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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 0:53 am  Possessing "correct"?
 

Molly wrote:
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Present your intended meaning, in that case.

Isn't this clear enough for you?

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Which is correct and why?

If it means "Which is correct in standard English?", perfectly clear. Otherwise, you will have to explain your meaning.

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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 0:57 am  Possessing "correct"?
 

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Otherwise, you will have to explain your meaning.

And why?
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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 0:59 am  Possessing "correct"?
 

Since you wrote:

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Which is correct and why?

Them looking after the kids was a great help.
Them looking after the kids were a great help.


but did not mean to refer to standard English, you presumably had some other context in mind.

How hard can it be to explain what that context was?

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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:44 am  Possessing "correct"?
 

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but did not mean to refer to standard English, you presumably had some other context in mind.

And why should I have intended to refer only to standard English?
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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:53 am  Possessing "correct"?
 

Molly wrote:
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but did not mean to refer to standard English, you presumably had some other context in mind.

And why should I have intended to refer only to standard English?

[immensely patient]

If you know that you did not mean standard English, you presumably know what you did mean.

It should therefore not be difficult for you to explain what you meant.

[/immensely patient]

(Rusty and Pete will be sorry to have missed this thread.)

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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:02 am  Possessing "correct"?
 

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[immensely patient]

Or patronising.

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(Rusty and Pete will be sorry to have missed this thread.)

Your usual ploy is to post a link on other forums. Why not this time?

Let Rusty and Co. rename their forum "Standard English Language Questions".
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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:06 am  Possessing "correct"?
 

Molly wrote:
Your usual ploy is to post a link on other forums.


Do you have an example of such?

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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:17 am  Possessing "correct"?
 

MrPedantic wrote:
Molly wrote:
Your usual ploy is to post a link on other forums.


Do you have an example of such?

MrP

Go seek one or two on:

http://www.lydbury.co.uk/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=152&func=showcat&catid=11
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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:24 am  Possessing "correct"?
 

Molly wrote:
MrPedantic wrote:
Molly wrote:
Your usual ploy is to post a link on other forums.


Do you have an example of such?

MrP

Go seek one or two on:

http://www.lydbury.co.uk/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=152&func=showcat&catid=11

Your link brings up only a forum homepage.

(As I thought. No examples.)

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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:30 am  Possessing "correct"?
 

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(As I thought. No examples.)

Are you saying they don't exist? Why would you need examples of your own posts?
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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:32 am  Possessing "correct"?
 

Molly wrote:
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(As I thought. No examples.)

Are you saying they don't exist? Why would you need examples of your own posts?

I only get the Lydbury homepage, when I click on your link.

No posts. No examples.

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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:18 am  Possessing "correct"?
 

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I only get the Lydbury homepage, when I click on your link.

No posts. No examples.

Same question: Are you saying that you do not post links to my posts on other fora/ums?
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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 19:24 pm  Possessing "correct"?
 

Molly wrote:
Are you saying that you do not post links to my posts on other fora/ums?

Not at all, old thing. But that wasn't quite what you said. Here is your original statement:

Molly wrote:
Your usual ploy is to post a link on other forums.

I'm interested to know what constitutes a "ploy", in this context. Do you have an example?

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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 19:29 pm  Possessing "correct"?
 

Molly wrote:
I think you went wrong when you misinterpreted this use of "correct":

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Which is correct and why?

Them looking after the kids was a great help.
Them looking after the kids were a great help.


Don't forget to explain why I "went wrong"; and what you intended your question to mean, if not "correct in standard English".

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Possessing "correct"? Wed Jul 09, 2008 23:46 pm  Possessing "correct"?
 

MrPedantic wrote:
Don't forget to explain why I "went wrong"; and what you intended your question to mean, if not "correct in standard English".

MrP

Did you miss this?

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Q: When you ask if something is correct, by what standard do you expect an answer, if not standard English?

A: By the "standard" you think it comes from.
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