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Postby Melendwyr » 13 Apr 2007, 15:24

3mm4 wrote:No... because 'am' is the verb. The emphasis in the sentence is on am, which is the verb being used.


By saying "I am finished university" Matt is saying his status, which is 'finished university.' He is not saying what he has done.


'finished university' is not a status. 'done' would be a status. 'finished' would be a status. 'done/finished with university' would be a status.
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Postby eiopqrtuwy » 13 Apr 2007, 15:31

3mm4 wrote:And it makes complete sense.

No, no it doesn't.

Melendwyr is right.

If someone actually used that sort of grammar in a conversation with me I would have to laugh at them, because it sounds really funny ... and wrong.
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Postby emma » 13 Apr 2007, 15:42

Melendwyr wrote:
3mm4 wrote:No... because 'am' is the verb. The emphasis in the sentence is on am, which is the verb being used.


By saying "I am finished university" Matt is saying his status, which is 'finished university.' He is not saying what he has done.


'finished university' is not a status. 'done' would be a status. 'finished' would be a status. 'done/finished with university' would be a status.


No, 'I finished university' would be proclaiming the completion of an action, not the status of the object.
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Postby tak197 » 13 Apr 2007, 18:37

Wow, y'all finish school up there quickly! I don't have finals week until the second week of May.

Of course, many congratualtions are in store for you, Matt. All roasting done by the crew and forum is out of total admiration.

So in the tradition of the Penn State Glee Club (imagine about 50 metro-macho guys doing this):

THREE CHEERS FOR MATT!!

hip hip... HOORAY

hip hip... HOORAY

hip hip...

EAT SHIT DOG FUCKER!!

So glad I quit that years ago...

Seriously though, Congrats.
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Postby Sieg Reyu » 14 Apr 2007, 10:16

Matt wrote:finished with university! (edited for the forum grammar nazis)

had my last exam tonight! all that's left is for the university to confer upon me my degree!

woo!

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Postby Brinson » 14 Apr 2007, 13:10

wow.

people need to stop trying to flex their grammar peens and just stfu.


Good job, Matt. You homo.
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Postby blackdragontaz » 15 Apr 2007, 16:10

Hey, way to go Matt! *throws confetti around* More WoW time for you.

I highly look forward to getting done with college myself, as it will be taking me longer than the two years as planned.
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Postby Dr Frankenjam » 16 Apr 2007, 12:59

I'll be starting Uni at the end of this year. Hoorah!
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Postby emma » 16 Apr 2007, 13:39

I have an exam in an hour and a half! Hooray!
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Postby Kathleen » 17 Apr 2007, 15:16

Gongrats Matt.

What say you... the Rathskeller next time I am in town?
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Postby tak197 » 17 Apr 2007, 20:00

Kathleen wrote:Gongrats Matt.

What say you... the Rathskeller next time I am in town?


Wait...

Fuck, you guys have a rathskeller? Shiiiiiiiiit.

Well at least mine has the decency to display its egotism in the name All American Rathskeller.
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Postby Dana » 17 Apr 2007, 20:01

Let it be known that I have been finished University since December.

So there.

Congratulations Matt. When do you have to convocate in front of everyone?


Also, the Rathskeller in Victoria is the best German restaurant that I have ever been to, and is not All American at all. They have an accordian player.
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Postby tak197 » 17 Apr 2007, 20:04

Dana wrote:Also, the Rathskeller in Victoria is the best German restaurant that I have ever been to, and is not All American at all. They have an accordian player.


Funny too, cuz ours is pretty much a huge shithole. Hippies hang out there, and not even the cool ones.
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Postby Dana » 17 Apr 2007, 20:05

The moral of the story is that you should live in Victoria.
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Postby Melendwyr » 17 Apr 2007, 20:05

It only means "Town Hall Cellar". Every city would have one - and quite a few have taverns.
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Postby Lord Chrusher » 17 Apr 2007, 20:20

The Rathskeller is pretty good but a little heavy on the dead mammal for my taste.
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Postby Dana » 17 Apr 2007, 20:44

Who doesn't like dead mammals though?

Perverts and subversives, that's who.
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Postby Lord Chrusher » 17 Apr 2007, 20:54

In my defense I do like raw fish.
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Postby Dana » 17 Apr 2007, 20:57

Hrm. Maybe you are only a subversive, then.
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Postby Lord Chrusher » 17 Apr 2007, 21:10

I will settle for subversive.
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Postby tak197 » 17 Apr 2007, 23:24

Dana wrote:The moral of the story is that you should live in Victoria.
Oh trust me, if I have the cash and UVic has the program, I'm getting the shit out of the US and moving to Victoria.
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Postby Citin » 17 Apr 2007, 23:28

Dana wrote:The moral of the story is that you should live in Victoria.

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Postby Lord Chrusher » 17 Apr 2007, 23:48

So true. One of my friends in my program at Uvic is from Saskatchewan and is no hurry to go back. Neither is the girl from a small town in northern Alberta.
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Postby Master Gunner » 18 Apr 2007, 12:29

tak197, my brother goes to St. Thomas University in New Brunswick (Canada), which also has a campus that offers the exact same stuff down in Texas. His roommate is a guy from Mexico who found it was cheaper to come all the way up here then go to Texas. Point is, it's probably cheaper for you to come up here and go to UVic or somewhere then to go to a university in the states.
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