Speaking of broken.

A number of years ago I noticed news organizations were using the word "busted" instead of "broken".

I think I noticed it around the time of the Deepwater Horizon disaster and still see it used.

For example:

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"BP has yielded to pressure from the Coast Guard and the media and released a disheartening video of oil and natural gas spewing into the sea from its busted Deepwater Horizon well. "

This just sounds wrong to me.

English is a complex language and it evolves over time. I doubt that anyone uses English correctly all the time. I make more mistakes than I care to admit.

I'm not a specialist in English or communications, yet one of the most important functions of the various jobs in my career has been communicating with others. Communicating with customers, suppliers, fellow employees, and bigwigs up the chain of command. I have seen many people in similar roles.

I guarantee that poor use of English reflects on the speaker/writer, regardless of whether the communication is for business or personal use. The result can be either positive or negative; sometimes a mixture of both.

Some people become irritated when their improper use of English is noted by others. "Grammar Nazi" is a common retort. Most of us here are shooters. Do we reply "accuracy Nazi" when an instructor or range safety officer informs us that we missed a target?

As mentioned above, languages evolve constantly. Among other Englsh trends is the changing pronunciation.

The ones that I find most cringe-worthy are:

The word "Two". The current trendy pronunciation - "Tchiew".

Many words ending with the letters "er" are pronounced "Air". Many words ending with "On" are pronounced "in", such as Houston pronounced as "Houstin".

“me”
As in “Me and Bernie went to Biden’s rally.”
Putting “me” as the start of a sentence marks one as a self serving, entitled idiot that thinks they are the center of the universe. In fact, there’s little doubt the are a gun control, left wing, Elizabeth Warren supporter. Were they to ever fire a .22, they would fall to the floor like a Euro trash professional soccer player. Plus they drive a Subaru with Birkenstock’s

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL
The use of improper grammar to appear trendy is quite another.

I know, right? It’s like those trendy 18th century young women who kept using here, there, and where instead of the proper hither, thither, and whither. Can’t people just leave the language alone already? Imagine how many people Chaucer pissed off vexed.

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL
The use of improper grammar to appear trendy is quite another.[/QUOT


I know, right? It’s like those trendy 18th century young women who kept using here, there, and where instead of the proper hither, thither, and whither. Can’t people just leave the language alone already? Imagine how many people Chaucer pissed off vexed.

"I know, right?

Here we go. qq

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Originally posted by Brazos Dan:

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL
The use of improper grammar to appear trendy is quite another.[/QUOT


I know, right? It’s like those trendy 18th century young women who kept using here, there, and where instead of the proper hither, thither, and whither. Can’t people just leave the language alone already? Imagine how many people Chaucer pissed off vexed.

"I know, right?

Here we go. qq

Methinks that my subtle point about it being young women who typically drive the modification of language may have been a little too subtle for some.

Reading Middle English in college was a real treat!

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This broken window needs fixed.

I thought it was

This broke winder needs fixin....

Sam Jackson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_mDTLphIVY

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Improper grammar due to lack of an education is one thing. The use of improper grammar to appear trendy is quite another.

ZSMICHAEL, Improper Grammer or not, just know that I support who you are. Remember, I’m an ally to your cause.

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:

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Originally posted by Brazos Dan:

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL
The use of improper grammar to appear trendy is quite another.[/QUOT


I know, right? It’s like those trendy 18th century young women who kept using here, there, and where instead of the proper hither, thither, and whither. Can’t people just leave the language alone already? Imagine how many people Chaucer pissed off vexed.

"I know, right?




Here we go. qq

Methinks that my subtle point about it being young women who typically drive the modification of language may have been a little too subtle for some.

Yep. Flew right by me.

Many ads do not properly use "Less" and "Fewer".

"Less calories" (Nope)

"Less taxes" (Also nope)

Tim

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Originally posted by fritz:
English is a complex language and it evolves over time.

I do genealogy work on the side and once in a while find letters written in the 1800's. The sentence structure and vocabulary people used at that time almost makes today's English usage seem child-like.

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Originally posted by HRK:

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This broken window needs fixed.

I thought it was

This broke winder needs fixin....

You mean it's not ' The busted winder needs a'fixin' ?

My father always said "only women are busted"?. The use of busted in newspapers and on news programs bothers me to this day!

Efforting! Who the help started that ridiculous trend? If someone said that to me I'd ask he/she what the HE'LL he/she is talking about?

"I do genealogy work on the side and once in a while find letters written in the 1800's.

The sentence structure and vocabulary people used at that time almost makes today's English usage seem child-like.[/QUOTE]. by Kraquin

My brother has been updating the records of an old cemetery, he has plated over 5000 Graves and digitized them for computer use,

now he is going through very old records, a lot of them on skins and parchment.
The verbiage is really weird ,as a lot of the spelling. Some of the words are not on Google or in a 1960 Webster's dictionary.

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^^^^^^^^^^
Very interesting. Thanks for posting.

Literally no longer means literally anymore. It used to be used to qualify a description as being free of hyperbole or exaggeration. If you substitute 'literally' with its antonyms 'figuratively' or 'virtually' in a sentence, the sentence should still make sense.

Now 'literally' is used so frequently as a general emphasizer, when someone says, "She literally died of embarrassment," or, "He literally ate the whole turkey," I can no longer tell if the statement is supposed to be literal or figurative.