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What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:34:14 Reply

I think, therefore I am.

I got it wrong on my grammar homework. So grammar nazis, what's wrong with the sentence?


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:34:52 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote: I think, therefore, I am.

Fixed.

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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:35:03 Reply

That sentence is Jewish.


I have nothing to say that is at all relevant.

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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:35:57 Reply

I think : therefore I am

I think. :S


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:35:59 Reply

I think, therefore, I am.

Or

Because I can think, I am.

No clue, write it in Word and see what it pops up as.


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:36:41 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, 64 wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote: I think; therefore, I am.
Fixed.

Correctly fixed. ; )


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:37:21 Reply

I think, therefor, I am.

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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:37:21 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, 64 wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote: I think, therefore, I am.
Fixed.

Edn of topic.

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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:37:43 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:36 PM, RADIACTIVE wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, 64 wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote: I think; therefore, I am.
Fixed.
Correctly fixed. ; )

Are you sure "I think" is an independant clause?


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:38:23 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:37 PM, TwilightFox wrote: I think, therefor, I am.

Therefor?

"Therefor, Brother of Gimli, father of Nungu".


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:38:43 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:37 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote: Are you sure "I think" is an independant clause?

It's not, you just needed a second comma.

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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:39:07 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:36 PM, RADIACTIVE wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, 64 wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote: I think; therefore, I am.
Fixed.
Correctly fixed. ; )

Yeah, it probably is a semicolon. :S


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:39:42 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:37 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:36 PM, RADIACTIVE wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, 64 wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote: I think; therefore, I am.
Fixed.
Correctly fixed. ; )
Are you sure "I think" is an independant clause?

I'm pretty sure. All you need for an independent clause is a subject and a verb, right?


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:40:04 Reply

Who wants to see what else I got wrong on my grammar homework?


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:42:38 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:36 PM, RADIACTIVE wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, 64 wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote: I think; therefore, I'm gay.
Fixed.
Correctly fixed. ; )

NOW it's correctly fixed. :D


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:43:33 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:40 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote: Who wants to see what else I got wrong on my grammar homework?

I sure do!


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:44:04 Reply

What's wrong is that you plagiarized.

"I think, therefore I am." ~ René Descartes

But if it was a handout that you were supposed to correct, the quote appears the same way you gave it; "Cogito ergo sum" translates to "I think, therefore I am."

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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:44:09 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:42 PM, LATECKS wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:36 PM, RADIACTIVE wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, 64 wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:34 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote: I think; therefore, I'm gay.
Fixed.
Correctly fixed. ; )
NOW it's correctly fixed. :D

Your jokes never cease to make us laugh...


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:46:00 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:44 PM, snayk wrote: What's wrong is that you plagiarized.

"I think, therefore I am." ~ René Descartes

But if it was a handout that you were supposed to correct, the quote appears the same way you gave it; "Cogito ergo sum" translates to "I think, therefore I am."

On my worksheet it says, "I think therefore I am." I corrected it so it was, "I think, therefore I am." But my english teacher marked it wrong.


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:46:04 Reply

i think terefore i ham! lolololol

No really it's the comma

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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:49:35 Reply

i didn't know that sentences could be jewish


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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:50:09 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:46 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote: On my worksheet it says, "I think therefore I am." I corrected it so it was, "I think, therefore I am." But my english teacher marked it wrong.

Meh, I can't seem to find anything that attempts to correct the grammar of the famous quote. I think altering a quote's original status is wrong anyway, but I won't question your teacher's methods.

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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:52:35 Reply

COGITO ERGO SUM LAWLS!!!!
I live in Latin Land!

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Response to What's wrong with this sentence? 2007-02-05 21:55:01 Reply

At 2/5/07 09:43 PM, RADIACTIVE wrote:
At 2/5/07 09:40 PM, TheAngel-of-Death wrote: Who wants to see what else I got wrong on my grammar homework?
I sure do!

We have failed this time, therefore let us try again.

On my trip I visited: Trenton NJ, Boston MA, Albany NY, and Merdian CT.

He said he did not like to ski, therfore he did not go to the lodge with us.

I did my best, however, my best was not good enough to win.

Each camper must do the following: each day, make his bed, sweep his area, and polish his boots.

When I wen to the circus, I saw Jones, a formoer, neighbor, Larry my best friend, and Alice an old girlfriend.

Listen to me; for once you must be quiet when I am speaking.

I really enjoyed the game, therefore I may go again.

I brought skis with me, however, I did not get a chance to ski.

Phyllis clean your room, jack, practice your music, Joe, get the butter sugar and salt.

Now catch my mistakes?