I thot Vandee fanz wur 'posed to bee smurt

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Posted: Yesterday9:02PM</p>_________________________________________________<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 51);" class="messagebody">Miss St one because they hit 8 for 9 threes early then that FAT BUTT hit a three that killed us.</div>

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

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[RocketDawg]

but I checked the last 10 posts listed when you view his profile, and none of them is exactly erudite.<div>
</div><div>This guy either just plays around on the board, much like youngsters tend to use crazy abbreviations when texting, or was admitted as a legacy student ... or maybe he's a bandwagon fan who never studied there (but I don't think Vandy has any of those). He's certainly not a whiz in the English language, and from the content of his posts, I doubt he's a whiz at anything.</div><div>
</div><div>But we've all seen some Ivy League grads who sort of make you scratch your head and wonder how they ever got in their school, let alone ever got out. Not mentioning any names of course, but they tend to be politicians in both major parties.</div>

 

[Indndawg]

as well as abbreviations...but to totally mess won and one...is just unforgivable. You're probably right about the bandwagon supporters. Bama has many supporters in the twin states area that graduated 2nd grade.

 

[smellmyfinger]

just 17ing with you.

 

[MaroonInNashville]

have a handful of bandwagon fans. They're much like Gump fans, except with the additional aspect of thinking being a Vandy fan actually does make them smarter. They are also known to sometimes run academic smack despite having never attended so much as a community college class. There's not many of them, but yes, there are a few out there.

 

[jakldawg]

(in stereotypical ditzy sorority girl speak) whether Kentucky or Georgia was the state immediately to their west. I commented "her grandpa must have a building named after him on campus." Another friend pointed out clearly there was no geography section on the SATs.<div>Sounds like Vandy bandwagon fans are like a more regional version of the 80% of Duke fans who couldn't find Durham on a map.</div>

 

[Indndawg]

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[Incognegro]

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[Moonlight Graham]

but I checked the last 10 posts listed when you view his profile, and none of them <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">is</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">are</span> exactly erudite.

 

[Indndawg]

pl. personal pronoun always use 'are'. Nice find

 

[RocketCityDawg]

" not one of them <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">is</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">are</span> exactly erudite."

Sounds better?

 

[AFDawg]

"Not one is erudite" would be correct. It might sound weird, but it's right. "None"--which can mean either "not one" or "not any"--can be singular or plural. "None are" and "none is" can both be correct. RocketDawg's construction is fine, though perhaps debatable.<div>
</div><div>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/none
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[RocketDawg]

Everybody knows it's South Carolina. I hope you corrected them.<div>
</div><div>When I was in I think about the 3rd or 4th grade at Highland Elementary in Meridian, we had to be able to take a blank map and write in all the states and all the state capitals. I suppose they don't do that any more. But it was easier then ... we only had 48 states .... Had to do the same with all 82 counties in Mississippi.</div>

 

[RocketDawg]

I was right, as the other guys confirmed. "None" is considered to mean "not one" and therefore is used in the singular sense.<div>
</div><div>I wondered if someone would do that ...</div>

 

[RocketDawg]

It's debatable by English scholars. I just prefer to use the singular since it means "not one". But I say "data are" (plural of datum), and "criterion is" rather than "criteria is) ... criteria is the plural of criterion. Another one that bothers me, but is in such common usage now it has become seemingly correct, is the use of "media is" ... when we all know that media is the plural of "medium" ... in the sense of paints, and also in entertainment and news methods. For example, "media" is an inclusive term that includes television, newspapers, etc. whereas "medium" is only one of those.<div>
</div><div>Yeah, I'm a nerd. RocketCityDawg can vouch for that statement.</div>