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Need Your Guys' Opinion on my Paper for English

Started by Godless, September 21, 2009, 04:31:28 AM

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Renegnicat

#15
October 12, 2009, 04:21:56 PM
Both are incorrect. The phrase, "you guys" and "your guys" are both colloqial english.
The correct form of the sentence is:

Need your opinions on my english paper.
 :drool
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Reginus

#16
October 12, 2009, 11:09:20 PM
Quote from: "Renegnicat"Both are incorrect. The phrase, "you guys" and "your guys" are both colloqial english.
The correct form of the sentence is:

Need your opinions on my english paper.
 :drool
"The greatest argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter." - Winston Churchill

nikkmichalski

#17
October 14, 2009, 03:26:48 AM
Well since we're using "formal" English, is it enough to leave the "I" implied? (I) Need your etc...
Ford: "It's unpleasantly like being drunk."
Arthur: "What's so unpleasant about being drunk?"
Ford: "You ask a glass of water." -- Douglas Adams, H2G2
"'Why is it you never mentioned any of this before the plane crash?'...'I didn't think the time was ripe.' " [emphasis delightfully Vonnegut's] -- Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-5

AlP

#18
October 14, 2009, 03:30:22 AM
Ah but it shouldn't be "need". Nobody needs opinions on an English paper. Maybe it should be:
"I want your opinions on my English paper"
or
"I would like your opinions on my English paper"
 lol
"I rebel -- therefore we exist." - Camus

nikkmichalski

#19
October 15, 2009, 08:15:19 PM
"Would you guys please help me with my English Paper?"

I'm just splitting hairs now.
Ford: "It's unpleasantly like being drunk."
Arthur: "What's so unpleasant about being drunk?"
Ford: "You ask a glass of water." -- Douglas Adams, H2G2
"'Why is it you never mentioned any of this before the plane crash?'...'I didn't think the time was ripe.' " [emphasis delightfully Vonnegut's] -- Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-5

AlP

#20
October 16, 2009, 02:10:50 AM
Hmm. My dictionary says it is common place to use "would you" to make a polite request. But literally, "would" is the past tense of "will". And since it's a request for people to do something in the future, I'm beginning to think "will" actually makes more literal sense:
"Will you guys please help me with my English Paper?"

Or how about:
"Please help me with my English paper."
 :)
"I rebel -- therefore we exist." - Camus

Godless

#21
October 16, 2009, 06:48:35 PM
:P

nikkmichalski

#22
October 18, 2009, 12:24:43 AM
I agree.
Ford: "It's unpleasantly like being drunk."
Arthur: "What's so unpleasant about being drunk?"
Ford: "You ask a glass of water." -- Douglas Adams, H2G2
"'Why is it you never mentioned any of this before the plane crash?'...'I didn't think the time was ripe.' " [emphasis delightfully Vonnegut's] -- Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-5

Renegnicat

#23
October 18, 2009, 12:55:39 AM
:eek:

My god. What have I done?
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AlP

#24
October 18, 2009, 01:14:28 AM
I think the world needs a whole lot more anally retentive obsession over the grammatical correctness of sentences!
 lol
"I rebel -- therefore we exist." - Camus

Squid

#25
October 18, 2009, 01:55:09 AM
Quote from: "Godless"I got my paper back yesterday and I got an A! I didn't think my teacher was gonna like it that much but I guess I underestimate myself too much sometimes.

Congrats....wanna write my thesis?  :D

Godless

#26
October 18, 2009, 08:04:47 AM
Quote from: "Squid"
Quote from: "Godless"I got my paper back yesterday and I got an A! I didn't think my teacher was gonna like it that much but I guess I underestimate myself too much sometimes.

Congrats....wanna write my thesis?  :P
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