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I'm with Tricky, I hate the word "supper". It's used a lot in the south. And a lot of those people that use it will use "dinner" to mean the meal around noon. Drives. Me. Crazy.
Nadenu wrote:
I'm with Tricky, I hate the word "supper". It's used a lot in the south. And a lot of those people that use it will use "dinner" to mean the meal around noon. Drives. Me. Crazy.
So, they're using it in the more historically accurate way, and that bothers you?
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
gbaji wrote:
Nadenu wrote:
I'm with Tricky, I hate the word "supper". It's used a lot in the south. And a lot of those people that use it will use "dinner" to mean the meal around noon. Drives. Me. Crazy.
So, they're using it in the more historically accurate way, and that bothers you?
Pretty much.
Lady Kalivha wrote:
Warchief Annabella wrote:
Lady Kalivha wrote:
Grandfather Barkingturtle wrote:
Lady Kalivha wrote:
My pronounciation tends to be Shite for a lot of words, but my spelling is alright, I think.
You misspelled pronunciation. Also, it's inexpensive, plebe.
Thank you. I hate people not telling me when I make mistakes.
BT isn't bilingual.
Stop being modest. You should tell him that he's the plebian.
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I'm with Tricky, I hate the word "supper".
My childhood was caught up in the supper/dinner debate. It was either breakfast, lunch and supper; breakfast, dinner and supper or breakfast, lunch and supper. Supper, as the last meal always struck me as a thing for farmers and dinner, as the last meal, was for people who lived in towns. That could have been a distinction exclusive to Aroostook county.
You know what I wish we had in the US instead? Polish eating times. First breakfast, second breakfast, lunch and supper! Sweet Jesus, second breakfast is the greatest thing ever.
Edited, Jun 1st 2009 10:31pm by Annabella
Turin wrote:
Seriously, what the f*ck nature?
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Really? How very small minded.
How so? I crave enlightenment.
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I cannot think of any specific words that bother me. I think it is the intent, or lack thereof, that bothers me. I dislike ignorant bastards who know perfectly well how to spell and use English, yet they choose to butcher it. One could say that the language is evolving. I tend to think of it the other way around. I have labeled it with what it truly is, laziness.
For those who speak of enlightenment I offer you one little saying I have found to be incredibly true over my life's span. Enlightenment only matters to those who are already enlightened. Can you see the cat's cradle? Can you?
For those who speak of enlightenment I offer you one little saying I have found to be incredibly true over my life's span. Enlightenment only matters to those who are already enlightened. Can you see the cat's cradle? Can you?
Kavekk wrote:
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Really? How very small minded.
How so? I crave enlightenment.
I'm sure you do.
Kavekk wrote:
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Really? How very small minded.
How so? I crave enlightenment.
It was a little petty, but you're like the Allakhazam poster child for pettiness, so we all expected it.
Avapxn wrote:
I cannot think of any specific words that bother me. I think it is the intent, or lack thereof, that bothers me. I dislike ignorant bastards who know perfectly well how to spell and use English, yet they choose to butcher it. One could say that the language is evolving. I tend to think of it the other way around. I have labeled it with what it truly is, laziness.
For those who speak of enlightenment I offer you one little saying I have found to be incredibly true over my life's span. Enlightenment only matters to those who are already enlightened. Can you see the cat's cradle? Can you?
For those who speak of enlightenment I offer you one little saying I have found to be incredibly true over my life's span. Enlightenment only matters to those who are already enlightened. Can you see the cat's cradle? Can you?
If you only speak formally, you end up with something like Latin. Latin is a beautiful language, too, but it failed to sufficiently reflect the workings of society and human emotion.
I'm not saying what's happening to the English language right now is good, but it isn't necessarily bad either.
Anna, if I called every monolingual a plebe, I'd get killed in England.
I am fully aware of my superiority in this, but I really don't need to flaunt it everywhere. Feeding the troll is bad etc.
zepoodle wrote:
Kavekk wrote:
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Really? How very small minded.
How so? I crave enlightenment.
Am I? Why was I not informed sooner? I guess I have no recourse but to complain about this again and again for the next few years.
Warchief Annabella wrote:
Lady Kalivha wrote:
Grandfather Barkingturtle wrote:
Lady Kalivha wrote:
My pronounciation tends to be Shite for a lot of words, but my spelling is alright, I think.
You misspelled pronunciation. Also, it's inexpensive, plebe.
Thank you. I hate people not telling me when I make mistakes.
BT isn't bilingual.
It's true.
I studied Latin for four years before I found out it was dead.
Honestly, though, speaking an additional language just isn't that impressive. In fact, most of the bilingual folks I know are Mexicans.
Some good friends of mine are Mexicans.
While a lot of people are bilingual nowadays, I think (with a certain degree of intelligence as a starting point) learning more languages makes you much more aware of subtleties in those languages. I'm sure my English and my German would be less colourful and precise had I not learned 3 other languages for 6+ years. I have some basic knowledge of 15 or so languages and I find it far easier than before to grasp the individual character of a new language.
While a lot of people are bilingual nowadays, I think (with a certain degree of intelligence as a starting point) learning more languages makes you much more aware of subtleties in those languages. I'm sure my English and my German would be less colourful and precise had I not learned 3 other languages for 6+ years. I have some basic knowledge of 15 or so languages and I find it far easier than before to grasp the individual character of a new language.
Grandfather Barkingturtle wrote:
I studied Latin for four years before I found out it was dead.
That's why you're supposed to poke it with a stick first.
Or in your case, poke it with something else.
Linked before, but it's such a sweet tribute to The Beatles and wordy vocabulary. I Am Thesaurus.
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