Comments on: Done gone and done it http://www.tarkblog.org/general/271 The personal writings of Caleb and Annie Tennis Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:58:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: bartow http://www.tarkblog.org/general/271#comment-608 bartow Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:03:14 +0000 http://www.tarkblog.org/general/271#comment-608 good call on the subjunctive mood. good call on the subjunctive mood.

]]> By: MarkJ http://www.tarkblog.org/general/271#comment-607 MarkJ Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:53:06 +0000 http://www.tarkblog.org/general/271#comment-607 I picked up a number of bad grammatical mannerisms from the South. For example, my father (who is a doctor) uses "might could" instead of "might" or "could." It took me many months to break that one after it was pointed out to me. Also, I think some of the issue with "I seen that..." is just laziness. It's possible they mean to say "I *have* seen that" and they're too lazy (or their parents were too lazy) to include "have" or its shortened version. Finally, I agree with the dialect comment. Gramatically and colloquially correct American English is quite different from its "Queen's English" counterpart. For example, the Brits use "an" in front of any word beginning with "h"; i.e. 'Do you have an headache?' And don't get me started on the misues of Subjunctive! Stupid Clay Aiken - If I *WERE* invisible! I picked up a number of bad grammatical mannerisms from the South. For example, my father (who is a doctor) uses “might could” instead of “might” or “could.” It took me many months to break that one after it was pointed out to me.

Also, I think some of the issue with “I seen that…” is just laziness. It’s possible they mean to say “I *have* seen that” and they’re too lazy (or their parents were too lazy) to include “have” or its shortened version.

Finally, I agree with the dialect comment. Gramatically and colloquially correct American English is quite different from its “Queen’s English” counterpart. For example, the Brits use “an” in front of any word beginning with “h”; i.e. ‘Do you have an headache?’

And don’t get me started on the misues of Subjunctive! Stupid Clay Aiken - If I *WERE* invisible!

]]> By: Keith Casey http://www.tarkblog.org/general/271#comment-605 Keith Casey Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:54:17 +0000 http://www.tarkblog.org/general/271#comment-605 Yes, and here in DC, it's easy to tell when someone is from the Midwest. They say "pop" instead of "soda", "carmel" instead of "caramel" and probably quite a few other things that I haven't detected. In my first few months here, I was volunteering at a local high school and asked where the "pop" machine was. No one had a clue what I was talking about... Yes, and here in DC, it’s easy to tell when someone is from the Midwest. They say “pop” instead of “soda”, “carmel” instead of “caramel” and probably quite a few other things that I haven’t detected.

In my first few months here, I was volunteering at a local high school and asked where the “pop” machine was. No one had a clue what I was talking about…

]]> By: Ben Bryant http://www.tarkblog.org/general/271#comment-604 Ben Bryant Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:53:51 +0000 http://www.tarkblog.org/general/271#comment-604 What blows me away is the people who say "a apple" instead of "an apple." Isn't the correct one easier to say? Anyway, bottom line is you grow up talkin' like you been hearin'. What blows me away is the people who say “a apple” instead of “an apple.” Isn’t the correct one easier to say? Anyway, bottom line is you grow up talkin’ like you been hearin’.

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