yo. i will sweat you.

[tiltaholic]

hi there.

i'm bored for the next 30-45 minutes.

i'll watch and attempt to help the first person to post in this thread w/ their site, limit, table, and AIM name.

[shadow29]

wouldn't it be more helpful if someone who was actually good at poker volunteered to watch?

[tiltaholic]

don't you have homework or something to do?

[benkath1]

OK, Party 2/4 68516
nike_oz

AIM nikeozz

[shadow29]

Can anyone eliminate the verb "to be" from this sentence:

Saying that the majority is wrong is saying that one is better or smarter than the majority.

Nietzsche essay.

[milesdyson]

by declaring the majority wrong, one declares his superiority over the majority.

it rhymes even.

[shadow29]

Hi miles,

Thank you for your lovely assistance. Now there exists no instance of "to be" in my profund and beautiful ten page exposition of Nietzsche's criticism and subsequent solution to democracy.

Best regards,

John

[tiltaholic]

when i sweat someone, they lose.
noted.

[benkath1]

thanks tilt.

[bottomset]

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when i sweat someone, they lose.
noted.

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good thing I didn't post in here then

[Redd]

I'm curious - why can't you use the verb 'to be'?

still sweating?

[milesdyson]

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I'm curious - why can't you use the verb 'to be'?

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it's a common thing with teachers/professors. i think most of the time it's a way to discourage using the passive voice; however, i don't think many of them really know why they forbid its use.

[Redd]

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by declaring the majority wrong, one declares his superiority over the majority.

it rhymes even.

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Is first half of that sentence grammatically correct? Can one declare a hobo smelly? Or do they need to declare a hobo to be smelly?

And this barely rhymes duder.

[Redd]

[ QUOTE ]
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I'm curious - why can't you use the verb 'to be'?

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it's a common thing with teachers/professors. i think most of the time it's a way to discourage using the passive voice; however, i don't think many of them really know why they forbid its use.

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Werid...I only took a few writing courses in undergrad, but I've never seen that before. Isn't this pretty much well impossible though? I mean, the passive voice just disguises 'to be' in a past tense: It was believed that Nietzche's mental breakdown was caused by an infection of syphilis.

[ QUOTE ]
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by declaring the majority wrong, one declares his superiority over the majority.

it rhymes even.

[/ QUOTE ]

Is first half of that sentence grammatically correct? Can one declare a hobo smelly? Or do they need to declare a hobo to be smelly?

And this barely rhymes duder.

[/ QUOTE ]

I think it's correct.

[Eeegah]

[ QUOTE ]
it's a common thing with teachers/professors. i think most of the time it's a way to discourage using the passive voice; however, i don't think many of them really know why they forbid its use.

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There's no way you can be a good writer if you don't keep your essay aggression factor up.

[shadow29]

Actually, my professor does not forbid its use. I try and remove it from my writing.

I think that using "to be" leaves vapid, uninspired, and boring writing. Eliminating it from use results in vibrant essays.

And with less developed writers, it does discourage use of the passive voice.

[MrWookie47]

I had some English teachers in high school who all forbade passive voice. They were a little excessive, but I agree that trying to use active voice whenever possible leads to better writing. I don't overly beat myself up over a few variations on "is" every now and then, though.

hey tilt - are you still offerin sweat-sessions (sounds kinda weird?) I'm runnin' bad it'd be nice if I had someone sweat me for a few hands.