why do people have such poor grammar?
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Originally Posted by Purple_sky,Jan 26 2005, 05:23 PM
Why annoyed? 
Because they're properly spoken?
Because they're properly spoken?
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Originally Posted by Purple_sky,Jan 26 2005, 04:23 PM
Why annoyed? Because they're properly spoken?
Because they're properly spoken?You've got is improper. Just because AOL does it, correct it does not make.
You have got. Does that make sense? Here's an example.
"You've got a big thumb." Dissect the contraction and it reads as follows.
"You have got a big thumb." That simply is poor grammar. The correct sentence should read, "You have a big thumb."
Doh, Tedow beat me to it.
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It seems like it would limit your marketability. If I were to go to an interview and say "ain't", "that don't make no sense", etc.... I am pretty sure I would not get the job, unless it was bagging groceries (or something like that).
Speaking poorly reflects poorly on the speaker (in my opinion). I don't think a lot of these guys (and gals) have any real game plan for their future, so I guess it really doesn't matter that much.?
Speaking poorly reflects poorly on the speaker (in my opinion). I don't think a lot of these guys (and gals) have any real game plan for their future, so I guess it really doesn't matter that much.?
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Originally Posted by Purple_sky,Jan 26 2005, 05:21 PM
Cuz that's the way they like to speak; much like Ebonics for the southern white folks. I ain't got a prob with it. 
Go look it up. You can also find information under "African American Vernacular English (AAVE)."
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Originally Posted by chrisboiii,Jan 26 2005, 07:48 PM
Perhaps you should be a little less shallow and focus on the substance of what someone is saying rather than how they are saying it.
When I'm dealing with someone for whom English is a second language, none of the above applies. More power to anyone who can get by in two languages.
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Originally Posted by PeaceLove&S2K,Jan 26 2005, 07:23 PM
"You have mail" is prefered to "You have got mail," but "You have got mail" is perfectly acceptable (I was going to post this earlier, but I wanted to be sure, so I came home to look up some references first).
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/inde...?date=20010827
"You got mail" is, AFAIK, incorrect (someone correct me if I got this one wrong).
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/inde...?date=20010827
"You got mail" is, AFAIK, incorrect (someone correct me if I got this one wrong).
Edit: DAMMIT! (sic) You changed your post before I was finished typing!
