Important notice from the GRAMMAR POLICE. Plz read. This means you.
DrNerd:
Quote from: Lorelei on 2009 July 16, 01:06:40
Quote from: DrNerd on 2009 July 15, 23:45:04
I either paid my phone bill or ordered a Russian bride. Time will tell which!
So, either way, you won.
Of course, you may have just adopted a dog.
(PRESS ONE FOR ENGLISH, PRESS 2 FOR PIKEY, PRESSOS TRES PARA GRINGOBOT HABLAR DEE ESPANOLOS.
*boop*
Wotcher. Jwerna duhg? Snahz duhg. Dun baht...mooch.)
Yes, but I live in California! When my Russian bride gets here, she'll be so upset since we can't get married. And I really don't want to move to Iowa.
Audrey:
Hi, y'all. I haven't been on for a couple of days so forgive me for rehashing stuff appearing a page back, but I could not let this one go.
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whereas Audrey is a haughty, holier-than-thou, supercilious bitch.
Whoa, that's a bit strong. What a pity you couldn't continue the alliteration ;)
Not a troll at all, just a purist English-lover. I am not trying to stir, just airing my peeves.
Another one for the record. It bugs the shit out of me when I hear, again on TV, the incorrect use of either, or and neither, nor. 1 out of a 100 times, I will hear ' I don't like that man', said Jane. 'Me either', said Joan. What has happened to the double negative? Sure, we all get what she is trying to say, but it is just plain ignorance and bad grammar.
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STFU Audrey - you're making me embarassed to be English.
Actually, I'm not English (as born in England), so don't be embarrassed. Be embarrassed that you are not defending the correct usage of your mother tongue.
I'm sorry that I appear to be hitting on the Americans, and that it is perceived to be bitchy, but what I hear on American TV is the source of my pet peeves. You should see me cringe at the pronunciations and incorrect grammar of my fellow, darker-hued compatriots on SATV as they mutilate the English language.
Spelling, labor vs labour, I can understand, yeah, yeah, it is an evolution of the language, but it is one that I don't like but will have to accept.
I like standards whereby if I hear or see something that is totally contrary to what I have been taught is textbook English, I have something by which to measure its incorrectness.
Peace. ;)
spaceface:
@ Audrey: You're South African, aren't you? So you made it to MATY from the far end of the internets.
I will give you a brief summary of what people have been trying to explain, and what you should already know: US English and UK English are two different languages. Just ask your Operating System.
Audrey:
Quote from: tngrspacecadet on 2009 July 16, 10:29:19
@ Audrey: You're South African, aren't you? So you made it to MATY from the far end of the internets.
I will give you a brief summary of what people have been trying to explain, and what you should already know: US English and UK English are two different languages. Just ask your Operating System.
Thanks, I pretty much figured that out. ;D
Yeah, discovered MATY and this thread on a link from Mod the Sims and since I love English (UK that is) I quickly jumped onto this thread to air my pet peeves about US English, although I am aware that it is here to stay. ;)
maxon:
Yeah - except in reality there's no such thing as 'correct' UK English. It changes all the time, just like any other language. Sure, the change may be slow but, y'know, if languages didn't change with time, we'd all still be speaking the Ur language. There's an argument to be made for asking people to use language (on boards like this) in a way that is comprehensible, elegant and sensible and follows rules we all (maybe) understand but to focus on differences in the use of language in separate and different cultures and say that one is wrong is just stupid even if they do nominally use the same language.
Typical it would be an 'outsider' who insists on applying over-strict 'correct' rules of English for the English.
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