Entertayner
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"Sentance" is how you spell "Sentence" in the UK, so he was right.
stkhoplite
Banned
+564|6918|Sheffield-England

ryan_14 wrote:

It's xmas holidays, I don't think any of us need to be worrying about language and grammar.
Kung Jew
That one mod
+331|7184|Houston, TX
Do they say "My friend and I"  or does the UK say "Me and my friend"?
majorassult
I <3 ak101
+307|7102|under there hayousaidunderwear

Entertayner wrote:

"Sentance" is how you spell "Sentence" in the UK, so he was right.
He lives in america.
flyboy65
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SEREMAKER wrote:

I think - take out the 1st "first"
Entertayner
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majorassult wrote:

Entertayner wrote:

"Sentance" is how you spell "Sentence" in the UK, so he was right.
He lives in america.
He lives in devon.
majorassult
I <3 ak101
+307|7102|under there hayousaidunderwear
oh woops didnt look there, I just looked at his stats page
Eagle
Togs8896 is my evil alter ego
+567|7070|New Hampshire, USA
Me thinks:

"Well, that's the first name that came to my mind at first glance..."
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heggs
Spamalamadingdong
+581|6827|New York
"Well, that's the name that first came to my mind..."

"Well, that's the name that came to my mind at first glance..."

i think they both sound ok, just as long as you get rid of one of the 'firsts'. i prefer the first sentence and would write that one in a paper instead of the second. but i would rephrase it to "Well, that's the first name that came to my mind...."
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FFLink
There is.
+1,380|7130|Devon, England

majorassult wrote:

oh woops didnt look there, I just looked at his stats page
I screwed up when doing that account.

Anyway, yeh I Suppose I was wrong on that sentance, and I was sure I couldn't be wrong after spelling "sentance" like that for... well, all my life.

Thanks all
Ender2309
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+470|7010|USA

SEREMAKER wrote:

I think - take out the 1st "first"
si.
acidkiller187
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FFLink13 wrote:

majorassult wrote:

oh woops didnt look there, I just looked at his stats page
I screwed up when doing that account.

Anyway, yeh I Suppose I was wrong on that sentance, and I was sure I couldn't be wrong after spelling "sentance" like that for... well, all my life.

Thanks all
I forgave you
joker3327
=IBF2=
+305|7037|Cheshire. UK

FFLink13 wrote:

...

Twas a typo... *cough*
Twice...................................



lose the first first !!
Fenris_GreyClaw
Real Хорошо
+826|6958|Adelaide, South Australia

Mouse315 wrote:Where is Fenris_Greyclaw when you need him?Right here!
Better late than never, eh?
SEREMAKER wrote:I think - take out the 1st "first"Thats the answer.
notorious
Nay vee, bay bee.
+1,396|7186|The United Center

Fenris_GreyClaw wrote:

Mouse315 wrote:Where is Fenris_Greyclaw when you need him?
Right here!
Better late than never, eh?

SEREMAKER wrote:

I think - take out the 1st "first"
Thats the answer.That's*

Come on now, honestly.

Additionally, I would have to agree with those who said "at first glance" is not necessary.

If the sentence was simply "That was the name that first came to my mind", then there is no need for any additional information.

However, there is a way for both "firsts" to be correct.  If at first glance you thought of multiple names, then both firsts are required.  "This was the name that first came to my mind at first glance" means something different than "this was the name that came to my mind at first glance."  The first sentence means it is the first name you thought of, where the second sentence means it is the only name of which you thought.

Although both you and your friend are technically correct, I cannot properly answer your question until more information has been provided.  Furthermore, most of the people whom have already commented in this thread have no business being in a thread devoted entirely to grammar and sentence structure.
Vilham
Say wat!?
+580|7205|UK

Kung Jew wrote:

Do they say "My friend and I"  or does the UK say "Me and my friend"?
The correct saying is "My friend and I" but no one ever speaks full on Oxford English. As to sentence... its sentance your the ones spelling it wrong. The OP should say it without the last part of "at first glance", it is an unessecary addition.

Last edited by Vilham (2006-12-28 05:19:55)

joker3327
=IBF2=
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Vilham wrote:

Kung Jew wrote:

Do they say "My friend and I"  or does the UK say "Me and my friend"?
The correct saying is "My friend and I" but no one ever speaks full on Oxford English. As to sentence... its sentance your the ones spelling it wrong. The OP should say it without the last part of "at first glance", it is an unessecary addition.
A sentence is a group of words beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full-stop, exclamation or question mark in written language, containing a main verb.

http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/sentence.html
Kung Jew
That one mod
+331|7184|Houston, TX

Vilham wrote:

As to sentence... its sentence your the ones spelling it wrong.
After reviewing everything, I've come to realize a communications difference exists between UK and American versions of the word 'sentence'.  Similar to color, and the pronunciation of the word 'herb', we'll have to agree to disagree.

Vilham, since we are picking apart everyone else's grammar, spelling and prose....  shouldn't it be
"As to 'sentence'... it's 'sentance'.  You're the ones spelling it wrong."? 
Or does the UK actually spell sentence like I've done in this sentence.

For the record, I'm not getting any coffee this morning.  Yesterday, the abundance of silliness witnessed online caused me to snarf three very needed gulps of morning brew all over my work keyboard.  Judging by the posts I've read so far, if I get more coffee this morning when I get to work, I'll just end up cleaning my lab desk again.



KJ
joker3327
=IBF2=
+305|7037|Cheshire. UK

Kung Jew wrote:

Vilham wrote:

As to sentence... its sentence your the ones spelling it wrong.
After reviewing everything, I've come to realize a communications difference exists between UK and American versions of the word 'sentence'.  Similar to color, and the pronunciation of the word 'herb', we'll have to agree to disagree.

Vilham, since we are picking apart everyone else's grammar, spelling and prose....  shouldn't it be
"As to 'sentence'... it's 'sentance'.  You're the ones spelling it wrong."? 
Or does the UK actually spell sentence like I've done in this sentence.

For the record, I'm not getting any coffee this morning.  Yesterday, the abundance of silliness witnessed online caused me to snarf three very needed gulps of morning brew all over my work keyboard.  Judging by the posts I've read so far, if I get more coffee this morning when I get to work, I'll just end up cleaning my lab desk again.



KJ
Its sentence in the UK ........as it is in the rest of the world!!
FFLink
There is.
+1,380|7130|Devon, England

ThomasMorgan wrote:

Fenris_GreyClaw wrote:

Mouse315 wrote:Where is Fenris_Greyclaw when you need him?
Right here!
Better late than never, eh?

SEREMAKER wrote:

I think - take out the 1st "first"
Thats the answer.
That's*

Come on now, honestly.

Additionally, I would have to agree with those who said "at first glance" is not necessary.

If the sentence was simply "That was the name that first came to my mind", then there is no need for any additional information.

However, there is a way for both "firsts" to be correct.  If at first glance you thought of multiple names, then both firsts are required.  "This was the name that first came to my mind at first glance" means something different than "this was the name that came to my mind at first glance."  The first sentence means it is the first name you thought of, where the second sentence means it is the only name of which you thought.

Although both you and your friend are technically correct, I cannot properly answer your question until more information has been provided.  Furthermore, most of the people whom have already commented in this thread have no business being in a thread devoted entirely to grammar and sentence structure.This should help you:

Marc really wuvs Milli... (L)  Well she asked me who Toiletmade is and I said it's my friend who stole your email from me.

Torquemada  im not toiletmade:P

Marc really wuvs Milli... (L)  Well, that's the name that first came to my mind at first glance...

Torquemada  first,first name?
 
Marc really wuvs Milli... (L)  ?

Torquemada  you said first twice
 
Marc really wuvs Milli... (L)  Yes, but that doesn't affect the sentances outcome

Torquemada  well i wasnt going to think it was the second name that came to mind at first glance was i?

Marc really wuvs Milli... (L)  Well if I hadn't put in the second "First", then the sentacne could have been read as "The name that comes to mind whenever I glance at it" But it doesn't, as I remembered from the first glance that it didn't say "Toiletmade"

Torquemada  in a proper sentance you wouldent use the same description twice

Torquemada  *word for a description

Marc really wuvs Milli... (L)  Torquemada  It wasn't the same description for the same word though, it was the description of two seperate things

Torquemada  it was the same word for a description

Marc really wuvs Milli... (L)  1. The first thing that came to my mind 2. The first glance

Marc really wuvs Milli... (L)  Ok, I know how to resolve this...

Marc really wuvs Milli... (L)  http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 8#p1090228

Marc really wuvs Milli... (L)  lol

Marc really wuvs Milli... (L)  They will know,

Torquemada  now we play the waitting game...
Hmm, let me organise that...

Last edited by FFLink13 (2006-12-28 05:56:08)

cospengle
Member
+140|6926|Armidale, NSW, Australia

Vilham wrote:

... but no one ever speaks full on Oxford English.
Ohh! C'mon man. Oxford English is fully sick.

I love these threads.

I think it's perfectly legitimate to have both of the "first"s. If you replaced both of the "first"s with "second"s, no one would say there were any redundant redundancies.... "......" ....or would they?

Edit: spelling (grammar will follow)

Last edited by cospengle (2006-12-28 06:12:32)

Vonlefteye
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This is genius
coke
Aye up duck!
+440|7148|England. Stoke

Entertayner wrote:

"Sentance" is how you spell "Sentence" in the UK, so he was right.
EEEEERRRRR NO, it is spelt sentence in the UK, and anyone who says otherwise is wrong.
Kung Jew
That one mod
+331|7184|Houston, TX
HAHAHAHHAHAAA!!! Chaos! Confusion! Mass Hysteria!!  Bad Gramere!  All in one thread!!  Awesome!!



KJ
Vilham
Say wat!?
+580|7205|UK

coke wrote:

Entertayner wrote:

"Sentance" is how you spell "Sentence" in the UK, so he was right.
EEEEERRRRR NO, it is spelt sentence in the UK, and anyone who says otherwise is wrong.
I stand corrected. I thought that was the way you spelt sentence as in prision sentence not as in a line of words. As to people picking my grammer... grammer nazi springs to mind, this is a forum for christs sake not an essay, you may also note at the start of my last post I pointed out that no one speaks or writes correct Oxford English all the time.

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