wayneL
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The confusion about 'your' and 'you're' continues.
Is it so hard to remember that 'your' refers to what belongs to you, and 'you're' is a contraction of 'you are'???
There's another strange misuse, common to both journalists and politicians, ie saying 'understated' when they mean 'overstated'.
eg If they're talking about a really significant problem, they often say "our concern about this cannot be understated." No. If you are really worried about it, then your concerns cannot be overstated, i.e. there are no words which can emphasise too much the gravity of the problem.
Seems that people just don't stop to think about what they're saying at times.
With respect to which of the issues I mentioned? And how?Freudian slip...........
With respect to which of the issues I mentioned? And how?
Maybe not the right thread but this certainly annoys me...
Strewth! Aussie workers told to cut the slang
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national-new...ng/story-fncynjr2-1226694726246#ixzz2bbkp9h3u
I hate the way that Australia has to fit in with migrants when it should be the other way round!
With respect to which of the issues I mentioned? And how?
Julia, I read Wayne's comment - and smirked in appreciation - as implying that politicians rarely make truly important statements. So it's quite appropriate, albeit a Freudian slip on their part, when they say a point they're considering important can't be enough understated.
At peril of repeating myself: I prefer as small a Government as possible. One that treats its citizens as mature adults, able to make their own decisions; not like children that have to be told what to do and how to do it every step of the way. With such freedom comes responsibility of Self for any and all consequences. And that principle can never be overstated.
Maybe not the right thread but this certainly annoys me...
Strewth! Aussie workers told to cut the slang
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national-new...ng/story-fncynjr2-1226694726246#ixzz2bbkp9h3u
I hate the way that Australia has to fit in with migrants when it should be the other way round!
+1. Here's one organisation to which, if Tony Abbott is elected, I hope he will chop the funding.Our taxes paid for this.
More of Stephen Fry on language ...
The over-use of adjectives like "amazing".
Why is there such a tendency, mostly amongst people under 30, to use superlatives in inappropriate contexts?
It means that when we really want to describe something as absolutely astonishing, there's no suitable word left.
I'm sure others can come up with similar examples.
Awesome ...
The over-use of adjectives like "amazing".
Why is there such a tendency, mostly amongst people under 30, to use superlatives in inappropriate contexts?
It means that when we really want to describe something as absolutely astonishing, there's no suitable word left.
I'm sure others can come up with similar examples.
If I hear "aksed", "preforming", "preformance" or "fings" at work much more, I swear I shall be in the news for murder. I have noticed just the last couple of months how many people say these words incorrectly. All I need is for someone to "be aksed to preform a couple of fings...".
Younger generation?
Surprisingly no. More are closer to our age (& older). eldest couple are mid-50s.
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