Guest Posted February 21, 2002 Report Share Posted February 21, 2002 Let me try to clear up the confusion: They're (short for "They Are"- same meaning, no difference) You're (short for "You Are"- same meaning, no difference) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2002 Report Share Posted February 21, 2002 Ah, another Brit and Yank blah-blah bar. Shall we table (shelve) it? Please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2002 Report Share Posted February 21, 2002 This stuff don't matter to us ozzies, long as we is understood proper. Also one must remember that Australians are the only people in the world who speak English with no discernable accent. Honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted February 21, 2002 Report Share Posted February 21, 2002 Hi, "there are a couple of recurring mistakes that plague some of our posters - some of whom are doing an remarkable job of carrying on in a language that is not their native tongue:" Plenty of these mistakes seem to be made by native speakers as well. Anyway, while it sometimes annoys me a bit as well (although not nearly as much as people constantly correcting mistakes), I don't think we need to start correcting people on their writing skills. Especially since most of the time it is easily understood what posters are saying. This board is not about correct grammar/spelling, so just ignore it. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Gun Posted February 21, 2002 Report Share Posted February 21, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Mr_Teapot: Wouldn't "Your in a tight spot!" be correct if someone was referring to sticking his cock up a bargirls backside? Clarification would be appreciated OK! This should clearly be "You're in a tight spot" though you could say "Your knob is in a tight spot" LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted February 22, 2002 Report Share Posted February 22, 2002 Iuytrede, Suaheli = you mean Swahili ? Bibblies, Where are you when you're needed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted February 22, 2002 Report Share Posted February 22, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Long Gone: OK! This should clearly be "You're in a tight spot" though you could say "Your knob is in a tight spot" LG Thanks for clearing this up for me - I will sleep much easier now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhordPhan Posted February 22, 2002 Report Share Posted February 22, 2002 Great! Another thing we can't do on Nanaplaza. What are the obsessivly anal-retentive and pedantic among us (myself included) going to do to occupy our lonely, boring nights in Farangland? This board is fairly awash in English teachers and wannabes. Surely they will rise to Zane's defense (that's defence to the non-enlightened). Is there no one who can assist us in our crusade to rid the world of ignorance, to sweep aside the last vestiges of crumbling, corrupt, ancient languages and to set English, the tongue of Shakespeare, Yeats and Dear Abby, on its rightful throne?? Or, will this noble board be allowed to sink into the mire of improper spelling, split infinitives, dangling participles, contractions and the wanton use of ain't. God forbid, for that way lies confusion, ignorance and German compound nouns. Verily, I shall endeavo(u)r, with all my faculties, to, from this moment on, write clear, lucid, witty, grammatically-correct and properly spelled posts! Who will join me? PhordPhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibblies Posted February 22, 2002 Report Share Posted February 22, 2002 quote: Originally posted by iuytrede: wasn't bibblies in another thread scolded because he corrected other people's English? I was only correcting GoodThaiGirl's mistakes because she asserted that she frequented the board mainly to improve her English. I was simply trying to be helpful and testing the truth of it. (I thought that she might get tired of it and admit that she comes to this board for sex, sex, sex. ) I'm much more tolerant of non-native English speakers, but it does grate on the eye to see such elementary mistakes made by natives, because they're so simple to fix. Such mistakes indicate laziness and a lack of respect for the audience. Other horrible mistakes that are becoming common include: 1. use of "'s" instead of a simple "s" for a plural. It's a simple rule that takes seconds to learn. Use an apostrophe to indicate possession (i.e. "John's wife") or missing letter/s in abbreviations (i.e. "they are"="they're"). A special case: "it's"="it is" and "its" is used in possession (i.e. "The dog licked its balls") 2. confusing "less" and "fewer". "Fewer" is used for things that are measured discretely. (I.e. if you can talk about "one girl" or "two girls", then use "fewer girls"). "Less" is used when you don't measure things directly in integers. (I.e. you don't talk about "one water", you talk about "one pint of water" or whatever. So it's "less water") You can confuse the meaning of what you're trying to say by making such mistakes. For example, in one of Stickman's latest columns, I think* he talked about the decline of NEP being partly due to "less attractive girls" in NEP, but I suspect he meant "fewer attractive girls". (The first one means that the girls are generally less attractive (than what? - before?) whereas the second means that the number of attractive girls has declined.) *Sorry, I can't check it now - my Internet connection's running like a dog. But shame on Stickman, eh? English teacher!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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