LEARN HOW TO SPEAK!

[JohnnyBlaze]

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I read it all. Complete BS.

Show me a dictionary definition of the word "ax" that one of the definitions is "to ask a question"?

When someone can do that I'll lay off the bullshit justification of using poor English and accept it.

Good luck with that.

 

Tick, I haven't read the rest of this thread, but when people say "ax" they are not intentionally saying "ax", they are trying to say "ask". It comes out sounding like "ax" because that's the way they speak. Do you not notice regional differences in the way that people pronounce words?

 

Sorry, but theirs no way I buy that. The people who say "ax" say it because they think that's how it should be said. At least that's what I believe.

 

But why does it bother you so much?

The number of grammatical and punctuation mistakes you've made in this thread aren't few but nobody has cared. It certainly hasn't impeded communication. (There's a mistake in your post that I'm quoting in fact).

So why is this one word so excruciatingly painful for you when you make several mistakes yourself?

[Principled Man]

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Don't dismiss it until you've read it all.

 

(I didn't bother with the videos though)

 

http://www.npr.org/s...y-some-still-do

I read it all. Complete BS.

Show me a dictionary definition of the word "ax" that one of the definitions is "to ask a question"?

When someone can do that I'll lay off the bullshit justification of using poor English and accept it.

Good luck with that.

 

Tick, I haven't read the rest of this thread, but when people say "ax" they are not intentionally saying "ax", they are trying to say "ask". It comes out sounding like "ax" because that's the way they speak. Do you not notice regional differences in the way that people pronounce words?

 

Sorry, but theirs no way I buy that. The people who say "ax" say it because they think that's how it should be said. At least that's what I believe.

 

People hardly ever think about how they're talking when they're talking. They just talk. If people pronounce the word as "ax", it's only because it's natural for them. They grew up around people who pronounced the word as "ax", so that's how they speak.

 

It's no different than people saying "cordboard" instead of "cardboard", or "dis and dat" instead of "this and that", or "I ain't got no" instead of "I don't have any".....

[Lorraine]

This one gives the dialect where I'm from...I actually know the guy in the video

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_CEF7_cSfk

 

My mother always used to say "Catlick" instead of "Catholic." Drove me nuts.

 

http://www.petmd.com/sites/default/files/why-does-my-cat-lick-me.jpg

This is my cat, Pope. His hobbies include sh1tting in the woods, being judgemental about human behavior, and hoarding fabulous riches.

 

Not funny even though I realize it's the last acceptable prejudice.

[goose]

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(I didn't bother with the videos though)

 

http://www.npr.org/s...y-some-still-do

I read it all. Complete BS.

Show me a dictionary definition of the word "ax" that one of the definitions is "to ask a question"?

When someone can do that I'll lay off the bullshit justification of using poor English and accept it.

Good luck with that.

 

Tick, I haven't read the rest of this thread, but when people say "ax" they are not intentionally saying "ax", they are trying to say "ask". It comes out sounding like "ax" because that's the way they speak. Do you not notice regional differences in the way that people pronounce words?

 

Sorry, but theirs no way I buy that. The people who say "ax" say it because they think that's how it should be said. At least that's what I believe.

 

People hardly ever think about how they're talking when they're talking. They just talk. If people pronounce the word as "ax", it's only because it's natural for them. They grew up around people who pronounced the word as "ax", so that's how they speak.

 

It's no different than people saying "cordboard" instead of "cardboard", or "dis and dat" instead of "this and that", or "I ain't got no" instead of "I don't have any".....

Things like "shoulda saw...", "musta went...", stand out to me, but I've just accepted that most people ignore the past participle these days.

[Lucas]

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(I didn't bother with the videos though)

 

http://www.npr.org/s...y-some-still-do

I read it all. Complete BS.

Show me a dictionary definition of the word "ax" that one of the definitions is "to ask a question"?

When someone can do that I'll lay off the bullshit justification of using poor English and accept it.

Good luck with that.

 

Tick, I haven't read the rest of this thread, but when people say "ax" they are not intentionally saying "ax", they are trying to say "ask". It comes out sounding like "ax" because that's the way they speak. Do you not notice regional differences in the way that people pronounce words?

 

Sorry, but theirs no way I buy that. The people who say "ax" say it because they think that's how it should be said. At least that's what I believe.

 

This made me laugh

 

And speaking of, why is it so upsetting for some ?? ... A social worker being referred to as a "stupid bitch" .. and a Mom's mispronunciation that "drove me nuts"

 

And this coming those who moan about people needing a thicker skin

 

Grammar is an issue for some, but social grace seems to be a bigger problem

[vaportrailer]

This one gives the dialect where I'm from...I actually know the guy in the video

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_CEF7_cSfk

 

My mother always used to say "Catlick" instead of "Catholic." Drove me nuts.

 

http://www.petmd.com/sites/default/files/why-does-my-cat-lick-me.jpg

This is my cat, Pope. His hobbies include sh1tting in the woods, being judgemental about human behavior, and hoarding fabulous riches.

 

Not funny even though I realize it's the last acceptable prejudice.

 

okay okay, I'll try to broaden my satire:

 

My cat's name is Elron. He sh1ts in the woods, writes crappy books, loves "Battlefield Earth", and has thousands of deluded people giving him money.

My cat's name is Reverend Gary. He enjoys sh1tting in the woods, handling snakes, and glossolalia. He also enjoys handling donations and donors. He believes Jesus looks like a country singer.

My cat's name is Tao. He is soft, like water, and has no money, like water. He enjoys being in the woods.

My cat's name is Zen. He ran away. I don't know why. Perhaps my one-handed clapping startled him.

My cat's name is El-Qut. He is often misunderstood, enjoys pillars and being with his friends. Some people want him neutered. He enjoys vocal music.

My cat's name is Adventist. He enjoys going door-to-door irritating people, and outrageously bad art involving human-animal interactions. Enjoys leaving things on your doorstep.

My cat's name is Ramalamadingdong. He is offensive to Hindus and doo-wop fans, but he's a'ight by me.

 

whew! i know i left out a few but i'm pretty tired now and need a popsicle.

let me know if there are any requests (Moonies, Manson family, whathaveyou).

[Principled Man]

If you've read through all of this thread's posts, you can read this article below.

 

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Don't dismiss it until you've read it all.

 

(I didn't bother with the videos though)

 

http://www.npr.org/s...y-some-still-do

I read it all. Complete BS.

Show me a dictionary definition of the word "ax" that one of the definitions is "to ask a question"?

When someone can do that I'll lay off the bullshit justification of using poor English and accept it.

Good luck with that.

 

Tick, I haven't read the rest of this thread, but when people say "ax" they are not intentionally saying "ax", they are trying to say "ask". It comes out sounding like "ax" because that's the way they speak. Do you not notice regional differences in the way that people pronounce words?

 

Sorry, but theirs no way I buy that. The people who say "ax" say it because they think that's how it should be said. At least that's what I believe.

 

People hardly ever think about how they're talking when they're talking. They just talk. If people pronounce the word as "ax", it's only because it's natural for them. They grew up around people who pronounced the word as "ax", so that's how they speak.

 

It's no different than people saying "cordboard" instead of "cardboard", or "dis and dat" instead of "this and that", or "I ain't got no" instead of "I don't have any".....

 

Things like "shoulda saw...", "musta went...", stand out to me, but I've just accepted that most people ignore the past participle these days.

 

I seen him just yesterday.

 

NO! You SAW him! You SAW the movie, you SAW the game! :D

[JohnRogers]

THIS MATTERS, people need to take this issue more seriously. You let your guard down on grammatical standards, speaking properly and penmanship then you get Deez Nuts running for president.

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deez_Nuts_(politician)

 

WAKE UP people, be woke.

[goose]

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Don't dismiss it until you've read it all.

 

(I didn't bother with the videos though)

 

http://www.npr.org/s...y-some-still-do

I read it all. Complete BS.

Show me a dictionary definition of the word "ax" that one of the definitions is "to ask a question"?

When someone can do that I'll lay off the bullshit justification of using poor English and accept it.

Good luck with that.

 

Tick, I haven't read the rest of this thread, but when people say "ax" they are not intentionally saying "ax", they are trying to say "ask". It comes out sounding like "ax" because that's the way they speak. Do you not notice regional differences in the way that people pronounce words?

 

Sorry, but theirs no way I buy that. The people who say "ax" say it because they think that's how it should be said. At least that's what I believe.

 

People hardly ever think about how they're talking when they're talking. They just talk. If people pronounce the word as "ax", it's only because it's natural for them. They grew up around people who pronounced the word as "ax", so that's how they speak.

 

It's no different than people saying "cordboard" instead of "cardboard", or "dis and dat" instead of "this and that", or "I ain't got no" instead of "I don't have any".....

 

Things like "shoulda saw...", "musta went...", stand out to me, but I've just accepted that most people ignore the past participle these days.

 

I seen him just yesterday.

 

NO! You SAW him! You SAW the movie, you SAW the game! :D

[goose]

A personal favorite is when a guy goes on and on about some foreigner's mispronOUNciation of English.

 

 

Irony holds a special place in my heart.

[Principled Man]

Irony holds a special place in my heart.

 

Indeed.

 

Sharon Osbourne is a judge of talent! :laughing guy: :laughing guy:

 

Scotland has a newspaper called The Sun! :laughing guy: :laughing guy:

[OldRUSHfan]

Trapor, don't forget - ice cream social tomorrow - you promised to bring me an ice cream bar. Tanks!

 

Bring a bib. And don't drool the ice cream.

 

Behave yourself.

 

When tempted to call your boss a jerk, smile instead. :)

 

How do you remember this stuff?

I am planning on going out and getting my free fun-free "iced treat".

I might just go have to go home immediately afterwards, what with all the excitement of interacting with the executives and all...

 

re: your points:

-I won't need a bib as I won't be wearing a shirt, so there!

-re: drooling ice-cream, see above

-behave myself? always!

-call my boss's boss's boss's boss's boss a jerk? i would never do that.

i would say something like this: "Hope you're enjoying handing treats out to the menials as much as we are receiving them from you. Instead of giving us these sad little tokens, perhaps you could fix our shitty infrastructure that you keep bragging about, you out-of-touch ice-cream-slinging clown."

I think that works better, don't you? :P

 

What flavour would you like? Last year they only had 'plain' and 'plain'.

 

http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/17/gray_popsicle_1-adj.jpg

 

When I saw this at first I thought is was a pic of a Civil War Confederate Kepi [non-commisioned soldiers wore them on both sides. Blue for Union, Gray for Confederate]

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/My%20Interests/Hat-%20Confederate%20Kepi.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Kitty%20Stuff/Kitty-%20Hearz%20da%20oshun.%20sm.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Smiling%20Banana%20tny.jpg

Edited June 14, 2017 by OldRUSHfan

[vaportrailer]

Trapor, don't forget - ice cream social tomorrow - you promised to bring me an ice cream bar. Tanks!

 

Bring a bib. And don't drool the ice cream.

 

Behave yourself.

 

When tempted to call your boss a jerk, smile instead. :)

 

How do you remember this stuff?

I am planning on going out and getting my free fun-free "iced treat".

I might just go have to go home immediately afterwards, what with all the excitement of interacting with the executives and all...

 

re: your points:

-I won't need a bib as I won't be wearing a shirt, so there!

-re: drooling ice-cream, see above

-behave myself? always!

-call my boss's boss's boss's boss's boss a jerk? i would never do that.

i would say something like this: "Hope you're enjoying handing treats out to the menials as much as we are receiving them from you. Instead of giving us these sad little tokens, perhaps you could fix our shitty infrastructure that you keep bragging about, you out-of-touch ice-cream-slinging clown."

I think that works better, don't you? :P

 

What flavour would you like? Last year they only had 'plain' and 'plain'.

 

http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/17/gray_popsicle_1-adj.jpg

 

When I saw this at first I thought is was a pic of a Civil War Confederate Kepi [non-commisioned soldiers wore them on both sides. Blue for Union, Gray for Confederate]

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/My%20Interests/Hat-%20Confederate%20Kepi.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Kitty%20Stuff/Kitty-%20Hearz%20da%20oshun.%20sm.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Smiling%20Banana%20tny.jpg

[The Analog Grownup]

A personal favorite is when a guy goes on and on about some foreigner's mispronOUNciation of English.

 

 

Irony holds a special place in my heart.

 

Am I wrong if I say that I've heard that brits say 'misproNUNciation'?

[The Analog Grownup]

Now we're all writing about grammar and such I must admit that every time I write here, I have a dilemma on wether to write it like spoken, or keep it more ... what do you call it? Formal? Using 'going to' instead of 'gonna' or 'I have' instead of 'I've'. I sometimes switch it around because I can't (cannot?) decide.

[JohnRogers]

...what do you call it? Formal? Using 'going to' instead of 'gonna'...

I use both here and for no particular rhym or reason. I also loathe people using clichés.

[vaportrailer]

Edited June 16, 2017 by vaportrailer

[Tick]

If you've read through all of this thread's posts, you can read this article below.

 

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Don't dismiss it until you've read it all.

 

(I didn't bother with the videos though)

 

http://www.npr.org/s...y-some-still-do

I read it all. Complete BS.

Show me a dictionary definition of the word "ax" that one of the definitions is "to ask a question"?

When someone can do that I'll lay off the bullshit justification of using poor English and accept it.

Good luck with that.

 

Tick, I haven't read the rest of this thread, but when people say "ax" they are not intentionally saying "ax", they are trying to say "ask". It comes out sounding like "ax" because that's the way they speak. Do you not notice regional differences in the way that people pronounce words?

 

Sorry, but theirs no way I buy that. The people who say "ax" say it because they think that's how it should be said. At least that's what I believe.

 

This made me laugh

 

And speaking of, why is it so upsetting for some ?? ... A social worker being referred to as a "stupid bitch" .. and a Mom's mispronunciation that "drove me nuts"

 

And this coming those who moan about people needing a thicker skin

 

Grammar is

an issue for some, but social grace seems to be a bigger problem

f**k grammar. Ax me if I care

[MMCXII]

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(I didn't bother with the videos though)

 

http://www.npr.org/s...y-some-still-do

I read it all. Complete BS.

Show me a dictionary definition of the word "ax" that one of the definitions is "to ask a question"?

When someone can do that I'll lay off the bullshit justification of using poor English and accept it.

Good luck with that.

 

Tick, I haven't read the rest of this thread, but when people say "ax" they are not intentionally saying "ax", they are trying to say "ask". It comes out sounding like "ax" because that's the way they speak. Do you not notice regional differences in the way that people pronounce words?

 

Sorry, but theirs no way I buy that. The people who say "ax" say it because they think that's how it should be said. At least that's what I believe.

 

This made me laugh

 

And speaking of, why is it so upsetting for some ?? ... A social worker being referred to as a "stupid bitch" .. and a Mom's mispronunciation that "drove me nuts"

 

And this coming those who moan about people needing a thicker skin

 

Grammar is

an issue for some, but social grace seems to be a bigger problem

f**k grammar. Ax me if I care

 

THERE'S no way I'd ax someone simply for caring

[JohnRogers]

[IwillchooseFreeWill]

While I recognise that language changes, some things just rankle. I was taught (not taut) in grammar school that the "t" in often was silent. Now everybody pronounces it. I was taught there is a difference between fewer and less. Now everyone says less. And I got a graduate degree in linguistics where we spent hours arguing over what was grammatical in English and what wasn't. Now nobody gives sh*t. For this I spent 3 years in grad school?

[treeduck]

I don't speak.

[Fridge]

I don't speak.

 

No, you just quack...

[Principled Man]

While I recognise that language changes, some things just rankle. I was taught (not taut) in grammar school that the "t" in often was silent. Now everybody pronounces it. I was taught there is a difference between fewer and less. Now everyone says less. And I got a graduate degree in linguistics where we spent hours arguing over what was grammatical in English and what wasn't. Now nobody gives sh*t. For this I spent 3 years in grad school?

 

 

A lot of people still care. We're just outgunned by the hoi polloi..... :boo hiss:

 

There are plenty of people who use "more", "less" and "fewer" correctly. I'm one of them! :D

[IwillchooseFreeWill]

And I often struggle with Aussie English vs American English. I have stop and think because some words are pronounced differently here. Herb, solder, niche being three of them. Aussie common vocabulary is pretty much in dominant position so I say chook instead of chicken, boot instead of trunk, mince instead of ground beef, petrol instead of gas. Then I go over to the States and have to change back.