Proper Englishish..
Apr 10th 2015, 12:20 pm
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Proper Englishish..
Ain't: am not, or are not, or is not.
#2 have not or has not. I think it should be hain't.
What are your favorite massacres of am/english?
Ain't - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
#2 have not or has not. I think it should be hain't.
What are your favorite massacres of am/english?
Ain't - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Last edited by Beaverstate; Apr 10th 2015 at 12:24 pm.
Apr 10th 2015, 12:23 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
"Could of" instead of saying "could have" 
Apr 10th 2015, 1:35 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
"I could care less"
Apr 10th 2015, 2:00 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
I just want to scream "NO YOU COULDN'T" 
Also 'addicting' really really grates on my nerves even though I think it's actually acceptable English. "Ooh these chocolates are so addicting." no they ain't they are bloody ADDICTIVE.
Also 'addicting' really really grates on my nerves even though I think it's actually acceptable English. "Ooh these chocolates are so addicting." no they ain't they are bloody ADDICTIVE.
Apr 10th 2015, 2:03 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
Nauseation. FFS it's nausea! Not nauseation.
Apr 10th 2015, 2:04 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
Gotten! I know it is a past participle but it is just plain ugly and over used here.
Also my friend often says to me - I'll carry you to the mall! Really what all the way?!!
And the other one - make a picture instead of take a photo!
Also my friend often says to me - I'll carry you to the mall! Really what all the way?!!
And the other one - make a picture instead of take a photo!
Apr 10th 2015, 2:39 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
Y'all need to acclimate. 
Apr 10th 2015, 2:51 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
I hate this too! I feel it's a back-formation because the contraction of "could have"-- i.e. "could've"-- is so misunderstood (or misheard?)....
I always want to correct it, and have to constantly bite my tongue so I don't come across as a pedant.
I always want to correct it, and have to constantly bite my tongue so I don't come across as a pedant.
Apr 10th 2015, 3:09 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
"Ain't" and "gotten" were of course common in British usage in the eighteenth century and earlier. Like many words and usages, they persist in America long after mostly disappearing in Britain.
Apr 10th 2015, 3:15 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
One is an ugly contraction, the other is merely a past participle that fell out of use in the UK and is considered to be archaic or obsolete.
Apr 10th 2015, 3:19 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
The lounge needs vacuumed.
No! The lounge needs to be vacuumed.
No! The lounge needs to be vacuumed.
Apr 10th 2015, 3:43 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
People who mix up advice and advise always annoy me for some reason.
Apr 10th 2015, 3:56 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
Burglarize.
Yes, I know it's a legitimate word, and probably at least as old a word as "burgle" - both verbs are formed from the much older nouns burglar (the perpetrator) and burglary (the act perpetrated) but to my ears it just sounds ridiculous. Worse still is the occasionally-heard "burglarizer" or "burglarization" instead of burglar and burglary. Eugh.
Yes, I know it's a legitimate word, and probably at least as old a word as "burgle" - both verbs are formed from the much older nouns burglar (the perpetrator) and burglary (the act perpetrated) but to my ears it just sounds ridiculous. Worse still is the occasionally-heard "burglarizer" or "burglarization" instead of burglar and burglary. Eugh.
Apr 10th 2015, 3:56 pm
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Apr 10th 2015, 4:00 pm
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Re: Proper Englishish..
"write me"