Post: #76

(09-26-2017 12:54 AM)Conscious Pirate Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 12:48 AM)Kona Wrote:  Do you guys dislike my grammar?

For the record, I consider Hawaiian pidgin my first language. Maybe it comes off as bad grammar, but trust me its the queens pidgin.

Aloha!

Your diction far exceeds the average Sydney cab driver, mate. You're fine. Keep doing what you do.

My diction brings all the boys to the yard.

And I thought the plural of no is nays.

Aloha!

Post: #77

The plural of no is "rape accusation."

Post: #78

(09-26-2017 03:30 PM)YoungBlade Wrote:  The plural of no is "rape accusation."

Post: #79

(09-26-2017 02:17 PM)Fender_Bender Wrote:  The obvious...

"for all intensive purposes"
"take it for granite"

This isn't incorrect technically, but it reeks of reddit-fagness - "whilst" in place of "while." It's just trying to sound smarter using a word that means the exact same thing but has one more letter.

"That's rascist." - I have seen this one continuously throughout the years, even before the full-on PC onslaught. It boggles my mind, where the fuck does the S come from? Race -> Racist. Simple enough. The only word I can think of using the "rasc" without a hard C sound is "irascible."

I think you're onto something with Reddit. I wish I had written down all the expressions that fail to launch over there.

Also, since this thread started, my grammar has gotten better because I am afraid of getting my own grammar wrong unintentionally in this thread, and I have started looking up everything I am unsure of.

(That ending with a preposition was intentional, because it sounds better than "everything of which I am unsure.")

So far, for this thread, I have had to look up the difference between "different from" and "different than."

CP! Your thread makes people more literate.

Post: #80

As a student of wine I cringe every time someone uses palette instead of palate.

(09-17-2017 05:47 PM)Ivanis Wrote:  Naturally as my palette progressed I explored into other routes of flavor enjoyment.

(07-18-2017 02:27 AM)Suits Wrote:  New partakers should note that there is an adjustment period before your palette fully adjusts to the difference in flavor.

(12-02-2016 10:04 AM)ScrapperTL Wrote:  If anything it might be a fun change of pace for your palette.

(10-15-2016 01:02 PM)bumborass Wrote:  A lot of Hungarians. Most are rather tall (think 5'6 and up), blondes and brunettes are both here to satisfy your palette.

(08-02-2016 12:30 AM)El Chinito loco Wrote:  A blue collar American fisherman or redneck game hunter probably has a broader taste palette than these fags.

(05-10-2016 06:16 PM)TravelerKai Wrote:  The palette cleanser is always a good thing from time to time.

(09-10-2015 10:58 AM)OregonToSoCal Wrote:  The build quality of the knockoffs isn't quite as good but the flavor is (at least to my palette). They're definitely worth a try and much cheaper than the originals.

(03-26-2015 02:55 PM)Redwood Wrote:  edit: on number three, i'm a fan of both rick ross and run the jewels. have to broaden my musical palette when it comes to the nightlife.

(02-10-2015 05:14 AM)?Kick Wrote:  +1 for a great Koh Lanta Datasheet. After spending 2 horrible nights on Phi Phi, Lanta was exactly what I needed to cleanse my palette.

Post: #81

Now that was picky. I need a pallet cleanser.

Post: #82

I'll just remain a casual observer of this thread...

Post: #83

(09-26-2017 06:06 PM)Mr. D Wrote:  I'll just remain a casual observer of this thread...

Don't you mean causal?

Post: #84

(09-26-2017 06:08 PM)debeguiled Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 06:06 PM)Mr. D Wrote:  I'll just remain a casual observer of this thread...

Don't you mean causal?

I'm not wordy for a cause such as grammar.

Post: #85

It's helping me too debeguiled.

In high school my grammar fascism was at Adolf levels. Now, after starting this thread it's obvious to me that I have slipped in standard to that of a homosexual gyppo.

Post: #86

Fuckin... "Yous" (this is a big Aussie bogan one)

As in, "Yous cunts going to vote NO in that faggot thing?"




Also, the overuse of the word "cunt" really shits me up the wall. It's even a fucking greeting down here. Such an old, powerful word that just gets worn into the dust every day on the job site, the kitchen, behind the bar, in the shop etc.

Post: #87

(09-26-2017 07:35 PM)Conscious Pirate Wrote:  It's helping me too debeguiled.

In high school my grammar fascism was at Adolf levels. Now, after starting this thread it's obvious to me that I have slipped in standard to that of a homosexual gyppo.

Fuck.

Just realised I fucked up here too. Should have said "...an homosexual gyppo"

Post: #88

(09-26-2017 10:41 AM)Roosh Wrote:  I got one: What is the correct plural format of "no"?

Can it even be pluralised, Roosh? It's not a noun as such? It's more of an adjective or verb, I think?

It could be that the colloquial is incorrect. Why don't we just say "The NO has it"

Post: #89

(09-27-2017 12:58 AM)Conscious Pirate Wrote:  Fuckin... "Yous" (this is a big Aussie bogan one)

As in, "Yous cunts going to vote NO in that faggot thing?"




Also, the overuse of the word "cunt" really shits me up the wall. It's even a fucking greeting down here. Such an old, powerful word that just gets worn into the dust every day on the job site, the kitchen, behind the bar, in the shop etc.

The proper plural is "y'all."

t. Southron Gentleman

Post: #90

Here's one I have heard a few times recently, it goes something like this..."that was an interesting point you made, could you talk further to that"

I can talk further about that, but not sure if I can talk further to that.

Post: #91

(09-27-2017 01:01 AM)Conscious Pirate Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 07:35 PM)Conscious Pirate Wrote:  It's helping me too debeguiled.

In high school my grammar fascism was at Adolf levels. Now, after starting this thread it's obvious to me that I have slipped in standard to that of a homosexual gyppo.

Fuck.

Just realised I fucked up here too. Should have said "...an homosexual gyppo"

Okay. It is going too far. "a homosexual" is correct in the U.S.. If I said "an homosexual" over here people would think I was a fag.

I am actually also starting to want to seed little grammatical errors in my posts to see who notices.

So it also could be that ewe created a monster.

Post: #92

(09-27-2017 06:04 AM)YoungBlade Wrote:  

(09-27-2017 12:58 AM)Conscious Pirate Wrote:  Fuckin... "Yous" (this is a big Aussie bogan one)

As in, "Yous cunts going to vote NO in that faggot thing?"




Also, the overuse of the word "cunt" really shits me up the wall. It's even a fucking greeting down here. Such an old, powerful word that just gets worn into the dust every day on the job site, the kitchen, behind the bar, in the shop etc.

The proper plural is "y'all."

t. Southron Gentleman

I love "yous." It is so organic and feels part of the idiom and not something where someone tried to say it correctly and failed.

I think that "expressions that annoy me" might belong in a language hater's lounge and not a Grammar Nazi thread.

Not to question CP or anything.

Post: #93

Are you guys as strict as me when using "who" vs "that"?

I use "who" when referring to a person or people. I use "that" when referring to inanimate objects. Some people interchange these, even with singular people or objects.
Jim is a person that likes pizza. VS Jim is a person who likes pizza. (sorry neither of these are great grammar, "Omit needless words")

Where it really gets iffy is with groups. I personally am still a stickler, but some people use "that" when referring to a group of people.

Customers who used a card were faster. Customers that used a card were faster.

I prefer the former.

Post: #94

Weary and wary. In the past few years people starting using "weary" (tired) when they should be using "wary" (suspicious). Seems the reverse doesn't happen.

Post: #95

(09-27-2017 10:39 AM)heavy Wrote:  I prefer the former.

I still have to take a moment to think or I will get former and latter mixed up. It is like having to count with your fingers when someone asks "What's one plus one."

The prefixes "pseudo," "crypto," and "quasi" used to give me fits until I made up a sentence to help me keep them straight.

"Quasi is the crypto being pseudo."

Post: #96

I fucking hate "pretty much".

It's fucking meaningless. It's not fucking necessary. It sounds gay as fuck, just like "what the actual fuck".

5 fucks in a two liner. Not so bad

Post: #97

"are" instead of "our".

e.g. 'they gave us are lunch'

Post: #98

"Discreet" instead of "discrete" and vice versa.

"Compliment" instead of "complement."

http://21stcenturywire.com/2017/09/26/ms...onspiracy/

Quote:In this single passage taken from the recent New York Times ‘scoop’ on the alleged ‘Facebook Russian Bot’ phenomenon, you can see the full compliment of packaged lies which has become a set piece in US mainstream discourse now:

"For all intensive purposes" instead of "for all intents and purposes."

"Should of" instead of "should have".

"Deep seeded" instead of "deep seated".

"Tow the line" instead of "toe the line".

"Fine Almighty Jesus" instead of "Spinal Meningitis."

Post: #99

(09-27-2017 03:00 PM)debeguiled Wrote:  "Discreet" instead of "discrete" and vice versa.
"Compliment" instead of "complement."

I kind of like it when people make these spelling mistakes. It's an instant marker of low conscientiousness and helps me know what kind of person I'm dealing with. I do furl an eyebrow when I hear 'should have went' or 'could have ran'. It's usually a sign of a low educational attainment or family background. But even so, I like the way it sounds.

Quote:"For all intensive purposes" instead of "for all intents and purposes."

This was one of my mom's go-to expressions. I was in college before I saw it in writing for the first time and figured out that it was 'intents', an uncommon word. I remember in high school when our lazy history teacher had us read aloud from the textbook: epitome, hors d'oeuvre. Radio host Tom Leykis says that email was when we discovered how uneducated our friends are. I feel a bit sorry for those who grew up after spell checkers. Good spelling is strongly correlated with high volume reading, despite claims of dyslexia (thyroid problem?).

Quote:"Should of" instead of "should have".

An understandable mistake, since they're usually pronounced the same when contracted (should've) in connected speech. I've seen 'then' and 'than' confused for the same reason.

Post: #100