I did read it. What's your point?Necromancer Jim said:You are a masterful specimen, sir. Might I also suggest actually reading the entirety of the OP before quoting it?SecondPrize said:I'd help, but after reading your title I'd rather you fail the project.Pimppeter2 said:I'm writing an essay, strugglebussing a bit, and figured I could use some help. What better place to get grammar advice than from those who badly want to commit genocide against all sentence fragments, run ons, and incorrect punctuations?
So, tell a brother. Which form of this sentence is correctly punctuated. (And why would help, if possible)
1) One of the oldest philosophical debates known to man is the question of which has greater influence upon an individual; nature or nurture.
2)One of the oldest philosophical debates known to man is the question of which has greater influence upon an individual: nature or nurture.
3)One of the oldest philosophical debates known to man is the question of which has greater influence upon an individual, nature or nurture.
Or is it none of them and I need a question mark at the end of one of them? If so which one?
First person to help me out can have the soul of my second born child. I'd give you the first one, but I have to repay my student loans somehow.
Also, I'll make your E-penis bigger by being your best friend for the day. What more could you ask for?
And yeah, the title errors were intended.
Anyway, I think if you must use one of those, the second one seems the best. However, I'm not a grammar expert. If anything, I would say restructuring the sentence and avoiding the comma-colon-or-semicolon thing altogether would be for the best.
Would go with one or two or well this is also fine.Evil Top Hat said:"One of the oldest philosophical debates known to man: which has the greater influence upon us, nature or nurture?"
That's how I'd word it at least.
[small] You should also seriously put a space after a closed bracket. [/small]
One of the oldest philosophical debates known to mean is the question; of** which has the greater influence upon an individual: nature, or nurture?Pimppeter2 said:I'm writing an essay, strugglebussing a bit, and figured I could use some help. What better place to get grammar advice than from those who badly want to commit genocide against all sentence fragments, run ons, and incorrect punctuations?
So, tell a brother. Which form of this sentence is correctly punctuated. (And why would help, if possible)
1) One of the oldest philosophical debates known to man is the question of which has greater influence upon an individual; nature or nurture.
2)One of the oldest philosophical debates known to man is the question of which has greater influence upon an individual: nature or nurture.
3)One of the oldest philosophical debates known to man is the question of which has greater influence upon an individual, nature or nurture.
Or is it none of them and I need a question mark at the end of one of them? If so which one?
Well, my point is that he did that intentionally to attract attention of grammar nazis so you are either very spiteful or very easily manipulated. Possibly both. But thanks for taking the time to post in a help thread saying you won't help and wishing the worst on a complete stranger for a petty reason.SecondPrize said:I did read it. What's your point?
Spite has nothing to do with it and were I easily manipulated, I would have helped him, wouldn't I have? Actually, how did you even get there? How does one read this and conclude that the intentions of the OP were to manipulate someone into NOT helping him with his title?Necromancer Jim said:Well, my point is that he did that intentionally to attract attention of grammar nazis so you are either very spiteful or very easily manipulated. Possibly both. But thanks for taking the time to post in a help thread saying you won't help and wishing the worst on a complete stranger for a petty reason.SecondPrize said:I did read it. What's your point?
Yes. Yes I am. The use of colons is not limited to just "lists".Ghonesis said:Indeed, it's not number 1.
But are you sure it's number 2? I know colons start lists, but is 'nature or nurture' a list? :/
I doubt it, but I could be wrong.