Linguistic tic's and crutches - Page 3

susie123 · 26-12-2011, 20:34

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

You used to be a proofreader, it is circumflex not circumflew. Touche (e accute) I think.

'circumflew' sounds like something from a Harry Potter novel

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Originally Posted by Michael1954

My pet hate: "Can't be arsed." Sorry, Susie.

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Originally Posted by garinda

Shouldn't that be A-b?

This is not Boxing Day, it's Get at Susie Day!

garinda · 26-12-2011, 20:35

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

prior to 1968

What was so special about 1968?

I think the changes set in about ten years prior to that.

Angry young men, kitchen sink dramas, and students at RADA, no longer trying to rid themselves of their provincial accents.

Language is in a constant state of flux.

Always has been. Always will be.

Though we'll always grumble, about those changes.

Personally I can't stand to listen to the mockney, Asian/West Indian hybrid accent, that's spoken by spotty white yoofs.

When was the golden age of spoken English, and where was it spoken?

Milford, or Weatherfield, the East End?

(Couldn't find the brilliant Victoria Wood parody, of a cheerful, chirpy cockney and her mother, filmed at a London bomb site, Pathé News style. Using that clipped, working class accent, only ever seen in Ealing Comedies. )

garinda · 26-12-2011, 20:41

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Originally Posted by susie123

This is not Boxing Day, it's Get at Susie Day!

No.

Happy Boxing Day.

But rarely on here, are those who've pointed out the mistakes of others, who in doing so, don't make their own mistake.

It's traditonal, and only polite, to point them out.

Gordon Booth · 26-12-2011, 20:58

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Originally Posted by garinda

No.

Happy Boxing Day.

But rarely on here, are those who've pointed out the mistakes of others, who in doing so, don't make their own mistake.

It's traditonal, and only polite, to point them out.

You missed the comma after 'rarely'.
Or have you?
Anyway, you can't start a sentence with 'But'.

cashman · 26-12-2011, 21:07

Personally don't really give a fig, how some folks talk, if thats all yeh have to moider about, life aint too bad.

Gordon Booth · 26-12-2011, 21:09

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Originally Posted by cashman

if thats all yeh have to moider about, life aint too bad.

True.

garinda · 26-12-2011, 21:11

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

You missed the comma after 'rarely'.

It doesn't count, if you're merely pointing out the mistakes, of those who criticise others.

I think it's funny.

You have to be pretty sure of yourself, that you're not making mistakes yourself, if you're going to point out those made by others.

I even started a thread about whether it matters, back in 2005.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...-how-9900.html

I think some of the best posts I've ever read on here, have contained mistakes.

I believe it's more important what's actually meant. Not how it's said.

You can teach a monkey the rules of grammar, and spelling.

It's harder to get them to write a great work of literature.

garinda · 26-12-2011, 21:14

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

You missed the comma after 'rarely'.
Or have you?

It could be argued either way.

But life's short, and I've Olive's to stuff.

garinda · 26-12-2011, 21:22

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

Anyway, you can't start a sentence with 'But'.

But I was always brought up to believe that silly rules were there to be broken.

So I do.

susie123 · 26-12-2011, 21:23

I think the starter of this thread was more incensed about sloppy English than concerned about mistakes.

Gordon Booth · 26-12-2011, 21:27

I think typing your thoughts is a lot harder than saying them. Grammar,punctuation,spelling don't matter so much in speech.
I only ever type on here and sometimes when I read what I've put it's rubbish(all together now!).Not just for the above but how it reads, sometimes what you mean to say gets lost or comes out all wrong.
As long as people understand what you've put, what the hell!

cashman · 26-12-2011, 21:28

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Originally Posted by susie123

I think the starter of this thread was more incensed about sloppy English than concerned about mistakes.

Agree, but whilst its preferable, can't see a reason to be bugged about it? bit sad really.

Gordon Booth · 26-12-2011, 21:31

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Originally Posted by susie123

I think the starter of this thread was more incensed about sloppy English than concerned about mistakes.

True! Thread wander.
But as Garinda says, language is changing all the time and what what we call sloppy will be acceptable shortly-I don't think we can stop it.

garinda · 26-12-2011, 21:35

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Originally Posted by susie123

I think the starter of this thread was more incensed about sloppy English than concerned about mistakes.

It always strikes me as sloppy when they refer to 'fiddling' on the B.B.C. news, when someone's been caught cheating, stealing, or defrauding.

Especially when they drop the 'g', and pronounce it as fiddlin'.

I bet they didn't say fiddling, when they broadcast from Ally Pally, in evening gowns, and pearls.

Mind you, they probably wouldn't have used the word sloppy, either.

garinda · 26-12-2011, 21:42

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

True! Thread wander.
But as Garinda says, language is changing all the time and what what we call sloppy will be acceptable shortly-I don't think we can stop it.

I'll ask again.

When was this golden age, of the English language?

You can bet the majority of English people didn't speak it.

Whenever it was supposed to be.

Besides, as a people, we didn't win everything from Agincourt, to the two World Wars, because we knew when to dot the i's, and cross the t's.