• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Grammar Nazis: Need Help!

GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

Lifer
Fields that use to yield crop for his pigs now contain some 10,050 photovoltaic panels.

Please correct me if the above is wrong.

 
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Fields that use to yield crop for his pigs now contain some 10,050 photovoltaic panels.

Please correct me if the above is wrong.
Click to expand...

Fields taht use'ta yeild craps for his piggies are now containing some 10,050 fotovoltiack panels,
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Fields that were formerly used to yield crop for his pigs now contain some 10,050 photovoltaic panels.
Click to expand...

Just my opinion, but "formerly" seems a bit redundant when already saying "were used". But I suppose it could be used to be more specific when dealing with time.
 
Originally posted by: Jawo
Originally posted by: Rat
Originally posted by: Rat
Originally posted by: Rat
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Fields once used to yield crop for his pigs now contain some 10,050 photovoltaic panels.
Click to expand...
Fixed.
Click to expand...
And removed the pleonasm.
Click to expand...
And for clarity.
Click to expand...

I think it should be crops

Fields once used to yield crops for his pigs now contain some 10,050 photovoltaic panels.
Click to expand...


This works best, unless you want to use swine, or change the sentence even further.
 
I hope this is intended as humor, as most of these suggestions are simply atrocious.

If you must stick with the same basic structure use once yielded.

Viper GTS
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top