Card check? Hell, these guys can’t even handle spellcheck.
EDITOR’S NOTE: We realize that by pointing out someone else’s typos we have dramatically increased the odds of having our own typo in this story, so we’ve kept it short and proofread it about a dozen times. Odds are, though, that there’s still a typo in it somewhere. Please feel free to find what we were unable to find and publicly humiliate us by pointing it out.
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You need a semicolon after Odds are. Though is a verbal conjunction. You use a semicolon preceding the verbal conjunction and a comma after. However, the use of the comma is also permissible.
"though" is not a verbal conjunction, it is a conjunctive adverb.
You must know at least some other languages to be talking about that, richwill, because English doesn't even have verbal conjunctions. In English the conjunction is the same ("A and B") whether you link nouns or verbs (dogs AND cats, run AND play-- "and" is used in both cases). In many other languages you use a different word to connect nouns than you do to connect verbs. The words you use for linking verbs together are "verbal conjunctions". I've seen people go out on a limb to call the present participle in English a "verbal conjunction" before, but those are not technically correct-- those are just conjunctive use of the participle, not conjunctions outright.
BTW the admin's original post was correct with the comma use-- semi colon here is most definitely unacceptable.
Sorry to make everyone's eyes glaze over with all that.
I would accept a colon if 2 or more alternatives were listed after "Odds are". For instance - Odds are: 1) that you will find a mis-spelling; 2) That you will find a grammatical error.
One could also, without damage, insert a prepositional phrase between the commas, such as - "Odds are, in my opinion, that there's still a typo. " No colon, just commas. Nicht wahr?
I didn't know that. Thanks. (not sarc) ;-)
Anybody else notice the "32BJ" reference followed by the "STAND UP" slogan? You can see where the slogan might be helpful. After twenty BJ's who doesn't need some cheerleading for the next 12? "STAND UP! DO IT FOR AMERICA, MAN!"
You know, after 20BJ's, I don't think I would be able to stand up.
Up to it or up for it? ;-)
Yes. But I'd be glad to engage in this research, sir. I stand ready to sacrifice my, erm, you know for SCIENCE!!!.
;-)
But don't you realise it's a plot to get your precious body fluids by their strange love, doctor?
I'm a man, and I thinks with me lower brain.
I knew it was going to happen eventually!! -- Obama's teleprompter has consumed every single letter "I" in the entire Democrat vocabulary! It just sucks that hard...
Quick quip: An egotist is someone who suffers from "I" strain.
That banner was " MADE IN CHINA "
Just another fine product of the US Edukayshimle sistum. Your stimulus tax dollars at (teacher union) work.
5 Sept 2010 - just 57 days until Election Day. ;-)
YOUR vote counts. Use it or LOSE it.
Come on folks, If they would have spelt (sic) correctly, they would have had to pay the (non union) printers more. (It may be hidden, but I don't see the printers union "bug" on the sign)
Yeah, everybody knows the cost of " I " care is expensive. /sarc
Spell Czech is knot yore friend.
Shouldn't that be spelt " frend "?
Maybe they meant "standing up for the merkan dream."
Look it up.
Bad spellers untie!
Todays WINNER!
Easily explained---There is no "I" in the word "team", just the same as there is no "I" in the word "Amercan"
/sarc