Grammar Corner

[GimmeTheBall!]

Forthcoming feasts upon occupied mammories of oyster lore in seasoned bathings of monogamy.

That's Fletch's genius. His common sense his ... HORSE SENSE!

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I'm a fan of Leo Gorcey grammar

Yeah, happy dreams, slappy.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Forthcoming feasts upon occupied mammories of oyster lore in seasoned bathings of monogamy.

Yes, but for dessert?

 

[RodeoJake]

Yeah, happy dreams, slappy.

There was no slappy but a Slip.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

There was no slappy but a Slip.

Slip Mahoney, then!
I knew him well, the scoundrel.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

There was no slappy but a Slip.

Yeah there was, in "Ghosts run wild" in the barracks talk. Ahh, yer crazy!

 

[Runwildboys]

Believe and think

We use both, often incorrectly.

Believe/belief should be used as in something one feels in the heart, the gut or soul.
"I believe all men and women are inherently good."

Think should be used in an intellectual way, with informed thought, but often as a guess:
"I think the numbers are about right ... If they think they can, they will."

Next time, kids, let's ponder contradictions and redundancies.

...and repetitive thoughts.

 

[Fletch]

Yes, but for dessert?

Ahhh! Are you mimicking me, Sir Autumnal?

 

[CF74]

Ya’ll need to get on. (South)
You’s needs to get on. (North)

 

[Future]

Ya’ll need to get on. (South)
You’s needs to get on. (North)

I live in NY and know way more people who say "y'all" than "yous"

 

[Runwildboys]

I live in NY and know way more people who say "y'all" than "yous"

Race related?

 

[Future]

Race related?

No, "yous" is just mostly a NYC/Jersey/Philly thing that gets misappropriated to everyone who lives north of the Mason Dixon lol

 

[CF74]

I live in NY and know way more people who say "y'all" than "yous"

I live in Dallas, all the locals say ya’ll...

 

[Runwildboys]

No, "yous" is just mostly a NYC/Jersey/Philly thing that gets misappropriated to everyone who lives north of the Mason Dixon lol

As someone who was raised in Northern Jersey, it seemed "yous" or "yous guys" was mostly an Italian thing.

 

[Future]

As someone who was raised in Northern Jersey, it seemed "yous" or "yous guys" was mostly an Italian thing.

Sure, but the point is that its not a "North" thing

 

[Xelda]

I live in NY and know way more people who say "y'all" than "yous"

A glimmer of hope for humanity!

 

[YosemiteSam]

As someone who was raised in Northern Jersey, it seemed "yous" or "yous guys" was mostly an Italian thing.

Same with Yuge. (Huge)

Well, my company owners are actually Jewish and they say it too, but they grew up in Brooklyn, so...

 

[OmerV]

A pet peeve for me is the misuse of the words "less" and "fewer". Some beer commercials irritate me when they talk about "less calories". It should be fewer calories. And people do the same thing in every day life. The word "less" should be used with a more broad description, such as "less beer", or "less money" or "less time", whereas "fewer" should be used when referring to specific units of measurement or something that can be expressed numerically, such as "fewer beers" or "fewer dollars" or "fewer days".

 

[Londonboy]

 

[Xelda]

"We should have went" makes my skin crawl. "Be" instead of "are", "do", "does" or inserted for the hell of it is another. So many that it's hard to narrow down and list.