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Cornel Wilde
The sentence I restructured on Cornel Wilde: It didnt net "HIM" it netted an award. You need to do some grammar study if you think this was a proper sentence the way it existed.Mareisland03 (talk) 15:49, 6 July 2021 (UTC)Mareisland03
- You should understand that it's classical English grammar that indirect objects come before direct objects in a sentence, without a preposition signaling them as such (i.e. "his performance in this role netted him a Hollywood film contract" should be understood as "for him"). Dhtwiki (talk) 11:45, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
- You need to take some English classes and learn how a sentence is structured. The changes I made to Cornel Wilde are proper English. You don't say "It won him a contract". The verb "won" is referring to the contract, NOT "him". You obviously don't know how a sentence is diagrammed; I had English classes my entire education - classes you could use. Mareisland03 (talk) 15:08, 13 July 2021 (UTC)Mareisland03
- Mareisland03: Please see this good explanation of indirect and direct objects. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:40, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) You want to write the sentence in a way that I find unnecessarily wordy. You seem to understand that "him" is an indirect object. Look at how indirect objects are diagrammed in whatever grammar book you have that shows such diagrams. It should tell you what I'm trying to explain (I have a copy of Warriner's English Grammar and Composition and it does have such diagrams, which show what I'm saying). Dhtwiki (talk) 15:45, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
- You need to take some English classes and learn how a sentence is structured. The changes I made to Cornel Wilde are proper English. You don't say "It won him a contract". The verb "won" is referring to the contract, NOT "him". You obviously don't know how a sentence is diagrammed; I had English classes my entire education - classes you could use. Mareisland03 (talk) 15:08, 13 July 2021 (UTC)Mareisland03
US Capital, "National" Language Word Choice
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 is the official law governing the establishment of seat of government for the federal government. It makes no mention of a "national capital" and the word choice is incorrect if Wikipedia - as an encyclopedia - is to remain factual and neutral. This line should be adjusted to reflect what's on paper, a seat for the federal government.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-8/clause-17/
The same goes for a "national language." We have a common, spoken language which is American English, but there is no language at the federal level and no "national" language. The U.S. Constitution does not describe the Union as a nation actually, so to replace facts based on the Constitution with populist interpretation is not appropriate for an encyclopedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by No1CopyEditor (talk • contribs) 20:10, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
- @No1CopyEditor: This is a discussion we should have at Talk:United States. That article's editors have probably come to an agreement on what is meant by national capital and language. You need to try to change consensus on the article talk page. Dhtwiki (talk) 12:11, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
Cornel Wilde writeup
Regarding the changes Ive made to Cornel Wilde writeup, I suggest you go back to school and learn how to construct a sentence. I spent years on English language, so I know grammar. You obviously do not. Know what youre talking about before you make changes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mareisland03 (talk • contribs) 01:31, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
- I haven't enrolled in any new courses, but I have checked my grammar books on the subject. When you say you have spent years on the English language, you might have said "a lifetime", if you were a native speaker. Are you? What grammar book do you use that doesn't show indirect-object-then-direct-object as an appropriate construction? Is it that you are not a native speaker, have a grammar that omits my recommended construction, which seems natural to my ear and probably to anyone for whom English is a native language, and that you consequently approach English from pure analysis according to the rules you have learned? Dhtwiki (talk) 05:05, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
July drive bling
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | ||
This barnstar is awarded to Dhtwiki for copy edits totaling over 20,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 13:51, 6 August 2021 (UTC) |
Jupiter's moons
Howdy. Either Jupiter's infobox was wrong (it had shown 80) or Moons of Jupiter was wrong (showing 79). Didn't know which one was in error, so I picked one. GoodDay (talk) 00:17, 24 August 2021 (UTC)