Some Expressions used in Forums

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Jingtian

#412923 Sun, 02 Sep 07 04:41 AM

What are these in English?

1. The post that you write yourself (in other words, you are the author of the post) is called a __. (original post?)

2. The post that others write but you quote or cite is called a __. (quoted post?)

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Grammar Geek

#412928 Sun, 02 Sep 07 05:10 AM

You're the original poster, or OP.

You can say "quoted post" or "In GG's quote of Jingtian's post, she said..."

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

Jingtian

#412965 Sun, 02 Sep 07 07:55 AM

Thank you very much, Grammar Geek.

As regards the first question, I want to ask what kind of post it is. If I am the original poster, then the post is an __ (original post?) of mine.

Grammar Geek

#413092 Sun, 02 Sep 07 03:36 PM

Sure, you can say it was your original post.

CalifJim

#413473 Mon, 03 Sep 07 08:04 AM

If you are the original poster, you can also say that you "started the thread".

CJ

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"There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

Jingtian

#413642 Mon, 03 Sep 07 04:28 PM

Thank you very much.