I Hate It

[Resurrexi]

If I were your English teacher I would put a big AARGH! on your paper and give you and F.

[Luthien]

[quote name='Resurrexi' post='1752566' date='Jan 16 2009, 01:23 AM']and F.[/quote]



Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[Guest nvzbl]

ope.

[rachael]

[quote name='USAirwaysIHS' post='1752551' date='Jan 15 2009, 11:17 PM']And apparently yous/y'all have never been to a place where they have humour.
[/quote]
nope. we're frigid.

[Guest nvzbl]

hopefully if i ever get to heaven it will be funny there

Edited January 16, 2009 by nvzbl

[princessgianna]

[quote name='nvzbl' post='1752577' date='Jan 15 2009, 10:27 PM']hopefully if i ever get to heaven it will be funny there [/quote]
yea I doubt in heaven would you ever feel bored or sad or emotions that aren't cool

but yea nvzbl c what u r saying

[Guest nvzbl]

cool i thot i was the only that knew what i was saying. lol.

[Luigi]

[quote name='nvzbl' post='1752586' date='Jan 15 2009, 10:32 PM']cool i thot i was the only that knew what i was saying. lol.[/quote]

I hate it when someone write "thot" whey THEY mean "thought" [big cheesy grin].

[Luigi]

[quote name='USAirwaysIHS' post='1752516' date='Jan 15 2009, 09:57 PM']Apparently you've never been to Jersey (yous).
Or the South (do I even need to specify that one?).[/quote]

Actually, it depends on what part of the South to which one is referring (to be hypercorrect) and the social status of those who are expressing the second person pronoun.

In some areas, 'y'all' is both the singular and plural second person pronoun, as well as being both the nominative and the objective case; however, in certain restricted usages, 'y'all' is the second person singular (nominative and objective) but the plural (nominative and objective) is 'all y'all'.

[Tinkerlina]

[quote name='Resurrexi' post='1752475' date='Jan 15 2009, 10:34 PM']someone uses they to refer to a one person. e.g. "If [b]a person[/b] doesn't believe in the divinity of Christ, [b]they [/b]aren't Catholic."

It makes me so mad

[/quote]

Bad grammar is a sin in any religion. -Katie

[Norseman82]

[quote name='nvzbl' post='1752577' date='Jan 15 2009, 10:27 PM']hopefully if i ever get to heaven it will be funny there [/quote]

Funny how...like a clown?

[MithLuin]

I do that all the time. On purpose. I hate he/she, so I will use one if it is clear - "Everyone please pass in her paper," works when all my students are female . But otherwise, if it is a mixed/generic group? Totally use they as a singular.



[And you've left out the unique-to-Pittsburgh 'yins']

Edited January 16, 2009 by MithLuin

[CatherineM]

I may be the only person in Canada that says y'all.