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Eh, who cares. I love english, in all it's exceptions to rules it creates.

Texting is another matter entirely. I text exactly how I write to people formally. Takes forever, but at least I don't look like some arsehat.

Our brand of bad... is that our brand of evil?

Ahem. Things we say wrongly.

Is it irony that your username is 'English Assassin'?

It's unintentional irony, which is of course the best sort.

I always hoped she WAS being ironic when she listed situations in which that weren't ironic.

At any rate, at times like these, I turn to the Oatmeal:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/irony

Oh how I cheered when he brought up "could care less". I truly want to punch anyone through the screen that uses that phrase.

Here's our good chum David Mitchell to hammer home the point even more.

Yes Americans are morons, all that bollocks. I couldn't care less. Never, ever said "I could care less." Except in that example.

Grimtuff wrote:Oh how I cheered when he brought up "could care less". I truly want to punch anyone through the screen that uses that phrase.

Here's our good chum David Mitchell to hammer home the point even more.

Meh, I could care less.

I'm in love with David Mitchell, i would have his babies. The other guy is talking out of his arse though, he, is a cretinous buffoon.

I bet he's one of those fapwits who goes to McDonalds and complains that they don't have waiters, or tries to argue with automated phone systems. It's the decline of civilization, who cares anymore!

moom241 wrote:Yes Americans are morons, all that bollocks. I couldn't care less. Never, ever said "I could care less." Except in that example.

Besides the fact it isn't some condemnation aimed solely at Americans, if it were true, I couldn't trust your observation becuase you are in Chicago, which is in America, and therefor a by your own word are a moron and not smart enough to make that observation with any reasonable accuracy.

The problem with the internet is the inability to convey sarcasm effectively.
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True enough avatar.

I wouldn't say it's 'the' problem; one problem yes, but not 'the' problem.

/becauseican

I'm sick of humans speaking incorrectly.

Ahtman wrote:

moom241 wrote:Yes Americans are morons, all that bollocks. I couldn't care less. Never, ever said "I could care less." Except in that example.

Besides the fact it isn't some condemnation aimed solely at Americans, if it were true, I couldn't trust your observation becuase you are in Chicago, which is in America, and therefor a by your own word are a moron and not smart enough to make that observation with any reasonable accuracy.

This is why I want to have Ahtman's babies.

I mean, if I could have babies.

I've never been much of a grammar nazi, but I really hate ebonics.

"Oh no you dit-nt!"

Uh?!

mattyrm wrote: I've never been much of a grammar nazi, but I really hate ebonics.

"Oh no you dit-nt!"

Uh?!

I believe the correct spelling is di'int.

Grimtuff wrote:Oh how I cheered when he brought up "could care less". I truly want to punch anyone through the screen that uses that phrase.

Here's our good chum David Mitchell to hammer home the point even more.

I heavily suggest you go watch all of those videos, while he is clearly hugely hypocritical they are bloody hilarious.

It is funny, the things we say. These linguistic failures can become part of a community, and eventually spread to general language. Almost like an evolution.

corpsesarefun wrote:

Grimtuff wrote:Oh how I cheered when he brought up "could care less". I truly want to punch anyone through the screen that uses that phrase.

Here's our good chum David Mitchell to hammer home the point even more.

I heavily suggest you go watch all of those videos, while he is clearly hugely hypocritical they are bloody hilarious.

Me? I own the first two series on DVD.

David Mitchell, the master of the coherent and articulate rant.

daedalus wrote:I always hoped she WAS being ironic when she listed situations in which that weren't ironic.

At any rate, at times like these, I turn to the Oatmeal:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/irony

OMG ANOTHER OATMEAL FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just got a signed book from the Oatmeal!!! It's so KOOOOOL!!!!!
But, seriously the oatmeal is rad.

On a more serious note, the video in the OP was pretty good. I liked that all of it was true.

Grimtuff wrote:David Mitchell, the master of the coherent and articulate rant.

killykavekommando wrote:On a more serious note, the video in the OP was pretty good. I liked that all of it was true.

Lol, i smell sarcasm!

The video was pretty good.

Being a scot (well my accent is english but i use alot of scots mannerisms) i am a big fan of pointless phrases that get tacked on to perfectly good sentences or answering different questions with the same answer but different inflection. My favourite pointless phrase is 'en'all' (as in 'and all'). It used to end most statements of intent and observations.

For example:
I will take those chips en'all. 'I'll have that scran en'all'
There is about a hundred of them en'all. 'Fars about a hunner o'them en'all'

there is also 'ey' used in similar situations usually to confirm you are indeed telling the truth, cannot be combined with en'all.

For example:
Its pretty difficult to explain ey.

I am also a fan of 'Had-gahn' which roughly traslates of 'Hard going' or 'keep going' basically it is something one grunts when at work.

The classic of course is 'Oh aye', which a practised scotsman can use to answer any question.

I speek english Gooder.

I like that nookyalur is going to be a proper pronunciation

Piston Honda wrote:I speek english Gooder.

No you bad I speek english best. Me best.

Me Bestest or betterer. Not me best.

You forgot the suffix-thing at the end to emphasise how much more betterer you are at stuff.