Irregardless IS in the dictionary??? Wow! Live and learn I suppose.
Irregardless IS in the dictionary??? Wow! Live and learn I suppose.
Rest In Peace Casey (Bubba Dude) Your paw print will remain on my heart forever. 12/02
Mollie Rose, you were there for me through good times and in bad, from the beginning.Your passing will leave a hole in my heart.We will be together "One Fine Day". 1994-2009
MooShoo,you left me too soon.I wasn't ready.Know that you were my soulmate and have left me broken hearted.I loved you like no other. 1999 - 2010See you again "ONE FINE DAY"
Maya Linn, my heart is broken. The day your beautiful blue eyes went blind was the worst day of my life.I only wish I could've done something.I'll miss your "premium" purr and our little "conversations". 1997-2013 See you again "ONE FINE DAY"
DO NOT BUY WHILE SHELTER ANIMALS DIE!!
Catherinedana, I made a typo, I actually meant "height" and "hieght". South Africans seem to pronounce evrything with more emphasis on the i's, don't they.
Phesina, thank you for kind words. I'm trying my best. Of course, it helps to keep in touch with certain PTalkers.
"I don't know which weapons will be used in the third World war, but in the fourth, it will be sticks and stones" --- Albert Einstein.
I will never get used to the improper use of "waiting on". Newscasters, teachers, politicians, EVERYONE seems to use it wrong.
If you are waiting on someone, they must be very uncomfortable under you. And I wait IN line.
Run-on sentences drive me nuts! Commas and periods are like yeild and stop signs. They can make a totally illegible paragraph make sense.
Being a card carrying southerner I am guilty of using fixin and Y'all in my everyday speech. I have traveled all over the world and have found that there are MINOR differences all over the US. One that bugs me used by my daughter-in-law, a New Yorker, is "these ones". I don't think this is unique to her since I have heard this used in other parts of the US. For those critical of us southerner using y'all how about the use of "youse" or "youse Guys". I'll take y'all any day. Although there are some regional differences here in the US the use of slang is minimal here compared to the British Isles. You have to go to mainland Europe to hear proper English spoken y'all.
I find "y'all" quite charming. I heard it the first time by a couple from Texas (of course! ). And I've heard it recently here, by a girl I know from Indiana.
"I don't know which weapons will be used in the third World war, but in the fourth, it will be sticks and stones" --- Albert Einstein.
The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world. - Dr. Paul Farmer
I've always pronounced it "Kit-en" and it would drive my ex-coworker crazy, she insisted it was "Kit- ten".
That's one I can't get right. My husband has tried to help me with it many times, but I just can't get it right. I really try to avoid using those words.
- Kari
skin kids- Nathan, Topher, & Lilla
"Your" (means you own it) and "You're" (you are).
If there is an apostrophe in a word, chances are there's a letter missing - it's a contraction. Apostrophes are a hint...
I remember my grandmother saying "warsh" for "wash" all her life. She was born in Washington State and lived there til she was a teen. I have some friends born and raised there that say the same thing. Dialect, I guess.
"Do or do not. There is no try." -- Yoda
I remember my grandmother saying "warsh" for "wash" all her life. She was born in Washington State and lived there til she was a teen. I have some friends born and raised there that say the same thing. Dialect, I guess.
I think you can say warsh is a country term used in rural areas all over the US
and Canada. I hear it used here in rural Alabama, however, being raised in the
Birmingham Burbs, I never heard it used. We are talking about going just
30 miles to hear a major change in accent and word usage.
"wierd" is wrong; it's "weird". I know it sounds like the EE sound that the i makes should come first...but English is a crazy language with many parents. One can't assume anything about it!
My mom and sister, who were very intelligent - Darcia skipped grades in school, my mom had two undergraduate degrees and a Master's...spelled it "wierd" for years. It was quite a good feeling to point this anomaly out to them...
"Do or do not. There is no try." -- Yoda
One good way I learned to remember the proper order of the i and the e in "weird":
Think of the words "weirdo" and "hairdo." Both of them contain these four letters in sequence: i-r-d-o.
I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.
-- Terry Pratchett (1948—2015), Sourcery
Grammar Girl Tip
There is an explanation there with a good visual way to remember the difference. She also has a good explanation of when to use "lay" and "lie".
Time helps the sadness subside, but the memories remain forever.
I learned the "old school" way - i before e, except after c. However, English being what it is, "weird" happens to be one of the exceptions.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Wolfy ~ Fuzzbutt #3My little dog ~ a heartbeat at my feet
Sparky the Fuzzbutt - PT's DOTD 8/3/2010
RIP 2/28/1999~10/9/2012Myndi the Fuzzbutt - Mom's DOTD - Everyday
RIP 1/24/1996~8/9/2013
Ellie - Mom to the Fuzzbuttz
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1The clock of life is wound but once and no man has the power
To know just when the hands will stop - on what day, or what hour.
Now is the only time you have, so live it with a will -
Don't wait until tomorrow - the hands may then be still.
~~~~true author unknown~~~~
What a funny thread!
Gee now that I think about it.... the english language is pretty darn complicated!
Kaitlyn (the human)
Sadie & Rita (Forever in Our Hearts) (the Labbies)
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