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I do, but at this red-hot moment my concern is for the fate of our youth. They're going to have health care but they won't be able to write worth a damn. LOL

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The comma is correct for multiple reasons actually.

It can be considered an Interjection or a weak exclamation. (Writers inc. pg 460)

The key to checking if a comma can be used is to move the phrase from one end of the sentence to anothe if it works you use a comma.

I assure you, He isn't looking forward to this game.

He isn't looking forward to this game, I assure you.

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And you're a coach too. Is that correct? Here's an educated guess. You majored in PE and you teach English out of a book because that's what the school makes you do. I'll bet Strato's favorite guitar you didn't major in English.

Got any papers from when you were in college? Oh how I'd LOVE to read some of your essays.

:dunce:

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Actually, I majored in English education at The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where I graduated in 07 with a 3.0 gpa. Furthermore, if you think you can digest the writing from my undergraduate studies I will gladly send you some, unless you want it posted in a thread for ALL to see. I teach English and Coach Football because those are two areas that provide tools for teaching young men to face and overcome adversity.

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Hey Strato Which Guitar do I get.

CERTIFICATE TYPE NUMBER VALID
TEACHING CERTIFICATE LEVEL 1 465357 6/19/2007 TO 6/19/2010
This Certificate is issued to JAMES DONALD , JR.

By the Louisiana Department of Education, based upon the following:

B.S., UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE, 2007

ELIGIBILITY: The holder of this certificate is eligible for the following area(s) and/or terms:

ENGLISH - 6/19/2007
TEACHER ASSESSMENT REQUIRED FOR HIGHER CERTIFICATE - 6/19/2007


I removed my last name from data...

Re: Vikings players say they outplayed the Saints and say "Colts" should have won! (they're not seeing us as the real champs)
 

Damn..i want to keep my axes SF...lol

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Wrong again. If you want to make it right there are all sorts of assumptions you can make. In this example, a period is the right punctuation. Next would be a conjunction. A semicolon, while not completely perfect would be better than a comma, since the use of a comma, by definition, makes the above a run-on. No English teacher I ever had taught anyone I ever knew to do anything other than get it right until such time as you are a published writer, at which time you can do pretty much anything you'd like.

Moving the expressions from back to front or front to back is how we teach third graders to 'see' the two, independent clauses and not where to put a comma, since a comma alone here isn't sufficient. There is no 'interjection' or 'weak exclamation' here.

Hurry! We need to get there now!

Hurry, we need to get there now.

That's what you are trying to twist this to in order to make your point. You can't just break the rules when you want to. If you tried to teach that crap to my daughter me and you would have a come-to-Jesus of a parent teacher conference.

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http://www.bebereviews.com/06199.jpg

Ok i can part with this one..now easy dont let her looks fool ya..she been all over and played on a many recording...lol

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Good God how did you ever get out of college?

Re: Vikings players say they outplayed the Saints and say "Colts" should have won! (they're not seeing us as the real champs)
 

Let Strato keep his Guitar Ill just Take ZOOEY since you like gambling with stuff that isn't yours.

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this thread is very different than what i remember from 3 pages ago

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Oh I'd be MORE than happy to read it. Mind if I hack your grammar up while I'm at it?

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We can agree to disagree on comma usage since you fail to comprehend the evolution and complexity of our language. I'll resort to a language you understand... Who Dat!!!

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Yeah ..lol..now its on like Donkey Kong...

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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Vg8Oc5GUg...ke+unc+gay.jpg

watch out or someone could get hurt

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Sooooooooooooo.....

How 'bout them whiny Viqueens fans? Isn't it awesome to brag about having more Super Bowl rings than them?

My GB Pack fans have a saying.

Q.) Do you know what SKOL Vikings stands for?
A.) Still Keeping 0 Lombardis!

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Thanks...lol

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I wonder how well Terrance Cody scored in his English courses?

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Can you imagine all of us in the same room ..or better yet the war room?...lord help us..lol

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Can't we all just get along and stay on topic? Vikings players and fans just slapped us in the face and we're talking about comma's and correct usage of the English language on a forum, not a book, not a newspaper article, not a thesis or biblical insert, a "Forum" a blurp on the net of quadrillion blurps where only a fraction or .001% of the US that read anything regarding football will ever see.

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Evolution of our language? I happen to think it should be taken very seriously and I read critically. Professional writers make stupid mistakes all the time. I am constantly amazed at the crap I see in magazines and newspapers. Then again, it would seem that I might be able to trace the errors back to the teacher. There's no excuse for being 'forgiving', and while I am the first person to recognize English is not an exact science, there is a right way and a wrong way, and you don't infer anything to circumvent the rules.

I also think pointing out someones grammar on a football message board is silly, and in this case I think it's the case of someone being a jerk because that's what they're good at. On the comma we can agree to disagree, and I'll be thankful my kids don't end up learning grammar from you. ;)

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I think it shows how much we care what Viqueen fans think about us...lol

WHO DAT!!!

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Kinda my original point...

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B-cuz dey don spel gud,.?!&:;"'

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For some reason your avatar cracks me up man...

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Blame it on their instructor. LOL

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exactly.
My friend at work believes the "feel good story after katrina theory of Saints success," which fails to explain why we sucked in '05.

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Reminder to all Viking fans.....
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...0b89fa53_b.jpg

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Yeah... Donkey Kong...happy days.

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They can't take the ring from us now... unless the hoods come hold us up at gun point.

Re: Vikings players say they outplayed the Saints and say "Colts" should have won! (they're not seeing us as the real champs)
 

Believe it baby........believe it. Living in a day dream is not the way to win. Suck it up losers.