Ok, we need someone in Switzerland to kidnap him. Then with lots of opiates adminstered over a period of months he'll probably stop protesting and realize he loves me.
Druidess, I don't know Penn. very well but I wonder if you've ever been to Lily Dale, NY. I know it's a Spiritualist settlement but they have lots of readers there and I've always wanted to visit-very curious about the place especially after I read a book about the place.
Probably that they work!! And have warned me more than once about things and provided insight. Had some interesting things happen, like the same cards over and over but you know that if you read them. My life has been greatly enriched by them. Love them!!!! Haven't had a reading in over a year done by someone else. I'm looking for someone good.
Yes, I do. I've been reading them for 30 years but many many readers are not good and they make people think that the cards don't work or that all readers are fakes. I have had some amazing insight and guidance from them.
That's because their bank hasn't failed yet. Mine went bankrupt today (WaMu) and my neighbor lost a lot of money this summer when Indy Mac tanked. It isn't a recession until it happens to you. Frankly I think we're headed for a depression.
Please don't hate me, but I've been noticing certain kinds of very basic grammatical errors cropping up again and again, and thought that since verbal communication is the mainstay here that it might be worthwhile to address some of these "miscommunications." I'm not going to get into any technical grammar issues or terms , but will instead attempt to explain in very basic everyday language how to avoid these mistakes.
Your and You're
Your is used to denote possession. Examples: Your eyes are beautiful, BEB. Your legs are exceptionally long, Uli. Your face could launch the a thousand Greek ships, Athens. Your body is slim, Dana. Your humor is contagious and possibly diaphragmatically dangerous, Claire. Your weather in CA makes me jealous, Heart-Lease. Etc.
You're = Your Are
You're is a contraction of the words "You are." You're a wonderful cook, Grammar Girl. You're a spunky and photogenic girl, Alison. You're incorrigible, JB. You're sweet and beguiling, Riya. You're spunkily brilliant, Rock. You're a wonderful adoptive daughter, Angel. Etc.It's and Its
It's is a contraction of "It is." CS - it's [it is] a wonderful place to meet new friends and make new conquests of unsuspecting women/men. It's really cold out here today. It's a beautiful day, isn't it. "It's," in other words, is the equivalent of "You're" above.
"Its" is the possessive form of "it." It's equivalent to "Your" above. We know its place in the universe. I love its delicate aroma. Note that if you wrote "it's" in these two examples, you'd be saying "We know it's [it is] place in the universe," or "I love it's [it is] delicate aroma," neither of which would make a lick of sense and might make your mouth pucker uncomfortably.To and Too
"Too" either means "also" or "excessive." Use it when you want to say also, for example: "I think you're hot, too, Arabella (or, alternatively, for the excessive meaning, "You're too hot, Arabella)." "I wish you could come with me, too,." Almost every mistake I've seen involves using "to" to mean "also."
"To" is a word that points to something (just as it did in this sentence). "I would love to see everyone on CS use to instead of too, such as in this sentence."
Apostrophes are not the plural form of a word
Placing an apostrophe after a word before an "s" as in "Cave's" renders the word into a possessive form (or, alternatively and less formally, adds an "is" to the word). "Cave's" does not mean numerous caves, but rather could mean: "The cave's deep in the mountain" or "The cave's depths are beyond measure."
When you want to make a word plural, don't add an apostrophe to its end - simply add an "s." (Sometimes the word requires an "es" or other variations, but generally you'll be okay with just an "s".)
Commas
A too-complex subject for this tiny meditation, but one simple change from certain practitioners of run-on sentences here would help clarify their writing: place a space after every comma! For example: "I gave Irishlass advice, words of wisdom, a smile, and congratulations on her sunglasses," as opposed to, "I gave Irishlass advice,words of wisdom,a smile,and congratulations...." The former is so much easier to read, isn't it? Commas without a space can easily be mistaken for occurring in the middle of a word.
A Lot versus ALot
Your right its to hard, to remember alot of these thing's. I disagree with you on "it's" "its" and "alot" "a lot." There is quite a bit of debate on those. There is no national language academy for English the way there is in some countries like France and Spain so no official rules for usage. When I was in middle school we were taught not to use a comma before "and" but if we did, it was not incorrect. Now all the grammars I teach from say to put a comma before "and."
My degree was in Anthropology and there isn't much call for anthropologists so I became a teacher. I was only going to do it for a year then try something else. In 3 months it will be my 20th anniversary. You can't beat the vacations (although many of us would like to beat the students....)
Hmm, well you said you wanted to chat and I said I don't use instant messages and you said if I ever do did I want to chat. And my answer is no, I still don't want to use instant messages with a guy who lives 20 miles from me. But based on another thread you've found someone nice (the lady with teenagers) best of luck to you.
Reality check here. I'm using you as an example. You are 69 and want women from 55-70 although you flowered me and I'm even younger. I don't know from a man's perspective they say women are unrealistic and only want rich guys? No idea if this is true. But I am 45 and don't want someone 24 years older than me. My ex was 7 years younger and at this point in my life it's simply too young for a variety of personal reasons. So I'm looking for someone near my age. What makes you think that someone 24 years younger than you who isn't interested is stuck up? I'm sure women your age would like to date you.
My best friend's daughter is an actress/model and quite successful. She is dating the son of one of the wealthiest men in the country. He owns probably the best known fashion empire worldwide, his advertisements are in every magazine and billboard around the world. He dates a supermodel 20 years old (my friend's daughter is 22) He's almost a billionaire so the rules don't apply. I see lots of men my age put in their profiles they want to date women from 25-40. They're delusional then they're angry that women don't respond. If you're a man who wants to date younger women you better be rich. If you're a woman who wants to date a millionaire then you better be spectacular looking otherwise REALITY CHECK.
I think they're all a joke. I've been contacted by guys that live 20 miles from me who want to "chat." I mean big deal to exchange cell numbers not like if the other person is a serial killer they can find you from that and I think psychos even can find people in real life, I'm not sure why men seem so afraid of real life contact. And I get mails from men on the other side of the globe with no possibility of meeting. I think now for the most part that online dating is for people afraid to connect. Its a good thing because its forced me to be friendlier and more responsive in real life even though I'm a little shy.
I happen to know for a fact, Mastic's gotten lots of offers but they just live far away (he refuses to move out of NY.) But I believe you got lots of women, your grace and good looks are exceeded only by your charm.
It was George W. Bush who did it. He's trying to kill the whole world. Don't leave her alone again. Maybe she stood up and the thing tipped over. But personally I think it was G.W.
I was going to say the opposite-he should do something for someone else. When I feel like that I either do something nice for someone I know or volunteer my time. It takes you outside your head and you start to feel grateful for what you've got.
It's not you. yesterday I had 5 scammers and one real guy who sent me a flower and told me "too bad we don't live closer." I think there's more scammer than real ppl on here (and other sites.)
I'm not sure if you really mean "outside of your background" since what constitutes different races is an issue of great debate in the world. I think this really varies from place to place. Places like Brazil and Hawaii where everyone is mixed with everything or Los Angeles (where I'm from) which has people from everyplace on the planet and Caucasians are in the minority make it not a choice anymore unless you want to sit at home alone. Then there's the cultural part of it and what is comfortable. I come from a certain racial and religious background but was raised in a community where most people were different from my family and I think I identify more with those people than my own family since we didn't have any extended family. So at this point I think I'm so far beyond that and its more who I can talk to and who has similar values and interests.
I'm very glad they caught it and hope that you will continue to be ok. I'm so glad you posted this. If you look at my pics I'm dead white and I've lived in a warm climate my entire life, in fact, in a beach city my whole life. Most of the people around here are the same. We don't tan and we use sunblock religiously. I just cringe when I see people baking or using chemicals on their skin. Some of the fair skinned, light eyed people I grew up with developed skin cancer (in childhood and high school we spent our lives at the beach and learned the hard way) and when I warn people they just laugh. Maybe some people will read this and see how serious it is.
Well, this is interesting since after you messaged me several times I gave you the Shaadi dot com website which is based in India and is the largest dating/marriage website in the world and mostly Indians. You didn't seem to excited about it then and now you're complaining about there being too many Westerners on here? Something's not right here.
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RE: The Match Thread.
Ok, we need someone in Switzerland to kidnap him. Then with lots of opiates adminstered over a period of months he'll probably stop protesting and realize he loves me.