Re: Worth The Mission?

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:51:55 -0400, in a place far, far away,
"jonathan" <Write@xxxxxxxxxxx> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:

This situation reminds me a bit of the fix we got ourselves into
when we first invaded Italy in ww2. Remember what happened?

<bizarre and non-sequitur comparison to Monte Cassino campaign
snipped>


Since analogies are difficult for you,

No difficulty at all, if they have any relevance. Yours didn't.

Oh, and I counted one sentence in your article that was
77 words long.

So?


If you don't know what a run-on sentence is, then you might
want to reconsider the notion of writing in public.

Apparently you think that there are rules that confine grammar, with
no exceptions.

Here's a clue.

A "run-on sentence" is one that has no breaks, no punctuation, not
sense, no...grammar. One cannot determine whether a sentence is
"run-on" simply as a function of word count. It has to be actually
read, to determine whether or not it's readable, and if the meaning
has been conveyed to the reader. But I wouldn't expect simple minds
like yours, who count words instead, to understand such things. If
you have an actual complaint that doesn't involve numbers of words,
please express it, and I might pass it on to the editors of the
magazine (who are also, unlike you, professionals in such things, and
literate in English) so that they can make any necessary corrections.

Do you have any substantive comments?


Not that you could comprehend.

<laughing>

You can't seem to understand why people get so upset
when we lose a crew. Nasa is more than just another agency.
The crews are more than just employees. They represent
the hopes and dreams of a better future for our nation.

<rolling eyes>

They are national symbols.

<rolling eyes, again>

When they die, a portion of our dreams die with them.
Of course it hurts when they die, it hurts alot.

<rolling eyes, almost out of sockets>

I was right. You have nothing substantive to say.
.