Schreiben Sie rechts! [Was: Re: Work In KC Area?]

[Mick Ohrberg]

On that note - "Schreiben Sie rechts!" means "Write right", where "right" is
the opposite to "left" ("links"), not "wrong" ("falsch"). Mistake, or clever
play on words (that wouldn't be understood at all in Germany). And better
would be to say "Ich bin «Der GrammatikNazi»". 

Oh geez sorry guys, I just couldn't help myself. The bashing may commence.

| -----Original Message-----
| From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net 
| [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net] On Behalf Of Monty J. Harder
| Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:21 PM
| To: kclug at kclug.org
| Subject: Schreiben Sie rechts! [Was: Re: Work In KC Area?]
| 
| 
| "Zscoundrel" <zscoundrel at kc.rr.com> wrote:
| 
| 
| 
| > >> There.  I'm the freaking Grammar Nazi.
| 
| > Cool.  This list sure could use a couple more gramme Nazi's!!!
| 
| Uh.  The plural, non-possessive form of a word (such as 
| "Nazi") generally does not include an apostrophe.
| 
| Notable exception - when forming the plural of the name of a 
| letter, the apostrophe is used:
| 
|         I wanted to make sure I dotted all my i's and crossed all my t's.
| 
| 
| That's English grammar of course.  But if you wanted to make 
| the case that "Nazi" is actually a German word, you'd be on 
| even shakier ground, as that language uses apostrophes 
| neither to indicate plural nor possession!
| 
| 
| Ich heiße «Der Grammatiknazi».
| Schreiben Sie richtig!