Crucifiction of the English Language

[VanIsle]

Just look at all the posts here!

Has there ever been a more pathetic illiterate bunch of nobodies anywhere??

Grammar, out the window.
Punctuation totally unknown.
Coherent thoughts - forget it.

We are the victims of a generation of Unionized illterates masquarading as teachers. Not only us, but even more regrettably, our children and even more so, absolutely, cryingly regrettably, our grand children.

True. You have lived in this country a long time so you can no longer use the "immigrant" excuse. Masquerade is spelled with an "e" and illiterate is spelled with an "i". If you are going to tell us how dumb we are, at least spell it out to us with correct spelling.

 

[JLM]

True. You have lived in this country a long time so you can no longer use the "immigrant" excuse. Masquerade is spelled with an "e" and illiterate is spelled with an "i". If you are going to tell us how dumb we are, at least spell it out to us with correct spelling.

Yeah, Y.J. In this country we have an old adage "practice what you preach"

 

[Cliffy]

Yeah, Y.J. In this country we have an old adage "practice what you preach"

I haven't been here all day so I am happy that there are others here to keep ol' Jack in line.

 

[JLM]

I haven't been here all day so I am happy that there are others here to keep ol' Jack in line.

The trouble is when you do that he tends to get up on his hind legs.

 

[Cliffy]

The trouble is when you do that he tends to get up on his hind legs.

... or cock a leg on his rocking chair. (squirt, squirt!)

 

[JLM]

... or cock a leg on his rocking chair. (squirt, squirt!)

Be nice Cliff, it's Mother's Day.:lol::lol::lol:

 

[YukonJack]

"True. You have lived in this country a long time so you can no longer use the "immigrant" excuse. Masquerade is spelled with an "e" and illiterate is spelled with an "i"."

If blacks, sorry, African-Canadians can use the "black" and "slavery" excuse time and time again, after 150 years, time again, surely I can use the "immigrant" excuse once more.

At least, I raised myself out of the gutter. If African-Canadians had done the same, this would not even be an issue.

Your arguement is pathetically weak if you have to resort to misspellings.

Sorry for offending your sensibilities by not spelling the favourite game of liberals (masquarede) correctly. Or for that matter, omitting an "I". If that is all you have to support your argument, I pity you.

Far less worse than your omitting any coherence.

 

[lone wolf]

Be nice Cliff, it's Mother's Day.:lol::lol::lol:

So ... on that note, is it Mom or Mum?

 

[JLM]

"True. You have lived in this country a long time so you can no longer use the "immigrant" excuse. Masquerade is spelled with an "e" and illiterate is spelled with an "i"."

If blacks, sorry, African-Canadians can use the "black" and "slavery" excuse time and time again, after 150 years, time again, surely I can use the "immigrant" excuse once more.

At least, I raised myself out of the gutter. If African-Canadians had done the same, this would not even be an issue.

Your arguement is pathetically weak if you have to resort to misspellings.

Sorry for offending your sensibilities by not spelling the favourite game of liberals (masquarede) correctly. Or for that matter, omitting an "I". If that is all you have to support your argument, I pity you.

Far less worse than your omitting any coherence.

"Nothing defines a nation better than the language the people speak.

So, denigrate a language, denigrate a nation/people.

FAR, far, far worse than denigrating blacks or gays."
Before posting, Y.J. you should look back to see that it doesn't contradict previous statements you've made. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[YukonJack]

JLM, your post #109 is a perfect example of mysterious nonsense.

 

[JLM]

JLM, your post #109 is a perfect example of mysterious nonsense.

I'd say you are half right, don't see anything mysterious, as a I was just copying what you said. I wasn't going to call it nonsense but if you insist be my guest. :lol:

 

[VanIsle]

So ... on that note, is it Mom or Mum?

In my house it's Mom. My sister is called Mum by her kids. They both work.
But then in my house, my husband is "Dad" and at my sister's, her husband is called "Pop".

 

[VanIsle]

"True. You have lived in this country a long time so you can no longer use the "immigrant" excuse. Masquerade is spelled with an "e" and illiterate is spelled with an "i"."

If blacks, sorry, African-Canadians can use the "black" and "slavery" excuse time and time again, after 150 years, time again, surely I can use the "immigrant" excuse once more.

At least, I raised myself out of the gutter. If African-Canadians had done the same, this would not even be an issue. (Excuse me?)

Your arguement is pathetically weak if you have to resort to misspellings.
I only commented on yours because I felt exactly the same way about what you had to say.

Sorry for offending your sensibilities by not spelling the favourite game of liberals (masquarede) correctly. Or for that matter, omitting an "I". If that is all you have to support your argument, I pity you.

Far less worse than your omitting any coherence.

I think you need to add in a post number here YJ

 

[L Gilbert]

Mum is usually the spelling used in Ireland and the UK and a few other places. Mom is a NorthAm thing but they both mean the same and sound sorta the same.

 

[L Gilbert]

People seem to have made misspelling a habit these days. As long as there are some that use correct spelling, I can't see the big deal until one misspeller calls another misspeller on their spelling. Then it's just funny.

 

[JLM]

Mum is usually the spelling used in Ireland and the UK and a few other places. Mom is a NorthAm thing but they both mean the same and sound sorta the same.

When I was a kid learning how to spell it was "Mum" and I notice whenever the Queen's Mother is referred to it's the "Queen Mum". I was probably in my teens or 20s before I encountered "Mom". Now 3/4 of the people use "mom". I think that may be an American bastardization.

 

[lone wolf]

When I was a kid learning how to spell it was "Mum" and I notice whenever the Queen's Mother is referred to it's the "Queen Mum". I was probably in my teens or 20s before I encountered "Mom". Now 3/4 of the people use "mom". I think that may be an American bastardization.

Just had the same debate with a very Brit uncle. "Mom" is one of those damned colonial conspiracies, don'cha know? ;-)

Living in England: Mum and Mom

Oops! Perhaps not.... :lol:

 

[VanIsle]

People seem to have made misspelling a habit these days. As long as there are some that use correct spelling, I can't see the big deal until one misspeller calls another misspeller on their spelling. Then it's just funny.

I fully agree and generally speaking, I don't point out spelling mistakes. It is just so easy to type in a wrong letter. In the post I pointed it out in, the person was making every effort to tell us just how wrong we are and how poor we are at typing. I just could not resist the urge this time. I think most of us know when it comes to typing a post, we believe we have typed every word right and if we have not, then we know that the reader understands because the reader has the brains to understand. These are not formal letters.:lol:

 

[JLM]

Just had the same debate with a very Brit uncle. "Mom" is one of those damned colonial conspiracies, don'cha know? ;-)

Living in England: Mum and Mom

Oops! Perhaps not.... :lol:

On the other side of the coin L.W. perhaps you've noticed that the English are the damndest spellers as is evident in words like "night" "right" and "light". And then you have "might" and "mite". And inconsistencies like "collar" and "holler" and "bough" and "tough"- not only can they not spell but they can't pronounce properly. I think when they were generating words they may have been doing under various degrees of sobriety and then just forgot the next morning. :lol::lol:

 

[Cliffy]

On the other side of the coin L.W. perhaps you've noticed that the English are the damndest spellers as is evident in words like "night" "right" and "light". And then you have "might" and "mite". And inconsistencies like "collar" and "holler" and "bough" and "tough"- not only can they not spell but they can't pronounce properly. I think when they were generating words they may have been doing under various degrees of sobriety and then just forgot the next morning. :lol::lol:

"I don't know. I was really drunk at the time." - Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

Perhaps we could attribute a lot about the Brits to their dark ale.