User:Silvius Graecus

About me

Grammar and Style ipa-2 ə This user has an intermediate understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet. 這個用戶認為漢字簡化是好是壞取決於漢字本身。 这个用户认为汉字简化是好是坏取决于汉字本身。 This user believes that whether simplification made a character more or less beautiful depends on the character. they… This user considers singular they standard, modern, informal English usage, so avoids it on Wikipedia. amn't This user considers amn't a perfectly logical alternative to aren’t in the first person singular. to¦go This user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives. by The passive voice may be used by this user. ... in. Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which this user will not put. wyf- man This user understands grammatical gender historically preceded and is independent of natural gender. whom This user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever he sees. you one This user knows that one should not use "you" in encyclopedia articles or other formal works. Thou/Ye This user wants to resurrect the T–V distinction in English. much & many This user understands the difference between much & many. than then This user understands the difference between using "than" and "then." their there they're This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling! your you're This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help. Subj This user prefers that the subjunctive mood be used. Were this user you, he would use it. Latin Plurals: "Data is are..." This user uses "data", "media", "memoranda", "criteria", and "agenda" as the plurals of "datum", "medium", "memorandum", "criterion", and "agendum". Majority ≠ right This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake. . The This user does not put two spaces after a full stop. , This user fixes comma-splices; they are annoying. A, B and C This user prefers not to use the serial comma. its & it's This user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you. ’s Thi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice. ??? ?!? !!! This user terminates excessive use of exclamation points and question marks on sight. Grow up! "…"? This user thinks "British punctuation is best for quotation marks". Do you? ; This user is addicted to semicolons; he uses them frequently. ; This user knows how to use a semicolon correctly. ə This user is a Grammar Nazi. USage decline This user uses American English, but is appalled at its rapid and continuing deterioration. AIM-Able This user understands AIM talk perfectly well, and sometimes uses it, but not excessively. 1337/ IntS ! This user understands leet, IM & texting slang, but won't use it. "411 ur LOL pwn ROFLMAO OMG b310ng 2" you, thanks. ... This user would like to know all existing languages. Click above to read about my preferences with writing, grammar and usage.

Health and Diet V This user is a vegetarian. This user drinks soy milk. This user drinks water regularly. This user drinks tea. This user loves Indian cuisine. Click above to read about my food-related interests.

Hello! My name is Brian and I live the United States. Some of my interests include learning and constructing languages, practicing shorthand, playing cello, swimming, being obsessive about healthy vegetarian food and cooking, computers and programming, music and reading. I'm happy to be a member of Wikipedia!

Saluton! Mia nomo estas Brian kaj mi loĝas en la Usono. Jen kelkaj da miaj interesoj: lerni kaj fari lingvojn, praktiki stenografion, ludi la violonĉelon, naĝi, havi entuziasmon kun vegetaraj manĝaĵoj kaj kuirado, komputiloj kaj programado, muziko kaj legado. Mi ĝojas esti ano de la Vikipedio!

Alo! Me nom es Brian e me abita en la Statos Unida. Alga de me interesas es aprende e fa linguas, practica steno, toca la xelo, nada, es zelos sur comedas vegetaliste e coce, computadors e programa, musica e leje. Me es felis eser un membro de la Wikipedia!

My Esperanto Blog/Mia Esperanta Blogo/Me Blog Esperanto
My Lingua Franca Nova Blog/Mia Lingvafrankanova Blogo/Me Blog LFN
My Lernu! Profile/Mia Lernu!a Profilo/Me Profil Lernu!
My Lingua Franca Nova Chatroom/Mia Lingvafrankanova Babilejo/Me Sala de Rede LFN

I apologize if I have made any errors in my other languages; I am still a student of them! :)
Mi bedaŭras, ke mi eraris en miaj lingvoj; mi ankoraŭ estas studento de ili! :)
Pardona me, si me ia fa eras en me linguas; me ancora es un aprendor de los! :)