The Grammar Phantom
Of the underpants
07-06-2005, 12:18
I recently found this website whilst browsing......anyone else think it's weird?
http://www.freewebs.com/thegrammarphantom
Moleland
07-06-2005, 12:28
Yes
Legless Pirates
07-06-2005, 12:30
Probably
Of the underpants
07-06-2005, 12:30
Yes
Is bizarre yes?
Of the underpants
07-06-2005, 12:33
What do you reckon it's about?
Moleland
07-06-2005, 12:34
Yes it is.
Some guy must be REAL sad.
Let's send him spam E-mails :D
Of the underpants
07-06-2005, 12:41
Yes it is.
Some guy must be REAL sad.
Let's send him spam E-mails :D
Haha! You going to? I bet it's a con. Some spammer company wants people to send them emails so they know they're gonna get existing email addresses. That's what I'd do.
Moleland
07-06-2005, 12:44
Haha! You going to? I bet it's a con. Some spammer company wants people to send them emails so they know they're gonna get existing email addresses. That's what I'd do.
I don't care.
I might do...
I'llsee if I get a response.
Of the underpants
07-06-2005, 12:45
I don't care.
I might do...
I'llsee if I get a response.
Fair enough.
Of the underpants
07-06-2005, 14:44
Well.....?
Moleland
07-06-2005, 14:59
Well.....?
I haven't got a reply yet.
We'll see....
Of the underpants
07-06-2005, 15:29
no reply, ahwell, see told you it was a con. :p
Moleland
07-06-2005, 15:32
I only sent it a few hours ago!
I only sent it a few hours ago!
Any self-respecting "phantom" should act instantly!
Of the underpants
07-06-2005, 15:47
Any self-respecting "phantom" should act instantly!
Seconded.
Moleland
07-06-2005, 16:42
subject Re: Woo!!! Grammer man!
memo Dear Illiterate,
It is "Grammar" and I am no man, I am a Phantom.
"soem" is not a word in any dictionary - i believe you
mean "some", and at least put some commas in there
with "Spam Spam Spam" and get rid of the caps, it is
not clever and it is not funny.
I shall be watching your career with interest.
Of the underpants
07-06-2005, 19:19
subject Re: Woo!!! Grammer man!
memo Dear Illiterate,
It is "Grammar" and I am no man, I am a Phantom.
"soem" is not a word in any dictionary - i believe you
mean "some", and at least put some commas in there
with "Spam Spam Spam" and get rid of the caps, it is
not clever and it is not funny.
I shall be watching your career with interest.
Weird....that's his reply?
Sarzonia
07-06-2005, 19:26
Yes it is.
Some guy must be REAL sad.
Let's send him spam E-mails :DAnd make sure their all poorly written. :p
And yes, that typo is deliberate.
Of the underpants
07-06-2005, 19:57
And make sure their all poorly written. :p
And yes, that typo is deliberate.
HAHA! I still say whoever it is doesn't exist.
Moleland
08-06-2005, 09:31
memoI am not a 'Spirit of the undead'..'i' needs a
capital, 'messege' is spelled with an a, and if I
wanted a fish I would go to the nearest fishmongers.
TGP
---I wrote:
> LOL
>
> Sorry 'Sprit of the undead'. i typed that messege in
> a hurry...
>
> Have a fish
Silly, silly grammar phantom. Does it not know of periods? The sentence structure of TGP is very convoluted. Furthermore it uses 'and' after a comma!!! Not a really proficient Grammar Phantom if you ask me.
Of the underpants
08-06-2005, 11:14
Silly, silly grammar phantom. Does it not know of periods? The sentence structure of TGP is very convoluted. Furthermore it uses 'and' after a comma!!! Not a really proficient Grammar Phantom if you ask me.
Agreed, but that is becuase moleland is making it up....as if anyone has the arogance to write messages like that.
AkhPhasa
08-06-2005, 11:20
"Checking your grammar for completely free" it says...maybe he should try that sentence again.
Of the underpants
08-06-2005, 11:31
I just checked it again, he's added a page!!
Moleland
08-06-2005, 11:42
Agreed, but that is becuase moleland is making it up....as if anyone has the arogance to write messages like that.
i'm not!
Of the underpants
08-06-2005, 11:43
i'm not!
Really? Prove it.
Moleland
08-06-2005, 12:25
Really? Prove it.
Prove I am! Email him!
Of the underpants
08-06-2005, 16:45
Prove I am! Email him!
I already did, but no reply.
Moleland
08-06-2005, 17:08
Well, he obviously doesn't like you :p
MemoI don't want a cookie. You forgot the full-stop after
"cookie." Less of the full-stops elsewhere though
please, they are giving me a headache. Are you going
to join my crusade, or are you just here to pester me?
TGP
I wrote:
> Ok... This is actually entertaining....
>
> Have a cookie
Of the underpants
08-06-2005, 17:13
Well, he obviously doesn't like you :p
MemoI don't want a cookie. You forgot the full-stop after
"cookie." Less of the full-stops elsewhere though
please, they are giving me a headache. Are you going
to join my crusade, or are you just here to pester me?
TGP
I wrote:
> Ok... This is actually entertaining....
>
> Have a cookie
And we should believe that, why?
Moleland
08-06-2005, 17:17
Fine. Be like that :p
Of the underpants
08-06-2005, 17:21
Fine. Be like that :p
I will be. I still, have had no reply.
Moleland
08-06-2005, 17:25
I will be. I still, have had no reply.
Be patient. What'd you send him/it/her?
Of the underpants
08-06-2005, 17:29
Be patient. What'd you send him/it/her?
What I wrote:
Dear "Phantom", You don't exist do you? You're just a random email that's gonna get me spammed loads aren't you?
OJ
And that's what I wrote. You would've thought he/she/it would have replied to that wouldn't you? To prtect it's/her/his honour? ;) And if I have to be so patient, why do you keep getting these emails from him/her/it? You're getting these 'replies' so close together, you must be making them up! HA!
Of the underpants
09-06-2005, 11:25
.......? Wimp.
Moleland
09-06-2005, 12:28
?
Of the underpants
09-06-2005, 13:18
?
The "Phantom" still no reply.
He appears to have a chatroom now.
Avarhierrim
11-06-2005, 09:11
I have been living my life in a town in Wales, UK and I have been noticing daily that the American influence on British spelling and grammar has been increasing by the minute. This cannot go on. Seeing "color" without the proper 'u' is heartbreaking, and seeing notices that suggest that you refuse to do what the notice is, in theory, telling you to do is infuriating - "Please take your cutlery and refuse to put it on the carousel" (or something similar). This cannot go on, it is ridiculous. Now, my grammar may not be perfect and my spelling is far from it, but on notices that are for public display, messages on message boards, emails sent to someone you don't know I at least attempt to get it right, and check with people who know what they are talking about - so this is what I'm here for. I want people to give other people the basic courtesy of getting their spelling and grammar correct.
is his explanation
Moleland
11-06-2005, 16:47
I have been living my life in a town in Wales, UK and I have been noticing daily that the American influence on British spelling and grammar has been increasing by the minute. This cannot go on. Seeing "color" without the proper 'u' is heartbreaking, and seeing notices that suggest that you refuse to do what the notice is, in theory, telling you to do is infuriating - "Please take your cutlery and refuse to put it on the carousel" (or something similar). This cannot go on, it is ridiculous. Now, my grammar may not be perfect and my spelling is far from it, but on notices that are for public display, messages on message boards, emails sent to someone you don't know I at least attempt to get it right, and check with people who know what they are talking about - so this is what I'm here for. I want people to give other people the basic courtesy of getting their spelling and grammar correct.
is his explanation
are you the Phantom!?
Hyperslackovicznia
11-06-2005, 16:54
Well, living in the US, 'color' IS proper. I get anal about grammar and spelling sometimes, however, I make my share of mistakes. Especially since I have not had the need to write anything important for years. I don't like the there/their/they're mishaps, and such.
As a matter of fact, there is a thread about that somewhere...
Anyhoo... this dude is just AMAZINGLY anal about BRITISH grammar. :rolleyes: :confused:
How exactly did you happen to stumble across this site while browsing?
Well, living in the US, 'color' IS proper. I get anal about grammar and spelling sometimes, however, I make my share of mistakes. Especially since I have not had the need to write anything important for years. I don't like the there/their/they're mishaps, and such.
As a matter of fact, there is a thread about that somewhere...
Anyhoo... this dude is just AMAZINGLY anal about BRITISH grammar. :rolleyes: :confused:
Well, it is the English language. Therefore you might reason that English - and hence most British - grammar be the version to run from.
It is, however, a very silly thing to get worked up about.
Of the underpants
12-06-2005, 11:51
Well, it is the English language. Therefore you might reason that English - and hence most British - grammar be the version to run from.
It is, however, a very silly thing to get worked up about.
Not necessarily...think about it - in many languages it is the difference between 'mine' and 'your' that starts wars, and in fact, in the case of the latest GULF war, it was the case of the difference between 'may' and 'do' have WMD. I completely respect this "phantom" character if he DOES really exist and is not a construction of Moleland's imagination. But as yet, I still have had no reply from my email to him.
Of the underpants
12-06-2005, 12:11
OMG!! He's online and chatting!!!!
EDIT: No, he's gone now.
He should have said 'Fewer full stops' in his e-mail to Moleland.
Quick, e-mail him back and point out his grammatical mistakes! That should really piss him off...
Huzzah for British grammar and spelling.