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!!
Of course things have changed
...it's/its...effect/affect...loose/lose. And the overuse of an improper ellipsis...heh.
Have you considered decaff?!
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...
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm going inside and continue working on my mask now. One thing I don't understand is "prewash." In carpentry, a lot of directions say to "predrill" a hole, and I don't understand that, either. I have a load of wash in the washing machine now, but it's washing. When I drill a hole in wood, there it is. A hole!
Another thing that annoys me is the sudden popularity of the unnecessary use of the word "of."
"This is a big enough of a problem..."
Why are people using "of" when there's no need for it? A previous annoyance was with the word "need," which is grossly over-used.
"I'm going to need you to step out of the car, sir." "...going to need you to..." What a ridiculous way to talk! I've given up on "need."
Yes, my life is full of major problems and worries.
I'm going inside and continue working on my mask n... (
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Oh, do NOT get me started!
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.
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."
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".
dancers
Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia
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
we say "pat" the dog.........
htbrown
Loc: San Francisco Bay Area
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm going inside and continue working on my mask now. One thing I don't understand is "prewash." In carpentry, a lot of directions say to "predrill" a hole, and I don't understand that, either. I have a load of wash in the washing machine now, but it's washing. When I drill a hole in wood, there it is. A hole!
Another thing that annoys me is the sudden popularity of the unnecessary use of the word "of."
"This is a big enough of a problem..."
Why are people using "of" when there's no need for it? A previous annoyance was with the word "need," which is grossly over-used.
"I'm going to need you to step out of the car, sir." "...going to need you to..." What a ridiculous way to talk! I've given up on "need."
Yes, my life is full of major problems and worries.
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.
dancers wrote:
we say "pat" the dog.........
Don't understand, what is wrong with naming a dog pat?
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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