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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Killbox 90210
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Maybe there should be a thread for every asinine English grammar misunderstanding of "teachers" in Korea.
It is astounding that there are teachers here who believe (a) that the verb "to get" has no past tense; and (b) there is no first person singular object pronoun in English.
Even as a troll, this is not funny. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| dogbert wrote: |
Maybe there should be a thread for every asinine English grammar misunderstanding of "teachers" in Korea.
It is astounding that there are teachers here who believe (a) that the verb "to get" has no past tense; and (b) there is no first person singular object pronoun in English.
Even as a troll, this is not funny. |
True.
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Okay, maybe a sort of shake-your-head funny. |
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Leslie Cheswyck
Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Every language bends its own rules. Saying "It's me." is perfectly acceptable in spoken English.
The Italians do not use their first person object pronoun in this fashion. Their equivalent of ��It��s me.�� Is ��Sono io.��, literally ��I am I.��
However they have no problem using their first person plural object pronoun ��ci��(us) when saying their equivalent of ��Here we are.��* saying ��Ecco ci qua!�� I can��t quite translate that one literally. But who cares? I know what they mean and that��s that.
Thus ends Leslie��s pedantic rant of the day.
*translated literally ��Qui siamo noi.�� |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:51 pm Post subject: hmmmmm |
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This is a tough one
YOU GOT ME    |
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MixtecaMike
Joined: 24 Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Largest Train Station in Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 6:54 am Post subject: Re: hmmmmm |
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Print t-shirts with this and get Dave to sell them to all the Korean Board members, I'll buy one. |
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matthewwoodford
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Location, location, location.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 7:08 am Post subject: |
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| Aaargh not another one by panthermodern! Now I know why they call it a troll. It's big, it's ugly and if you try to tangle with it you end up bruised. |
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panthermodern
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: Taxronto
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 9:07 am Post subject: |
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| Aaargh not another one by panthermodern! Now I know why they call it a troll. It's big, it's ugly and if you try to tangle with it you end up bruised. |
thank you, thank you ...
thanks for the small "p" ...
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Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2003 9:09 am Post subject: monkier
My username comes from "Neuromancer' by William Gibson.
The Panther Moderns were mercenaries for hire but took their jobs as elaborate practical jokes. I see the Korean ESL industry as an elaborate practical joke thus I do not take my own posts too seriously and rail against those who do.
CYA
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I still try to help people as much as I *beep* with them ... so I am not that all bad. |
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