Help settle a stupid arguement (yes, really stupid)

[MiniGolfIsFun]

Okay, me and my friend had a lil arguement about grammar a few days ago. He got tired of me putting periods at the end of each sentence, even when it's just one word. So, the question is, would a one word reply count as a complete sentence? and if not, would it count as an incomplete sentence?

 

[Rastus]

Yes.

 

[fallenoncrack]

No.

 

[Kelvrick]

Maybe.

 

[Pepsi90919]

So.

 

[MWink]

Possibly.

 

[RspecDERR1CK]

YES.

 

[TRUMPHENT]

Conditionally.

 

[GrassClipper]

*fap* *fap* *fap* *fap* *fap* *fap*

 

[Kelvrick]

Perchance.

 

[bootymac]

sure.

 

[Brutuskend]

Sometimes.

 

[jamesave]

LOL.

 

[Logix]

Indeed.

 

[chiwawa626]

<< Dear Cecil:

A page of fun facts making the rounds says "I am" is the shortest complete sentence in English. Can this be true? --Jim Kepler, Chicago

Dear Jim:

No.

You object: "No" isn't a sentence! A sentence needs a predicate!

Oh, OK. Ready?

Go.

You object again: That's cheating! The subject is only implied! Who could possibly call that a sentence?

I.

Yeah, right, you say. And we're supposed to just take your word for it?

!

--CECIL ADAMS

>>

 

[juiio]

It is an incomplete sentence. If you're going to avoid being grammatically correct by writing an incomplete sentence, I'd say its irrelevant whether you use a period or not.

 

[yakko]

Yep.

 

[Darein]

Are all one word sentances incomplete then. If I say 'Hello', isn't that a sentance, more or less?

 

[purplehayes]

NEF.

PH

 

[TallBill]

i forget what is exactly required to be a "sentance" but most one word statements are not complete sentances... some are tho.. in fact, in chiwawas recent post, it says that the shortest sentance is. Be.

 

Beer?

 

[Phunktion]

Affirmative.

 

[deejayshakur]

to. hell. with. this. . . . . .

 

[gopunk]

this has to be one of the more dysfunctional threads i've ever read. and i don't see the harm in putting a period there.

 

[urameatball]

bootylicious!