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Post by deathlynx on Jun 8, 2011 20:01:56 GMT -5
Except that "Redneck English Vernacular" is not nearly as uniform as BEV/Ebonics...Because the entire culture uses the same exact grammar, with a very codified set of grammatical rules it can be considered an official dialect rather than simply a bastardization of the language...
It's part of the evolution of language...American English is not the same as British or Australian English...for the most part the grammar is similar but not completely identical...Further, neither of the two bear much resemblance to Elizabethan English (hence the reason so many people find it so difficult to read Shakespeare)...Languages change over time...It may be that this is just time for the next step of another branch of the language or it might be that modern telecommunications actually has a polarizing the effect on the matter...
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Post by Raven on Jun 9, 2011 6:10:14 GMT -5
...can't breathe... it's killing me.
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Post by vampyre on Jun 9, 2011 8:40:29 GMT -5
It's Raven's weakness, Grammarite! Quick we need ear plugs and a blind fold!
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Post by Raven on Jun 20, 2011 17:08:19 GMT -5
Menu pissed me off. I took a picture and told my man, "This is for Theresa." (He knows her, so he just laughed.) I said, "No, she'll totally get it." He's like, "Okaaaay." Note: We are at a bar and grill and I'm taking pictures of the menu. "NODDLES"? WTF are noddles? What really ticks me off, is this is the kids' section. They are teaching kids to misspell! *AND* they feature Sesame Street characters on it. Sesame Street teaches smart, not dumb! I'm overlooking the unnecessary ! after cheeseburger, because for some reason, they felt the need to shout that selection at the children. Okay, menus don't have to be grammatically correct. But properly spelled would be nice. (And I do hate the word "fixins". It doesn't work in the north. Sorry.)
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Post by ailishsmom on Jun 20, 2011 18:46:54 GMT -5
Snort....No one else understands how things like that totally turn me off of a business. We just got a take out menu from a new delivery place and in every entry it's spelled "sandwhich". I was driving my employees crazy because I was reading it out loud and pronouncing the H, "...and they have a turkey & ham 'sand-ha-wich' and a BLT sand-ha-wich and a meatball sand-ha-wich..."
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Post by Raven on Jun 25, 2011 5:17:22 GMT -5
^ LMFAO I wish I was there. How friggin's stupid. I wonder if JR Ward wrote the menus there. I can't really copy and paste this one, because it's on Yahoo's home page and it keeps changing. But right where I sign in for my mail, there are news stories you can click on. They refresh every so often, or you can scroll through them. This one in particular may not show up for you guys because it's about Detroit's former mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick and his family. The link under the picture said: Kilpatrick's take on media, judge OMFG. Either you bumfucks left out a word or you made plural possessive, both of which are a massive fail. I have come to the conclusion that Yahoo has no editor. They let so many grammar mistakes go, it's ridiculous. They look damn stupid.
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Post by Raven on Aug 24, 2011 15:43:27 GMT -5
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Post by vampyre on Aug 24, 2011 16:30:33 GMT -5
Maybe the could make a bunch of Velcro apostrophes and give them away with the shirts?
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Post by elle on Aug 24, 2011 19:27:51 GMT -5
*headdesk*
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Post by Raven on Sept 10, 2011 18:30:56 GMT -5
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Post by vampyre on Sept 20, 2011 6:37:00 GMT -5
Have fun with this one. "Re: Claim of My Partner Investment Company Fund Account / Deposit Number : 526J26548 My Name is Mr. Jerry Howard . I am the auditor and head of computing department of HSBC Co-operation Liverpool London Branch here in United Kingdom. There is an account opened in this bank in 2004 and after our third quarter auditing at HSBC on 9th Sept 2010 ,I then found this account and when I investigated deeply by contacting the assigned next of kin I also found that the next of kin to this account was an Indonesia who lived in London for over 63Yrs and nobody has operated on this account again after 2004. I took the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important transaction. In order to transfer out $90,000,000 (Ninety million U.S Dollars) After going through some old files, I discovered that if I do not Remit this money out urgently,it will be forfeited for nothing and the HSBC Bank of Scotland management might divert the funds to their own accounts. Please respond immediately I will use my position and influence to effect the legal approval and onward transfer of this fund into your account with appropriate clearance from foreign payment department. You will stand to get 40% while 60% will be for me.Kindly quote the reference (acct) numbers above when responding to this mail. I will furnished you in with further details upon your reply. Please reply back through my personal E-mail: mr.jerry_howard@live.com Sincerely yours, Mr.Jerry Howard . Fax: +447024037982 Telephone: +447024066373 Email: mr.jerry_howard@live.comDelete ReplyReply ForwardNot Spam)" I like the (not Spam) at the end.
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Post by deathlynx on Sept 20, 2011 7:29:36 GMT -5
Well, he did claim to be an "auditor" not an "editor" so grammar isn't entirely expected...that and the fact that it's a blatant fishing email...I like the fact that he claims to be from London but then goes on to threaten that the Scotland branch would somehow appropriate the money...
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Post by vampyre on Sept 20, 2011 14:37:30 GMT -5
When I get my share, we'll hang out.
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Post by debim on Sept 20, 2011 19:32:52 GMT -5
Maybe if you edit his email, he will give you 50% instead of 40%?
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Post by vampyre on Sept 21, 2011 11:55:17 GMT -5
Me? Edit? Have you forgotten who your talking to?(I used your on purpose)
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