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Re: I need a software that ....

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Post by hugh3 »

schnaars wrote: post #18
hugh3 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or just "I wish there was..." I wish there was a Gucci Mane bot. I wish there was a checkers in tneck. hey. There isn't a storm comming. I wish there was... I wish there was a photographer with me in the bathroom rite now caz I look hella sexy!!! #conceitedtweet OK, no great business ideas there (unless you work for Checkers Drive-In Restaurants and can figure out where tneck is) but a great insight into the hopes an…

A Gucci Mane bot would be so sweet.

I only just looked that up. Apparently Gucci Mane is a rapper.

My mental image is spoiled.

Re: I need a software that ....

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Post by cubicle67 »

wheaties wrote: post #5

"I need a software that generates a lot of traffic to my site..." Nice idea and good initial attempt but you're going to get a lot of noise and crud with this one. In fact, I linked in almost expecting to see "I need a software that picks winning lotto tickets" to come up or the even more elaborate "I need a software that works the way I want it too."

at the moment it seems like fake gift card software is very much in demand. This request fills almost the entire list

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Post by pvg »

kranner wrote: post #20
pvg wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't need to qualify it that far. It's grammatically incorrect in just about all standard forms of English. Exceptions happen in various jargons like you'll see 'codes' in sciency and weapons-researchy contexts but I don't think this is one of them.

On the other hand, frequency defines correct grammar eventually, doesn't it? If enough South Asians use that phrasing consistently, you can't argue it's bad grammar in that context. Personally I find 'a software' and 'softwares' extremely annoying.

No doubt. I'm not trying to be some irksome grammarian making a fusty point about dangling prepositions here. In current written English 'a software' is simply bad. This could change, but we're nowhere close to the point where it has. For all we know 'your welcome' might be just fine in another century. Right now, though, it's simply bad writing.

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Post by Raphael »

hugh3 wrote: post #6
michael_nielsen wrote: post #3

I get (slightly) more interesting results from: http://www.google.ca/search?q=%22I+wish+there+was+software%2...

Or just "I wish there was..." I wish there was a Gucci Mane bot. I wish there was a checkers in tneck. hey. There isn't a storm comming. I wish there was... I wish there was a photographer with me in the bathroom rite now caz I look hella sexy!!! #conceitedtweet OK, no great business ideas there (unless you work for Checkers Drive-In Restaurants and can figure out where tneck is) but a great insight into the hopes an…

"I wish there were"

Re: I need a software that ....

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Post by rokhayakebe »

blasdel wrote: post #7

A native speaker of english from the west would never use this phrasing — software is abstract rather than individual. Your usage stands out as south asian as much as "do the needful" would. "I need software that…" or "I need a program that…" would both be correct.

Geeks, always dissecting everything :) .

English is in fact my third language. But, yes, I agree with what would be the correct phrases.

Re: I need a software that ....

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Post by rokhayakebe »

kranner wrote: post #20
pvg wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't need to qualify it that far. It's grammatically incorrect in just about all standard forms of English. Exceptions happen in various jargons like you'll see 'codes' in sciency and weapons-researchy contexts but I don't think this is one of them.

On the other hand, frequency defines correct grammar eventually, doesn't it? If enough South Asians use that phrasing consistently, you can't argue it's bad grammar in that context. Personally I find 'a software' and 'softwares' extremely annoying.

"extremely"

Lighten up on the coffee :). When was the last time something newsworthy happened because someone said 'a software'?

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