Editor's Blog10 mins ago
Answering With So.......
If there is one thing guaranteed to get my goat (and there are many), it is people on news/current affairs programs answering every question with " So........" there's a guy on Newsnight doing it RIGHT NOW! Aaaaaargh, why did this start about a year ago? It drives me up the wall: I recently watched a meteorologist being interviewed about weather patterns, and he answered 5 out of 7 questions in that way. Other fav bugbears are: pronouncing SIXTH as SIKTH (step forward Jeremy Paxman), pronouncing the letter H as 'haich', pronouncing mischievous as MISCHEEVIOUS, calling the supermarket TESCO'S.....I'd better stop now!
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by brainiac. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
Surely, the object of a language is to communicate in a form that is understandable to one and all.
All the examples given above are grammatically questionable but all are easily understood.............i.e the basis of a language.
I often feel that people either personalise their language or use words that are not familiar to all, for effect rather than function.
As far as spelling and grammatical "errors" are concerned, these are often exacerbated by an amateurish approach to typing and that goes for me also.
So....;-).......give a bit of slack eh?
All the examples given above are grammatically questionable but all are easily understood.............i.e the basis of a language.
I often feel that people either personalise their language or use words that are not familiar to all, for effect rather than function.
As far as spelling and grammatical "errors" are concerned, these are often exacerbated by an amateurish approach to typing and that goes for me also.
So....;-).......give a bit of slack eh?
// Surely, the object of a language is to communicate in a form that is understandable to one and all. //
surely shirley - my english master ( who actually got an obit in the Times so he mUST have been famous ) said beginning with surely was a weak way to argue ....
but anyway Sqad the first person to say that ( tongue is used to communicate ) was..... Thomas Aquinas ( c. 1250) - in Latin of course and he dragged God into it somewhere
surely shirley - my english master ( who actually got an obit in the Times so he mUST have been famous ) said beginning with surely was a weak way to argue ....
but anyway Sqad the first person to say that ( tongue is used to communicate ) was..... Thomas Aquinas ( c. 1250) - in Latin of course and he dragged God into it somewhere
Fair emough ummm and Naomi - we must agree to disagree.
What about people starting a sentence with "I'm not being funny but ..." which is harbinger advising that the speaker is about to be that and nothing else!
Or people who start a sentence with "Sorry, but ..." - if you need to apologise for your view before you have aired it, maybe you don't really have a believe in its value.
What about people starting a sentence with "I'm not being funny but ..." which is harbinger advising that the speaker is about to be that and nothing else!
Or people who start a sentence with "Sorry, but ..." - if you need to apologise for your view before you have aired it, maybe you don't really have a believe in its value.
you make my point ....
um.... ish..... or ..... "so"
actually So....;-).......give a bit of slack eh?
is a screaming non sequitur - as giving slack allows looseness of argument and not concisenss or precise communication which was the exact opposite of your opening line ( euthymeme but I dont want to get overly ) technical
I am not keen on 'whatever' either -
another 'I havent bothered to listen to you before opening my mouth' sentiment
um.... ish..... or ..... "so"
actually So....;-).......give a bit of slack eh?
is a screaming non sequitur - as giving slack allows looseness of argument and not concisenss or precise communication which was the exact opposite of your opening line ( euthymeme but I dont want to get overly ) technical
I am not keen on 'whatever' either -
another 'I havent bothered to listen to you before opening my mouth' sentiment
PP
\\\\actually So....;-).......give a bit of slack eh?
is a screaming non sequitur - as giving slack allows looseness of argument and not concisenss or precise communication which was the exact opposite of your opening line ( euthymeme but I dont want to get overly ) technical\\\
Keep it simple PP.
My opening line in my first post was clear.........language needs to be understood by ALL parties.
Give it some slack, underlines my plea and is the basis of my post.
\\\\actually So....;-).......give a bit of slack eh?
is a screaming non sequitur - as giving slack allows looseness of argument and not concisenss or precise communication which was the exact opposite of your opening line ( euthymeme but I dont want to get overly ) technical\\\
Keep it simple PP.
My opening line in my first post was clear.........language needs to be understood by ALL parties.
Give it some slack, underlines my plea and is the basis of my post.
// I would suggest that your English Master’s obituary in The Times resulted from someone writing it and paying the appropriate fee for it to be published. //
Nope doesnt work like that Ni
My fren' chaz moore editor of the Times would DIE to hear you speak like that.
and so for example Natalie Cole obit a few days ago in the Yimes was NOT paid for by here estate....
Nope doesnt work like that Ni
My fren' chaz moore editor of the Times would DIE to hear you speak like that.
and so for example Natalie Cole obit a few days ago in the Yimes was NOT paid for by here estate....
hopkirk;//It starts with the word 'and'.
If I had written that, my English teacher would have pilloried me for poor grammar.//
If your teacher had William Blake as a pupil s/he would have been very privileged, (though he might have driven you all nuts). However, I won't have a word said against him :0)
Actually, imo, it's not really so ungrammatical because it is the beginning of a sentence "And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green: (?)" the continues with more questions starting 'And', also it's a poem!
If I had written that, my English teacher would have pilloried me for poor grammar.//
If your teacher had William Blake as a pupil s/he would have been very privileged, (though he might have driven you all nuts). However, I won't have a word said against him :0)
Actually, imo, it's not really so ungrammatical because it is the beginning of a sentence "And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green: (?)" the continues with more questions starting 'And', also it's a poem!
ummmm - //The 'sorry...but' is because you know you're about to say something that might offend.
If someone asks me a question and they want the truth I would tell them. I wouldn't 'yeah your ass looks massive' I'd say 'sorry...but...it's not flattering' //
I entirely take your point - but that is a specific interest.
My beef is with people who open every view with a 'Sorry ...' - you even get newspaper columnists doing it, and they are paid to offer their opinions, controversial and offensive or not.
Speaking of which - do we think it's a fair bet that Katie Hopkins has never started a sentence with 'Sorry ...' in her entire life?
If someone asks me a question and they want the truth I would tell them. I wouldn't 'yeah your ass looks massive' I'd say 'sorry...but...it's not flattering' //
I entirely take your point - but that is a specific interest.
My beef is with people who open every view with a 'Sorry ...' - you even get newspaper columnists doing it, and they are paid to offer their opinions, controversial and offensive or not.
Speaking of which - do we think it's a fair bet that Katie Hopkins has never started a sentence with 'Sorry ...' in her entire life?
Latest Posts
Crosswords17 mins ago
Climber Needs To *** Into Runny Paste
Crosswords24 mins ago
Is What I Experienced Called...
Body & Soul40 mins ago
ChatterBank60 mins ago
