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2013/02/27 12:03:23
Subject: Ten Commonly-Misused Expressions From British English
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Phanobi
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 Skinnereal wrote:
Then again, a lot of original usages got kept outside the original area, like a silent "h" in herb. It's how Shakespeare would have known it, supposedly.
I still laugh at people who pronounce herb without the "h", then again I am an englishman living in Canada so a lot of the vocabulary is quite different!
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2013/02/27 14:15:50
Subject: Ten Commonly-Misused Expressions From British English
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Annoyed Blood Angel Devastator
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 Commander Cain wrote: Skinnereal wrote:
Then again, a lot of original usages got kept outside the original area, like a silent "h" in herb. It's how Shakespeare would have known it, supposedly.
I still laugh at people who pronounce herb without the "h", then again I am an englishman living in Canada so a lot of the vocabulary is quite different eh
Fixed that for you, eh
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2013/02/27 20:18:27
Subject: Ten Commonly-Misused Expressions From British English
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Making Stuff
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 Spyral wrote:Another one that bugs me is the pronunciation of proven. It's supposed to be pro-ven not prue-vin.
What? No, it isn't.
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2013/02/27 21:54:13
Subject: Re:Ten Commonly-Misused Expressions From British English
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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Damn it, 'would of' has already been mentioned. I'll just add 'could of', 'should of' and MOST annoyingly 'I'd of" to the list. My theory is that people with no real understanding of contractions are trying to spell "would've', 'could've (which I think isn't even a real contraction), 'should've', and 'I'd have'. Defaulting to how we say things is just natural when writing; Phonetically there's not much difference between 'would of' and 'would've'.
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Mannahnin wrote:A lot of folks online (and in emails in other parts of life) use pretty mangled English. The idea is that it takes extra effort and time to write properly, and they’d rather save the time. If you can still be understood, what’s the harm? While most of the time a sloppy post CAN be understood, the use of proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling is generally seen as respectable and desirable on most forums. It demonstrates an effort made to be understood, and to make your post an easy and pleasant read. By making this effort, you can often elicit more positive responses from the community, and instantly mark yourself as someone worth talking to.
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2013/02/27 21:58:23
Subject: Ten Commonly-Misused Expressions From British English
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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I grew up saying one-of instead of one-off, under the assumption that one-off was the wrong one and then it turned out I had it backwards.
Thing is, one-off sounds bizarre when you don't know the background.
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2013/02/27 22:05:10
Subject: Ten Commonly-Misused Expressions From British English
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Oh, forgot to mention one of my favourites: believe you me.
One would expect it to be 'believe me you' since it essentially tells you to believe me, and that's where I've heard some people trip up with it.
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0003/02/27 23:12:07
Subject: Ten Commonly-Misused Expressions From British English
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Renegade Inquisitor de Marche
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My biology teacher thought fool proof was full proof.
'Wasted' an entire lesson on that one.
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2013/02/27 23:24:05
Subject: Ten Commonly-Misused Expressions From British English
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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 purplefood wrote:My biology teacher thought fool proof was full proof.
'Wasted' an entire lesson on that one.
At least one person left that room having learned something.
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Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
My deviantART Profile - Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Madness
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation |
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2013/02/27 23:48:09
Subject: Ten Commonly-Misused Expressions From British English
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Another one that bugs me in spoken English: 'Quote, unquote'
As in: "So I spoke to Donna, and she, like, said, quote, unquote 'Yeah, no, whatevvver!' What's with that?"
Technically correct usage, but stupid. The 'unquote' should be after the quoted piece of speech. Putting both the 'quote' and 'unquote' before the quote removes any point in actually defining it as a quote, since it doesn't actually define the quote...
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2013/02/28 03:42:56
Subject: Re:Ten Commonly-Misused Expressions From British English
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Another one has just hit me. The number of people who write "just sayin" at the end of forum posts. WTF is that about?
[and now queue (that's for you chromedog  ) a large amount of "just sayins" at the end of posts ] :(
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2013/02/28 04:10:43
Subject: Ten Commonly-Misused Expressions From British English
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Androgynous Daemon Prince of Slaanesh
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 insaniak wrote:Another one that bugs me in spoken English: 'Quote, unquote'
As in: "So I spoke to Donna, and she, like, said, quote, unquote 'Yeah, no, whatevvver!' What's with that?"
Technically correct usage, but stupid. The 'unquote' should be after the quoted piece of speech. Putting both the 'quote' and 'unquote' before the quote removes any point in actually defining it as a quote, since it doesn't actually define the quote...
Well, to be fair, people do say it the way you like, but instead of "unquote" at the end, they say "end quote". So, that's the way you're looking for it.
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