Social Chatting - January 2015!

You're asking _me_ to give an _example_? The one who can't remember anything? :P

Well, I can't remember any time either. So my guess is that we argue about worthless things. :P

The mere fact that we have forgotten does not prove that we only argue about worthless things! :P I don't remember the vast majority of our arguments, so who knows whether we've argued over anything worthwhile or not! :P

Well, duh. :P I remember a lot of our arguments and I have yet to find where we argued over something worthwhile. But hey, isn't it good we don't argue over worthwhile stuff? :P If I'm going to argue with friends I'd rather it be fun arguing about wothless things than arguing over worthwhile stuff. :P ^if that makes sense…^

And my opinion is that they are equally important. Shall we make a temporary truce to agree to disagree, until I correct someone again and you protest? :P

I am not interested in truces at this time.

…Very well.

I'm not ever super observant on what emoticons people use, just that people use them. Because of that, I am pretty careless about most emoticons I use...most, not always, though.

I think you are in the majority there, for which I am thankful.

It really is not as important a subject as I am making it out to be. I just have very strong opinions on the subject when people really probe me about it. xP

The mere fact that we have forgotten does not prove that we only argue about worthless things! :P I don't remember the vast majority of our arguments, so who knows whether we've argued over anything worthwhile or not! :P

Well, duh. :P I remember a lot of our arguments and I have yet to find where we argued over something worthwhile. But hey, isn't it good we don't argue over worthwhile stuff? :P If I'm going to argue with friends I'd rather it be fun arguing about worthless things than arguing over worthwhile stuff. :P ^if that makes sense...^

I think that I understand what you mean, and I also think that I agree. :D

My point was, if you are going to use emoticons, you may not want to bring up the subject of "original usage" to back up your point.

Duly noted. However, I think everyone here knew what I meant. ;)

ENDS DO NOT JUSTIFY MEANS.

This goes back to you and your strict grammatical rules which must triumph even over social comfort, when meaning is clearly understood but grammar was slightly incorrect. My opinion is that communication of meaning is more important than precision of language.

However, precision of language is beautiful in its own way, and gives satisfaction to the writer of a job well done.

This goes back to you and your strict grammatical rules which must triumph even over social comfort, when meaning is clearly understood but grammar was slightly incorrect. My opinion is that communication of meaning is more important than precision of language.

However, precision of language is beautiful in its own way, and gives satisfaction to the writer of a job well done.

I wholeheartedly agree.

The mere fact that we have forgotten does not prove that we only argue about worthless things! :P I don't remember the vast majority of our arguments, so who knows whether we've argued over anything worthwhile or not! :P

Well, duh. :P I remember a lot of our arguments and I have yet to find where we argued over something worthwhile. But hey, isn't it good we don't argue over worthwhile stuff? :P If I'm going to argue with friends I'd rather it be fun arguing about worthless things than arguing over worthwhile stuff. :P ^if that makes sense...^

I think that I understand what you mean, and I also think that I agree. :D

We agree on something…that's wonderful! :P

Lol.

I see, makes sense. Glad I remembered to ask, because I've thought before on correct usage of them…

I think that I understand what you mean, and I also think that I agree. :D

We agree on something...that's wonderful! :P

Um… what number is this…? :P

The mere fact that we have forgotten does not prove that we only argue about worthless things! :P I don't remember the vast majority of our arguments, so who knows whether we've argued over anything worthwhile or not! :P

Well, duh. :P I remember a lot of our arguments and I have yet to find where we argued over something worthwhile. But hey, isn't it good we don't argue over worthwhile stuff? :P If I'm going to argue with friends I'd rather it be fun arguing about worthless things than arguing over worthwhile stuff. :P ^if that makes sense...^

I think that I understand what you mean, and I also think that I agree. :D

...that's wonderful! :P

Movie quote!

I think that I understand what you mean, and I also think that I agree. :D

We agree on something...that's wonderful! :P

Um... what number is this...? :P

Ummm…don't ask me!!! :P ^it's so 'funny' (not sure if that's the right word I'm looking for) how we are so alike in our likes/dislikes/etc… yet we argue so much…and then we have to keep track of how many times we agree. :P^

I think that I understand what you mean, and I also think that I agree. :D

We agree on something...that's wonderful! :P

Um... what number is this...? :P

Ummm...don't ask me!!! :P ^it's so 'funny' (not sure if that's the right word I'm looking for) how we are so alike in our likes/dislikes/etc... yet we argue so much. :P^

^Precisely what I think. xP^

This goes back to you and your strict grammatical rules which must triumph even over social comfort, when meaning is clearly understood but grammar was slightly incorrect. My opinion is that communication of meaning is more important than precision of language.

However, precision of language is beautiful in its own way, and gives satisfaction to the writer of a job well done.

I wholeheartedly agree.

As do I. I, personally, am concerned with grammar and, in most settings, make efforts to ensure that mine is sound and correct (though sentence structure may fall by the wayside at times, due to time constraints). However, I care very little for the grammar of others, unless it's obvious that they have a misunderstanding about something, because it's often quite simple to determine their meaning in the midst of bad grammar. And I understand that I am in the minority of people who care so much about grammar.

The mere fact that we have forgotten does not prove that we only argue about worthless things! :P I don't remember the vast majority of our arguments, so who knows whether we've argued over anything worthwhile or not! :P

Well, duh. :P I remember a lot of our arguments and I have yet to find where we argued over something worthwhile. But hey, isn't it good we don't argue over worthwhile stuff? :P If I'm going to argue with friends I'd rather it be fun arguing about worthless things than arguing over worthwhile stuff. :P ^if that makes sense...^

I think that I understand what you mean, and I also think that I agree. :D

...that's wonderful! :P

Movie quote!

What movie??

Princess Bride.

...that's wonderful! :P

Movie quote!

What movie??

That is irrelevant. The point is, she was making fun of you again. :P

I think that I understand what you mean, and I also think that I agree. :D

We agree on something...that's wonderful! :P

Um... what number is this...? :P

Ummm...don't ask me!!! :P ^it's so 'funny' (not sure if that's the right word I'm looking for) how we are so alike in our likes/dislikes/etc... yet we argue so much. :P^

^Precisely what I think. xP^

^Agreed again. :P^

This goes back to you and your strict grammatical rules which must triumph even over social comfort, when meaning is clearly understood but grammar was slightly incorrect. My opinion is that communication of meaning is more important than precision of language.

However, precision of language is beautiful in its own way, and gives satisfaction to the writer of a job well done.

I wholeheartedly agree.

As do I. I, personally, am concerned with grammar and, in most settings, make efforts to ensure that mine is sound and correct (though sentence structure may fall by the wayside at times, due to time constraints). However, I care very little for the grammar of others, unless it's obvious that they have a misunderstanding about something, because it's often quite simple to determine their meaning in the midst of bad grammar. And I understand that I am in the minority of people who care so much about grammar.

Good philosophy to have.

Ummm...don't ask me!!! :P ^it's so 'funny' (not sure if that's the right word I'm looking for) how we are so alike in our likes/dislikes/etc... yet we argue so much. :P^

^Precisely what I think. xP^

^Agreed again. :P^

^Well, duh. You're the one who said it first. :P^

_Princess Bride_.

Hmm…okay. :P

Nicolas: I knowwwww!!!!! Thank you very much, sir!!!

_Princess Bride_.

Hmm...okay. :P Nicolas: I knowwwww!!!!! Thank you very much, sir!!!

You're welcome very much, ma'am! :P

Ummm...don't ask me!!! :P ^it's so 'funny' (not sure if that's the right word I'm looking for) how we are so alike in our likes/dislikes/etc... yet we argue so much. :P^

^Precisely what I think. xP^

^Agreed again. :P^

^Well, duh. You're the one who said it first. :P^

^I was just pointing out we agreed on something again. :P Not saying that I agreed with you. :P^

Ummm...don't ask me!!! :P ^it's so 'funny' (not sure if that's the right word I'm looking for) how we are so alike in our likes/dislikes/etc... yet we argue so much. :P^

^Precisely what I think. xP^

^Agreed again. :P^

^Well, duh. You're the one who said it first. :P^

That is what I was thinking…

_Princess Bride_.

Hmm...okay. :P Nicolas: I knowwwww!!!!! Thank you very much, sir!!!

You're welcome very much, ma'am! :P

^Don't call me that!!!^

Farewell, all.

"We have work to do…"

Ummm...don't ask me!!! :P ^it's so 'funny' (not sure if that's the right word I'm looking for) how we are so alike in our likes/dislikes/etc... yet we argue so much. :P^

^Precisely what I think. xP^

^Agreed again. :P^

^Well, duh. You're the one who said it first. :P^

^I was just pointing out we agreed on something again. :P Not saying that I agreed with you. :P^

^Oh. :P How about "Yet another agreement"? :P^

Farewell, Margaret!

_Princess Bride_.

Hmm...okay. :P Nicolas: I knowwwww!!!!! Thank you very much, sir!!!

You're welcome very much, ma'am! :P

^Don't call me that!!!^

^Only if you won't call me "sir"! :P^

Bye Margaret!

Farewell, all. _"We have work to do..."_

Farewell, Margaret.

This goes back to you and your strict grammatical rules which must triumph even over social comfort, when meaning is clearly understood but grammar was slightly incorrect. My opinion is that communication of meaning is more important than precision of language.

However, precision of language is beautiful in its own way, and gives satisfaction to the writer of a job well done.

I wholeheartedly agree.

As do I. I, personally, am concerned with grammar and, in most settings, make efforts to ensure that mine is sound and correct (though sentence structure may fall by the wayside at times, due to time constraints). However, I care very little for the grammar of others, unless it's obvious that they have a misunderstanding about something, because it's often quite simple to determine their meaning in the midst of bad grammar. And I understand that I am in the minority of people who care so much about grammar.

Good philosophy to have.

Glad someone sees it that way. =p

Ummm...don't ask me!!! :P ^it's so 'funny' (not sure if that's the right word I'm looking for) how we are so alike in our likes/dislikes/etc... yet we argue so much. :P^

^Precisely what I think. xP^

^Agreed again. :P^

^Well, duh. You're the one who said it first. :P^

^I was just pointing out we agreed on something again. :P Not saying that I agreed with you. :P^

^Oh. :P How about "Yet another agreement"? :P

Yeah…sorry! I'll be more careful about that in the future!

Farewell, Magaret!

Is her name so hard to spell correctly? :P

^Oh. :P How about "Yet another agreement"? :P^

Yeah...sorry! I'll be more careful about that in the future!

Okay. :P

Good philosophy to have.

Glad someone sees it that way. =p

Yeah. Good for you. :P

Farewell, Magaret!

Is her name so hard to spell correctly? :P

Nooo! :P

This goes back to you and your strict grammatical rules which must triumph even over social comfort, when meaning is clearly understood but grammar was slightly incorrect. My opinion is that communication of meaning is more important than precision of language.

However, precision of language is beautiful in its own way, and gives satisfaction to the writer of a job well done.

I wholeheartedly agree.

As do I. I, personally, am concerned with grammar and, in most settings, make efforts to ensure that mine is sound and correct (though sentence structure may fall by the wayside at times, due to time constraints). However, I care very little for the grammar of others, unless it's obvious that they have a misunderstanding about something, because it's often quite simple to determine their meaning in the midst of bad grammar. And I understand that I am in the minority of people who care so much about grammar.

Good philosophy to have.

Glad someone sees it that way. =p

If only I could break out of bad habits and live it… :/

Glad someone sees it that way. =p

If only I could break out of bad habits and live it... :/

raises eyebrow Can't you? ;)

Glad someone sees it that way. =p

If only I could break out of bad habits and live it... :/

*raises eyebrow* Can't you? ;)

You've never had a bad habit that was exetremely hard to stop? No matter how hard you worked?

Glad someone sees it that way. =p

If only I could break out of bad habits and live it... :/

*raises eyebrow* Can't you? ;)

You've never had a bad habit that was extremely hard to stop? No matter how hard you worked?

Of course I have. But I don't say that I can't break out of them. ;)

This goes back to you and your strict grammatical rules which must triumph even over social comfort, when meaning is clearly understood but grammar was slightly incorrect. My opinion is that communication of meaning is more important than precision of language.

However, precision of language is beautiful in its own way, and gives satisfaction to the writer of a job well done.

I wholeheartedly agree.

As do I. I, personally, am concerned with grammar and, in most settings, make efforts to ensure that mine is sound and correct (though sentence structure may fall by the wayside at times, due to time constraints). However, I care very little for the grammar of others, unless it's obvious that they have a misunderstanding about something, because it's often quite simple to determine their meaning in the midst of bad grammar. And I understand that I am in the minority of people who care so much about grammar.

Good philosophy to have.

Glad someone sees it that way. =p

If only I could break out of bad habits and live it... :/

I would not call them "bad habits," because that implies that there is a certain measure of morality in grammar, which I do not believe. It is not morally wrong to use improper grammar. Otherwise, there wouldn't be instances in the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible that make it clear that there were times when even the authors of Scripture didn't use the most airtight grammar.

So, if nothing else, take comfort in the fact that even the authors of Scripture were guilty of grammatical errors at times. But that didn't detract at all from the 100% truthfulness of the words they communicated, even if they were grammatically questionable at times.

Can't delete fast enough for us! ;P

Oh shush!!!

This goes back to you and your strict grammatical rules which must triumph even over social comfort, when meaning is clearly understood but grammar was slightly incorrect. My opinion is that communication of meaning is more important than precision of language.

However, precision of language is beautiful in its own way, and gives satisfaction to the writer of a job well done.

I wholeheartedly agree.

As do I. I, personally, am concerned with grammar and, in most settings, make efforts to ensure that mine is sound and correct (though sentence structure may fall by the wayside at times, due to time constraints). However, I care very little for the grammar of others, unless it's obvious that they have a misunderstanding about something, because it's often quite simple to determine their meaning in the midst of bad grammar. And I understand that I am in the minority of people who care so much about grammar.

Good philosophy to have.

Glad someone sees it that way. =p

If only I could break out of bad habits and live it... :/

I would not call them "bad habits," because that implies that there is a certain measure of morality in grammar, which I do not believe. It is not morally wrong to use improper grammar. Otherwise, there wouldn't be instances in the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible that make it clear that there were times when even the authors of Scripture didn't use the most airtight grammar. So, if nothing else, take comfort in the fact that even the authors of Scripture were guilty of grammatical errors at times. But that didn't detract at all from the 100% truthfulness of the words they communicated, even if they were grammatically questionable at times.

Good point.

I would not call them "bad habits," because that implies that there is a certain measure of morality in grammar, which I do not believe. It is not morally wrong to use improper grammar. Otherwise, there wouldn't be instances in the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible that make it clear that there were times when even the authors of Scripture didn't use the most airtight grammar. So, if nothing else, take comfort in the fact that even the authors of Scripture were guilty of grammatical errors at times. But that didn't detract at all from the 100% truthfulness of the words they communicated, even if they were grammatically questionable at times.

Duuuuuude. There are no original manuscripts of the Bible! How do you not know this?

Oh. Hey! I'm almost done memorizing Zephaniah! Took me too long, but I'm still excited!

I would not call them "bad habits," because that implies that there is a certain measure of morality in grammar, which I do not believe. It is not morally wrong to use improper grammar. Otherwise, there wouldn't be instances in the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible that make it clear that there were times when even the authors of Scripture didn't use the most airtight grammar. So, if nothing else, take comfort in the fact that even the authors of Scripture were guilty of grammatical errors at times. But that didn't detract at all from the 100% truthfulness of the words they communicated, even if they were grammatically questionable at times.

Duuuuuude. There are no original manuscripts of the Bible! How do you not know this?

sigh Nicolas, Nicolas, Nicolas. I'm offended that you would even think that I was implying that original manuscripts are in existence today. That is not at all what I said. But it is a well-known fact that the huge amount of manuscripts that we have today give us the ability to know what the original manuscripts said, with over 99% accuracy. Therefore, it is indisputable (and you can check with the most respected New Testament scholars on this, like James White) that there were grammatical errors in Scripture. In fact, it's often an accusation raised against the inerrancy of Scripture, because it is universally agreed upon and some people see that as a problem.

Good job! :)

Oh. Hey! I'm almost done memorizing Zephaniah! Took me too long, but I'm still excited!

Great! :D

Oh. Hey! I'm almost done memorizing Zephaniah! Took me too long, but I'm still excited!

Great! Glad to hear that! Are you nearing the end of your study of the book as well?