A mug for coffee drinkers and lovers of the English language
Sep 3, 2023 22:26:51 #
SteveR wrote:
Nope - he ain't from 'round here, or anywhere in the USA.I don't know what dialect you're using, but they sound alike to me.
cahale wrote:
First, "they're" is 2 syllables.
(I hear some folks from San Angelo have been abducted by Aliens)
They're rhymes with hair - and is one sylable - at least in North America.
Sep 3, 2023 22:55:10 #
cahale wrote:
First, "they're" is 2 syllables. "There" rhymes with hair. I can't think of anything that rhymes with "their." And I try to avoid dialects.
Thanks for making my point.
Sep 4, 2023 05:19:43 #
SteveR wrote:
I thought you might like it
I really like it. Thanks for sharing.
Bruce.
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Sep 4, 2023 16:19:58 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
Merlin1300 wrote:
Nope - he ain't from 'round here, or anywhere in the USA.
(I hear some folks from San Angelo have been abducted by Aliens)
They're rhymes with hair - and is one sylable - at least in North America.
(I hear some folks from San Angelo have been abducted by Aliens)
They're rhymes with hair - and is one sylable - at least in North America.
You did get a couple of words right. Aliens, yes, but you forgot the adjective - illegal. And they don't abduct, they invade. As for the others around here, they are, like the rest of the duh generation, too busy speaking sign language to engage in anything requiring them to know the difference in the three. And I thank you for deciding that I am different. I decided that a long time ago. There is no curse worse than being "normal."
Sep 4, 2023 16:33:22 #
cahale wrote:
You did get a couple of words right. Aliens, yes, but you forgot the adjective - illegal. And they don't abduct, they invade. As for the others around here, they are, like the rest of the duh generation, too busy speaking sign language to engage in anything requiring them to know the difference in the three. And I thank you for deciding that I am different. I decided that a long time ago. There is no curse worse than being "normal."
cahale....My Christmas wish for you? A sense of humor.
Sep 4, 2023 16:37:25 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
SteveR wrote:
cahale....My Christmas wish for you? A sense of humor.
I have a well developed sense of humor. I have only to watch homo sapi-isn't to be amused. And I actually laugh aloud occasionally when reading. Just quite seldom at anything the author thought would be funny.
Sep 4, 2023 16:45:22 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
This was a fun post. I even looked up "thare" in case it was a word that could somehow be plugged in as well. I find it interesting that even in a post as simple and innocuous as this one, there are those who find a way to use it to expound on their personal prejudices.
Sep 4, 2023 18:02:40 #
I'll take the Merriam-Webster answer to they're, their, there as the final judge in the matter.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/how-to-use-theyre-there-their
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/how-to-use-theyre-there-their
Sep 4, 2023 19:33:36 #
cahale wrote:
As said by Simon Cowl: 'I Think I Like You'.There is no curse worse than being "normal."
No one has ever accused me of being 'normal' either.
And Most of our Aliens are in Marfa. Other than those illegal ones in Brownsville and Eagle Pass.
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