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My point is that it's basic English and:
https://sh.itjust.works/comment/19647028
Should be a ; not :
Oh? Could you explain why?
Two complete but tangentially connected sentences that you're trying to link are joined with a semi colon. If it were only a quote and not intending to connect two separate but related sentences or thoughts a colon would have been appropriate.
Notice how I didn't change the intent of your comment, I merely offered advice rather then insisting you don't know what the intent of the sentence you wrote is.
What's the second sentence you think I was trying to link?
The linked comment you used the wrong punctuation on you absolute bafoon, the hypocrisy is cute though.
What linked comment?
https://sh.itjust.works/comment/19657728
Really working that tedious twat gig huh?
Oh, that one, the one I linked to. You see, colons are used when you introduce or define something. Since I was introducing the link to you, I used a colon. You can see another example of this here: https://sh.itjust.works/comment/19661366
You were joining two related thoughts. If you're going to be a Grammer Nazi you better be correct every time or people will throw it in your face.
And again, leave me alone professor disingenuous.
I was joining a thought and a link. It's common to put a colon before a link.
Common isn't always correct, the proper punctuation is a semi colon because it's not just a quote it's your quote linking two sentences to make one more complete thought.
If you're going to be a pedant to me twice at least try to be correct once.
And again I can't make it more clear, stop contacting me.
You think a URL is a sentence? That's strange. Why do you think that?
You're a bafoon it's link to a quote of you that completes the thought before the link.
Could you just fuck off now?
The guy thinks that linking to a sentence is the same as adding it on to the end of a previous sentence, which is even more bizarre.
My point is you're a tedious pedant. What does your modification actually change in my point? Nothing either way? Neat, thanks professor.
My modification makes it grammatically correct English. That makes it easier for people to read. It's basic English.
Does it change the point? No?
Then you're solely being a tedious pedant looking for a win. Go away or at the very least don't bother me Mrs. Foster.
Ed: ps.
It might in your eyes but it also changes the point of the sentence, you're removing context not adding any.
What does?
That is not in fact a complete sentence, I do so enjoy the hypocrisy though.
Does what change what point? See, your inability to articulate your thoughts in English is the whole issue here. I'm not just looking for a win, I have a win, whereas you have a loss. But, my win isn't just important for my sake. It's important because when people use English correctly, it makes it easier for other people to read.
The point of the comment you are attempting to "correct" while ignoring the writers intent.
Not at all, a correction that changes intent isn't a correction it's a modification and an incorrect one at that.
If you had kept the intent and not argued that I don't know my own intent you may have had a point.
And again, the high horsing while you're actively kicking your own ass is priceless.
Try again bud, hypocrisy is fun though.
You need to use an apostrophe when using a possessive. It's basic English.
You're still wrong boss your correction is shit and you're just an annoying pedant.
You missed a comma.
Can't reason your way out of the hole you dug so you're just going to harass me now? Let's see how that works out boss.
Harass you? I'm simply trying to help you communicate better. It's basic English.
Let me be absolutely clear since apparently it's hard to comprehend.
Leave me alone, I don't need nor want any communication with you.
No means no, go away means go away. Take the absolutely glaring goddamn hint and go the fuck away from me specifically.
Sorry, I'm confused. If you don't want me to talk to you, why do you keep replying to my posts?
So I can tell you to leave me the fuck alone.
Remind me again who made contact with whom? I'm pretty sure it was you making contact with me to make a pedantic point you'd subsequently get too worked up about. So conventionally when someone makes contact with someone else and made it very clear that your repeated unwanted contact is becoming problematic we generally call that harassment.
Leave me alone, I can't reply if you don't go out of your way to contact me again knowing full fucking well I'd rather you shoot yourself to the moon then speak at me.
Similarly you're really gonna go with that "then why you dress like that" rapist mentality bullshit?
You do realize that you're on a social media platform in which people interact with other people, right? Again, if you want to stop the conversation, you're free to stop replying to me at any time.
You do realize that's still harassment.
@madison420 why?
They laid out the uses for the apostrophe very clearly.
All you needed to do was read, understand, then clarify.
You're using the apostrophe incorrectly and now you've acted like an angry pedantic individual.
Nearly anyone who's bothered to read your garbage has disagreed with you.
Are you even a person -with your obstinance, you're behaving like an LLM.
That is to say, you're confidently incorrect while hallucinating the facts.