In my school in South Wales it was drummed into us not to say " whose coat is that jacket?" Incase it became a meme. Completely failed.
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"Dispatch, this is 504. We're in pursuit, over." - The Grammar Police thread
- Thread starter Triple H
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"peeps" is one of my pet peeves! It is ONLY ONE LETTER shorter than "people" - just type PEOPLE and stop being w-ank-y with peeps!
I know what you're thinking. What would AI do with all these words in one go. I got you :
I just had an expresso while thinking about how sort after our language is becoming. There's a mute point when some folks get all lose with grammar, speaking allowed without a care in they're world. I mean, their language rules are important, but there are times when they're not that strict—you're aloud to mix it up, to be creative, to do your thing too.
I'm defo impressed by those who manage to pull off creative writing in a tourney of words, and congrats to all the writers out there in the comp. Some might call me lazzy, but I say it's just the way I roll when chasing jacks in the game of life. After all, being the GOAT in expressing ideas is literally what it's all about.
I could care less about critics who complain about words gotten or lighted in unexpected ways.
Which goes to show that the robots are not taking over today. Maybe by the weekend, though.
I just had an expresso while thinking about how sort after our language is becoming. There's a mute point when some folks get all lose with grammar, speaking allowed without a care in they're world. I mean, their language rules are important, but there are times when they're not that strict—you're aloud to mix it up, to be creative, to do your thing too.
I'm defo impressed by those who manage to pull off creative writing in a tourney of words, and congrats to all the writers out there in the comp. Some might call me lazzy, but I say it's just the way I roll when chasing jacks in the game of life. After all, being the GOAT in expressing ideas is literally what it's all about.
I could care less about critics who complain about words gotten or lighted in unexpected ways.
Which goes to show that the robots are not taking over today. Maybe by the weekend, though.
The complete omittance of words at the start of a sentence winds me up a bit 
Example 1: *Definitely going to get one of them*. as opposed to *I am definitely* or *We are definitely*
Example 2: *Thought about this a lot* as opposed to * We have thought* or *I have thought *
This thread was never about nit picking spellings or whatever but more about the acceptance of lazy grammar and how it is becoming the norm.
The BBC are also at it and I wonder if any of the articles get proof read.
I saw a thread on a fishkeeping site where somebody was selling some aquarium electrical equipment and one of the members wrote something similar to this: "Hi, I can collect but could you tell me what the dimms on this are?"
Now to me a DIMM is related to computer RAM and I actually looked at the equipment wondering what he was referring to. It took a while for me to realise that he was asking for the dimensions of the product and I realised how far we have fallen in a grammatical sense in fairly recent times.
Now I know whenever anybody posts something to do with Grammar then they are setting themselves up for a fall as every word they write may be scrutinised but if nobody mentions these things then standards will continue to slip.
*gone to look for a hard yellow hat to put on
Example 1: *Definitely going to get one of them*. as opposed to *I am definitely* or *We are definitely*
Example 2: *Thought about this a lot* as opposed to * We have thought* or *I have thought *
This thread was never about nit picking spellings or whatever but more about the acceptance of lazy grammar and how it is becoming the norm.
The BBC are also at it and I wonder if any of the articles get proof read.
I saw a thread on a fishkeeping site where somebody was selling some aquarium electrical equipment and one of the members wrote something similar to this: "Hi, I can collect but could you tell me what the dimms on this are?"
Now to me a DIMM is related to computer RAM and I actually looked at the equipment wondering what he was referring to. It took a while for me to realise that he was asking for the dimensions of the product and I realised how far we have fallen in a grammatical sense in fairly recent times.
Now I know whenever anybody posts something to do with Grammar then they are setting themselves up for a fall as every word they write may be scrutinised but if nobody mentions these things then standards will continue to slip.
*gone to look for a hard yellow hat to put on
@Triple H Language evolves.
Go back one hundred years, their writing was much more formal. Go back to Shakespeare, things are getting stranger. Go back to the magna carta (1200's), you are going to find that very hard to read.
A few years ago even one of the universities was giving up on 'Apostrophes and s', before the s after the s, so many people were getting it wrong they just gave up
Go back one hundred years, their writing was much more formal. Go back to Shakespeare, things are getting stranger. Go back to the magna carta (1200's), you are going to find that very hard to read.
A few years ago even one of the universities was giving up on 'Apostrophes and s', before the s after the s, so many people were getting it wrong they just gave up
Surely that should be:The complete omittance of words at the start of a sentence winds me up a bit
Example 1: *Definitely going to get one of them*. as opposed to *I am definitely* or *We are definitely*
Example 2: *Thought about this a lot* as opposed to * We have thought* or *I have thought *
…
*gone to look for a hard yellow hat to put on
* I have gone to look for a hard yellow hat to put on
I don’t particularly care personally because language is always evolving and never stays the same.
My dad however does pick on things, being 77. A particular favourite he likes to point out which lots of people do is use an Americanism when ordering a drink by saying “Can I get?” which absolutely infuriates him. “No, you cannot get it. The bar staff gets it for you. You cannot ‘get’ it.” Then goes on to say they can ask for one or say “Can I have?” instead. When I listen to most people ordering at the bar, I’d say a good 80% say “Can I get?”.
However he also takes the p*ss heavily out of newsreaders who speak with some form of English accent, but for example, if they’re from Essex he’ll mock how they speak.
Everyone has a different perspective.
My dad however does pick on things, being 77. A particular favourite he likes to point out which lots of people do is use an Americanism when ordering a drink by saying “Can I get?” which absolutely infuriates him. “No, you cannot get it. The bar staff gets it for you. You cannot ‘get’ it.” Then goes on to say they can ask for one or say “Can I have?” instead. When I listen to most people ordering at the bar, I’d say a good 80% say “Can I get?”.
However he also takes the p*ss heavily out of newsreaders who speak with some form of English accent, but for example, if they’re from Essex he’ll mock how they speak.
Everyone has a different perspective.
I even say please and thank you to our Alexa as I find that it softens the harsh sounding commands.
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I say thank you to my Siri but only so the robots spare me in the uprising.