@ghost-of-a-duke saidSays the Englishman...Thankfully not all English men are like you! 😛 😉
Yes sir, yes it would.
-VR
@wolfgang59 saidAgreed.......Much better than Different to, than, or from? 😉
Nice historical reference, I love tidbits like this.
-VR
@very-rusty saidHowever, grammar and usage IS an indicator of intelligence.
So long as you know what is being said how it is being said shouldn't really matter in my opinion. This isn't an English class, besides even Americans & Canadians spell things and say things differently. Lets not even involve the English in the conversation! 😉
-VR
@very-rusty saidI'm convinced. You know, just from the evidence you provide, you can't possibly be a woman.
Hey we got the same thing correct we are both men! 😉
-VR
@js357 saidWell, they can't even do that.
I blame the French. ‘ The French don't care what they do actually, as long as they pronounce it properly’. - H. Higgins
Look at a French word, then listen to it being pronounced. That is why I transferred from French to German after a week. I couldn't take it anymore.
@soothfast said"Me" is not nominative and therefore does not belong in the subject of a sentence. (1) is always correct. (4) is never correct. Just because you hear Neanderthals saying it in public, please understand that it is never correct and only serves to highlight the intelligence level of the speaker.
Are you trying to start a holy war here?
I tend to think of myself as rather decent at grammar, but there are still certain issues I have...
1) "Jim and I were there."
2) "I and Jim were there."
3) "Jim and me were there."
4) "Me and Jim were there."
Now, I believe (1) and (2) are the correct sentences. But (2) sounds seriously affected and I almost never h ...[text shortened]... ) are more or less considered normal on the street.
In German it is almost always more clear-cut.
"In German it is almost always more clear-cut."
Correct. You never, ever, ever. ever, ever hear a German substituting "mich" for "Ich". They know the difference, and Americans should, too.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidNot to be the punctuation police, but I notice you omitted two commas in different places than usual. Is this part of the coding scheme for Pondy's numbers station?
Yes sir, yes it would.
@soothfast said1) Correct book English.
Are you trying to start a holy war here?
I tend to think of myself as rather decent at grammar, but there are still certain issues I have...
1) "Jim and I were there."
2) "I and Jim were there."
3) "Jim and me were there."
4) "Me and Jim were there."
Now, I believe (1) and (2) are the correct sentences. But (2) sounds seriously affected and I almost never h ...[text shortened]... ) are more or less considered normal on the street.
In German it is almost always more clear-cut.
2) Incorrect because of putting oneself first.
3) That's fine, because language precedes transcription.
4) That's also fine, because it proceeds outwards naturally without concern for social contrivances and constipations.