For English Language Lovers
For English Language Lovers
Carl,
This one's for you
Uncle Al
This one's for you
Uncle Al
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2018-202 ? (and the beat goes on )
When asked 'Why the Kilt?'
I respond-The why is F.T.H.O.I. (For The H--- Of It)
Grand Musician of the Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F. of Texas 2008-2009, 2015-2016,
2018-202 ? (and the beat goes on )
When asked 'Why the Kilt?'
I respond-The why is F.T.H.O.I. (For The H--- Of It)
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"It is better to be hated for what you are than be loved for what you are not" Andre Gide: 1869 - 1951
Always be yourself because the people that matter don’t mind and the ones that mind don’t matter.
Always be yourself because the people that matter don’t mind and the ones that mind don’t matter.
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Hmm, well -- 'to complete' is descended from Latin and Greek words meaning to fill or fill up, and 'to finish' is from a Latin root meaning to end. So they are different expressions of the same kind of idea. This diversity makes English more colourful and makes poetry and song lyrics easier to write
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For what it's worth.......
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"It is better to be hated for what you are than be loved for what you are not" Andre Gide: 1869 - 1951
Always be yourself because the people that matter don’t mind and the ones that mind don’t matter.
Always be yourself because the people that matter don’t mind and the ones that mind don’t matter.
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Why not? It keeps the illiterate confused.
Also, the plural of moose is "moose". Meese was a corrupt attorney General of the USA during the Reagan regime -- who even lowly folks like me could have afforded to bribe.
Also, the plural of moose is "moose". Meese was a corrupt attorney General of the USA during the Reagan regime -- who even lowly folks like me could have afforded to bribe.
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So......If the plural of Mouse is Mice,...
What is the plural of House??????
The English language is full of exceptions.
What is the plural of House??????
The English language is full of exceptions.
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Hice, of course. Posh lady talks about her social life and refers to 'Hice potties'....(House parties)
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"It is better to be hated for what you are than be loved for what you are not" Andre Gide: 1869 - 1951
Always be yourself because the people that matter don’t mind and the ones that mind don’t matter.
Always be yourself because the people that matter don’t mind and the ones that mind don’t matter.
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Such fun!
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"It is better to be hated for what you are than be loved for what you are not" Andre Gide: 1869 - 1951
Always be yourself because the people that matter don’t mind and the ones that mind don’t matter.
Always be yourself because the people that matter don’t mind and the ones that mind don’t matter.
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"A mere cat". That made my day!
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A question then.
How did the former UK colonies come to misspell so many words?
How did the former UK colonies come to misspell so many words?
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In at least one case, a deliberate dumbing-down of the language.
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I’m not a linguist, but I believe that the USA preserved archaic words and their spelling, whereas the language continued to develop and evolve in the UK. Thus, it could be argued that American English is more pure than British English.
We’ll ignore “aluminum”….
We’ll ignore “aluminum”….
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I have always thought that US English is in some ways a simplified version of the language.
The correct spelling of color (US) is colour (English), favor (US) is favour (English), neighbor (US) is neighbour (English), and of course aluminum (US) is in fact actually aluminium (English).
Then, people who work with electronics in the US seem to use sodder, where everywhere else in the world, we use solder, and when I was youngger I used to talk to my mum, where my wife who is from the Philippines, where they use mainly US English, talks to her mom.
I know there's many more examples of spelling differences which exist, and I'm sure, for a variety of reasons.
Then there is Aussie slang...Most people from the US might be wondering if we do in fact speak English. I'll put that straight right now. We speak 'Strayan... (Aussies will get that).
On the way back from the servo I'll drop by the bottle'o to grab some bevvies.
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Funny, I thought Strine was the correct spelling. This is what a Brisbane colleague used when I was his associate in an earlier incarnation. One of his favourite expressions was' Y'gottahaveasinseo'yoomah'
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