Originally posted by TMats: Since you brought it up...
Another example of turning nouns into verbs that probably bothers me too much, “adulting.” Good Lord people, acting like a responsible adult now deserves to be made a verb?!?
Considering how late in life it manifests itself these days (if ever...), I'm in favor of anything that popularizes it.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
March 29, 2020, 02:53 PM
AH.74
Yes, "anymore" is high on the list but did not come immediately to mind.
Others-
I seen it at the store.
I drug it down the driveway.
This broken window needs fixed.
Good lord, it pains me to even type those out.
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March 29, 2020, 02:57 PM
egregore
quote:
This broken window needs fixed.
What's wrong with that?
March 29, 2020, 02:57 PM
Otto Pilot
quote:
Originally posted by Lefty Sig: "I gifted him a magazine." No. "I gave him a magazine." Correct.
Well, sorry, but "to gift" is in fact a verb with about 400 years of history (if not popularity) behind it.
As explained well by Webster, it implies a nuance of WHY something was given as much as the act itself.
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March 29, 2020, 03:00 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Improper grammar due to lack of an education is one thing. The use of improper grammar to appear trendy is quite another.
March 29, 2020, 03:09 PM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by egregore:
quote:
This broken window needs fixed.
What's wrong with that?
I believe it should be either:
"This broken window needs to be fixed" or
"This broken window needs fixing"
With my preference being the first example.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
March 29, 2020, 03:10 PM
PowerSurge
quote:
Originally posted by egregore:
quote:
This broken window needs fixed.
What's wrong with that?
This broken window needs to be (fixed) repaired.
Edit: Three replies for the price of one.
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March 29, 2020, 03:10 PM
AH.74
quote:
Originally posted by egregore:
quote:
This broken window needs fixed.
What's wrong with that?
The window needs TO BE fixed.
Edit- thank you.
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March 29, 2020, 03:22 PM
shikemd
March 29, 2020, 03:34 PM
apprentice
Expecially.
Not sure how much longer it will be before it appears in the dictionary that way. The above pronunciation seems to be taking over.
March 29, 2020, 03:35 PM
V-Tail
quote:
Originally posted by Otto Pilot:
quote:
Originally posted by Lefty Sig: "I gifted him a magazine." No. "I gave him a magazine." Correct.
Well, sorry, but "to gift" is in fact a verb with about 400 years of history (if not popularity) behind it.
As explained well by Webster, it implies a nuance of WHY something was given as much as the act itself.
Correct.
quote:
verb with obj.
give (something) as a gift, especially formally or as a donation or bequest: the company gifted 2,999 shares to a charity.
• present (someone) with a gift or gifts: the director gifted her with a heart-shaped brooch.
• (gift someone with) endow someone with (something): she was gifted with a powerful clairvoyance.
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March 29, 2020, 05:03 PM
bendable
Oh, I see what you mean now.. There were more than a few people back in Arizona that kept saying " borrow me some money" or " I borrowed him money for lunch".
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March 29, 2020, 06:50 PM
clipper1
I'll add to the list here. Saying " all of the sudden" is just wrong. It should be "All of a sudden". It has become commonplace the last couple of years.
March 29, 2020, 06:57 PM
PHPaul
I don't know if it's correct usage or not, but it bugs the shit out of me to hear people say "I'm bored of..." versus "I'm bored with..."
e.g."I'm bored of school"
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
March 29, 2020, 07:08 PM
sigmonkey
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:...
"This broken window needs to be fixed" or
"This broken window needs fixing"...
In Brooklyn this would be correct: "Dis freakin' broken window is freakin' broken, can somma youse fix it already?"
"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב!
March 30, 2020, 09:28 AM
arfmel
quote:
now every day I get an email from some vender that says:
Vendor
March 30, 2020, 11:14 AM
Sig2340
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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles: Please to thank you very much.
Yes. If someone says to you "Thank you" the correct reply is not "Thank you," it is "You are welcome."
Nice is overrated
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March 30, 2020, 11:34 AM
Eponym
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul: I don't know if it's correct usage or not, but it bugs the shit out of me to hear people say
"I'll speak to (some topic)..." versus "I'll speak about..."
March 30, 2020, 11:36 AM
WaterburyBob
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