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S@lv_dor

"I helped my uncle jack off a horse" is grammatically correct, like most puns.

"I helped my uncle Jack, off a horse." is actually brutal fail.

the difference is that in the first statement uncle jack is a compound noun, combining a common noun with a proper noun. If the uncle's name were Tom nobody would bat a lash at it because the statement is in fact grammatically correct the way it is.

the only problem is that jack off is also a compound noun, and if the statement were indeed meant to imply your uncle is into beastiality then that confusion could easily be dissipated by hyphenating jack-off, however, given the context, uncle jack clearly takes priority and it's obvious the statement is saying something innocent.

the second statement reads more like "I helped my uncle [whose name is Jack] off a horse." Because it reads as such, there needs to be a comma after uncle for it to make any fucking sense at all for there to be a comma after Jack. this part is so elementary i don't even going to explain it further.
 
Fork Included

Fork Included

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[quote1292267121=S@lv_dor]
"I helped my uncle jack off a horse" is grammatically correct, like most puns.

"I helped my uncle Jack, off a horse." is actually brutal fail.

the difference is that in the first statement uncle jack is a compound noun, combining a common noun with a proper noun. If the uncle's name were Tom nobody would bat a lash at it because the statement is in fact grammatically correct the way it is.

the only problem is that jack off is also a compound noun, and if the statement were indeed meant to imply your uncle is into beastiality then that confusion could easily be dissipated by hyphenating jack-off, however, given the context, uncle jack clearly takes priority and it's obvious the statement is saying something innocent.

the second statement reads more like "I helped my uncle [whose name is Jack] off a horse." Because it reads as such, there needs to be a comma after uncle for it to make any fucking sense at all for there to be a comma after Jack. this part is so elementary i don't even going to explain it further.
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Where did I say that "i helped my uncle jack off a horse" is grammatically incorrect?

As for "I helped my uncle Jack, off a horse," The comma is merely there to emphasize the difference in reading the two sentences. I will not deny that it is an unnecessary attempt at parallelism, "I helped my uncle Jack" and "I helped my uncle off a horse;" but a brutal fail?

But whatever, dude, I have no clue who you are or what you are trying to do. I have been deemed a grammar nazi by the community, so I'm just playing the role. I never claimed to be an absolute expert. In fact I have an exam for my grammar class tomorrow, you could be nice and wish me luck, but you're a dick, so fuck you.

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Hinouchi

Hinouchi

TD Admin
[quote1292268606=Fork Included]
[quote1292267121=S@lv_dor]
"I helped my uncle jack off a horse" is grammatically correct, like most puns.

"I helped my uncle Jack, off a horse." is actually brutal fail.

the difference is that in the first statement uncle jack is a compound noun, combining a common noun with a proper noun. If the uncle's name were Tom nobody would bat a lash at it because the statement is in fact grammatically correct the way it is.

the only problem is that jack off is also a compound noun, and if the statement were indeed meant to imply your uncle is into beastiality then that confusion could easily be dissipated by hyphenating jack-off, however, given the context, uncle jack clearly takes priority and it's obvious the statement is saying something innocent.

the second statement reads more like "I helped my uncle [whose name is Jack] off a horse." Because it reads as such, there needs to be a comma after uncle for it to make any fucking sense at all for there to be a comma after Jack. this part is so elementary i don't even going to explain it further.
[/quote1292267121]

Where did I say that "i helped my uncle jack off a horse" is grammatically incorrect?

As for "I helped my uncle Jack, off a horse," The comma is merely there to emphasize the difference in reading the two sentences. I will not deny that it is an unnecessary attempt at parallelism, "I helped my uncle Jack" and "I helped my uncle off a horse;" but a brutal fail?

But whatever, dude, I have no clue who you are or what you are trying to do. I have been deemed a grammar nazi by the community, so I'm just playing the role. I never claimed to be an absolute expert. In fact I have an exam for my grammar class tomorrow, you could be nice and wish me luck, but you're a dick, so fuck you.

^______________________^


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Good luck, I hope you fail. jkjk XD <3
 
Roach

Roach

TD Admin
haha i was thinking this before when i read forks sig. but decided not to get into a debate about it...because well...its fork.

gl on ur exam fork. :D
 
Roach

Roach

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my sig is supposed to be a funny, but I guess you guys can't take anything I write as a joke. Serious Fork.

Figgits.
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if its any consolation, i giggled.
 
47

47

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Fork, you should have known better..
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FIX'D
 
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Doolox

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In high School a friend of mines band had a song called Help my uncle jack off a horse.
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I know a band called, I jerked off my horse's uncle.
 
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