mavrick102000
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So I've been dangerously close to my former behavior of providing grammar corrections on the internet, and in public - not really on TGF.
I've done well for several years, but some Natural born American English speakers are finding new ways to test my filter. Still trying to follow the understanding that even when trying to be helpful you can come off as a dick.
I've been able to look past "For Sell vs. For Sale" for well over a decade without comment, and only an occasional slight twitch.
But the "latest" trend in speech and writing is "These ones." (ex: "Have you seen anything like these ones before?") This is testing my filter.
It's redundant, and the equivalent of saying "this this" or "these these". Rather than directing it at any individual posting content on the interwebz, I thought I would put it here for your personal entertainment.
This is my plea: Natural born American English speakers/writers - un-fuck yourselves. This is only acceptable if you're 8 years old or younger.
While we're at it let's address up-speak because I'm noticing the pattern emerging in other cultures globally - and confusing ESL speakers is not cool. (and I'm on a roll
)
What is up-speak?
It's changing the inflection and pitch of your voice upward in an unnatural way when making a statement that is typically only used as an inflection when one asks a question. It's like a crappier version of Valley girl speak from Moon Unit Zappa in the 80's. But, even during that time, a statement clearly sounded like a statement, and a question a question.
There is only one language on the planet where this upward pitch inflection is natural whether making a statement or asking a question - French.
I noticed this trend about 8-9 years ago, please stop or correct your children. You sound like an idiot to the majority of people on that planet, and picked up this pattern being influenced by 12 y/o Canadian girls, where this trend seems to have originated.
I think that's enough for now.
I've done well for several years, but some Natural born American English speakers are finding new ways to test my filter. Still trying to follow the understanding that even when trying to be helpful you can come off as a dick.
I've been able to look past "For Sell vs. For Sale" for well over a decade without comment, and only an occasional slight twitch.
But the "latest" trend in speech and writing is "These ones." (ex: "Have you seen anything like these ones before?") This is testing my filter.
It's redundant, and the equivalent of saying "this this" or "these these". Rather than directing it at any individual posting content on the interwebz, I thought I would put it here for your personal entertainment.
This is my plea: Natural born American English speakers/writers - un-fuck yourselves. This is only acceptable if you're 8 years old or younger.
While we're at it let's address up-speak because I'm noticing the pattern emerging in other cultures globally - and confusing ESL speakers is not cool. (and I'm on a roll
)What is up-speak?
It's changing the inflection and pitch of your voice upward in an unnatural way when making a statement that is typically only used as an inflection when one asks a question. It's like a crappier version of Valley girl speak from Moon Unit Zappa in the 80's. But, even during that time, a statement clearly sounded like a statement, and a question a question.
There is only one language on the planet where this upward pitch inflection is natural whether making a statement or asking a question - French.
I noticed this trend about 8-9 years ago, please stop or correct your children. You sound like an idiot to the majority of people on that planet, and picked up this pattern being influenced by 12 y/o Canadian girls, where this trend seems to have originated.
I think that's enough for now.
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It's the written sound of the contraction, 'should've.' If you're writing it out as 2 words, it should be "should have."
