Author Topic: Bui bashes Bob, Shawn & Getbig... Challenges Bob to a debate.  (Read 13009 times)

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Re: Bui bashes Bob, Shawn & Getbig... Challenges Bob to a debate.
« Reply #100 on: August 28, 2007, 10:57:25 AM »
"I didn't read his entire post (it's very, very l-o-n-g), but from what I gather, he's a bright guy, as it was pretty well-written."

I disagree.

In the above sentence, 'well-written' is a compound adjective, yes, but it's a predicate adjective as well. 

Am I not correct
LOL. Where is William Safire when I need him. Given my druthers, I would have re-arranged the whole sentence, as your main 'subject' (post) is too far away and has another subject (bui) 'tween it, but as it stands I would simply have ended it with 'as it was well written' (and even that is rough). The conjunction tacitly needs a noun. The above reads a bit awkwardly, not unlike a dangling participle.

/ok. switching off grammar nazi switch.  :)

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Re: Bui bashes Bob, Shawn & Getbig... Challenges Bob to a debate.
« Reply #101 on: August 28, 2007, 11:54:17 AM »
This is probably the most accurate commentary I've read on this subject.

He definitely should not be engaging in any sort of tit-for-tat at this point.  The one statement was fine and then *maybe* it was acceptable to make one rebuttal, but at this point he's just rolling in the mud and not in a position to gain any support at all. 





thanks and true...I am all for anyone that stands up to authority and I am not bashing him, I just think he has to realize that the fans are aware of everything he said but without any new and damning information or revelations he didnt do much good. We are all hypocrites in a way still following the big ship even though we know its corrupt. We are all vested in this sport in one way or another and maybe if it dies a part of us will die too. We need new leadership  (Jay has not done much, I have to admit) and Erik did not do anything to shake things up. So we will just keep waiting.

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Re: Bui bashes Bob, Shawn & Getbig... Challenges Bob to a debate.
« Reply #102 on: August 28, 2007, 12:11:27 PM »
The additional "S" was a minor example to point out. How about Bui's lack of proper paragraphs? His ellipsis overload? Just some quick points, showing how horrible a writer the guy is, and he claims to be some scholar and journalist? ::) If he were what he claims, then he would ALWAYS have perfectly diagrammed sentences, perfect spelling and probably not even boast about being such a great writer. He uses words over and over again, which really you should change them up as to not confuse the reader.
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He's delusional in many respects.

Fair enough. 

In his first post, he said something along the lines of "speak seldom, so that when you do speak, it will have a great impact", but by engaging in the back-and-forth, he's compromised something he recently argued he'd stand by (the not speaking part).  Trying to write quickly and fueled with passion, he's prone to making a lot more mistakes and runs the risk of sounding more like a hothead with something to prove than a scholar. 


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Re: Bui bashes Bob, Shawn & Getbig... Challenges Bob to a debate.
« Reply #103 on: August 28, 2007, 12:14:36 PM »
LOL. Where is William Safire when I need him. Given my druthers, I would have re-arranged the whole sentence, as your main 'subject' (post) is too far away and has another subject (bui) 'tween it, but as it stands I would simply have ended it with 'as it was well written' (and even that is rough). The conjunction tacitly needs a noun. The above reads a bit awkwardly, not unlike a dangling participle.

/ok. switching off grammar nazi switch.  :)

You're correct.  As I re-read my sentence, it does appear grammatically correct (in a technical sense), but is very awkward. 

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Re: Bui bashes Bob, Shawn & Getbig... Challenges Bob to a debate.
« Reply #104 on: August 28, 2007, 12:33:03 PM »
I think Bui needs to write a "tell all" book about the industry leaving NO STONE UNTURNED to show all of those who worship these freaks of science just how out of touch with reality they are for even respecting these borderline drug-addicts.  I think Bui is the man for the job.

I agree. I'd buy it.
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