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Rules of Grammar are as good as law;
Otherwise why would they stress the point of writing in correct grammar?
You can't get through life without following the rules of grammar, nor can you understand the rules and laws of life without understanding proper gramma
Originally posted by VeritasAequitas
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The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting is a guide to English grammar and style.
Originally posted by VeritasAequitas
reply to post by Phage
Can you read?
There does not seem to be anything called "Gregg's Manual of English". There is, however, something called The Gregg Reference Manual. The phrase does not seem to be contained within it.
Gregg
This particular piece came from the 8th edition.
Originally posted by VeritasAequitas
reply to post by flyswatter
Since the rule of law follows the rules of grammar; their own government documents state that a proper persons name is spelled "John Doe", by knowingly printing your name 'JOHN DOE' they are referencing the nom de guerre as quoted from the Manual of Grammar and English. 'JOHN DOE' is considered a legal fiction, that you assume the debt and responsibilities of by appearing in court on his behalf.
There is more to this than just some single cell arguments. You have to do you homework on it, and the people that do are successful.
Originally posted by VeritasAequitas
A whole 18 pages of successful stories.
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There is no difference in Gregg's reference manual (that states it is a guide to english grammar and style), and Gregg's Manual of English... They are the same thing.
I have better things to do than have to prove the sky is blue to people who obviously want to believe it is green.
Originally posted by VeritasAequitas
reply to post by Phage
Gregg's Manual of English: "A name spelled in all capital letters or a name initialed, is not a proper noun denoting a specific person, but is a fictitious name, or a name of a dead person, or a nom de guerre."
Black's Law Dictionary "Fictitious Name": "A counterfeit, alias, feigned, or pretended name taken by a person, differing in some essential particular from his true name (consisting of Christian name and patronymic), with the implication that it is meant to deceive or mislead."
Oxford Dictionary:
"nom": Used in expressions denoting a pseudonym, a false or assumed name.
"Nom de guerre": War name. A name assumed by or assigned to a person engaged in some action or enterprise.
"Guerre": War, and as a verb, to wage war.