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What are your pet peeves re English usage?

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Steve 41oo
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 10:58 am
JTT wrote:
Steve 41oo wrote:
JTT wrote:
Who wants to speak like the queen? The queen's English isn't any better or more grammatical than any other dialect of English.


You pompous fool. It is by definition[/i].


A definition is noticeably absent. Uniformed opinions can hardly be considered definitions, Steve.
Ok well its my full dress opinion that the phrase you used above can serve as a definition of 'the queen's english', i.e. a version of English which is clear concise and grammatically correct, thus making it "better" than a version which isn't. Right turn dismiss!
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 11:07 am
One hairlairh fancy those disputes - and the speeches and troffle of hah majesty. Heavens above! How smashing!
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Steve 41oo
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 01:16 pm
Blimey. A German version of the Queen's English. Sounds just like a Hanoverian.
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McTag
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 01:26 pm
No more uniformed opinions from you.
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Steve 41oo
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 01:30 pm
But they're my best ones Sir!
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 01:43 pm
And all done in Blue No.1 dress, I hope, my right honorable friend, Lord of Fortyone!
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Steve 41oo
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 02:16 pm
Danke

as they say in polite royal society
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 03:11 pm
Has anyone else smiled ruefully when a posters write of "overdueing" exertion or "overdo" reforms?
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McTag
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 03:19 pm
Never seen that, Nodders. Will look out.

But it's depressing how many even quite important messages and publications are printed with howlers in.

Maybe I could be a poof reader.
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Steve 41oo
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 03:38 pm
Laughing

I just read a post (somewhere) using the word "majorly"

as in "majorly disappointing"


thats my peeve for the day
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 03:42 pm
McTaglet--

Quote:
Maybe I could be a poof reader.


What color is your boa?
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Steve 41oo
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 03:44 pm
you missed the u out of colour and the t from boat.

(its white with varnished mahogany trim)
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Setanta
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 04:26 pm
Steve 41oo wrote:
thats my peeve for the day


Don't get in a pet . . .
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Steve 41oo
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 04:32 pm
now that really winds me up, I'll have to go and lie down for about 8 hours
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JTT
 
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Reply Thu 6 Mar, 2008 09:23 pm
Steve 41oo wrote:
Laughing

I just read a post (somewhere) using the word "majorly"

as in "majorly disappointing"


thats my peeve for the day


Quote:


M-W

Main Entry:
ma·jor·ly Listen to the pronunciation of majorly
Pronunciation:
\ˈmā-jər-lē\
Function:
adverb
Date:
1956

: in a major way a: primarily 1 <was> b: extremely 1 <was>



Quote:

AHD:

majorly

SYLLABICATION: ma·jor·ly
PRONUNCIATION: mjr-l
ADVERB: Slang To a great or an intense degree; extremely: got majorly depressed when she saw her test scores.



Quote:

Encarta

majorly

ma·jor·ly [ máyjərlee ]


adverb
Definition:

greatly: in a large degree or to a great extent ( informal )

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McTag
 
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Reply Fri 7 Mar, 2008 12:19 am
Jesus. These are American publications, I take it.

It's certainly not in my Concise Oxford.

Peeve upheld. Carry on.
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Setanta
 
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Reply Fri 7 Mar, 2008 06:41 am
JTT certainly carries on . . . with little reason and less authority than he would like to assert he possesses.
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JTT
 
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Reply Fri 7 Mar, 2008 09:53 am
Your avatar suits you perfectly. A yappy little mutt. Stick to history, Set, for your "contributions" illustrate that you know little to nothing about language.
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Quincy
 
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Reply Fri 7 Mar, 2008 10:06 am
JTT reminds me a bit of Numba 4 from the Kids Next Door (on Cartoon Network), but not as entertaining or nice, but I doubt anyone here watches that.

http://b1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01079/10/61/1079621601_s.png
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Setanta
 
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Reply Fri 7 Mar, 2008 11:29 am
JTT wrote:
Your avatar suits you perfectly. A yappy little mutt. Stick to history, Set, for your "contributions" illustrate that you know little to nothing about language.


I see no evidence of any language expertise on your part--just a willingness to bully and to attempt to impose on others.
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