Grammar Mistake?

[whocares]

I got pretty bored killing dust devils for my slayer task, so I examined the face mask and it said: "Stops me breathing in too much dust" Now I might not be the best grammar student but I thought that it should say "Stops me [from] breathing in too much dust"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discuss, heres a pic.

 

 

 

[nvw08]

Thats weird, I thought they had people to check that.

[keaton]

Umm it can work both ways, i thought it seemed weird when i looked at it, but if you say it outloud a couple times it sounds fine.

[bantam222]

ok.....whats your point?

[beanso]

I think that's a British variation of saying it.

[whocares]

ok.....whats your point?

 

 

 

What's your point, to spam?

 

 

 

You know you don't have to post in every thread, its not a rule that you have to.

[booduz69]

I think that's a British variation of saying it.

 

 

 

I'm English, and that is how I would say it if i was speaking out loud, but if i was writing it formally, i'd put the "from" in. Maybe it's one of those things where you can put it in or leave it out.

[nvw08]

 

 

 

 

 

yes, yes, I know word isin't the final chack for grammar but if they used a spell check on something like this before they wrote it...

[Adam007]

Thats weird, I thought they had people to check that.

 

They must not check very thoroughly then. There are tons of grammar and spelling errors throughout runescape, most that never get fixed. I can't remember specifics, but I think there are still some things that haven't been fixed since rs2 came out.

[tefda]

 

 

 

Microsoft Word is in no way a final stamp of approval on Grammar or word order. It makes it's fair share of mistakes, ask your English teacher when you're writing a report and he is around you and you have a "grammar" mistake. It's possible to be wrong (very possible).

[beanso]

 

 

 

Microsoft Word is in no way a final stamp of approval on Grammar or word order. It makes it's fair share of mistakes, ask your English teacher when you're writing a report and he is around you and you have a "grammar" mistake. It's possible to be wrong (very possible).

 

 

 

Indeed.

 

And you forgot the "in"

[meol]

IIRC, it's just British English. Just as: If I want something doing,... instead of ".done"

[remoteman]

ure name explains it very well...

[yomom1919]

there should be the word 'from' in there. yes it is a gramatical error. and its not 'british' english btw. ill put it simple for you: Me stops breathing too much dust. < thats a fragment. even if you put in from it would still be a fragment, however. you need to define what you are talking about. in that sentence there is NO subject. what stops you from breathing too much dust? you could say either it or the dust mask. do me a favor and try to diagram the sentence. you cant hmm? its because lack of subject. it/dust mask would be the subject, stops would be the verb, me would be the direct object. from breathing is a prep phrase. dust is the indirect object, and too and much modify it.

[yomom1919]

sry doulbe post cause of lag :cry:

[Phil]

IIRC, it's just British English. Just as: If I want something doing,... instead of ".done"

 

What? No. I've never heard/read anyone say/write that.

[Who]

That's UK english for ya

 

 

 

BTW 300 Posts FTW :wink:

[nhp_4_lyfe]

Sounds ok, just the way to say it i reckon 8)

[E_D_G_E_1039]

 

 

 

Microsoft Word is in no way a final stamp of approval on Grammar or word order. It makes it's fair share of mistakes, ask your English teacher when you're writing a report and he is around you and you have a "grammar" mistake. It's possible to be wrong (very possible).

 

 

 

Indeed.

 

And you forgot the "in"

 

 

 

Thats the point... :?

[oddfaery2]

The author makes a valid point. The statement should either say one of the following two things:

 

 

 

"Stops me from breathing in too much dust"

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

"Stops my breathing in too much dust"

 

 

 

when using a gerund in this manner, you use the possessive, but most people speak improperly, at least regarding this rule.

[Phil]

And you forgot the "in"

 

 

 

Thats the point... :?

 

No the point was the word "from" not "in"

[mheyda]

I think that's a British variation of saying it.

 

 

 

I'm English, and that is how I would say it if i was speaking out loud, but if i was writing it formally, i'd put the "from" in. Maybe it's one of those things where you can put it in or leave it out.

 

 

 

same :wink:

[Goldwolflord]

No, that's fine as far as I know...

 

 

 

Stops me breathing in too much dust.

 

 

 

In fact 'from' added in, if you think about it, makes it sound grammatically incorrect...

 

 

 

Stops me from breathing in too much dust.

 

 

 

From? :?

 

 

 

 

 

Send a query/bug report to Jagex and see what they say.

[dark_lord_fil]

It sounds perfectly fine too me

 

 

 

And by "British" English, are you refering to the original and correct English as in the English spoken and written by the English people from the country of England, the main country in a group which once ruled a large percentage of the planet, in which we have English items and do English things, with much pride in our correct form of the English language.

 

 

 

In the future please refrain from attaching negative thoughts/feelings to statements about "British" English (and the (mostly) good peole of England.)

[nvw08]

And you forgot the "in"

 

 

 

Thats the point... :?

 

No the point was the word "from" not "in"

 

 

 

I know :oops: If you'll look at me edited post you'll see that I corrected it and word still says it is incorrect.