Words - People are Like Sheep
Apr 28, 2020 11:25:29 #
What drives me nuts is the word "at" at the end of a sentence. As an example "Where are you at?" Also it bothers me a bit when sentences end in a proposition. However that one is hard not to do!!
Apr 28, 2020 11:39:30 #
Apr 28, 2020 11:39:34 #
CaliforniaDreamer wrote:
What drives me nuts is the word "at" at the end of a sentence. As an example "Where are you at?" Also it bothers me a bit when sentences end in a proposition. However that one is hard not to do!!
Especially the ending.
Apr 28, 2020 11:53:49 #
...it's/its...effect/affect...loose/lose. And the overuse of an improper ellipsis...heh.
Apr 28, 2020 12:36:57 #
Apr 28, 2020 14:42:44 #
chasgroh wrote:
...it's/its...effect/affect...loose/lose. And the overuse of an improper ellipsis...heh.
I like the ellipsis (What's plural???), it's like a pause longer than a comma,
or very long...
Apr 28, 2020 15:04:55 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm going inside and continue working on my mask n... (show quote)
Oh, do NOT get me started!
Apr 28, 2020 17:26:23 #
David Martin
Loc: Cary, NC
In a restaurant: "I will do the egg plant parm, and my friend will do the fish du jour. And for dessert, we'll do the tiramisu.
Apr 28, 2020 17:28:14 #
David Martin
Loc: Cary, NC
CaliforniaDreamer wrote:
Also it bothers me a bit when sentences end in a proposition.
Well, as they say
"You should never end a sentence with a preposition when you can find a better word to end it with."
Apr 28, 2020 17:39:27 #
It is basic laziness, disinterest and poor education.
The English language has somewhere north of 600,000 words and most people in the US seem to be content with using no more than a few hundred. A broad descriptive vocabulary seems to hold no interest, part of the race to the bottom.
Apparently, if you speak with the right local accent, you can get by in most parts of the US without drawing attention to yourself with as few as 350 words. At least, according to some military foreign language instructors - in this case, English being the foreign language.
I will forever remember an Arts major in the Sistine Chapel a few years ago, looking up at the ceiling and saying to her friend: "Gee, this is really neat".
The English language has somewhere north of 600,000 words and most people in the US seem to be content with using no more than a few hundred. A broad descriptive vocabulary seems to hold no interest, part of the race to the bottom.
Apparently, if you speak with the right local accent, you can get by in most parts of the US without drawing attention to yourself with as few as 350 words. At least, according to some military foreign language instructors - in this case, English being the foreign language.
I will forever remember an Arts major in the Sistine Chapel a few years ago, looking up at the ceiling and saying to her friend: "Gee, this is really neat".
Apr 28, 2020 18:04:45 #
amyinsparta wrote:
Pet, Petted, Have petted? Now, its pet the dog, I pet the dog yesterday, I have pet the dog many times. AAARRRRGGGGG
I'm sure there are many other examples. I know that languages continually change, but this example does not flow off the tongue, as languages should do. JMO
I'm sure there are many other examples. I know that languages continually change, but this example does not flow off the tongue, as languages should do. JMO
we say "pat" the dog.........
Apr 28, 2020 18:31:57 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm going inside and continue working on my mask n... (show quote)
Language always changes, and rarely in rational ways. When I was young, those who didn't get it were square. Now, when I bemoan the abuse of language I hear, I realize I'm getting old.
Apr 28, 2020 19:08:51 #
dancers wrote:
we say "pat" the dog.........
Don't understand, what is wrong with naming a dog pat?
Apr 28, 2020 19:10:28 #
CaliforniaDreamer wrote:
Don't understand, what is wrong with naming a dog pat?
Apr 28, 2020 19:32:17 #
htbrown wrote:
Language always changes, and rarely in rational ways. When I was young, those who didn't get it were square. Now, when I bemoan the abuse of language I hear, I realize I'm getting old.
Man, like what are you like trying to say?
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