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Does this mean a hypothetical event? I mean Finnish government has declared me persona non grata or I am suffering from some sort of phobia about Finnish people or language.

It can simply be a simple past event too. Yesterday or last month I had some plans to go to Finland. I could not make it due to pressure of work.

So my question is on the nature of the sentence. For me it can either be a hypothetical or a past event.

I am not sure. Please tell me.

What does shrinks mean here?

Creativeguru — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:18:02 GMT

It didnât help that one is afraid of stray dogs, this when there has always been a pet dog at home. Selective cynophobia, the shrinks might say, but it is my suspicion that dogs can smell it. The more you dread them, the closer they try to come.

Re: serial comma usage

Mister Micawber — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:09:58 GMT

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Given the grammar, the author means:

...we are seeing violent extremist types of ( 1 ) alienation, ( 2) narcissism, and ( 3 ) fundamentalist religious, national, ethnic gender-related phobias which, near and far, have tightened the ring of ( 1 ) dialogue, ( 2 ) tolerance, and ( 3 ) coexistence in the world. These ( 1 ) alienations, ( 2 ) phobias, and ( 3 ) narcissisms, although more dangerous when religious, are not limited to religion...

serial comma usage

Anonymous — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:33:50 GMT

In today's globalized world, we are seeing violent extremist types of alienation, narcissism, and fundamentalist religious, national, ethnic gender-related phobias which, near and far, have tightened the ring of dialogue, tolerance, and coexistence in the world. These alienations, phobias, and narcissisms, although more dangerous when religious, are not limited to religion in the first place and moreover are not limited to a specific religion.

Please check bold commas (,) inserted. Are the insertions correct? I have doubt in comma insertion between narcissm, and fundamentalist religious and also between phobias, and narcissisms. I thought it as serial comma. Does the author intend to mean "narcissm and fundamentalist religious..." and "phobias and narcissisms" as alienation? Kindly advise.

Re: Use of the word "patriot"

Old Man Gordon — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:10:51 GMT

Please forgive us non-confrontational Americans for dancing around this word. When I teach the word, I define it as a person who loves his or her country. Patriotic music is music which praises one's homeland. In the US, patriotism has unfortunately been usurped by a kind of xenophobia. I wonder whether we can clearly differentiate between 'patriot' and 'nationalist'.

Re: What does ''social intimidation'' mean...

Grammar Geek — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:39:44 GMT

Jackson, why don't you tell us about the context you encountered this phrase in? It could be anything from bullying in the school playground to someone who is afraid to leave her house due to a phobia.

Re: conjunctive adverb with comma and semicolon

Clive — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:32:11 GMT

Hi,

Usually a semicolon is used to with two independent clauses when a conjunctive adverb is used. I don't agree. A semi-colon joins two independent clauses.

eg correct Tom loved Mary; Mary did not love Tom.

eg i~~ncorrect~~ Tom loved Mary; whereas Mary did not love Tom. 'Whereas Mary did not love Tom' is not an independent clause, because it can't stand as a sentence by itself.

If you use a conjunction, you don't need a semi-colon, because the conjunction itself supplies the connection.

Good. But I feel the two independent clauses can be independent in structure but cannot be independent in thought linkage -- that is, they have to related in thoughta and ideas. Am I right? I think I am right because I found some online references supporting it. Yes, you are right. The semi-colon indicates a close connection. I would add that the two parts should have some style or importance.

She loved him with all her heart; she never told him. sounds OK

I took out the garbage; it was smelly. sounds stupid.

What is confusing is when what looks to be two independent clauses in structure is connected by a comma, rather than a semicolon. You don't neesd a semi-colon becsause there is a conjunction to supply the connection.

The average bamboo floor costs about $5 to $7 a square foot, not including installation, whereas walnut or pine can cost nearly $10 a square foot. OK

I feel that the color part can be said to be an independent-in-structure clause, but I could be wrong. Why did the person write it as this with a semicolon?

The average bamboo floor costs about $5 to $7 a square foot, not including installation; whereas walnut or pine can cost nearly $10 a square foot. Not OK

Should they in semicolons or in separate sentences and not commas? How can I know?

1. This task requires cooperation among members, similarly it could be said that it requires dedication. Two sentences. 'Similarly' is not a conjunction.

2. He was poor, therefore it was hard for him to buy basic necessities.Two sentences. 'Therefore'' is not a conjunction.

3. Give him a break. He was busy at that time, moreover, he was sick to really pay attention to what he was doing. Two sentences. 'Moreover' is not a conjunction.

4. He was poor, neverthless he gave the poor man the money.Two sentences. 'Nevertheless' is not a conjunction.

In examples 1 to 4 above, you could also use a semi-colon to join the two parts. I wouldn't, because the adverb supplies sufficient connection.

Let me finish by offering my personal opinon about semi-colons. Don't use them excessively, or your writing will start to seem unnatural and irritating to the reader. About one semi-colon a month sounds acceptable. I never use them myself.

After English learners are taught about semi-colons, they often have them in just about every sentence on every page. Bad idea.

There are other people on the Forum who do not share my semi-colon phobia.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: please correct my essay

Mister Micawber — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:56:38 GMT

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I have underlined some problem areas:

What is the secret for loving horror movies which violating the human nature? The psychologists believe that viewing violence increases aggression. In contrast, experts on youth and violence believe that violence in the media has no direct link to real life violence. Human beings' characters based on mental and emotion .So whatever happens, will affect them either in positive or negative way. By watching, involving or passing through this kind of moments which might be peace or violence. [no main verb!] As a result, repeated exposure to this kind of movies may increase the probability of violent behavior, affect kids personality and it is a major contributor to aggressive and violent behavior in real live.

The probability of violent behavior may be increased through the demonstration and reinforcement of violent attitudes, problem solving strategies (?). Furthermore, through alterations in related cognitive processes. [no main verb!]

Kids personality may be affected, they may be afraid from anything. Their minds will never be in peace again. They will have nightmares day and night, they will imagine all the scary scenes and they will have phobia.

It is a major contributor to aggressive and violent behavior in real live. When they watch such kind of movie especially kids and teens, they use to behave like them. They increase their enthusiasm in violence scenes. Actually this category likes to imitate all the up normal, scary and frightful scenes. They think that they have the most energetic power all over the world.(?) They start to show off among their colleagues and friends in schools or clubs or even in their neighborhood. They never think mentally how bad it is. It may hurt themselves or others. Their love to be strong and can do anything make them blind to the bad effects to their environment.

Finally, watching this kind of movies will affect the behaviors and mentality of people. It takes them away from real life. They think life is so complicated and full of hatred. They see only the black side of the world. Their characters are pessimistic

No conclusion.