Curse

jonnieboi05 · Sep 30, 2009, 10:41 AM // 10:41

Bumping thread to revive. Hope you guys didn't forget about this. <_<

~LeNa~

Eragon Zarroc · Sep 30, 2009, 03:44 PM // 15:44

no one wants to do raven's request? lol

BlueXIV · Sep 30, 2009, 04:39 PM // 16:39

Raven, you thread killer D:.

And yeah, I don't think anyone wants to attempt that XDDD

Espadon · Sep 30, 2009, 05:35 PM // 17:35

I'll claim it T_T

Make me... the ultimate mecha.

BlueXIV · Sep 30, 2009, 05:41 PM // 17:41

Claimed

Edit, why do I fail so hard? Requesting an ancestral evil

Azalee · Sep 30, 2009, 11:33 PM // 23:33

I had no idea what an 'Ancestral Evil' is, so I thought of some kind of grim reaper kind of deal, but it ended up looking like Abaddon -.- Screw the fact I just finished Nightfall. And yes, your painting tutorial helped xD

I request a chibi Gwen. Buahahaha.

BlueXIV · Oct 01, 2009, 01:07 AM // 01:07

Crap I forgot to claim. OH WELL. I just wont request anything then.

(saving the mecha for tomorrow when I have more time XD)

...Yeah I like French-Bread :\

Widowmaker · Oct 01, 2009, 01:12 AM // 01:12

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Originally Posted by BlueXIV

Crap I forgot to claim. OH WELL. I just wont request anything then.

lol, Feel free, mine was done back in April anyway.

BlueXIV · Oct 02, 2009, 07:40 AM // 07:40

bumping for finished mecha.

Arcole · Oct 02, 2009, 11:25 PM // 23:25

Alright Lena i felt bad that I couldn't make a real image for you so i took a few screenies with my derv, threw in a little photoshop and came up with this for you. It's not much but enjoy.

Edit: Sorry I didn't request because this picture was for one of my other threads, which I did request for, but......

I would like to see Shiro getting his ass kicked by the emperor.

Mrs. Balth-a-rina

Eragon Zarroc · Oct 02, 2009, 11:34 PM // 23:34

lol, u must make a request of what u would like someone to draw Arcole ;-) go go

subarucar · Oct 04, 2009, 11:25 AM // 11:25

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Originally Posted by Eragon Zarroc

lol, u must make a request of what u would like someone to draw Arcole ;-) go go

They did

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arcole

I would like to see Shiro getting his ass kicked by the emperor.

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jonnieboi05 · Oct 10, 2009, 03:52 PM // 15:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arcole

Alright Lena i felt bad that I couldn't make a real image for you so i took a few screenies with my derv, threw in a little photoshop and came up with this for you. It's not much but enjoy.

Edit: Sorry I didn't request because this picture was for one of my other threads, which I did request for, but......

I would like to see Shiro getting his ass kicked by the emperor.

Mrs. Balth-a-rina

LOL!! Thank you for this. I thought I would never get to see this image. xD

~LeNa~

Duranin · Oct 12, 2009, 04:34 AM // 04:34

This was a serious attempt at drawing by mouse.
^ not sarcasm

edit: wasn't sure if you claimed it Sub D: feel free to post your own version.

Arcole · Oct 12, 2009, 09:54 PM // 21:54

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Originally Posted by subarucar

They did

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Wow I just noticed, "They?" I didn't know that I was a plural noun

And thanks for the drawing Araiia, I love it, I'm actually thinking of sizing it up some and making a new wallpaper out of it.

subarucar · Oct 13, 2009, 03:32 AM // 03:32

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Originally Posted by Arcole

Wow I just noticed, "They?" I didn't know that I was a plural noun

Before you try and correct me you should know that "They" is actualy a personal pronoun.
Although disputed, "They" can be used as a third person singular gender-netral personal pronoun.

To me "They" sounds far more polite than "It". I would use "He or "She", but I do not know your gender.

Eragon Zarroc · Oct 14, 2009, 08:36 PM // 20:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by subarucar

before you try and correct me you should know that "they" is actualy a personal pronoun.
Although disputed, "they" can be used as a third person singular gender-netral personal pronoun.

To me "they" sounds far more polite than "it". I would use "he or "she", but i do not know your gender.

... .

BlueXIV · Oct 15, 2009, 02:43 AM // 02:43

I'm fairly sure the "official" correct grammatical expression is "he or she" or "he/she" or paraphrased with "one," but they is generally widely accepted

Arcole · Oct 15, 2009, 03:01 AM // 03:01

Although "they" can be used a third person singular pronoun it is much more widely recognized in the form of "their."

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they and their are generic, non-referring pronouns (technically, anaphora) within the scope of a universal, distributive quantifier denoted by anyone.

"They" itself still takes on the plural form of the verb, one would say "They have been killed," even when referring to a singular person. The sentence "They has been killed," is grammatically incorrect and just sounds flat out stupid.

Thus said, I personally feel that this passage reflects my opinion on the situation:

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Caesar: "No, Cleopatra. No man goes to battle to be killed." / Cleopatra: "But they do get killed". — Shaw, Caesar and Cleopatra (1901)

Of the example from Shaw, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage (1989) states: "It would be a violation of English idiom to use a singular pronoun in [that] sentence (But he does get killed) on the assumption that because no man is singular in form and governs a singular verb, it must take a singular pronoun in reference. Notional agreement is in control, and its dictates must be followed." In other words, no man is syntactically singular, demonstrated by taking the singular form goes; however, it is semantically plural (all go [to kill] not to be killed), hence idiomatically requiring generic or plural (not singular) they.
A majority of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language usage panel "of some 200 distinguished educators, writers, and public speakers" "reject the use of they with singular antecedents" inasmuch as 82% of the panelists found the sentence "The typical student in the program takes about six years to complete their course work" to be unacceptable.
Study has also shown that reading time of they increases significantly when used with a gender-determinate antecedent, suggesting that such use can confuse.
Both generic he and generic they have long histories of use, and both are still used. However, both are also systematically avoided by particular groups. Style guides that avoid expressing a preference for either approach recommend recasting generic expressions as plurals to avoid the criticisms of either party.
Irrespective of the debate, when used, generic they can be seen to have an implication of indefinite reference (indefinite number or indefinite gender). It is most commonly used with indefinite referents of a distributive nature such as someone, anyone, everyone, and no one. Such references are not to one particular person but to a large group taken one at a time, causing influence from the implied plural.

http://books.google.com/books?id=2yJ...ebster&f=false

KiyaKoreena · Oct 15, 2009, 03:05 AM // 03:05

Less grammar, more pictures?