English usage
May 1, 2020 11:36:10 #
Just some thoughts on the use of the English language. Comments welcome.
In the past we said he/she graduated from high school or graduated from college. Now we say graduated high school or graduated college. Why did we drop the "from?"
Also, we used to say he/she is in the hospital. More and more I have been hearing he/she is in hospital.
Are we losing words? Are we gaining enough words to make up for the loss?
Have a great day everyone and stay safe according to your own best judgment.
In the past we said he/she graduated from high school or graduated from college. Now we say graduated high school or graduated college. Why did we drop the "from?"
Also, we used to say he/she is in the hospital. More and more I have been hearing he/she is in hospital.
Are we losing words? Are we gaining enough words to make up for the loss?
Have a great day everyone and stay safe according to your own best judgment.
May 1, 2020 11:39:38 #
May 1, 2020 11:40:29 #
May 1, 2020 11:42:35 #
The British have been saying "in hospital" since forever. I don't know why it is migrating here.
May 1, 2020 11:54:55 #
KoniOmegaflex wrote:
Just some thoughts on the use of the English langu... (show quote)
Vocabulary has shrunk incredibly in the last 2 decades.
May 1, 2020 11:55:46 #
I've been puzzled about that for a while.
We say someone is "in school", not "in the school",
so why not "in hospital"???
But someone is "at work", not "in work".
Isn't the American language wonderful?
One of my favorites is that we drive on the parkway and park in the driveway.
We say someone is "in school", not "in the school",
so why not "in hospital"???
But someone is "at work", not "in work".
Isn't the American language wonderful?
One of my favorites is that we drive on the parkway and park in the driveway.
May 1, 2020 12:32:39 #
May 1, 2020 12:43:36 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Vocabulary has shrunk incredibly in the last 2 decades.
Sad, isn't it.
And when they do use words, they don't use enough of them for an intelligent, non-ambiguous conversation.
May 1, 2020 13:01:31 #
Longshadow wrote:
Sad, isn't it.
And when they do use words, they don't use enough of them for an intelligent, non-ambiguous conversation.
And when they do use words, they don't use enough of them for an intelligent, non-ambiguous conversation.
True. I do have a hard time having a verbal conversation with millennials and younger.
I was lucky that both my parents encouraged us to read books from a young age and they would discuss the books they had read at dinner time.
My friends were amazed at our dinner conversations compared to theirs.
May 1, 2020 13:38:23 #
KoniOmegaflex wrote:
Just some thoughts on the use of the English langu... (show quote)
The dropped words were the common usage in the UK/International English and thanks to the internet etc they have been spreading. On the other hand some usages from the US (and other places) have been spreading the other way.
Here in the US we experienced the same thing with national news/TV causing more uniformity in wording and accent starting in the 50s and 60s.
May 1, 2020 13:44:25 #
The teacher of a group of young boys at our church asked me to talk to them about different radios once. Nothing really heavy duty just AM/FM/ And I threw in World Band. I knew most of them and told them to ask questions if they liked. There was a younger boy that a parent had left with that class because he didn't have anything scheduled for him. After showing them different radios and talking about them, the young kid held up his hand and asked "How do you know all this stuff."
When I filled in for another Sunday School teacher once, one of the adults asked, "How do you know all this stuff?"
Same answer, "I read."
When I filled in for another Sunday School teacher once, one of the adults asked, "How do you know all this stuff?"
Same answer, "I read."
May 1, 2020 13:57:13 #
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May 1, 2020 17:19:36 #
KoniOmegaflex wrote:
Just some thoughts on the use of the English langu... (show quote)
hello dont you leave high school or leave college and graduate university thats the english way but saying that iam a geordie from northeast england , jimmy
May 1, 2020 17:36:16 #
Longshadow wrote:
Sad, isn't it.
And when they do use words, they don't use enough of them for an intelligent, non-ambiguous conversation.
And when they do use words, they don't use enough of them for an intelligent, non-ambiguous conversation.
Who are "they"?
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