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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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Dear sheikh,
I must protest. We gringos don't speak bad - we speak badly.
(And, of course, it should be mentioned that Mexicans and Canadians are Los norteamericanos, too )
Regards,
John |
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sheikh radlinrol
Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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johnslat wrote: |
Dear sheikh,
I must protest. We gringos don't speak bad - we speak badly.
(And, of course, it should be mentioned that Mexicans and Canadians are Los norteamericanos, too )
Regards,
John |
Yes, I know you speak badly. I was quoting my students. They say you speak bad. And they hate it when I refer to �Americans� as if citizens of the USA were the only inhabitants of the whole continent. |
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isabel
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 510 Location: God's green earth
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:01 am Post subject: |
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We are all Americans- Mexicans, Canadians, USA'ians(!?!). Hell, even Puertoriquenos. It is a real linguistic problem to deal with the Statesians. I say, take down the walls and the borders and the hate. |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:45 am Post subject: |
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Call them all Indians? |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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It's surely time for some fresh peeves. Heaven knows there's an unending supply around!!
Here's a contribution from one of the rising stars of the US Republican party:
Jindal: GOP must compete for every vote, reject identity politics, be more smart
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/15/opinion/jindal-gop-election/index.html?hpt=hp_bn9
Not to mention 'baited breath' (is that the same as worm breath??)..... |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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I dislike people who list their pet peeves. |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Dear scot47,
Ah, but i think you will find that there are a large number of people who are peeved by people who dislike people who list their pet peeves .
Regards,
John |
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artemisia
Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 875 Location: the world
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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I know it�s an old one for Pet Peeves, but it comes up so often!
There
They�re
Their
How hard can it be to use them properly? It�s often carelessness and not bothering, but sometimes I think it�s a genuine literacy issue with native speakers.
I�ve seen the following a number of times: �Bare in mind....� (empty-headed?) and �ment� (for meant)
*Bare in mind that there baited breath wasn't ment to be seen by everyone!
Last edited by artemisia on Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:50 am; edited 1 time in total |
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choudoufu
Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 3325 Location: Mao-berry, PRC
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:10 am Post subject: |
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i hAteS iT wHeN (uSuaLLy ThE gIRls) rAnDOmly cApiTaLizE LetTeRs. |
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it'snotmyfault
Joined: 14 May 2012 Posts: 527
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:50 am Post subject: |
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People who write ect instead of etc.
Always makes me think of the electro-convulsive therapy from One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:41 am Post subject: |
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"... and etc."
Provokes instant peevedness. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:37 am Post subject: |
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People who think "etcetera" is part of the spoken language rather than a convention in writing. |
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johntpartee
Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 3258
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:20 am Post subject: |
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It was pretty cool when The Turtles said it in "Elenore", though. |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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People who, when speaking, use their fingers to indicate quotation marks.
" "
Regards,
John |
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Ariadne
Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 960
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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Scot47... Tell me more about not using etcetera in speech. I didn't know that and I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in my ignorance.
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