I mean, you've got to love the fact that every time someone starts a sentence by "So" here at Hatrack they put a "*" after it! Well, maybe not *every* time, but we're getting there, aren't we?
So* my advice is to keep up the good work! Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
why is that done? i think i missed something...
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
So* that was the first time I did that so* thing. Is there a significane behind this? If there is, please tell me so* I know why I'm doing that so* thing. It gets rather grating, reading it I mean, after the first or second time.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
It's shorthand for the fact that we know that starting a sentence with "So" is grammatically incorrect, but we're doing it anyway.
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
KQ, you're SO* wrong! Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Well, some of us do it for different reasons.
In any case, the * did at one time lead to an explaination/excuse of that particular "So". Now, it's just kind of a convention.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I get it now. Thanks, Cor!
Edit: I don't like it though, so I don't think I'll do it. Is that ok everyone?
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Notice the "win"... Cor-win. Corwin. Thanks.
Edit: Yeah, it's ok, as long as you get my name right...
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Sorry, Corwin. I didn't think you would mind. I give everyone nicknames. What do you want yours to be?
Also- Maybe I'll start ending sentences with prepositions from now on. Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Well, the problem is there's already a "Cor" around here somewhere... So*...
As for nicks, pick one that you like. As long as I get it it's me you're talking to we're fine. I think... Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
How about.......crown?
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Hmm......ok! Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
You could always go with Corey.
Posted by Great Hatrack (Member # 8233) on :
NO! I must wear the crown. This corwin or Corey may not! I rule all!
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Yeah, but the boy wants to be original. I say let him!
Edit: There're more than enough kingdoms for all of us, don't worry.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Being original is fun. All I did was rearrange the letters in your username and take out the i. It wasn't that hard. It took me all of one second.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
quote:Edit: There're more than enough kingdoms for all of us, don't worry.
I think Corwin's a Mormon and doesn't even know it... Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Small chance there! Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Stop doing that star thing! Besides, if you do say something enough, eventually it comes grammatically correct if it's not obnoxious like using "internet" as a verb.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
I like the star.
Didn't it eventually come to have something to do with Space Opera as well? We started shortening her name to SO and then SO* and it made me laugh.
*misses Space Opera*
Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :
I cringe inside every time someone adds an asterisk to the end of so.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
quote:Originally posted by Corwin: Yeah, but the boy wants to be original. I say let him!
Edit: There're more than enough kingdoms for all of us, don't worry.
But only one is the True Amber. The rest are mere Shadows.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen: It's shorthand for the fact that we know that starting a sentence with "So" is grammatically incorrect, but we're doing it anyway.
It is? Since when?
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
And all this time, I thought the So* marked a thread as a mayfly. Boy, have I been confused.
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