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But it isn't inconsistent Larry Send a noteboard - 21/05/2010 01:14:32 AM


I am not disputing that languages change over time (I am not touching that last one), but that does not mean that pointing out the inconsistencies of new developments are invalid.


It has a regular usage pattern and regular semantic understanding and is tied to a specific region that has its own patterns. It seems to come down to which regional variation is assigned more "prestige" than the others. I happen to think that the lack of a specific second-person plural in most of the other English dialects is deplorable, but that's just me
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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definitly. *NM* LadyLorraine - 20/05/2010 03:32:32 PM 201 Views
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this isn't funny for one simple reason LadyLorraine - 20/05/2010 03:36:26 PM 531 Views
"Could care less is" a personal peeve of mine, too. Joel - 20/05/2010 03:43:08 PM 477 Views
Re: "Could care less is" a personal peeve of mine, too. Camilla - 20/05/2010 03:45:40 PM 441 Views
Mine also snoopcester - 20/05/2010 04:08:23 PM 608 Views
So you don't say it like "Ace of Basil"? *NM* Tom - 20/05/2010 04:33:10 PM 196 Views
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American English contains a lot more mistakes than that. Tom - 20/05/2010 03:58:42 PM 486 Views
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Nice one, though I've been guilty of that on occasion. *NM* Legolas - 20/05/2010 10:27:23 PM 226 Views
What a grating accent Larry - 20/05/2010 10:41:38 PM 468 Views
what grammatical conventions? Camilla - 20/05/2010 11:11:10 PM 450 Views
Subjunctive, reflective pronouns, things like that Larry - 20/05/2010 11:26:09 PM 464 Views
His main two points had nothing to do with all that, though... Legolas - 20/05/2010 11:39:28 PM 575 Views
I know. I just merely said I disliked the accent and that the divergent dialects were just that Larry - 20/05/2010 11:59:25 PM 494 Views
How does that apply at all? Camilla - 20/05/2010 11:43:49 PM 470 Views
Different rules for different dialects Larry - 21/05/2010 12:03:31 AM 583 Views
.... dialects? Camilla - 21/05/2010 12:06:03 AM 544 Views
Yes, dialects Larry - 21/05/2010 12:20:09 AM 544 Views
Re: Yes, dialects Camilla - 21/05/2010 12:24:25 AM 430 Views
Perhaps Larry - 21/05/2010 12:54:49 AM 526 Views
Re: Perhaps Camilla - 21/05/2010 12:56:18 AM 457 Views
It really depends Larry - 21/05/2010 01:03:13 AM 635 Views
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But it isn't inconsistent Larry - 21/05/2010 01:14:32 AM 438 Views
Re: But it isn't inconsistent Camilla - 21/05/2010 11:30:55 AM 695 Views
It's not his accent, it's his voice. *NM* Rebekah - 21/05/2010 12:26:18 AM 197 Views
It's both Larry - 21/05/2010 12:54:04 AM 508 Views
Tickling the fort sounds like fun! *NM* Birdeye - 21/05/2010 02:37:03 AM 224 Views
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