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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

WolfofBlades Super Loser Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Super Loser
#15476: Oct 14th 2021 at 4:57:38 AM

For Rare Guns both from Batman: The Telltale Series

Shotguns AA-12

During Two-Face's siege on Wayne Manor in Batman: The Telltale Series. He waltzes in with a large military case that is revealed to carry a white AA-12 and some drum mags loaded with "explosive slugs" (he most likely meant FRAG-12 round). He loses his shotgun when a batarang is throw into it's chamber, causing it to not only jam but violently explode. Setting one half of Harvey on fire, which is coincidentally the same half that has his disfigured face.

Battle Rifles MAS-49

Alfred arms himself with a MAS-49 when defending Wayne Manor from Two-Face in Batman: The Telltale Series, contrasting the more modern firearms used by Harvey and his mooks. Alfred is a good shot with the rifle however and manages to take a few mooks out before letting Batman take care of the rest.

Edited by WolfofBlades on Oct 14th 2021 at 8:40:33 PM

Everything Sucks Forever
Melinda Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: Puppy love
#15477: Oct 14th 2021 at 6:32:09 AM

@ Let the Galaxy Burn

  • Sam and Asha spend their first post-Iron Sector campaign meeting with the Tyrells emphasizing their disgust with Aegon's war crimes and demanding humiliating concessions that the Tyrells would have never dreamed of giving them a year earlier.
  • Rhaenyra Blackfyre conquers Maidenpool by infecting all of their warships with computer viruses.
  • Rhaenyra gets in a good Analogy Backfire when Lord Mooton calls her a vulture and she says that would make the Seven Sectors the corpse.
  • Sam and Asha hand the Dornish Navy its first defeat of the entire war by luring them into a trap at New Barrel that is based on Dorne's own tactics.
  • Joanna Snow gleefully takes apart the insanely valuable Targaryen war memorial they made at Kneeling Knee to mock their victories against Robert and the North.
@ Let the Galaxy Burn
  • The Power of Love: Whether or not it's justified, Eleanor Mooton's faith that her feelings for Joffrey mean something more than him launching an impossible rescue mission is oddly touching.
  • Relationship Upgrade: As the war against the Reach progresses, Oberyn announces his intention to marry his longtime paramour Ellaria and legitimize their children.
@ Let the Galaxy Burn
  • One of Sansa's first acts as the new Lady of Riverrun is dealing with at least a dozen women who claim to have been impregnated by her Upper-Class Twit uncle.

Edited by Melinda on Oct 14th 2021 at 10:20:22 AM

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#15478: Oct 14th 2021 at 8:55:30 AM

From page 619 @miraculous

...Jewish population of the city and...them, <- comma which...planning more evil acts. Whitby...Chicago in a purge and when confronted about how...

...to this end, <- comma concocts...Devil, <- comma intending...Devil haunts Abigail's...and causes her pain, <- comma with...

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#15479: Oct 14th 2021 at 9:01:31 AM

From page 619 @Sugar Butterfly 432

...Ameri, <- comma such as bringing her...his reasons of not ...trying to protect her...wanted her.

...protect her from the truth about her mother.

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#15480: Oct 14th 2021 at 9:20:48 AM

From page 619 and [up] @Melinda

...(played by John Goodman) is probably the scene-stealer of the film, <- comma even...

Milt The Coroner only has about half a dozen scenes, <- comma but is...

...spider-hunting scenes, <- comma but are pretty well-liked for how nicely they...

...every Villain of the Week's Evil Plan...plane). <- period The show...

^ The first sentence is a run-on sentence connected together by a comma splice.

...the interesting nature of their species how well they acquit themselves...

^ This is not correct English. Is there something missing?

...although it's pretty clear that they aren't practicing Jews.

...implies that he is one too after evidence (falsely) clears Heinrich.

The thirteen monsters. None of them have more than a couple of scenes...

Rhaenyra Blackfyre conquers Maidenpool by infecting all...

...Analogy Backfire when Lord Mooton calls her a vulture <- no comma and...

Edited by Arivne on Oct 14th 2021 at 9:22:20 AM

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#15481: Oct 14th 2021 at 9:23:18 AM

From page 619 @Dr Scavenge 27

...aware of the suffering his actions bring <- no comma and loves every second of it.

Edited by Arivne on Oct 14th 2021 at 9:23:46 AM

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#15482: Oct 14th 2021 at 9:30:33 AM

From page 619 @Minorica

...There are some facts: ...on the Ainu...in the Ainu...live in; her mask...has a unique motif based...

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#15483: Oct 14th 2021 at 9:33:34 AM

[up] @Wolfof Blades

During Two-Face's siege of Wayne Manor in Batman: The Telltale Series. He waltzes in with a large military case that is revealed to carry a white AA-12 and some drum mags loaded with "explosive slugs" (he most likely meant FRAG-12 rounds). He loses his shotgun when a batarang is thrown into its chamber, causing it to not only jam but violently explode. This sets one half of Harvey on fire, which is coincidentally the same half that has his disfigured face.

Alfred arms himself with a MAS-49 while defending Wayne Manor from Two-Face in Batman: The Telltale Series, contrasting with the more modern firearms used by Harvey and his mooks. Alfred is a good shot with the rifle, <- comma however, <- comma and manages to take a few mooks out before letting Batman take care of the rest.

Edited by Arivne on Oct 14th 2021 at 9:34:38 AM

Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Enid Sinclair
#15484: Oct 14th 2021 at 1:09:36 PM

Trying to expand some Die for Our Ship entries on Once Upon A Time:

  • Hook gets a lot of hate from Emma/Regina shippers, especially after he became her main love interest. These shippers like to claim that he doesn't deserve Emma due to his past, while completely ignoring Regina's far worse crimes, claim that he hasn't really changed despite the show going out if's way to show him feeling guilt for his actions, and claim try to play him as abusive due to his actions in season 5A, even though he was under the influence of dark magic at the time. Some claim that he doesn't care about Henry and is a terrible father figure, completely ignoring that he genuinely connects with and comes to see him as a son.
  • Robin Hood almost instantly got hate from Emma/Regina shipper the moment he was revealed to be Regina's True Love. This only got worse when he got back together with Marian (later revealed to be Zelena), with many shippers trying to use this as proof that he doesn't deserve Regina while ignoring the fact that Emma is the one who brought Marian back from the past. Things only got worse when he slept with Regina despite still being married. It got to the point that Robin's actor, Sean Maguire, admitted that he almost left twitter due to their shippers constantly harassing him. However, when he did die, even the most hard-core Emma/Regina shipper admitted that it was a bad write-off.

Any corrections?

Edited by Bullman on Oct 14th 2021 at 3:10:36 AM

Fan-Preferred Couple cleanup thread
miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#15485: Oct 14th 2021 at 2:34:25 PM

Thank you arivne

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Bubblepig Rei from Tokyo (Apprentice) Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
#15486: Oct 14th 2021 at 3:13:45 PM

Arvine, please check my message and my previous post so that you can put the context that I give you. I can't edit my page without you fixing my zero context examples. Please don't ignore this. It's very important.

"Now it's starting to feel like a game!"
Avenger09 Since: May, 2014
#15487: Oct 14th 2021 at 6:27:53 PM

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

  • Old Soldier: The Home Guard are made up of elderly and middle aged men, who've likely fought in prior British conflicts, like their commanding officer, but are now too old for the frontlines yet still wish to do their bit. Or as the lyrics of their marching song put it:
    For we wrote the story of the old brigades
    We know the glory's of yesterday's parades

Edited by Avenger09 on Oct 15th 2021 at 4:29:48 PM

Melinda Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: Puppy love
#15488: Oct 14th 2021 at 7:23:05 PM

@ Psych S 02 E 01 American Duos

  • Token Trio: The judges of American Duos are a Caucasian man, a Caucasian woman, and a Hispanic man, with Gus even commenting about how the tokenism of the arrangement.
@ Hostage
  • Bratty Teenage Daughter:
    • Jennifer Smith argues with her father at the drop of a hat (although, to be fair, he is keeping secrets from his kids), spends her screen time in a revealing shirt with the phrase "Burn it" written on it, and has a bong under her bed.
    • Talley's daughter expresses Small Town Boredom toward her father in a pretty bitter and frustrated manner.
  • Downer Beginning: The opening scene features a field hostage negotiation where a woman and child are killed.
@ Ladyhawke
  • The Woobie: Navarre and Isabeau are deeply in love and have been cursed so that they can only spend a few seconds together every day in their human forms. And if that's not bad enough, they are unjustly branded as traitors and chased across the kingdom. They might seem like Stoic Woobies at times, but the facade sometimes slips to show how miserable they feel about the situation.

@ Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Edited by Melinda on Oct 15th 2021 at 6:21:02 AM

Minorica Rhythm Heroine from Earth Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: It's so nice to be turned on again
Rhythm Heroine
#15489: Oct 15th 2021 at 2:03:53 AM

For additional edits for article for Momoko 1200%:
This version has its spin-offs:

  • Momoko 1200% in Machigaisagashi (2006), a spot-the-difference game for Docomo i-Mode cellular phones, featuring characters from the aforementioned game.
  • Momoko no Kasei Bowling ~La Mars Cup~ (2008), a bowling game featuring Momoko herself, Taka-Chan (Momoko's classmate) and The Martian Prince Greatest Firedance as playable characters.

Momoko becomes a playable character in Jaleco's 2007 Massive Multiplayer Crossover tennis game Jaleco Super Tennis ~Heroines Cup~ (ジャレコスーパーテニス ~ヒロインズカップ~ in Japanese) for cellular phones. Momoko and her classmate, Taka-Chan, also appear in Studio Runba's 2012 doujin puzzle platform game Majide Daiya Runba! (マジでだいやるんば! in Japanese) as two of guest fighters from Jaleco's games.

Edited by Minorica on Oct 15th 2021 at 5:49:45 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..."
WolfofBlades Super Loser Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Super Loser
#15490: Oct 15th 2021 at 4:50:54 AM

For Rare Guns both from Batman: The Telltale Series
Shotguns AA-12
During Two-Face's siege on Wayne Manor in Batman: The Telltale Series. He waltzes in with a large military case that is revealed to carry a white AA-12 and some drum mags loaded with "explosive slugs" (he most likely meant FRAG-12 round). He loses his shotgun when a batarang is thrown into its chamber, causing it to not only jam but violently explode. Setting one half of Harvey on fire, which is coincidentally the same half that has his disfigured face.
Battle Rifles MAS-49
Alfred arms himself with a MAS-49 when defending Wayne Manor from Two-Face in Batman: The Telltale Series, contrasting with the more modern firearms used by Harvey and his mooks. Alfred is a good shot with the rifle, however, and manages to take a few mooks out before letting Batman take care of the rest.

Edited by WolfofBlades on Oct 15th 2021 at 7:51:32 PM

Everything Sucks Forever
Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#15491: Oct 15th 2021 at 5:11:45 AM

[up] @Bullman

...he becomes her...out of its way...claim try to play him to be abusive...

...Emma/Regina shippers the...left Twitter due...

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#15492: Oct 15th 2021 at 5:23:24 AM

[up] @Bubblepig

Sheds a tear in the last episode when...

Julio later becomes the subject of torture by Venus...

Edited by Arivne on Oct 15th 2021 at 5:24:24 AM

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#15493: Oct 15th 2021 at 5:28:03 AM

[up] @Melinda

...with Gus even commenting about how the tokenism of the arrangement.

^ "about how the tokenism of the arrangement" what?

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#15494: Oct 15th 2021 at 5:29:46 AM

[up] @Minorica

...as two of the guest fighters from Jaleco's games.

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#15495: Oct 15th 2021 at 5:31:42 AM

[up] @Wolfof Blades

I have already corrected this post above here.

Edited by Arivne on Oct 15th 2021 at 5:32:19 AM

Melinda Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: Puppy love
#15496: Oct 15th 2021 at 5:47:36 AM

Thanks.

@ Harry Turtledove

  • Noble Top Enforcer: The short story "After the Last Elf is Dead" is told from the POV of a general serving an evil overlord. The general is capable of cruelty, but shows a lot of Pragmatic Villainy and Villain Respect for his enemies. At the end of the story he's thrown into a torture chamber for becoming too noble for his boss's taste.
  • The Remnant: The short story "After the Last Elf is Dead" has the garrisons of several fortresses remain loyal to the elven king and continue to fight back against impossible odds long after their liege's demise. All of them are defeated, but they instill some Villain Respect in the Noble Top Enforcer.
  • Spare a Messenger: The short story "After the Last Elf is Dead" has the general of an Evil Overlord release five soldiers from a fortress he successfully besieged, telling them to spread the word of his victory to every corner of the region while their surviving comrades are enslaved.
@ Gentleman Adventurer
  • The 2009 run of The Warlord features Ned Hankins, one of the richest men in the world, who spends his free time on safaris, deep-sea diving trips, and breaking land speed records. He is persuaded to lead and finance a journey to the Earth's core. Once they arrive, he reveals some long-hidden fantasies about brutally conquering civilizations and setting himself up as a god now that he doesn't think anyone can stop him.
@ Underdressed for the Occasion
  • Jedi Apprentice: In The Ties that Bind, Manex, the wealthy brother of a murdered politician, is wearing a ridiculous evening outfit when he arrives to see if the news of his brother's death is true and then sits vigil over the body. Obi-Wan is contemptuous about this, but Qui-Gon points out that Manex's outfit suggests that he came to the governor's mansion straight from a party after hearing about the murder and that he didn't take the time to change first suggests his surprise and grief are genuine.

Edited by Melinda on Oct 16th 2021 at 6:09:20 AM

mariovsonic999 Since: Feb, 2012
#15497: Oct 15th 2021 at 7:15:43 AM

Hi @Arivne, mind if you critique my suggestions since the guy that critique my thing doesn't seem to be here right now?

Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Bubblepig Rei from Tokyo (Apprentice) Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#15500: Oct 15th 2021 at 1:25:57 PM

Not sure this is the right place to ask this, but this example was suggested on a TLP draft of mine, yet the English is bad enough that I can’t fix it myself:


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