A point of grammar
Dec 15, 2019 08:32:22 #
daldds wrote:
I've got to complain to someone, so Hogs, you're t... (show quote)
Is "correct" an ultimate range?
Dec 15, 2019 08:40:16 #
nicksr1125 wrote:
Not only misspelling words. How about using the wrong word aka: their, they're, there; two, to, too; etc. It's like they're not teaching grammar in school anymore.
If they are, they're not spending much time on it.
Dec 15, 2019 10:43:15 #
I, too, being a retired English teacher of forty years, cringe at some of today’s usage. However, folks, language, it is constantly a-changing. If it didn’t we’d still be speaking like the Puritans--or maybe even like the KJV version of the Bible or Chaucer. Have you tried him in the original dialect? I’ll be you don’t want to go back to any of those three usages and pronunciations.
As for some of those pronunciations, if one looks in a good dictionary he will find that there is often more than one acceptable pronunciation of a word. Just because we say it a certain way does not always mean that the other guy is wrong. Some of the British think we can’t talk properly, and some of us say the same thing about them. However, it’s the same language.
Cheers.
As for some of those pronunciations, if one looks in a good dictionary he will find that there is often more than one acceptable pronunciation of a word. Just because we say it a certain way does not always mean that the other guy is wrong. Some of the British think we can’t talk properly, and some of us say the same thing about them. However, it’s the same language.
Cheers.
Dec 15, 2019 10:48:26 #
I've heard it said that American speak is more in tune with Old English than the current vernacular we use.
I keep harking back to it but the Actors and Craftspeople at Williamsburg did a good job in using older language
I keep harking back to it but the Actors and Craftspeople at Williamsburg did a good job in using older language
Dec 15, 2019 11:05:31 #
What wonderful rants. It's just a part of the decline of our educational system as a result of too much government.
Dec 15, 2019 11:12:49 #
I think we are all aware that change will happen. but I'm waiting for the day the name Smith is pronounced Jones.
jaymatt wrote:
I, too, being a retired English teacher of forty y... (show quote)
Dec 15, 2019 12:05:21 #
OK, one of my weaknesses is admitted. I don’t like improper punctuation or misspelling. I’m aware though of some linguistic variations as such tire or tyre depending on your nationality. But poor grammatical skills, etc rub me the wrong way. I was an A student in English and writing courses I guess because I took it seriously. We sometimes call our eldest daughter the grammar nazi. Not meaning to offend, just admitting I’m not perfect. Intriguing subject here. Good luck ya’ll.
Dec 15, 2019 12:08:33 #
Dec 15, 2019 12:22:23 #
My grammarian education started early. My parents, even though not college-educated, were sticklers for proper pronunciation, usage, definition, etc. We had a Webster's dictionary at the desk and my papers were always "fly specked" for everything. It didn't take too long to just do it right the first time, or at least ask, if I weren't sure. Mom and Dad never demeaned my efforts, but took my errors as a teaching opportunity.
All my grammar and English teachers were strict. When I was in the 7th grade, it seemed like all we did was to diagram sentences, and practice usage. Mrs. Laine laid the groundwork, and writing from then on, was more rote, which gave me time to understand meaning and context.
Yes, the legal profession is all about correct usage, etc. It has to be. A misspelling can result in a lost case or appeal.
All my grammar and English teachers were strict. When I was in the 7th grade, it seemed like all we did was to diagram sentences, and practice usage. Mrs. Laine laid the groundwork, and writing from then on, was more rote, which gave me time to understand meaning and context.
Yes, the legal profession is all about correct usage, etc. It has to be. A misspelling can result in a lost case or appeal.
Dec 15, 2019 12:49:07 #
Dec 15, 2019 13:14:14 #
wrangler5
Loc: Missouri
For some reason I find the misuse of rain, rein and reign especially annoying, and am much more inclined to think the writer ignorant than when they get there, their and they're mixed up. Admittedly, some of it is abetted, if not nearly forced, by spell-checkers, which can be quite difficult to override sometimes. Still, it reflects poorly on the writer (not that many of them probably care.)
Dec 15, 2019 13:18:28 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
I remember when I was in 6th grade, if you said the word ain't. The lady teacher would personally confront you, and tell you to never, ever, say that word again. When I hear kids today say ain't. I reminds me of that teacher.
Dec 15, 2019 13:29:54 #
wrangler5
Loc: Missouri
It's nothing new. Stan Freberg was getting grammar corrections on his radio show in 1957. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLlTlYfqQV4
Dec 15, 2019 14:21:54 #
daldds wrote:
I've got to complain to someone, so Hogs, you're t... (show quote)
I have always felt that way about the word "unique" but I never saw anyone else remark on it.
Dec 15, 2019 20:31:05 #
Then there's the old poem that I'm sure 1st appeared after spell checkers started appearing that goes: I have a spelling checker, it came with my PC . . . .
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