tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576670202526573146.post2004842357532788419..comments2024-02-24T16:51:25.849+00:00Comments on Erin Mae: Shouldn't ofMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084401790316697529noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576670202526573146.post-90740675893179926202015-11-19T14:49:02.128+00:002015-11-19T14:49:02.128+00:00Was lovely to see you both before you headed off a...Was lovely to see you both before you headed off and to share some flapjack and tales of summer adventures.We have now moved to Stafford Boat Club and it all seems a bit strange, but I suppose we will get used to it.On the subject of grammar: the thing that rattles my cage is the 'try and' instead of 'try to' . Even on news broadcasts, seasoned journalists, who should know better, use it. Call me a pedant if you like but it really annoys me!halfamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484738167280639060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576670202526573146.post-18907777477328534212015-11-07T13:01:51.200+00:002015-11-07T13:01:51.200+00:00Martin, they do it lots and it drives me nuts. (A
...Martin, they do it lots and it drives me nuts. (A<br />Many years ago, as a teenager my sister used to do it, until David explained.) One thing I find absolutely horrible is the new 'bored of' Where did that come from? AAARRRGGGHHH!!!<br />I am comfortable that language changes, but that for me is more about new words or words acquiring new adapted meanings. Laziness in language is a whole different story. I'm not fazed by starting a sentence with and or so - sometimes those are the most appropriate words to start with. Marilyn, nb Waka Huiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485346080040799974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576670202526573146.post-46579408409665186562015-11-07T08:37:55.721+00:002015-11-07T08:37:55.721+00:00Thank you, Marilyn and Boatwif. I think Boatwif...Thank you, Marilyn and Boatwif. I think Boatwif's point about "And" is pertinent, because logically a new sentence shouldn't have a conjunction, but it's the effect that calls it. So I use it (and "so") regularly. Verb / preposition logic is already being disregarded in the common use of "of", and my conclusion is that it will come to be accepted. Marilyn, I think that "have" being here an auxiliary verb, without its "own" meaning, makes a difference to how it is all perceived. I liked your point about the glo'l stop. Essex and Edinburgh have that in common. But "of" for "'ve" seems to ignore geography – I haven't noticed any regional immunity. Do people in NZ never do this?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084401790316697529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576670202526573146.post-29953472757812491482015-11-06T23:00:02.821+00:002015-11-06T23:00:02.821+00:00Thank you for this - it's a comfort to realise...Thank you for this - it's a comfort to realise that there are others about who also shudder at grammatical faults, whether they be misplaced spoken and /or spelt errors or misunderstood constructions...<br /> While I understand the "language in its expression and in its structures is constantly evolving" argument, to listen to it and to read it nowadays can still make one shudder and then sigh with a sense of nostalgia for a previous linguistic era!<br /> <br />And yes, ("Remember, never start a sentence with 'And' ") you should have done it. (Modern version: shouldof dunnit.!)<br />Boatwifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095978885474363198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576670202526573146.post-47961659796742966912015-11-06T21:16:38.695+00:002015-11-06T21:16:38.695+00:00Nah, replacing a verb with a preposition can't...Nah, replacing a verb with a preposition can't be considered correct, in my view. It's just not knowing it's part of the verb that's the problem. The waitress (and others) doesn't of a job or a mobile phone, but she does have both, I bet ... <br />We had an ongoing joke with our 10 year old grandson who has picked up the glottal stop (not present in the NZ accent) now he's living in Scotland, and pronounced bottle without the ts. So we started spelling bottle as b o uh uh l e. Then the race was on to find other examples. Olek no longer uses the glottal stop ...<br />Cheers, MarilynMarilyn, nb Waka Huiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485346080040799974noreply@blogger.com