I uninstall this mod
 

No I didn't. I uninstalled this mod. Sorry guys, but the grammar around here isn't the best! o.t isn't a known abbreviation either.

Maybe the user is still in the progress of uninstalling when he clicks it ;)

Just kidding, we will set our master of grammar Brad on it.

o.t. = off topic, doesn't it?

Marco: Cool! I wasn't being a bugger, it's just English is my speciality hehe.

Jasmin: I know that, but how many people do? If you'd never heard of a hack of the month, I seriously doubt you'd realise what o.t. means. Hack oranges tomatoes month.

Hehe, you can't say that it is my speciality :)

But I can understand that! I don't speak a word of Dutch. Grammar in posts doesn't really matter in my opinion, it's just the phrases. :D

Grammatically I think both phrases are acceptable.

As it currently is, I believe the phrase conveys "I am uninstalling this mod"

As you worded it "I have uninstalled this mod".

Either are acceptable.

I agree, that is what it conveys, but not what it says. "I uninstall this mod" is not a valid phrase.

Can you diagram the sentance for me and show me why?

If you remove the "I" it makes sense...

Chris

How about preceding it with something, for example "If 'I uninstall this mod' will it fix my board?" Maybe not the best example within the context of this post but it works. ;)

Yes that could work - "If I uninstall this mod I vote for Chris M to become World President" :D

Chris

If I was in charge of that, you'd all have to re-learn english. The entire forum would sound like a bunch of rednecks at a Fish Fry in the Virgina Hills.

[high]* Brad is allowed to say the above because he is a redneck and loves to go to fish fries in the Virgina Hills. :)[/high]

I'll see what I can do though. :)

If I knew what a "fish fry" was..... :p

Chris

But is it correct to switch between tenses?

Ik sprekt Nederlandse!

No, I agree with you there that it would be best to keep the same style of phrase.

Considering language, primarily english, evolves every half-decade so there's a good chance we'll have to if your changes have a substantial following. :D

Normally I don't nitpick :p but I spotted this:

"I uninstall this mod"

shouldn't this be:

"I uninstalled this mod"

Damn! I thought I spotted it first...i've been merged :P

If everyone is going to have a cow about it, it should be

I [have] uninstalled this mod
or
I['ve] uninstalled this mod

sheesh

I bees agreeing which dat. :cross-eyed:

where is this discussion being stemmed from?

/me is lost

I have no idea, but I'll share my popcorn with you.

On da nut wit da funkeh kut. :banana:

O.T. [a.k.a. OT] = semi official abbreviation :p

You only get some chaos if a whole board has "OT" as it's topic :D

[high]* peterska2 grabs a handful of popcorn[/high]

Cheers Christian.

BTW, Congrats :)

[high]* peterska2 just sits on this here bench and looks for anything to say.[/high]

Thank you :)

what he said ;)

I uninstall this mod in the name of King Richard!

The text based version of the install/uninstall buttons :p thats where the topic comes from :p