Open Thread
Need a Hand?
Your Next Project Starts with BrownstonerMost Recent Articles
Need a Hand?
Your Next Project Starts with Brownstoner
I learnt to talk english in the streets.
Rob is a perfect example of what I’m talking about. I’ll bet he writes in that fashion in part because he literally doesn’t know how to write properly. He’s right, it’s not the end of the world. It’s just very unfortunate, in my opinion.
“We all learn to speak by imitating our peers.”
And our parents.
So the language is evolving. Nothing new. Try reading Shakespeare if you doubt me. Or the Canterbury Tales.
“proper grammar really is so last millenium tho. i dont see the big deal. it’s just like accents. binary accents as opposed to lingual ones. it’s not the end of the world cuz someone likes to lol”
Hey Rob;
When you finish translating this statement into English, please post it.
No kid ever learned how to speak in school. We all learn to speak by imitating our peers.
And plenty of my teachers got the “rules of grammar” wrong.
proper grammar really is so last millenium tho. i dont see the big deal. it’s just like accents. binary accents as opposed to lingual ones. it’s not the end of the world cuz someone likes to lol
*r*
I’ll be at the next party wearing third hat from the top:
http://www.linkinn.com/_Funny_Crazy_Hats
Nicotine gum is even better than smoking. Then the stomach ulcers you get from the gum make it easy to quit that.
Dave, thank you so much for clearing that up about the Soho Grand Bar. I was wondering.
Denton, when you were a child, didn’t your drycleaning and other plastic bags come printed with “NOT A TOY. DO NOT USE AROUND PETS OR CHILDREN. CAN CAUSE SUFFOCATION”?
It’s going to be above 14 degrees this weekend. Yay, I want to go shopping!!! I haven’t been since the October meltdown. Actually I got a little head start at lunch buying spring-colored socks at the Gap. I had to show my support for Patrick Robinson.