Mauling Of The English Language

[goldenchild17]

[quote name='exquisitebones' post='1141292' date='Dec 13 2006, 01:34 PM']WARSH in stead of wash[/quote]

My grandma does this all the time. For some reason I'm the only it ever seems to bother :

[cmotherofpirl]

[quote name='beatty07' post='1141233' date='Dec 13 2006, 11:52 AM']
nice catch. Did you hear about Winston Churchill being challenged on hanging prepositions? He answered, "it is something up with which I will not put."

But I'm sticking by "doneness." It's standard usage in cooking meat. You can't talk about the doneness of homework but you can certainly talk about the doneness of steak.

And yes, "y'all" is not only acceptable but in the highest taste. There is no other exlusively plural second-person pronoun. And it's time the northerners caught on. What could be worse than the ubiquitous, unrelenting, shameless use of "you guys." ick.
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Thats what yuenz think!!


Doneness is not a proper word You test steak to see if its done, you don't test its "doneness"
We also worsh our hair.

[Piamaria]

“Place steaks on hot grill, close lid and cook 4-5 minutes or until
desired doneness”.


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I am undone.

[SeekingHisPlan]

[quote name='goldenchild17' post='1141296' date='Dec 13 2006, 01:37 PM']
My grandma does this all the time. For some reason I'm the only it ever seems to bother :
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My granddad does that. "'ell, [well] I s'pose I'll go warsh me face and brush me teeth." is his usual after dinner declaration.

[Lil Red]

[quote name='Terra Firma' post='1141175' date='Dec 13 2006, 06:15 AM']I've seen WAY worse mauling of the language right here on this phorum ... [/quote]agreed, i have seen worse on the phorum boards.
[quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1141295' date='Dec 13 2006, 10:36 AM']and my mother in law says "warsh" and she grew up in southern Illinois.[/quote]my mom says it and she grew up in Kansas

[scardella]

My grandma used to "burl" water and pour it into the "zink" when she was done. I think she used to go to the "terlet" too.

[Balthazor]

A local dialect is much different than making up words like "skepticable" and confusing the countries Slovenia and Slovakia.

[Sojourner]

but he is the decider ...

[Starets]

Myfavourite mauling of the English language is businesses and levelopers who put training "e"'s at the end of business names and street names. For example "ye olde Gifte shoppe" or "Olde Towne Road". It is done in imitation of what people thinik is Old English but is actually Early Modern English.

the joke, however, is on them, as the trailing e's in Early Modern English are not silent. So, thats actually the Oldie Giftie Shoppie and Oldie Townie Road. But only ridiculously overeducated people would know the difference.

[Groo the Wanderer]

[quote name='Balthazor' post='1141408' date='Dec 13 2006, 03:08 PM']
A local dialect is much different than making up words like "skepticable" and confusing the countries Slovenia and Slovakia.
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I guess it all depends on your strategery, especially if it involves anything nucular... LORF

[ardillacid]

I hope you guys never make errors when you speak.

[karin]

Yeah I dont like the improper spelling of things. i have seen signs for Storge instead of Storage and I think thats silly. God Bless and Merry Christmas

Karin

[Groo the Wanderer]

I like Dubya actually. It's just funny about the flubs he makes. JFK and Ford had some whoppers too.

Ich bin ein berliner.....

[Balthazor]

[quote name='notardillacid' post='1141419' date='Dec 13 2006, 04:20 PM']
I hope you guys never make errors when you speak.
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Only when I speak in Czech.

I have a rule about criticizing things and people. Only Criticize if you CAN do it better than the person you are criticizing. I not only can do better but I will do better, if you vote for me. :

How can you resist the winning smile?


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[quote name='Groo the Wanderer' post='1141429' date='Dec 13 2006, 04:35 PM']
I like Dubya actually. It's just funny about the flubs he makes. JFK and Ford had some whoppers too.

Ich bin ein berliner.....
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You are a doughnut???

[Fidei Defensor]

Y'all is a contraction of 'you all'. While I suppose you can argue that it's a word, it's still not a formal word. The third person plural is either 'you', or 'you all', not y'all.

[Red Knight]

orientate

[homeschoolmom]

[quote name='Staretz' post='1141411' date='Dec 13 2006, 03:11 PM']
Myfavourite mauling of the English language is businesses and levelopers who put training "e"'s at the end of business names and street names. For example "ye olde Gifte shoppe" or "Olde Towne Road". It is done in imitation of what people thinik is Old English but is actually Early Modern English.

the joke, however, is on them, as the trailing e's in Early Modern English are not silent. So, thats actually the Oldie Giftie Shoppie and Oldie Townie Road. But only ridiculously overeducated people would know the difference.
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I knew that, but I don't think I'm ridicuously overeducated.
[quote name='Groo the Wanderer' post='1141429' date='Dec 13 2006, 03:35 PM']
I like Dubya actually. It's just funny about the flubs he makes. JFK and Ford had some whoppers too.

Ich bin ein berliner.....
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Mmmm.... ein berliner

[cappie]

It is always amusing watching Americans discuss English :

[homeschoolmom]

I was discussing German.

[cappie]

[quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1141546' date='Dec 14 2006, 08:27 AM']
I was discussing German.
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Figures