# Nitpick this thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 6, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732 "2007-10-06T04:45:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![GomiBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/101 "2007-10-11T17:21:05Z")
[QUOTE=Joey P] Double 0’s were taken already. My prefix is 01, I have a licensce to maim. [/QUOTE] I guess I only have a license to annoy. Apologies. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/102 "2007-10-11T17:55:56Z")
[QUOTE=mangeorge] You wouldn’t happen to be Peewee Herman, would you? [/QUOTE] Just so you know, the character created by Paul Reubens is [Pee-wee Herman.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pee-wee_Herman_Show) ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/103 "2007-10-11T19:22:05Z")
[QUOTE=papaw] Nitpick-you must have ditched typing class! indeed! [/QUOTE] I did not ditch typing class. I cheated. Anyhoo, one would think that making jokes about scholrly discussions and other intllctul LOL! things would not create such a whooshing sound. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/104 "2007-10-12T00:51:27Z")
It’s anywho. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/105 "2007-10-12T00:55:19Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] It’s anywho. [/QUOTE] Aren’t corrections to grammar of this nature usually conducted with parenthesis around the word being cited? ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/106 "2007-10-12T01:08:58Z")
“Licence” is a noun (cf. advice, practice). “License” is a verb (cf. advise, practise). ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/107 "2007-10-12T01:42:16Z")
[QUOTE=Usram] “Licence” is a noun (cf. advice, practice). “License” is a verb (cf. advise, practise). [/QUOTE] I thought it was something sexual. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/108 "2007-10-12T01:47:25Z")
It is, according to m-w: > [@](#): > > Main Entry: > li·cen·tious > Pronunciation: > \l?-?sen(t)-sh?s > Function: > adjective > Etymology: > Latin licentiosus, from licentia > Date: > 1535 > 1: lacking legal or moral restraints; especially : disregarding sexual restraints2: marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness Heh! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/109 "2007-10-12T01:50:13Z")
Not to nitpick, but this thread’s plot is plodding, the characters are creating overblown drama about silly, mundane, and generally pointless errors. They should be focusing on the broader issues at hand instead of dragging out all of the possible discussions to excruciating length. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/110 "2007-10-12T02:05:35Z")
[QUOTE=enigm4tic] Not to nitpick, but this thread’s plot is plodding, the characters are creating overblown drama about silly, mundane, and generally pointless errors. They should be focusing on the broader issues at hand instead of dragging out all of the possible discussions to excruciating length. [/QUOTE] You are correct, of course, but the comma after ‘plodding’ should be a semicolon. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/111 "2007-10-12T03:35:12Z")
[QUOTE=enigm4tic] Not to nitpick, but this thread’s plot is plodding, the characters are creating overblown drama about silly, mundane, and generally pointless errors. They should be focusing on the broader issues at hand instead of dragging out all of the possible discussions to excruciating length. [/QUOTE] I’m sure the director will tie up all the loose ends at some point. (I’m looking at your Chase) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/112 "2007-10-12T04:06:27Z")
[QUOTE=Usram] “Licence” is a noun (cf. advice, practice). “License” is a verb (cf. advise, practise). [/QUOTE] It’s “license” all the way in American English, noun and verb. But I applaud a previous poster’s attempt to bridge the gap by using “licensce.” ---
**Author:** ![GomiBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/113 "2007-10-12T11:54:44Z")
[QUOTE=Siam Sam] It’s “license” all the way in American English, noun and verb. But I applaud a previous poster’s attempt to bridge the gap by using “licensce.” [/QUOTE] Shouldn’t that be spelled “incense”? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/114 "2007-10-12T12:22:54Z")
[QUOTE=GomiBoy] Shouldn’t that be spelled “incense”? [/QUOTE] Proper English grammar does not use contractions. ---
**Author:** ![GomiBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/115 "2007-10-12T13:07:18Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Proper English grammar does not use contractions. [/QUOTE] Don’t it? ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/116 "2007-10-12T13:40:27Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Proper English grammar does not use contractions. [/QUOTE] This is simply incorrect. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/117 "2007-10-12T14:27:53Z")
I believe it is adequate to say that it is incorrect. The reasons behind this judgement may not be simple at all. Proper English grammar can be quite complicated. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/118 "2007-10-12T18:16:11Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] Aren’t corrections to grammar of this nature usually conducted with parenthesis around the word being cited? [/QUOTE] _Parenthesis_ is the singular form of _parentheses_. I shouldn’t have to write ninety-five theses about this subject. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/119 "2007-10-12T21:22:16Z")
Would you care to cite these theses, please, if you can do it with ease? ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/120 "2007-10-12T21:22:33Z")
Would you care to cite these theses, please, if you can do it with ease? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732.md?page=7)