.

I don't think supre has ever used one.

[TomAz]

As I've noted before, most problems that self-described "Grammar Nazis" are actually referring to are orthographical and not grammatical in nature. Not to say that grammar mistakes do not abound.

Diction Nazi.