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English language possibly regional or cultural idiom question.

Started by Nephew Twiddleton, November 01, 2013, 01:20:16 AM

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Which one of these do you say?

"On accident"
0 (0%)
"By accident"
11 (57.9%)
"Accidentally." What the fuck is this preposition bullshit?
8 (42.1%)

Total Members Voted: 19

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Quote from: Tiddleywomp Cockletit on November 04, 2013, 04:42:30 AM
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Quote from: Tiddleywomp Cockletit on November 02, 2013, 01:02:50 AM
Now that you brought this up, another one I've been seeing/hearing occasionally in recent years is "bored of" ("I'm bored of my job/marriage/whatever" instead of "I'm bored WITH my job/marriage/whatever"). I mean, it's not even slang or street talk, I don't know WTF it is.

Are the people who get "bored with" stuff the same people who do things "on accident"?  :x

I don't see anything grammatically wrong with "bored of". You wouldn't say you're "tired with" something.

True. Grammatically it seems alright.
It just sounds all wrong to me.  :lol: I never heard it or saw it used in writing until a few years ago.
It makes me think about how the definition of words is subject to change, with popular usage eventually occluding the original meaning.  My pet peeve is the correct usage of "nonplussed".  I guess the same perversion in time applies to grammar?  (I had to take special spelling at school) :lulz:

Looks like it: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/bored-by-of-or-with

I generally don't mind bad grammar, it's just street talk. "Bored of" probably just irks me because it's not street talk, but it's not used in books or anything, either. It's just a weird mutant word that reminds me of people who say "Pee-paw".  :lulz:
Yea, it's a wee bit like what what happens when the canine forgets to lift a leg  :lulz:

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Now I'm getting lost in the site.  :lol: I though "shall" was archaic? I don't think I've ever actually heard anybody say it who wasn't in a period movie. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/shall-or-will
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Quote from: Tiddleywomp Cockletit on November 04, 2013, 05:29:37 AM
Now I'm getting lost in the site.  :lol: I though "shall" was archaic? I don't think I've ever actually heard anybody say it who wasn't in a period movie. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/shall-or-will

I say it all the time.
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Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on November 04, 2013, 02:14:27 PM
Quote from: Tiddleywomp Cockletit on November 04, 2013, 05:29:37 AM
Now I'm getting lost in the site.  :lol: I though "shall" was archaic? I don't think I've ever actually heard anybody say it who wasn't in a period movie. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/shall-or-will

I say it all the time.
Yea, I guess "will" souds more active, and "shall" is more something like future perfect?  Or, the gradual extinction of "tense" in the English language :lulz:

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Maybe it just died out in pockets.
It's not on this list of archaic words, some of which I DO hear occasionally.

Maybe hirley0's been messing with time/space again.  :lulz:
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Quote from: Tiddleywomp Cockletit on November 05, 2013, 04:27:50 PM
Maybe it just died out in pockets.
It's not on this list of archaic words, some of which I DO hear occasionally.

Maybe hirley0's been messing with time/space again.  :lulz:

I hear it sometimes, I think interchangeably with should in questions.
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