A YetiGuide® : How To Post In Proper English

silversteed · 22nd January 2011, 13:36

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

I can't make anything of what's happening here.

Correct! You get ten points

Thad E Ginathom · 22nd January 2011, 15:12

Neither can I now!

carboy is correct. We use what can you make out of this only in the literal, physical sense of manufacturing something

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Originally Posted by vnabhi

'What do you make out of this?'

'What do you make out from this?'

'What do you make of this?'

I feel all three are correct. I prefer to use the second one, but one can always use the other two too.

Sorry, but the second one is wrong, although I can see how you might arrive at it.

esteem_lover · 22nd January 2011, 22:20

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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Neither can I now!

Where are the punctuations my dear Thad ? E. ? Ginathom ? Surely you missed a comma there.

vnabhi · 22nd January 2011, 22:26

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

I can't make anything of what's happening here.

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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Neither can I now!

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That was hilarious!

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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Sorry, but the second one is wrong, although I can see how you might arrive at it.

Gadzooks, may I ask why? And how do you think I have arrived at it?

Thad E Ginathom · 23rd January 2011, 03:17

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Originally Posted by vnabhi

Gadzooks, may I ask why? And how do you think I have arrived at it?

If it was what can you make out from this.

Otherwise, my commas sometime get into a coma!

anku94 · 26th January 2011, 22:08

I had to make a project file for my school a few days back, and it had a page where I had to mention details like name, roll number etc.

The format was :-

Name : Ankush Jain
Class : Blah blah
School : DAV Public School, Patiala

So my dad said that since I already had written 'school' in the left, I shouldn't use the word again, as it was redundant. Although I agree with him on the redundant part, I don't think that :-

School : DAV Patiala

looks OK. School is a description for a field, and whatever the school's name is, has to go in there....

....on a second thought, that [not using 'school' again] doesn't seem wrong either. I'm confused. What's your take ? DAV stands for 'Dayanand Anglo Vedic' , and saying that the school's name is 'Dayanand Anglo Vedic Patiala' doesn't seem quite right either.

Anyway, I'm confused. What's your take ?

Surviving Brain · 26th January 2011, 22:18

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Originally Posted by anku94

Anyway, I'm confused. What's your take ?

For me, just writing 'DAV Patiala' seems to be incomplete.

Anyway, let me wait for expert opinions. Thad Sir? Sam Sir?

esteem_lover · 26th January 2011, 22:23

I think that is the way it is done in U.S. Where did you graduate ? Riverdale High. They leave out the school because everyone knows that it is a school, I don't think it is appropriate here. It sounds incomplete, in fact we have primary, secondary, High and higher secondary schools here.

carboy · 26th January 2011, 22:24

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Originally Posted by anku94

I had to make a project file for my school a few days back, and it had a page where I had to mention details like name, roll number etc.

The format was :-

Name : Ankush Jain
Class : Blah blah
School : DAV Public School, Patiala

So my dad said that since I already had written 'school' in the left, I shouldn't use the word again, as it was redundant. Although I agree with him on the redundant part, I don't think that :-

School : DAV Patiala

looks OK. School is a description for a field, and whatever the school's name is, has to go in there....

....on a second thought, that [not using 'school' again] doesn't seem wrong either. I'm confused. What's your take ? DAV stands for 'Dayanand Anglo Vedic' , and saying that the school's name is 'Dayanand Anglo Vedic Patiala' doesn't seem quite right either.

Anyway, I'm confused. What's your take ?

School: DAV, Patiala.

vivekiny2k · 26th January 2011, 23:38

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Originally Posted by anku94

I had to make a project file for my school a few days back, and it had a page where I had to mention details like name, roll number etc.

The format was :-

Name : Ankush Jain
Class : Blah blah
School : DAV Public School, Patiala

So my dad said that since I already had written 'school' in the left, I shouldn't use the word again, as it was redundant. Although I agree with him on the redundant part, I don't think that :-

School : DAV Patiala

looks OK. School is a description for a field, and whatever the school's name is, has to go in there....

....on a second thought, that [not using 'school' again] doesn't seem wrong either. I'm confused. What's your take ? DAV stands for 'Dayanand Anglo Vedic' , and saying that the school's name is 'Dayanand Anglo Vedic Patiala' doesn't seem quite right either.

Anyway, I'm confused. What's your take ?

I think 'school' in DAV school patiala is an integral part of the name. not a qualification of the school. a poor example would be if your answer was "the local govt school", then it's not a part of the school's name. what if your school was "kendriya vidyalaya"?

Riverdale high is just the american phenomenon of shortening things. Like they took out america from USA long back.

EDIT: "The local Govt" sounds much more weird

, replacing "matric" with "matric school" sounds like an appropriate example. Although that does not indicate what school you are referring to.

Thad E Ginathom · 27th January 2011, 00:59

This is one of those things where local usage rules, and it is no good a Brit, or an American trying to lay down a rule!

But, if you ask

I'd say that if "School" is part of the institution's name, you should repeat it. Imagine if it wasn't at the end:

School: Xxyyzz School for Boys

To me, Aabbcc High or Ddeeff Secondary is colloquial, not formal.

I think I'm saying the same thing as Vivek.

esteem_lover · 27th January 2011, 01:35

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Originally Posted by vivekiny2k

EDIT: "The local Govt" sounds much more weird

, replacing "matric" with "matric school" sounds like an appropriate example. Although that does not indicate what school you are referring to.

But then there is no "Local Govt. School" anywhere in India or elsewhere. I think you gave the wrong analogy here. It is either Corporation HSS or Corp Middle school or "Govt. HSS, Arumbakkam" or "Govt. HSS, Virugambakkam" etc. Whereas Riverdale High is quite precise in conveying the message just like they have addresses in NYC 142 East etc.

vivekiny2k · 27th January 2011, 01:41

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

But then there is no "Local Govt. School" anywhere in India or elsewhere. I think you gave the wrong analogy here.

Would you read any further

, I gave a better example (I think) after that.

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Whereas Riverdale High is quite precise in conveying the message just like they have addresses in NYC 142 East etc.

So is "United States". Does that make it right/complete?

esteem_lover · 27th January 2011, 01:47

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Originally Posted by vivekiny2k

Would you read any further , I gave a better example (I think) after that.

Believe me, I did.

anku94 · 27th January 2011, 13:48

So I used 'School : DAV School, Patiala'. Seems alright.

Thanks, everyone.

26th January 2011, 22:08	#1431
anku94 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 249 Thanked: 353 Times	Re: A YetiGuide® : How To Post In Proper English I had to make a project file for my school a few days back, and it had a page where I had to mention details like name, roll number etc. The format was :- Name : Ankush Jain Class : Blah blah School : DAV Public School, Patiala So my dad said that since I already had written 'school' in the left, I shouldn't use the word again, as it was redundant. Although I agree with him on the redundant part, I don't think that :- School : DAV Patiala looks OK. School is a description for a field, and whatever the school's name is, has to go in there.... ....on a second thought, that [not using 'school' again] doesn't seem wrong either. I'm confused. What's your take ? DAV stands for 'Dayanand Anglo Vedic' , and saying that the school's name is 'Dayanand Anglo Vedic Patiala' doesn't seem quite right either. Anyway, I'm confused. What's your take ?
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26th January 2011, 22:23	#1433
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 513 Times View My Garage	Re: A YetiGuide® : How To Post In Proper English I think that is the way it is done in U.S. Where did you graduate ? Riverdale High. They leave out the school because everyone knows that it is a school, I don't think it is appropriate here. It sounds incomplete, in fact we have primary, secondary, High and higher secondary schools here.
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27th January 2011, 00:59	#1436
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,463 Thanked: 30,127 Times	Re: A YetiGuide® : How To Post In Proper English This is one of those things where local usage rules, and it is no good a Brit, or an American trying to lay down a rule! But, if you ask I'd say that if "School" is part of the institution's name, you should repeat it. Imagine if it wasn't at the end: School: Xxyyzz School for Boys To me, Aabbcc High or Ddeeff Secondary is colloquial, not formal. I think I'm saying the same thing as Vivek.
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27th January 2011, 13:48	#1440
anku94 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 249 Thanked: 353 Times	Re: A YetiGuide® : How To Post In Proper English So I used 'School : DAV School, Patiala'. Seems alright. Thanks, everyone.
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