Originally posted by Grampy BobbyThat is true, I don't read books. Most of my knowledge comes from snippets of trivia picked up here and there. My reference to apparel proclaiming the man is of course from the advice given to Laertes by Polonius as he was departing ( Hamlet) and I learned that speach as a 12 year old boy at school. From an academic perspective I am a paragon of ignorance, less than half educated. Reminds me of a line I once saw in an obscure poem which said "little by little, lore he gat" sure wish I knew the name of that old poem. (gat was exactly how it was spelt)
Muppy, thought you mentiomed recently that you didn't read books.
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Aluminum
This just epitomises how Americans have butchered the English language. THERE IS AN "I" in ALUMINIUM!
Also, why the hell can't you guys spell honour, favour, neighbour, labour correctly. There is a "u" in those words - its just laziness not to use the "u".
Other terms that irritate me ...
Americans - Sista, Brother, Dog, Sup, Dis, Eye-raa-keys, Dubbya-em-dees.
"English" - innit, wicked, sorted, Aw-righ' - the TOTAL inability to use the letter "T"
There are a few South African ones that really annoy me as well but they won't mean anything to 99% of you so I'll just grit my teeth and bear it.
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Originally posted by SmookiePLook back at the post I was replying to. It was not the possessive for "it" there (unless you want to argue that he was talking about the justified laziness of the 'u' not to use itself).
The possessive for it does not include an apostrophe.
Its eyes.
it's lonely out here.
Difference between possessive and contraction.
Originally posted by NordlysBasically.
[b]"Giggle test"? That arguably sounds, like, ridiculous (although I could care less). In point of fact, I am clueless as to what it means. Duh.
If I might just add, I frankly hate all that "motivational speak" - positive thinking, mastery experience, happy happy happy, blah blah blah, enjoy.
The bottom line is
[WORD TOO LONG]/b]
Originally posted by RDMYou are wrong on two points:
Aluminum
This just epitomises how Americans have butchered the English language. THERE IS AN "I" in ALUMINIUM!
Also, why the hell can't you guys spell honour, favour, neighbour, labour correctly. There is a "u" in those words - its just laziness not to use the "u".
Other terms that irritate me ...
Americans - Sista, Brother, Dog, Sup, Dis, Eye-raa-key ...[text shortened]... but they won't mean anything to 99% of you so I'll just grit my teeth and bear it.
1) It's aluminum, no need to make it any harder than it already is.
2) Not only did we butcher the English language, we butchered all of the rest of them too.
Get it straight.
Yours in Dog,
Frank
Originally posted by PinkFloydI thought it was "you've got another think coming".
along with "You've got another thing coming."
Also add the American sportscasters who use the term "like a Brett Favre" or "like a Michael Jordan". That makes me grind my teeth at night. It should be "like Brett Favre" etc. There is only one of him/her as the case may be.
