"Disrespect" as a verb sits in peace in my 1925 Merriam-Webster Unabridged. Therefore, I revised my initial attitude on its use, and reminded myself that occasionally both Black English and Appalachian English preserve obsolescent but proper English. Truth is where you find it.
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Doug M.
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I just use the all purpose part of speech as needed and I save myself a lot of trouble.
accessbob
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A couple of my pet peeves (my wife will tell you I have myriad pet peeves) are:
use of ect. for etc. I used to wonder which was correct myself. I then saw the use of the full expression - et cetera and it all made sense.
And second -
when someone is talking and they use aks instead of ask. I want to AXE (aks) you something. No way, get away from me with that sharp object.
And as I added information in my starting sentence, in this post, I realized that I also despise the way the word MYRIAD gets completely misused. There is no A myriad. Myriad already includes that as a default part of its definition, "a large number of persons or things." Definition shortened to save space, but you get the picture. I hope.
use of ect. for etc. I used to wonder which was correct myself. I then saw the use of the full expression - et cetera and it all made sense.
And second -
when someone is talking and they use aks instead of ask. I want to AXE (aks) you something. No way, get away from me with that sharp object.
And as I added information in my starting sentence, in this post, I realized that I also despise the way the word MYRIAD gets completely misused. There is no A myriad. Myriad already includes that as a default part of its definition, "a large number of persons or things." Definition shortened to save space, but you get the picture. I hope.
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So, A myriad of ects and axeses would drive you nuts?
accessbob
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No, it's only a short putt.
I believe King James is dead..yeah he is...so his English don't matter nomore anywho.
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After more important things to do like counting the hairs on my dog's tail, I took a look at 'disrespect' to see what all the fuss was about. It shows as a verb in Oxford American, and from what I read it has been used as a verb since the early 17th century.
The problem? Wouldn't hazard a guess... just glad I don't suffer it.
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I can tell you that after eight years of working in the Corrections end of law enforcement I have pretty much learned to decipher ever term of slang that there is. I consider a public duty to share my knowledge.
Yo dog-This means "Hello." "Are you having a good day?" and "How are you on this fine day?"
Say word- This means "I agree." "I would like to offer these words of encouragement." and "Good job."
Dis- This means "Please don't insult me, I have not wronged you in any way." or "If you insult me, I will give you a good thrashing."
boof-This means to hide something in a place that is normally used as an exit of waste byproducts.
Smoke your boots- This is means "I will do you bodily harm that may or may not include death."
There are of course many, many more.
Yo dog-This means "Hello." "Are you having a good day?" and "How are you on this fine day?"
Say word- This means "I agree." "I would like to offer these words of encouragement." and "Good job."
Dis- This means "Please don't insult me, I have not wronged you in any way." or "If you insult me, I will give you a good thrashing."
boof-This means to hide something in a place that is normally used as an exit of waste byproducts.
Smoke your boots- This is means "I will do you bodily harm that may or may not include death."
There are of course many, many more.
Texas Star
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Donald Hamilton raised that point in his Matt Helm novels. Misuse of the term was one of Matt's boss's pet peeves.
I memorized that and respected Hamilton's skill with language.
Alpo
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Indeed he did. Mac was where I learned that from. They didn't teach things like that in school.
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For those who didn't read the books, "Mac" was Matt Helm's boss. I think his real last name was McGilervy or something close.
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Me an' Cleave went to tha beer joint together an' spent 'bout 7 hours shootin' pool an' fixin' tha world. When I dropped him off, his ol' lady smacked him with a luminum bat an' said they was splittin' up.
That it?
That it?
Alpo
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When you put "in" at the beginning of a word, it makes the new word mean the opposite of the old word.
Therefore, inopportune means the opposite of opportune, injustice means the opposite of justice, insecure means the opposite of secure.
And inflammable means the opposite of flammable. Don't it?
Therefore, inopportune means the opposite of opportune, injustice means the opposite of justice, insecure means the opposite of secure.
And inflammable means the opposite of flammable. Don't it?
Me an' Cleave went to tha beer joint together an' spent 'bout 7 hours shootin' pool an' fixin' tha world. When I dropped him off, his ol' lady smacked him with a luminum bat an' said they was splittin' up.
That it?
You could add some four letter words and have a real discussion with some people.
Armyphotog
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That's odd. I would think proper grammer would come more or less naturally to a writer.
Waiting with baited breath is a funny one.
Gen Haig's "Let me caveat that" is a famous one.
Saying the Maldives when one means the Malvinas is a recent hilarious one!
"Eats shoots and leaves" versus "eats, shoots, and leaves," said of a panda in the former, is the title of a book on grammar.
Gen Haig's "Let me caveat that" is a famous one.
Saying the Maldives when one means the Malvinas is a recent hilarious one!
"Eats shoots and leaves" versus "eats, shoots, and leaves," said of a panda in the former, is the title of a book on grammar.
If you are all done reflecting on "presently," give a moment to "momentarily." It does not mean "in a moment." For example, "The plane is now beginning its taxi and will leave the ground momentarily." Gosh, for the sake of the passengers I sure hope not.
Prepositions don't belong at the end of a sentence because they are called PREpositions. Maybe you could get away with it if they were called POSTpositions.
Nonetheless, consider this grammatical thought experiment: An irascible guy is injured in a way that requires a complete head bandage, so he can't use his eyes. He is in the hospital for a couple of days, can't read or watch TV. His friends come to visit his room on the sixth floor and bring a book to read out loud. He hates the book and sends them away. The next day they come back, but they haven't found a better book and hope he won't mind if they continue with the other one. They start reading, and he explodes:
"What did you bring that book I asked not to be read to out of up for?"
It's not like I have put a lot of effort into this project, but I haven't been able to construct a sentence that ends with six prepositions.
Prepositions don't belong at the end of a sentence because they are called PREpositions. Maybe you could get away with it if they were called POSTpositions.
Nonetheless, consider this grammatical thought experiment: An irascible guy is injured in a way that requires a complete head bandage, so he can't use his eyes. He is in the hospital for a couple of days, can't read or watch TV. His friends come to visit his room on the sixth floor and bring a book to read out loud. He hates the book and sends them away. The next day they come back, but they haven't found a better book and hope he won't mind if they continue with the other one. They start reading, and he explodes:
"What did you bring that book I asked not to be read to out of up for?"
It's not like I have put a lot of effort into this project, but I haven't been able to construct a sentence that ends with six prepositions.
Also, there is no noun that cannot be verbed.
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1) 'Prolly?' What is that?
2) Rampant use of apostrophe 's', (ir)regardless of whether or not it shows possession or plurality. Many people feel the need to stick the the little punctuation mark there just because the word has an 's' added to it.
2) Rampant use of apostrophe 's', (ir)regardless of whether or not it shows possession or plurality. Many people feel the need to stick the the little punctuation mark there just because the word has an 's' added to it.
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