What would you say is a must have in an HD DVD collection?

sawzalot · 08-31-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MattRCT

Nice english you nerd. but i'm and HDTV newb..... you must be real sweet to hang out with.

Your display and usage of the English language is not much better, the I should be a capital I and the word and after I'm should really be an , you nerd.

Loves2Watch · 08-31-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by sawzalot

Your display and usage of the English language is not much better,the I should be a capital I and the word and after I'm should really be an, you nerd.

Actually it should be an a. An should only be used when the word following it starts with a vowel. A is used when the following word starts with a consonant.

ENGLISH 101

MattRCT · 08-31-2009, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sawzalot

Your display and usage of the English language is not much better,the I should be a capital I and the word and after I'm should really be an, you nerd.

I only came in here because he found me in the sports forum and attacked me for no reason. The guy is a nerd. I stand by this.

sawzalot · 08-31-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MattRCT

I only came in here because he found me in the sports forum and attacked me for no reason. The guy is a nerd. I stand by this.

Hey I guess I muffed up the whole thing anyway so the last laugh was on me , again

No wait a minute I just remembered something...

sawzalot · 08-31-2009, 06:29 PM

O.k. sorry I deleted your quote L2W.

sawzalot · 08-31-2009, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Loves2Watch

Actually it should be an a. An should only be used when the word following it starts with a vowel. A is used when the following word starts with a consonant.

ENGLISH 101

Yes I do know the rules and feel as though maybe, just maybe it depends on the usage as per the rule.

Remember, using a or an depends on the sound that begins the next word. So...

* a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: a boy; a car; a bike; a zoo; a dog
* an + singular noun beginning with a vowel: an elephant; an egg; an apple; an idiot; an orphan
* a + singular noun beginning with a consonant sound: a user (sounds like 'yoo-zer,' i.e. begins with a consonant 'y' sound, so 'a' is used); a university; a unicycle
* In some cases where "h" is pronounced, such as "historical," us an:

An historical event is worth recording.

Purdue Owl -proper use of articles a/an/the.

It would seem as if an can be used before a consonant, in some cases.

sawzalot · 08-31-2009, 07:00 PM

Well anyway back to the thread topic, I just watched FLYBOYS on HD DVD and thought the audio side was pretty darn good .The movie gave my subs a nice workout at times and the PQ was right up there also, I really liked this movie,a must own IMO.

Loves2Watch · 08-31-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sawzalot

Yes I do know the rules and feel as though maybe, just maybe it depends on the usage as per the rule.

Remember, using a or an depends on the sound that begins the next word. So...

* a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: a boy; a car; a bike; a zoo; a dog
* an + singular noun beginning with a vowel: an elephant; an egg; an apple; an idiot; an orphan
* a + singular noun beginning with a consonant sound: a user (sounds like 'yoo-zer,' i.e. begins with a consonant 'y' sound, so 'a' is used); a university; a unicycle
* In some cases where "h" is pronounced, such as "historical," us an:

An historical event is worth recording.

Purdue Owl -proper use of articles a/an/the.

It would seem as if an can be used before a consonant, in some cases.

Don't know where these exceptions came from but they not in any of my many English textbooks. Not an unabridged American English textbook mind you but a English textbook as taught in higher learning institutions (in the USA).

sawzalot · 08-31-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Loves2Watch

Don't know where these exceptions came from but they not in any of my many English textbooks. Not an unabridged American English textbook mind you but a English textbook as taught in higher learning institutions (in the USA).

No matter that's all water under the unabridged,

. what do you think about the HD pick I posted ?

Loves2Watch · 09-01-2009, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by sawzalot

No matter that's all water under the unabridged,

. what do you think about the HD pick I posted ?

I would have to say that Flyboys rates right up there with the best of them...

JMS · 09-01-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MattRCT

Nice english you nerd. but i'm a HDTV newb..... you must be real sweet to hang out with.

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Originally Posted by sawzalot

Your display and usage of the English language is not much better, the I should be a capital I and the word and after I'm should really be an , you nerd.

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Originally Posted by Loves2Watch

Actually it should be an a. An should only be used when the word following it starts with a vowel. A is used when the following word starts with a consonant.

ENGLISH 101

Actually sawsalot is correct

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a (AY)
The correct choice of the “articles” a and an depends on the initial sound of a word, not on the initial letter, of the word that they precede.

The letter a should be used before all words beginning with a consonant sound except silent h (an honor) and before words beginning with vowels that represent combined consonant and vowel sounds (university, unit).

Examples: a boy, a European, a j, a picture, a store, a table, a bottle, a window, a phone, a hyphen, and a one-horse town.

There are also words that begin with vowels that have a consonant sound. Say “unique” out loud and you will hear that it contains in its first syllable a consonant y sound as well as the vowel oo sound. You are saying (phonetically) yoo-NEEK. Similarly, “union”, “use”, and “eulogy” begin with a consonant y sound and call for the article a. If you use your ears, you will never be guilty of “an historic” or “an unique.”

Let’s repeat and expand this concept: a is used in front of words that begin with a long u (when pronounced as yoo), eu, and ew, and before the word one. Examples: a united country, a usurper, a eulogy, a ewe, a U-boat, a European, a one-horse town, and many a one.

an (AN)
The word an should be used before all vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u). Examples: an entry, an f, an hour, an orange, an ape, an odor, an idea, an eagle, an honor, an umbrella, and an unbeliever.

One of the most common mistakes, both written and oral, is the use of an before “historical” or “historic”. When the word following the article begins with a consonant sound, the article used is a; when it begins with a vowel sound, the article used is an.

So remember, a word may in fact begin with a consonant, yet have an initial vowel sound. The word “honest” is a case in point. Say it out loud and you will see what is meant.

The initial consonant h is silent, so the word has an initial vowel sound; hence, an honest man, an hour ago, an heir to the throne, an honest and an honorable peace; on the other hand, when a word begins with an aspirated h (a speech sound followed by a puff of breath or the speech sound represented by English h), correct usage is a hotel, a house, a hill, a hymn, a honeycomb, and a history or a historical.

http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index...view_unit/3431

If an acronym is pronounced as a word, such as NASA, then use the article that would be appropriate if it were indeed a word: "a NASA representative."

If an acronym is pronounced as individual letters, such as HDTV (High Definition TeleVision), then use the article that would be appropriate when pronouncing the first letter: "an HDTV newb".

ENGLISH 201

Loves2Watch · 09-01-2009, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by JMS

Actually sawsalot is correct

http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index...view_unit/3431

If an acronym is pronounced as a word, such as NASA, then use the article that would be appropriate if it were indeed a word: "a NASA representative."

If an acronym is pronounced as individual letters, such as HDTV (High Definition TeleVision), then use the article that would be appropriate when pronouncing the first letter: "an HDTV newb".

ENGLISH 201

According to the internet...

sawzalot · 09-01-2009, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JMS

Actually sawsalot is correct

http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index...view_unit/3431

If an acronym is pronounced as a word, such as NASA, then use the article that would be appropriate if it were indeed a word: "a NASA representative."

If an acronym is pronounced as individual letters, such as HDTV (High Definition TeleVision), then use the article that would be appropriate when pronouncing the first letter: "an HDTV newb".

ENGLISH 201

Thanks for that post, actually I go by saw"z"alot , not saw"s"alot, I know the Z and the S can be very confusing and .....

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I am J/K with you and certainly no offense intended, the same for you L2, I was just having some forum fun. I value everyone's opinion and never mean any disrespect

peace.

JMS · 09-01-2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by sawzalot

Thanks for that post, actually I go by saw"z"alot , not saw"s"alot, I know the Z and the S can be very confusing and .....

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I am J/K with you and certainly no offense intended, the same for you L2, I was just having some forum fun. I value everyone's opinion and never mean any disrespect

peace.

My bad sawzalot...it seems no matter how many times one proof reads a post, wrong stuff still gets through.

Let me just say this and then we can get back on topic. "An historic" always sounds awkward when said out loud, as with "a HDTV". But unfortunately if enough people misuse a word or phrase, it eventually becomes part of the lexicon.

Peace to everyone.

sawzalot · 09-01-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by JMS

My bad sawzalot...it seems no matter how many times one proof reads a post, wrong stuff still gets through.

Let me just say this and then we can get back on topic. "An historic" always sounds awkward when said out loud, as with "a HDTV". But unfortunately if enough people misuse a word or phrase, it eventually becomes part of the lexicon.

Peace to everyone.

Yes I agree and here is another one, the post above, now say this to yourself and tell me it sounds right : I am a HDTV newb....

now say it like this : I am an HDTV newb..Prolly why rules get broken I think the second way sounds like the right way.

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sawzalot HDTV Football=Euphoria Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cape May,N J Posts: 524	O.k. sorry I deleted your quote L2W. Last edited by sawzalot; 08-31-2009 at 06:47 PM.

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sawzalot HDTV Football=Euphoria Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cape May,N J Posts: 524	Well anyway back to the thread topic, I just watched FLYBOYS on HD DVD and thought the audio side was pretty darn good .The movie gave my subs a nice workout at times and the PQ was right up there also, I really liked this movie,a must own IMO.