Suberman's guide on how to make the car fix his inability to drive correctly.

[7thgear]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

Sure. Tell me why the Oxford comma is so wrong. Tell me why capitalization at the beginning of a sentence and punctuation at the end are so wrong. I am need of your superior knowledge.

1. the oxford comma exists to eliminate supposed ambiguity. I never said it was wrong, just not particularly necessary in most cases


the oft quoted example of JFK and Stalin being invited over along with some strippers is absurd. When's the last time you invited some strippers, JFK and Stalin, over for a party?


furthermore, the real point to ponder is that if in one's effort to save space there arises an ambiguity large enough to demand the presence of a comma then mayhaps the sentence needs to be rewritten so as to avoid sounding overly complex in the first place.


2. capitalization and punctuation are important, but not in the context of written speech


the double-return is sufficient to indicate a pause


i am not writing an article


i am conversing


see what I'm doing there?


this makes it informal


notice however that within a single sentence i will use all the proper punctuation and capitalization so as to not hurt the eyes of my reader


as for i & I ... i find that one of the biggest WASP and literary snoot bullshit eVAH


3. my previous statement still flew over your head.. so i'll give you a hint


liking something does not require the understanding of it, which makes your argument fallacious




4. having said that, i will admit that compound words and use of hyphenation has to this day eluded my full comprehension. After all, English is not my first language, ohh fucking well


5. a true writer and linguist appreciates all forms of language so long as the message is clear, smart and witty.



people like you, who defend a tightly defined and rigid structure are doomed to rot in agony...


my hat tippeth to thy heels, i bid good day to your face and curse at your back


toodles~~!

[janitor]

Jsimon7777 is utility

[EAGLE5]

1. Have you ever been paid to write?
2. Your post took an insufferably long time to read because of all the eye tracking.
It's
rude
to
the
reader.

Weird Al might have something to say about your choices. Either way, I don't much care how you punctuate.

[7thgear]

Originally Posted by janitor

Jsimon7777 is utility

touché!




i think the reason for writing you're rather than your when the writer knows full well the difference is when the voice changes from active to passive or passive to active midway and not double checked after

[7thgear]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

1. Have you ever been paid to write?

I never tried?

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

2. Your post took an insufferably long time to read because of all the eye tracking.

if my post took you a long time to read then either you're a slow reader or are working off a 14" CRT

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

Weird Al might have something to say about your choices.

Weird Al would enjoy my company greatly

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

Either way, I don't much care how you punctuate.

CLEARLY

[Ubersuber]

Originally Posted by Thorpedo

So if a bump stop was put under a large amount of pressure and said pressure was instantaneously released, you think it's impossible that it could generate enough momentum to elongate further than its static length? That is all you're saying it takes to be "springy", they would just be at different frequencies.

This is referred to as argument by reductio ad absurdum. On this "reasoning" a turnip would be springy (which it is BTW, especially a few weeks after harvesting). In the context of suspension design a bump stop is more like a turnip than a spring. The harmonic will be of such high frequency and low amplitude as to be safely ignored. Same if you fit turnips to your shocks which I do not recommend, for clarity.

Since I suggested only that one fit Bilstein B6 (HD) which is manifestly and incontrovertibly a good idea and that one try cutting a piece out of or off the rear bump stops (which is recommended if you shorten the springs) I suppose it is a good thing I didn't propose anything controversial. I have tried this and it works. If someone else tries it and it doesn't work that might be worthy of a post. If anyone supposes that Subaru spent a whole bunch of engineering talent changing the spec on the Impreza bump stop especially to be perfect for the BRZ then I ask them to consider why they bothered, the part numbers are virtually the same and they look the same on the parts catalogue. The remainder of the Impreza suspension and much of its structure were used in the BRZ.

For the especially inquisitive posters I confirm that indeed a long bow is considered to be a spring, and it will excite harmonically. It is undamped. It bears a not coincidental resemblance to a leaf spring, especially in a Corvette suspension. I don't think you compress a long bow but you certainly induce amplitude when pulling it which is released to deliver the arrow and then harmonically vibrates down to its original state. I imagine at Agincourt the English bows didn't stop oscillating until sundown.

The volume of, to put it as politely as one may, adolescent vitriol in this thread is truly remarkable.

[janitor]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

1. Have you ever been paid to write?
2. Your post took an insufferably long time to read because of all the eye tracking.
It's
rude
to
the
reader.

Weird Al might have something to say about your choices. Either way, I don't much care how you punctuate.

I know this was aimed toward 7thgear, but ironically enough I am a freelance writer and thought this perhaps interesting enough to point out. (for the record I exercise much less care than he does when posting online lol).

Please carry on.

[jack43]

Originally Posted by 7thgear

i think the reason for writing you're rather than your when the writer knows full well the difference is when the voice changes from active to passive or passive to active midway and not double checked after

LOL'S ;^)

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by janitor

I know this was aimed toward 7thgear, but ironically enough I am a freelance writer and thought this perhaps interesting enough to point out. (for the record I exercise much less care than he does when posting online lol).

Please carry on.

What do you write?

[EAGLE5]

I use an 8" LCD, actually. Not joking. I doubt Weird Al would especially enjoy the company of anybody here, except for mine, naturally. The best part of our conversation is that we're totally pooping all over what uber has to say.

Originally Posted by 7thgear

I never tried?





if my post took you a long time to read then either you're a slow reader or are working off a 14" CRT




Weird Al would enjoy my company greatly





CLEARLY

[7thgear]

I've long since stopped bothering to directly answer SuberUber


my poops deserve better

[janitor]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

What do you write?

I write feature car articles and the occasional tech piece for Source Interlink/The Entertainment Network, or rather the only magazine of the "modified Japanese sports compact car" genre still published by this company.

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by janitor

I write feature car articles and the occasional tech piece for Source Interlink/The Entertainment Network, or rather the only "modified Japanese sports compact car" genre of magazine still published by this company.

Ah, I am jealous. I wrote about computers and video games years ago. It was fun, but writing about cars is even better. The pay, however, suxors.

[EAGLE5]

I see a capital letter! Your poops are epic.

Originally Posted by 7thgear

I've long since stopped bothering to directly answer SuberUber


my poops deserve better