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 2005-09-08 1:42 PM in reply to: #241051 |
Expert  1279    Northern VA |  Subject: RE: Say what?Its two bad that were ain't awl not ass smart ass use guys. If I tweren't fixing to go borrow a fiend to dollars I'd put a list of them there pour uses of gramma (may she rest in peace). Butt watt reely kracks me up is the grammatical errors/misspellings/typos made in posts BY PEOPLE WHO ARE PEEVED BY THE SAME THING. Do yall HERE me? Yes or KNOW? Edited by glf33 2005-09-08 1:43 PM |
| 2005-09-08 2:41 PM in reply to: #241051 |
Master 1249 Lexington, Kentucky | Subject: RE: Say what? Lie is an intransitive verb meaning "to recline" - I lie down on the bed. Lay is a transitive verb meaning "to place" - I lay the book on the table. I mention it here because someone very close to me always gets this wrong, but, for the sake of peace in my life, I have learned to stifle my urge to correct them. (There was a skit on the radio the other day about "the guy who would rather correct grammar than have sex.". I don't want to be that guy) |
| 2005-09-08 3:10 PM in reply to: #242869 |
Extreme Veteran 604 Northwest Ohio | Subject: RE: Say what? tim_edwards - 2005-09-08 2:41 PM Lie is an intransitive verb meaning "to recline" - I lie down on the bed. Lay is a transitive verb meaning "to place" - I lay the book on the table. I mention it here because someone very close to me always gets this wrong, but, for the sake of peace in my life, I have learned to stifle my urge to correct them. (There was a skit on the radio the other day about "the guy who would rather correct grammar than have sex.". I don't want to be that guy) I think I dated "that guy"---and now he "lies down in bed alone"----ha! |
| 2005-09-08 3:19 PM in reply to: #241051 |
Master 1938 La Crosse | Subject: RE: Say what? Or, as Jimi Hendrix most certainly did not say: "'scuse me, while I kiss this guy!" http://www.kissthisguy.com/ |
| 2005-09-08 3:47 PM in reply to: #241051 |
Champion 5183 Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Say what? I had an English teacher in HS who was so totally exacting about grammar and usage, many of us were afraid to even speak. But I, who ended up becoming the 5th gen teacher in my family, LOVED him for it. But one day he lost his temper and said, "For Pete Sakes!" I immediately lost all faith in humanity...  |
| 2005-09-08 4:14 PM in reply to: #241051 |
Champion 6285 Beautiful Sonoma County | Subject: RE: Say what? I am soooo not a grammar nazi. Actually, I enjoy the regional, cultural, etc. differences in language, pronunciation and usage. "Ax" instead of "ask" is fine with me. "Ain't" is cool with me. Although I try not to, I have to admit that I sometimes type too fast and somehow my brain mixes up "you're" and "your" though I know the difference and even pronounce them differently. I just think it's funny when people get whole words mixed up. It's especially funny when they do it using common phrases. I'm sure I've even done it myself. |
| 2005-09-09 7:29 AM in reply to: #242931 |
Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: Say what? Lieberry instead of library... |
| 2005-09-09 8:58 AM in reply to: #241051 |
Pro 4189 Pittsburgh, my heart is in Glasgow | Subject: RE: Say what? I think only Superfuzz and maybe Stupidnickname would understand the Pittsburghese phrases. Slippy...as in, "Careful, the floor is slippy". I had NO IDEA that this was NOT a real word until I moved to college!!! Gumband...as in "I used a gumband to hold my hair back...instead of a "Rubberband". Sammich- Sandwhich Wursh- Wash Dauhn- Down...as in "we're going dauhn tauhn." Jeet yet?- did you eat yet? (response, "na, jew?" (no, did you?) "yunt to?" (want to?)) Chippedam- Chipped Ham Jumbo- Bologna (I have no idea) EasLiberty- East Liberty Yinz/Yunz- "you all"...also the origin of "Yinzer" which is a person who uses the above phrases. Edited by phoenixazul 2005-09-09 8:59 AM |
| 2005-09-09 9:07 AM in reply to: #243218 |
Master 1938 La Crosse | Subject: RE: Say what? phoenixazul - 2005-09-09 9:58 AM I think only Superfuzz and maybe Stupidnickname would understand the Pittsburghese phrases. You forgot the lack of the "to be" verb form. "The door needs fixed." "The car needs wurshed." |
| 2005-09-09 10:09 AM in reply to: #241051 |
| Champion 8903 | Subject: RE: Say what? People (mostly Texans I've noticed) who pronounce it "Mass-uh-two-chits" Never mind that it REALLY should be pronounced "Tax-uh-chew-setts" or "Messy-two-shits" |
| 2005-09-09 11:22 AM in reply to: #243228 |
Extreme Veteran 457 Eagleville, | Subject: RE: Say what? stupidnickname - 2005-09-09 10:07 AM phoenixazul - 2005-09-09 9:58 AM I think only Superfuzz and maybe Stupidnickname would understand the Pittsburghese phrases. You forgot the lack of the "to be" verb form. "The door needs fixed." "The car needs wurshed." I was going to point this one out as well, but you beat me to it. Also don't forget the PA Dutch use of read as in "read up the room" meaning clean the room. I am not sure of the correct spelling, the pronunceation is the same as the color red. |
| 2005-09-09 11:26 AM in reply to: #241051 |
Pro 4189 Pittsburgh, my heart is in Glasgow | Subject: RE: Say what? OH! How could I forget "n'at". Oh man..."Yinz goin dauhn tauhn n'at?" |
| 2005-09-09 11:51 AM in reply to: #241051 |
Master 2288 Katy, TX (West of Houston) | Subject: RE: Say what? I is such a bad typer anyways, it only make senses to be doin dis way. laff if ya wnt. I realy is educated. |
| 2005-09-09 2:51 PM in reply to: #241051 |
Master 2233 Mechanicsburg, PA | Subject: RE: Say what? Here's a local favorite: "The house needs painted." Um, no. It's "The house needs TO BE paintED" or "The house needs paintING." One or the other, not both. Ever. Maybe it's because Engrish is my second language that I even notice... -Frank Edit - dangit, someone else beat me to it too... Edited by scuba-punk 2005-09-09 2:52 PM |
| 2005-09-09 2:59 PM in reply to: #243310 |
Master 2233 Mechanicsburg, PA | Subject: RE: Say what? egent - 2005-09-09 11:22 AM I was going to point this one out as well, but you beat me to it. Also don't forget the PA Dutch use of read as in "read up the room" meaning clean the room. I am not sure of the correct spelling, the pronunceation is the same as the color red. Yep, "read" up the room. As in "ready" the room for guests... Imagine moving to P'Tucky when you're three years old, speak to one parent in Spanish, don't know English and the other parent is PA Dutch... Think about it, it's actually Pennsylvania DEUTSCH, as in German - not Dutch, as in Holland. Figured that one out at an early enough age to use it to filter out most of what came out of grandma's mouth -Frank |
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