This thread is for tropers who have trouble with English and would like some help with the crazy grammar of this crazy language.
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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 16th 2023 at 5:37:57 PM
Played for Laughs in KonoSuba. In the Season 2 Episode 5 fifth episode of the second season, the main protagonists have to deal with Darkness, another main protagonist, who gets stronger as she getting taken over by Vanir's mask. Since Darkness is a masochistic but pain-immune heroine, she is still able partially to show her true self frequently in a comical way, however.
"Imagine how must have reacted the young girl's parents upon discovering from their neighbours that their daughter was killed for committing vandalism, even if the Fingerman who shot her was murdered."
I don't think I need to tell you why "Imagine how must have reacted the young girl's parents" is wrong. Also, "discovering from their neighbours" is wrong. It should be "learning from their neighbours".
Wile: "The trope in case" is wrong. It should be "the trope in question."
"slightly lampshaded" is Word Cruft. Cut the "slightly". (Honestly, I'm not sure this even counts as lampshading.)
The ellipsis should be replaced by a colon.
Melinda: "unloaded" should be "isn't loaded". To unload a gun is to remove the bullets from it.
"due to impressing the clown" This should be "by impressing the clown".
"After an earthquake-ravaged Gotham City is quarantined and all disaster relief is discontinued, most of the city's upper class flee beforehand." Which is it—after or beforehand?
For Nurikabe Video Games:
- In the Ninja Jajamaru-Kun series, Kakutan, one of the Yōkai mooks, resembles a concrete-wall Nurikabe which can crack when defeated by the titular ninja.
Edited by Minorica on Sep 7th 2021 at 10:24:26 PM
"No matter how bad the heroes can get or how bad the situation is, we're sure we can overcome it and get our happy endings..."Thanks.
Another No Man's Land One-Scene Wonder
- Jared Manx, the death row prisoner who serves as the POV character for a story about a tsunami hitting Blackgate Prison after the earthquake, makes a big enough impression that he has a Reddit thread debating whether he is guilty or innocent.
Edited by Melinda on Sep 7th 2021 at 6:37:06 AM
Razputin "Raz" Aquato:
- The Baby of the Bunch: When he enrolls in the Psychonaut Internship Program at the beginning of 2, Raz is quickly seen as the youngest in the group.
For Looks Like She Is Enjoying It Video Games:
- Wrestle Angels: Every time Bunny Bomber is hit by an attack from her opponent, she lets out a sound indicating arousal. It's supposed to be painful, but Bunny, also being a Ms. Fanservice, fits this trope to a "T".
Edited by Minorica on Sep 7th 2021 at 10:14:44 PM
"No matter how bad the heroes can get or how bad the situation is, we're sure we can overcome it and get our happy endings..."Edens Zero characters
- Cold-Blooded Torture: Three years ago, Ijuna was subjected to the cruelest and humiliation torture to Shura to the point he almost kill her.
- Shameful Strip: According to Ijuna, Shura stripped her naked, put a leash on her and marched her through town like a dog.
- Stockholm Syndrome: After being tortured and humiliation by Shura, she develops romantic feelings for him since she pity him because he never loved anyone nor being loved before. She believes Shura is her red string of destiny.
- That Man Is Dead: When Laguna questioned Ijuna and thought she was dead, Ijuna tells Laguna his "Princess" he knew from the rebel army Oasis is dead.
Edited by Stardust120 on Sep 7th 2021 at 10:39:07 AM
From page 593 @Wile K 209
...actually love each other so much that if they had to, <- comma they could choose...
From page 593 and
@Melinda
Plenty of ordinary citizens and non-costumed criminals...
^ "un-costumed" isn't bad English, it just doesn't sound as good.
...a mugger with courage and charm in the second issue <- no comma while deducing...
...a fedora-wearing Mafia member...
...begging them to arrive before he becomes the next "lost one" <- no comma in a way...
Edited by Arivne on Sep 7th 2021 at 10:53:13 AM
Three years ago, Ijuna was subjected by Shura to the cruelest and most humiliating torture, <- comma to the point that he almost killed her.
After being tortured and humiliated by Shura, she develops romantic feelings for him since she pities him because he has never loved anyone nor been loved before. She believes Shura is her Red String of Fate.
During her torture three years earlier, when Laguna questioned Ijuna and thought she was dead, Ijuna told him that the "Princess" he knew from the rebel army oasis was dead.
^ I'm assuming that this example occurs during the torture three years earlier. If it didn't, all of the verbs should be present tense (questions, thinks, is, tells, knows, is).
^ If the rebel army is named Oasis (the sentence isn't clear), please change it to "the Oasis rebel army".
Edited by Arivne on Sep 7th 2021 at 11:11:05 AM
Here is an example for Warhammer: Age of Sigmar that I would appreciate someone look at if they get the time.
Weird Sun: Hysh, the Realm of Light, naturally produces a radiant light so bright that it acts as the primary source of illumination for the other realms, with the cycle of day and night for these realms caused by Hysh’s twin, Ulgu the Realm of Shadow, eclipsing its light.
The Age of Sigmar multiverse, known as the Cosmos Arcane, consists of eight realms (Aqdhy, Ghyran, Ghur, Chamon, Shyish, Ulgu, Hysh, and Azyr). Note: realm is only ever capitalized when used as part of the name of each realms title or their colective name, the Mortal Realms.
Would the following be better?
- Weird Sun: Hysh, the Realm of Light, naturally produces a radiant light so bright that it acts as the primary source of illumination for the other realms of the Cosmos Arcane, with the cycle of day and night for these realms caused by Hysh’s twin, Ulgu the Realm of Shadow, eclipsing its light.

For Grand Theft Me Anime and Manga:
Edited by Minorica on Sep 7th 2021 at 5:18:38 PM
"No matter how bad the heroes can get or how bad the situation is, we're sure we can overcome it and get our happy endings..."