Which is correct english?

[Garet Jax]

Help me settle an argument.

 

[Jzero]

Neither. The YOLK of an egg IS YELLOW

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: Jzero
Neither. The YOLK of an egg IS YELLOW

lmmfao

 

[Haircut]

The first one is correct English, although it is still wrong in the fact that the yolk isn't white.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Jzero
Neither. The YOLK of an egg IS YELLOW

he's got a point 😀

put for pure english matter, first one... YOLK!

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: CraigRT

Originally posted by: Jzero
Neither. The YOLK of an egg IS YELLOW

he's got a point 😀

put for pure english matter, first one... YOLK!

That was the point. Neither is correct. 🙂

 

[CubicZirconia]

You didn't ask about the validity of the information, only which was correct english. That's why I hate this example.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
You didn't ask about the validity of the information, only which was correct english. That's why I hate this example.

How can english be correct if it says something wrong?

 

[athithi]

You forgot the "I'm not dumb enough to fall for this lame poll" option 😛

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: athithi
You forgot the "I'm not dumb enough to fall for this lame poll" option 😛

Very true. I thought about putting a neither option, but decided it would be too obvious.

 

[Thraxen]

How can english be correct if it says something wrong?

Are you saying that anything not true can't be said using correct english? Because that's obviously not correct.

 

[hjo3]

Both sentences have incorrect punctuation. They should end in periods, not question marks.

And, re: the 2nd sentence, the plural of "yolk" is "yolks."

 

[damiano]

Originally posted by: Jzero
Neither. The YOLK of an egg IS YELLOW

lol

 

[dighn]

wtf u smoking the yolk is not white :|

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: hjo3
Both sentences have incorrect punctuation. They should end in periods, not question marks.

And, re: the 2nd sentence, the plural of "yolk" is "yolks."

LOL.

I will change that.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: CraigRT

Originally posted by: Jzero
Neither. The YOLK of an egg IS YELLOW

he's got a point 😀

put for pure english matter, first one... YOLK!

That was the point. Neither is correct. 🙂

well then why does it matter which english is correct?
the english is still correct in the first one.

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
You didn't ask about the validity of the information, only which was correct english. That's why I hate this example.

How can english be correct if it says something wrong?

Is it not possible to tell a lie, yet use correct english telling it?

 

[Mr N8]

Originally posted by: bunker

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
You didn't ask about the validity of the information, only which was correct english. That's why I hate this example.

How can english be correct if it says something wrong?

Is it not possible to tell a lie, yet use correct english telling it?

Is it not possible to tell a lie, yet use correct english while telling it?

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: MogulMonster

Originally posted by: bunker

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
You didn't ask about the validity of the information, only which was correct english. That's why I hate this example.

How can english be correct if it says something wrong?

Is it not possible to tell a lie, yet use correct english telling it?

Is it not possible to tell a lie, yet use correct english while telling it?

Smartass 😛. And I'm pretty sure mine is still proper english.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
You didn't ask about the validity of the information, only which was correct english. That's why I hate this example.

How can english be correct if it says something wrong?

the grammar/spelling is right so the english is right. language != meaning. it's merely a medium for carrying information.

 

[PlatinumGold]

btw garet, you're wrong here. correct english does NOT require that it be correct factually.

 

[hjo3]

Garet Jax:
> How can english be correct if it says something wrong?

"In 1425, I singlehandedly built two of the Egyptian pyramids."

Proper English.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

The first one is more grammatically correct than the latter. But yolks are yellow, not white.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: hjo3
Garet Jax:
> How can english be correct if it says something wrong?

"In 1425, I singlehandedly built two of the Egyptian pyramids."

Proper English.

EXACTLY.

as i said in another thread, IF correct english required that ALL facts be accurate as well, NO works of fiction would be correct english.

 

[lozina]

You'r eonly fooling yourself with believing this is a good way to fool someone. Perhaps if you said, "Which is correct?" instead of "Which is correct english?" because adding the english part tells the reader we're thinking about grammar here, not context. So is "The yolk of an egg is white" correct english? Yes. Is it correct? No.