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Passions

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What is the correct way to fix this sentence?

How are you expecting to shoot stinking 400 balls man~~!!



Is this right?
How are you expecting to shoot, stinking, 400 balls, man?

or

How are you expecting to shoot stinking 400 balls, man?


 

ObiDon

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I'm no grammar/punctuation Nazi but if word rearranging is allowed...

How are you expecting to shoot 400 stinking balls, man?

If not, then I vote for your second option. :)
 

amnesiac

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How are you expecting to shoot 400 stinking balls, man?!

or

How do you expect to shoot 400 stinking balls, man?!

 

edro

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How are you expecting to shoot stinking 400 balls man~~!!
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How are you expecting to shoot 400 stinking balls man?
 

amnesiac

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Originally posted by: edro13
How are you expecting to shoot stinking 400 balls man~~!!
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How are you expecting to shoot 400 stinking balls; man?

That has to be the most improper use of a semicolon I've ever seen.
It is very, very wrong. Do not do that again.
 

edro

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Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
Originally posted by: edro13
How are you expecting to shoot stinking 400 balls man~~!!
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How are you expecting to shoot 400 stinking balls; man?

That has to be the most improper use of a semicolon I've ever seen.
It is very, very wrong. Do not do that again.


Yeah, I know. "Man" is not a subordinate clause..... I just felt like putting it in there anyways.

Actually, "How are you expecting to shoot 400 stinking balls man?" Is perfectly fine. No comma is needed.
 

Passions

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Actually, "How are you expecting to shoot 400 stinking balls man?" Is perfectly fine. No comma is needed.

Are you sure? I thought you always needed a comma there. I.E. Do you want to goto a movie, dude?

So, are u saying u can just put, Do you want to goto a movie dude?
 

ObiDon

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Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
Originally posted by: edro13
How are you expecting to shoot stinking 400 balls man~~!!
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How are you expecting to shoot 400 stinking balls; man?

That has to be the most improper use of a semicolon I've ever seen.
It is very, very wrong. Do not do that again.
I don't know what a semicolon is for. However, I know it is not for that! :p

 

edro

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I like to eat puppies; I also like to play with them.

That is proper use.
 

spidey07

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How are you expecting to shoot stinking 400 balls man~~!!

Seems just fine except for the punctuation.

How are you expecting to shoot stinking 400 balls man?
 

soccerbud34

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i think it should be

How are you expecting to shoot 400, stinking balls man?

i always thought you need a comma to seperate two consecutive adjectives. :Dunno:
 

ObiDon

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Originally posted by: soccerbud34
i think it should be

How are you expecting to shoot 400, stinking balls man?

i always thought you need a comma to seperate two consecutive adjectives. :Dunno:
Maybe nouns?

I like bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes on my sandwiches. ;)
 

udonoogen

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from my english experience, your choice of words is a little awkward ... this more grammatically correct to me:
"How do you expect to shoot 400 stinking balls, man?"

EDIT:
also ... i usually use stinkin' when i write to friends and such ... but that's just preference.
if you're really really worried about being gramatically correct in this case, don't use the adjective "stinking" at all. its semantical meaning in the most common sense doesn't jive too well with "balls" (unless you're talking about something else ... which someone mentioned earlier =P).
 

soccerbud34

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Originally posted by: ObiDon
Originally posted by: soccerbud34
i think it should be

How are you expecting to shoot 400, stinking balls man?

i always thought you need a comma to seperate two consecutive adjectives. :Dunno:
Maybe nouns?

I like bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes on my sandwiches. ;)

i mean adjectives ;)

such as "Although it was speeding, the red, stylish convertible is definitely a good looking car" :)