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On 11/25/2019 at 9:16 PM, Handerfle said:

It's also recommended in the rules to use proper grammar and sentence structure @Honorless and @PrinceGenocide. If you haven’t yet, you can read the rules here

Yes we are both aware of it. Unfortunately , we lose track of our semantics and grammer at times of great excitement. We are trying our very best to curb the issue 

Thank you very much for pointing it out anyway my dear man/woman.

Now if you would venture a guess at Ene's charecter while you are at it 

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Yes, I meant that we know the name of one or more cosmere month(s) that this character lives during. None of the guesses so far are correct. 

Posted
10 minutes ago, PrinceGenocide said:

Yes we are both aware of it. Unfortunately , we lose track of our semantics and grammer at times of great excitement. We are trying our very best to curb the issue 

Thank you very much for pointing it out anyway my dear man/woman.

Now if you would venture a guess at Ene's charecter while you are at it 

Excitement can make things difficult. :D
 

Hmm, let’s take a random guess and say Rysn.

Posted (edited)
2 hours ago, Handerfle said:

It's also recommended in the rules to use proper grammar and sentence structure @Honorless and @PrinceGenocide. If you haven’t yet, you can read the rules here

If my grammar is so egregious as to be offensive, please feel free to quote such instances and tag me to ask me to correct them.

People make mistakes. Even Calderis' grammar or spelling are not perfect. The same goes for many, many others (even in Topic titles)

And must importantly, Sanderson is an international author. Not everyone is a native English speaker.

Pointing that out was not at all nice of you and I'm very hurt and disappointed.

If you took offence at my disagreeing to Ene, then feel free to tell me off, within reason, by voicing your objections and listening to my arguments as well.@AonEne, I don't believe I gave offence but if I did, I do apologize.

Being this nitpicky means honoring the letter of the rules rather than the intent. The idea of being conscious of one's grammar is to make themselves understandable, not for flaunting linguistic prowess.

And as @PrinceGenocide said, if I did made a mistake, it was probably because I was excited. I'll try to curb such enthusiasm in the future. 

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I agree. Insisting on impeccable grammar is a little unfair. As rightly pointed out by @Honorless many here at the shard have English as a second or even third language. The reason for insisting on grammar must have been that the posts are legible and the point made is clear. 
 

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I agree with @Honorless. It was quite unnecessary and nitpicky to point it out .

Picking on me , that I understand , I do have a bad habit of using u's instead of ' you ', etc.

Honorless on the other hand is almost perfect in his diction and grammer. 

Picking on him is very unfair

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I don’t think anyone here has meant to offend anyone else; it is true that some people are trying very hard with their grammar, and  that English is not a first language for them. It is also true that it’s a rule to try to use good grammar - which is something many people who can don’t bother to do, and it can get very tiring after a while. :P I’m sure @Handerfle was attempting to help and didn’t mean anything rude by it. It’s hard to tell sometimes if someone is actually trying and English is just more of a struggle, or if they’re someone who speaks it fluently and is just not caring. 

Tl;dr: No offense is meant on either side, everyone makes mistakes. 

By the way, Honorless, you can call me Ene - you don’t have to tag me every time. ^_^ 

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Noted, can we have the next clue? I don't think guessing with just that one clue is really possible

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1 hour ago, Honorless said:

If my grammar is so egregious as to be offensive, please feel free to quote such instances and tag me to ask me to correct them.

People make mistakes. Even Calderis' grammar or spelling are not perfect. The same goes for many, many others (even in Topic titles)

And must importantly, Sanderson is an international author. Not everyone is a native English speaker.

Pointing that out was not at all nice of you and I'm very hurt and disappointed.

If you took offence at my disagreeing to Ene, then feel free to tell me off, within reason, by voicing your objections and listening to my arguments as well.@AonEne, I don't believe I gave offence but if I did, I do apologize.

Being this nitpicky means honoring the letter of the rules rather than the intent. The idea of being conscious of one's grammar is to make themselves understandable, not for flaunting linguistic prowess.

And as @PrinceGenocide said, I was excited. I'll try to curb such enthusiasm in the future. 

I was just trying to give you a tip, no offense meant. I understand that everyone makes mistakes. I’m sure you can go through my posts and find some mistakes. It was more for Genocide, but I added you as well. Sorry for offending you. It was mostly because of all the abbreviations. I wasn’t trying to ask for perfection.

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Guys, it’s been like an hour since I clarified, these are not crazy-long times to wait :P 

Here’s a second clue: it is widely assumed that this character died. 

Posted
32 minutes ago, Handerfle said:

I was just trying to give you a tip, no offense meant. I understand that everyone makes mistakes. I’m sure you can go through my posts and find some mistakes. It was more for Genocide, but I added you as well. Sorry for offending you. It was mostly because of all the abbreviations. I wasn’t trying to ask for perfection.

i don't use abbreviations

9 minutes ago, AonEne said:

Guys, it’s been like an hour since I clarified, these are not crazy-long times to wait :P 

Here’s a second clue: it is widely assumed that this character died. 

It is a very strange clue and no one can guess the correct answer with one clue anyway

Kelsier?

Posted
1 minute ago, Honorless said:

i don't use abbreviations

Again, more for Genocide. I suppose it was more his posts I noticed. Sorry for adding you into the request.

Posted
46 minutes ago, Handerfle said:

It was mostly because of all the abbreviations. I wasn’t trying to ask for perfection.

Again I think that abbreviations need to be avoided because it could lead to confusion and meaning of the post is lost. But some use of abbreviations should be fine as long as it is perfectly clear what is the intended meaning. 

Posted (edited)
5 minutes ago, The traveller said:

Again I think that abbreviations need to be avoided because it could lead to confusion and meaning of the post is lost. But some use of abbreviations should be fine as long as it is perfectly clear what is the intended meaning. 

I agree with her. I don't believe the use of a single 'btw' merits a recommendation to visit the forum rules either.

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1 hour ago, Honorless said:

I agree with her. I don't believe the use of a single 'btw' merits a recommendation to visit the forum rules either.

I noticed more than just that, but I’ve apologized for any offense, so can we please move on?

Posted
5 hours ago, Handerfle said:

I noticed more than just that

Ah yes, one more: 'esp'

5 hours ago, Handerfle said:

but I’ve apologized for any offense, so can we please move on?

Let's

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This character was notably surprised by something a main character did. 

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