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This thread is for tropers who have trouble with English and would like some help with the crazy grammar of this crazy language.

Write down what you wish to edit on the wiki. If you have been suspended from editing, another troper might be kind enough to edit for you after your suggestions have been corrected.

The thread is for help and feedback on your own suggested edits.

If you want help correcting other people's edits (e.g., if you find a page which seems to have grammar problems but want a second opinion, or you don't feel able to fix it by yourself) then that's off-topic here, but we have a separate Grammar Police cleanup thread that can provide assistance.

Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 16th 2023 at 5:37:57 PM

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#14926: Sep 11th 2021 at 7:27:48 AM

[up] The grammar is good, but is she really wearing makeup?

Melinda Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: Puppy love
#14927: Sep 11th 2021 at 7:28:46 AM

@ Clone Wars Adventures a new page.

Clone Wars Adventures is a Star Wars comic series with art modeled after Star Wars: Clone Wars. The series consists of ten paperback novellas published between 2004 and 2007, each containing either three or four standalone stories. The series features both returning and original characters and covers a wide emotional spectrum of genres (more than one Cosmic Horror Story, Jedi on spy missions, slapstick Armed Farces tales, War Is Hell stories, etc.).

Tropes:

  • Anachronic Order: Multiple novellas contain stories taking place during or after Order 66 even as other stories in the book take place earlier in the Clone Wars.
  • The Mob Boss Is Scarier: In "Life Below," the leader of a Separatist spy ring commits suicide rather than surrender to Quinlan Vos and risk the wealth of Darth Sidious.
  • Saved by Canon: Most of the Jedi protagonists featured in the story will survive at least until Order 66.
  • "Shaggy Dog" Story: "The Package" follows eight clone troopers being ambushed while delivering a diplomatic package to Palpatine, with seven of them dying to protect the package. The final page reveals that the package contains a simple trinket, and a disinterested Palpatine has it tucked away in a closet with other unwanted gifts.
  • Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: One comic, "Salvaged," has a clone pilot decide not to help execute Order 66 and lie to some other clones that a ship is devoid of Jedi passengers, both because said Jedi are children and because the ship's pilot saved his life.
  • Spanner in the Works: The story "Waiting" has an elite clone trooper planning to blow up a bridge as a droid army crosses over it, only for some local scavengers to steal his weapons, forcing him to chase after them to retrieve the explosives and carry out his mission on time.
  • What Measure Is a Non-Human?: Several stories develop the B-1 Battle Droids sympathetically. One of them tries to run away from the war after being damaged, and another is carried around by Aayla Secura on a mission (while getting some good snarky dialogue) for information after she cuts off his arms and legs.

Edited by Melinda on Sep 11th 2021 at 5:21:59 AM

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
Melinda Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: Puppy love
#14930: Sep 11th 2021 at 8:16:03 AM

Here's my last post before the next round of edits.

@ Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse

  • Shout-Out: Natalie and an unusually snarky Monk intentionally model the questioning of a suspect after a round of Jeopardy! to make him sweat (although it turns out he only did some of the stuff they suspect him of).
    Monk: Here's another answer. To wiped your footprints off the firehouse floor. Can you tell me the question? You aren't even trying, Mr. Dumas.
    Dumas: I am, I just don't know the question. The answer makes no sense.
    Natalie: I know, I know.
    Monk: Yes, Natalie, what's your guess?
    Natalie: Why did Mr. Dumas steal the towels?
    Monk: Correct ...Natalie is winning this round, Mr. Dumas. Your going to have to guess the right question to this answer to say in the game. Here it it: Fifteen years in prison.
    Dumas: What the hell are you talking about?
    Monk: No, I'm sorry, the correct answer is: What's the combined jail term for filing a fraudulent lawsuit and committing an extreme act of animal cruelty.
  • What Happened to the Mouse?: After Monk realizes Gregorio Dumas is innocent of killing Sparky, it's never mentioned whether Dumas faces charges for filing a false lawsuit or trespassing on firehouse property to dig up the gold a long-dead outlaw stashed there.

Edited by Melinda on Sep 11th 2021 at 5:33:56 AM

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#14931: Sep 11th 2021 at 8:45:11 AM

From page 597 @No Nombre

...(as China and Germany do to the Taiwanese flag and Nazi flags) unless it is shown for historical purposes in recent as well as on Vietnam War films made in Vietnam. However, the reverse is true for the overseas...them <- no comma because they can consider it to be offensive and dislike you...who have to decide...community first, and thus the only choice is between the former South Vietnam flag or not displaying any Vietnamese flag.

One chapter has a...officer admit that he caused The Vietnam War. Since the chapter was out when the war was still ongoing, so many years later after the war...man attempting to...by being run over by a truck...driver apologizing for...and the 2005...with a police officer still feeling guilty...bandit get away and as well as financial issues, <- comma and etc....

^ How exactly does someone imprison themselves?

^ If the war was still ongoing, how could it be after the war?

One chapter has a...Goemon" who admits that...adaption and as well as the 2005...removed all mentions...

The corrections above can be applied to the last paragraph.

Edited by Arivne on Sep 11th 2021 at 8:49:22 AM

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#14932: Sep 11th 2021 at 8:54:16 AM

From page 597 @Minorica

However, when Hibiki is near him, he loses his balance...

...Ai gain enough fans (due to...strong wrestlers) <- parentheses that...own them (if...dark Backstory makes...

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#14933: Sep 11th 2021 at 9:16:18 AM

From page 597 and [up] @Melinda

When Wimper points out that they are different dog breeds than Woofer...

...with a frightened Cindy saying she doesn't want her father to make her into someone like him....

Zenobia is often stuck...uncle that they...his incompetence. <- no parentheses

Taylor gives a speech about how there would be no symbolic value in her fighting that dragon...

^ For "between" to be correct, there would have to be two alternatives. For example:

^ "Taylor gives a speech about how there would be no symbolic value between her fighting that dragon and flying to the Moon."

...he's shown to have a wife and baby child who he greets affectionately.

Sheriff Sanchez is stabbed during the jailbreak, <- comma but an...

...but they didn't kill Douglass's wife and rob.

^ and rob whom?

The series consists of ten paperback novellas published between 2004 and 2007, <- comma each containing either three or four standalone stories.

^ This sentence was incorrectly split up into two sentences, with the 2nd sentence being a sentence fragment.

One comic, "Salvaged," has a clone pilot decide not...

Edited by Arivne on Sep 11th 2021 at 9:21:41 AM

Melinda Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: Puppy love
#14934: Sep 11th 2021 at 11:32:50 AM

Thanks. I meant to say rob and kill Douglass's wife. Once again I seem to have too may avoidable mistakes. Sorry.

@ Flyboys

Edited by Melinda on Sep 11th 2021 at 1:08:51 AM

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
Melinda Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: Puppy love
#14936: Sep 11th 2021 at 1:08:38 PM

Thanks. I actually thought tha was how it was spelled but it was spelled differently on wikipedia and several reviews.

@ House

  • The beginning of "Selfish," where the patient of the week, a teenager skater, is pushing her paraplegic little brother around the skating rink, is quite cute and establishes their strong relationship. Later, the brother is insistent on donating organs to her while she is reluctant to take them out of concern for his health.

Edited by Melinda on Sep 11th 2021 at 2:46:03 AM

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#14937: Sep 11th 2021 at 1:35:40 PM

I'd replace "his sister" with "she", but that's not mandatory. Grammarwise, it's fine.

Chrismower Since: Aug, 2019
#14938: Sep 11th 2021 at 2:03:25 PM

Tales Of Arise

Law

  • Friend to All Living Things: Law is extremely popular with animals especially female ones to the point that they'll crowd him and lack him all over affectionately. The only animal that doesn't like him is Hootle since Law doesn't find him cute, and how he doesn't like Law getting close to Rinwell.

How close do I have to be before I'm good enough to be unbanned?

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#14939: Sep 11th 2021 at 2:45:34 PM

Chris: I'm no mod, but in general you need to use perfect grammar and spelling, or at least very close, before you're released.

Law is extremely popular with animalsCOMMA especially female onesCOMMA to the point that they'll crowd him and lick him all over affectionately. The only animal that doesn't like him is HootleCOMMA since Law doesn't find him cute, and he doesn't like Law getting close to Rinwell.

Edited by MichaelKatsuro on Sep 11th 2021 at 2:45:45 AM

Chrismower Since: Aug, 2019
#14940: Sep 11th 2021 at 2:48:53 PM

Tales of Arise

Law

  • Friend to All Living Things: Law is extremely popular with animals, especially female ones, to the point that they'll crowd him and lick him all over affectionately. The only animal that doesn't like him is Hootle, since Law doesn't find him cute, and he doesn't like Law getting close to Rinwell.

Edited by Chrismower on Sep 11th 2021 at 2:51:22 AM

Chrismower Since: Aug, 2019
#14941: Sep 11th 2021 at 2:53:02 PM

Tales of Arise

Law

  • Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Hootle, who is always attacking Law for little things, wanting to get close to Rinwell, and for not finding him cute. Law, for his part, doesn't find what's so cute about Hootle, and just finds owl eyes to be unnerving.

Edited by Chrismower on Sep 11th 2021 at 3:00:53 AM

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#14942: Sep 11th 2021 at 2:57:52 PM

[up][up] That one's good.

[up] You're just naming a trope. Did you intend to list an example?

ElJuaco Since: Aug, 2019
#14943: Sep 11th 2021 at 2:58:06 PM

Hi fellas. It's me again. Let's have another try.

Some Fridge Brilliance for What If…? (2021):

  • Why is Happy Hogan the first member of the survivor Dwindling Party to be infected? Because he is the most partially effective yet bumbling of the group! As seen in Iron Man 2, Happy barely managed to defeat one of Justin Hammer's henchmen while Black Widow got rid of the rest. However, as he is taken by surprise here, no one can help him and he is effortlessly infected.

Chrismower Since: Aug, 2019
#14944: Sep 11th 2021 at 3:02:08 PM

Yeah I was just trying to make sure I got the trope name in correctly.

Tales of Arise

Law

  • Friend to All Living Things: Law is extremely popular with animals, especially female ones, to the point that they'll crowd him and lick him all over affectionately. The only animal that doesn't like him is Hootle, since Law doesn't find him cute, and he doesn't like Law getting close to Rinwell.

Edited by Chrismower on Sep 11th 2021 at 3:02:55 AM

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#14945: Sep 11th 2021 at 3:24:05 PM

[up] I already said it's good, mate. Anyway:

Hootle always attacks Law for little things like wanting to get close to Rinwell, and for not finding him cute. Law, for his part, doesn't see what's so cute about Hootle, and just finds owl eyes to be unnerving.

Chrismower Since: Aug, 2019
#14946: Sep 11th 2021 at 3:29:16 PM

Sorry I did the wrong one

Tales of Arise

Law

  • Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Hootle always attacking Law for little things like wanting to get close to Rinwell, and for not finding him cute. Law, for his part, doesn't see what's so cute about Hootle, and just finds owl eyes to be unnerving.

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#14947: Sep 11th 2021 at 3:41:52 PM

[up] Not quite right. Please compare my example to your text again.

Chrismower Since: Aug, 2019
#14948: Sep 11th 2021 at 3:55:37 PM

Tales of Arise

Law

  • Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Hootle always attacks Law for little things like wanting to get close to Rinwell, and for not finding him cute. Law, for his part, doesn't see what's so cute about Hootle, and just finds owl eyes to be unnerving.

Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Enid Sinclair
#14950: Sep 11th 2021 at 7:02:22 PM

For Live-Action TV:

  • The Vampire Diaries:
    • Klaus Mikaelson has a lot of fangirls who excuse his more villainous actions because of his good looks. In The Vampire Diaries, he forcibly takes over Alaric's body, kills Jenna, and tries to sacrifice Elena. He also repeatedly daggers his siblings, frames his father for murdering his mother (a murder he committed), and starts his romance with Caroline by having her boyfriend bite and potentially kill her. However, fangirls will often ignore this while painting him as a straight-up woobie, who just needs the right girl to fix him. This continued into his spin-off The Originals, where he curses Hayley for the crime of trying to keep their daughter safe into being stuck in her werewolf form except on the full moon. However, fans try to claim that he was right that he was in the right in the situation due to her trying to take Hope away from him.
    • The Vampire Diaries:
      • Damon Salvatore is a serial killer, who regularly kills innocent people without care, repeatedly rapes and feeds on Caroline before erasing her memories, and fed on a pregnant woman. However, fans like to forgive this because he is good-looking while damning Stefan for even the smallest crime. It got to the point that the show itself to redeemed him and made him into the romantic lead, though it still made it clear that his earlier actions are still inexcusable.
      • Kai Parker is a self-described sociopath, but his fangirls excuse his evil actions. He killed his siblings with an ax, torments Bonnie, tortures Elena, and stabs his pregnant sister's stomach. However, there are entire fanfics that turn him into a romantic lead for Bonnie to swoon over. They also try to excuse his killing of kids due to him being robbed of his chance to merge, despite the coven being right that he is unstable and the fact that the children did nothing to him.

Any corrections?

Fan-Preferred Couple cleanup thread

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