>Noticed someone used a term that is a pet peeve of mine. Technically,
the
>term "irregardless" is bad grammar. To be grammatically correct, you can
>use: "irregarding" or "regardless". The "IR" and the "less" cancel each
>other out, kind of a double negative.
Well, its listed in Websters.
Pa
Nobody don't no longer care about good grammar no more.
It bugs me to no end that the ads on TV are full of incorrect grammar. I
suppose they do it so as to appeal to the "common man" or some other such
stupidity.
Exactly how hard is it to use an adverb where it belongs, rather than using
an ad
Dictionaries are simply compendiums of common usage; they are not
authoritative, unless you are playing Scrabble. "Ain't" is in the
dictionary. So what?
Jon
Paul Osborne wrote:
> >Noticed someone used a term that is a pet peeve of mine. Technically,
> the
> >term "irregardless" is bad grammar.
On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 07:12:48 -0400, "Jon Spencer"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Nobody don't no longer care about good grammar no more.
>
> It bugs me to no end that the ads on TV are full of incorrect grammar. I
> suppose they do it so as to appeal to the "common man" or some other such
> stupidi
On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 07:15:22 -0400, "Jon Spencer"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Dictionaries are simply compendiums of common usage; they are not
> authoritative, unless you are playing Scrabble. "Ain't" is in the
> dictionary. So what?
So, to my intense disgust, is "doh!" thanks to "The Simpsons"
At 19:35 10/16/2002 +, Mr Scottwrote:
>Huh? Whatcha mean? Ya mean my ma was right wen she tried to lern me not
>to say things rong? I recall her tellin me "aint aint a word and ya aint
>spossed to be sayin it no more!
>
>I dain't never figger why.
Don't say ain't or your mother will faint a
Jon Spencer:
Dictionaries are simply compendiums of common usage;
they are not authoritative, unless you are playing Scrabble.
"Ain't" is in the dictionary. So what?
___
Yeah, and you can't even use it in Scrabble, 'cause of the
'postrophe.
Larry Jackson
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