"The Grammatical Thread"

[CoolerMaster]

I created this thread with the objective of helping non-english native speaker,like me, who have some vocabulary doubts.
I'll start

1- How do you pronounce "either"?
2- "In game" or "In-game"?
3- When we can use "whom"?

 

[Alex]

1. Either can be pronounced correctly both ways. And that's not grammar it's pronunciation.

2. If you're specifying in-game, as opposed to a cut scene, I believe in-game is right. But either are ok really.

3. Use whom when the answer is him. Use who when the answer is he.
Eg. Who did that? He did it.
Whom else are you going to invite? Nobody, only him. Etc

The third one is whose, which you would use of the answer is his.

 

[chygry]

Are you giving free English lessons? Where do i sign up?

But on topic:
1: stupid question, it doesn't even deserve my attention.
2: who the fuck cares if there's a - mark there or not.
3: he did what he loved to do and died because of it

 

[yoyo913]

1. Either can be pronounced correctly both ways. And that's not grammar it's pronunciation.

He asked how to pronounce "either". Why do you assume he know what both ways are? You're supposed to describe the pronunciation of the word.


Here is a video that shows the 2 ways of pronouncing it:

 

[Alex]

He asked how to pronounce "either". Why do you assume he know what both ways are? You're supposed to describe the pronunciation of the word.

Based on the question I was fairly sure he asked as there are two pronunciations and he wanted to know which was right. Though I could be wrong. That's the way I answered

 

[Sepak]

3: he did what he loved to do and died because of it

I laughed so hard with that one.

 

[chygry]

But okay now seriously.. I pretty much know when to use it and when not, but it'd like a confirmation from someone who actually speaks english. When to use "NOR" and not?

That's a legitimate question and even i have sometimes problems with it haha.

 

[its_slash]

Based on the question I was fairly sure he asked as there are two pronunciations and he wanted to know which was right. Though I could be wrong. That's the way I answered

Yeah, you could pronounce it either way.

 

[Alex]

But okay now seriously.. I pretty much know when to use it and when not, but it'd like a confirmation from someone who actually speaks english. When to use "NOR" and not?

That's a legitimate question and even i have sometimes problems with it haha.

Nor is a much much more complicated word (to use correctly), and most English speakers don't get it right.

An easy rule is after neither, use nor. But only if neither comes prior to the list.

Eg. I like neither Manchester United nor Manchester City.

If you wanted to use or, you could say: I don't like Manchester United or Manchester City. As the negative becomes before the state (in this case my "like" for the side), I don't need to retain the negative, it is assumed. In the first example, like comes before neither, and therefore the negative is required again.

You could say: I neither like Manchester United or Manchester City, but technically you should also put the verb (like) before the second noun (man city) otherwise the sentence is incorrect. And when you do that, you need to use nor:
I neither like Manchester United nor do I like Manchester City.

As I said, it's pretty confusing, but if you use nor after neither, and use or after not (or any other time) you'll be correct more often than not.

 

[chygry]

I knew most of that, but thanks anyway. I feel a bit smarter now hah. These kind of questions belong to http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/

 

[CoolerMaster]

1. Either can be pronounced correctly both ways. And that's not grammar it's pronunciation.

2. If you're specifying in-game, as opposed to a cut scene, I believe in-game is right. But either are ok really.

3. Use whom when the answer is him. Use who when the answer is he.
Eg. Who did that? He did it.
Whom else are you going to invite? Nobody, only him. Etc

The third one is whose, which you would use of the answer is his.

Thank you so much for the honest answer.

He asked how to pronounce "either". Why do you assume he know what both ways are? You're supposed to describe the pronunciation of the word.



Here is a video that shows the 2 ways of pronouncing it:

Thanks bro.

 

[its_slash]

Yeah, you could pronounce it either way.

My vague attempt of humour was left unappreciated

 

[Sepak]

Poor thing.

 

[Alex]

I got it.. I chose to ignore it

 

[MaestroZidane]

I just ignored it completely...

 

[MaSsiVe]

 

[RobbieD_PL]

Neither/nor
Either/or

Simple.

Also, "whose" isn't just an interrogative.

To whom does this bag belong? The person whose bag this is, is me.

Also, Alex, you can also have not (or neg verb) ... and.

 

[Alex]

Neither/nor
Either/or

Simple.

Also, "whose" isn't just an interrogative.

To whom does this bag belong? The person whose bag this is, is me.

Also, Alex, you can also have not (or neg verb) ... and.

What are you saying in your last sentence?

The only reason I mentioned more than Neither/nor and Either/or, is because you do need to use the words after other things (such as not) sometimes. After not, it is generally correct to say or, not nor.

 

[newbie original]

I created this thread with the objective of helping non-english native speaker,like me, who have some vocabulary doubts.
I'll start

1- How do you pronounce "either"?
2- "In game" or "In-game"?
3- When we can use "whom"?

There is no need for this thread. Your grammar is quite good.

If a native speaker of English tries to correct the grammar of a non-native speaker (such as you), then you should ignore them. They are shameless, arrogant, indecent idiots and I doubt that they know the meaning of the word conscience.

Just keep that in mind, when you are talking to such people.

 

[RobbieD_PL]

What are you saying in your last sentence?

The only reason I mentioned more than Neither/nor and Either/or, is because you do need to use the words after other things (such as not) sometimes. After not, it is generally correct to say or, not nor.

Ohk, I'm pretty sure that we agree but we went on different tangents.