The ban game, v06

[e_voyager]

Jairus is banned for not being evil enough to see the word cute in the post.

[Jairus]

e_voyager is banned because it wasn't there. And because you flunked out of my seminar.

[e_voyager]

Jairus is banned for not realizing that that's why he's not evil enough.

[VSMIT]

e_voyager is banned for not getting more people for IF.

[Pagan]

VSMIT is banned because I have star power! Carry Me Home: Expert! Oh yeah!

[Jairus]

Pagan is banned because I get the feeling that this is a reference to a video game that I've never heard of.

[VSMIT]

Jairus is banned for not knowing what Guitar Hero is.

[Jairus]

VSMIT is banned because I've heard of Guitar Hero, I've just never played it.

[VSMIT]

Jairus is banned because his diction was incorrect when he banned Pagan, if what you say is true.

[Jairus]

VSMIT is banned because how exactly is my diction wrong?

[VSMIT]

Pagan is banned because I get the feeling that this is a reference to a video game that I've never heard of.

Jairus is banned because I don't have to say anything else.

[Pagan]

VSMIT is banned because I have learned a new thing! Hoo-ah!

[Jairus]

Pagan is banned for getting in the way of this. I was referring to a game that I had not heard of. How would you phrase it?

[VSMIT]

Jairus is banned because you said that you've heard of Guitar Hero, and Pagan's original comment:

VSMIT is banned because I have star power! Carry Me Home: Expert! Oh yeah!

Is from Guitar Hero.

I would have phrased it like this:

"Pagan is banned because I've never played that game."

Although that doesn't account for the possibility of not even knowing what "that game" is.

But I'm not an English major.  Don't even like the classes.  So I'll stop there.

[e_voyager]

VSMIT is banned for have more skill at the English language then i.

[Jairus]

e_voyager is banned because it's not something to worry about, most of the rules of English are fairly flexible as far as I can tell. Why do you think I use "they" and "them" as gender-neutral singular pronouns?

[e_voyager]

Jairus is banned because they are watching. they are always watching.

[Jairus]

e_voyager is banned because I am Them.

[VSMIT]

Jairus is banned.

Spanky is banned for stopping my conversation with Jairus.

Jairus is banned because using "him" can also be construed as gender-neutral.  Although it's a shame that English (American, anyway) automatically defaults to male when mentioning a person who they haven't met before, it has been done that way for a long time, probably some remnant of the old "no rights for women" phase of history.

But I also use "they" and "them" for gender-neutral.  It just seems more "right."

[Pagan]

VSMIT is banned for being an incomplete prophet. "Them" and "They" are used as gender-neutral singlular pronouns but they are have been, are, and will be gender-neutral plural pronouns. "Him" is the only gender-neutral singlular pronoun in American English. Yes it's sexist, but it's grammatically proper and shorter than saying "him or her." I'm lazy and a grammar nazi. So sue me.

[e_voyager]

VSMIT is banned for starting to call me spanky.

Pagan is banned for being too formal.

[Jairus]

e_voyager is banned because we should get back to silly reasons for banning people. Or, we could stay with this interesting discussion of semantics, and eventually get into what is the difference between a dialect and an accent...

Tell ya what, someone ban me for being indecisive.

[Pagan]

Jay's banned because I do not know the difference between an accent and a dialect. Please share.

[VSMIT]

Pagan is banned for misreading what I said earlier.

"Him" is the only gender-neutral singlular pronoun in American English.

Which is why I said

Although it's a shame that English (American, anyway) automatically defaults to male

[Jairus]

VSMIT is banned because I want to explain this to Pagan.

Okay, a dialect is basically kept within one language. Take the English language, for example. So, you have an English dialect, an Australian dialect, a Californian dialect, a Cockney dialect, an Irish dialect, a Scottish dialect... etc etc. It's a type of pronunciation within a language, basically.
An accent is what you have when you normally speak one language and then you speak another: it's kind of a carry-over from your normal language. So, you can have a French accent, an English accent (yes it's possible), a Russian accent, a Japanese accent... etc etc.

Well, that's just the quick rundown that my mom drilled into me from the moment I started theater.

And everyone is banned for not banning me for being indecisive.

[VSMIT]

Jairus is banned because I was going to, but Pagan sniped me, so I removed that line.

[Pagan]

VSMIT is banned because, while yes, you did say most of what I reiterated, you did not mention that the plural status of "them" and "they"

Thank you, Jay.

And a ban to Jairus, because there is only one man into whose eyes I wish to gaze. It is not you, nor a kangaroo rat nor a spotted feline.

[Jairus]

Pagan is banned for not telling us who it is.

[VSMIT]

Jairus is banned.

Pagan is likewise banned because of this:

But I also use "they" and "them" for gender-neutral.  It just seems more "right."

[Jairus]

VSMIT is banned for not giving a reason for banning me, you grammarphile.