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Is it I ( Not is it Me !)....or ........... are there any other people out there ......who hate/s bad grammar ? ------{ perhaps that should be.... "is there ....people" ( sing noun )...but it doesnt sound right.}
it is so prevalent these days especially on the telly. Even news readers say "I was SAT there, or I was STOOD there instead of, what we were all taught at school , i.e. "seated" and "Standing". The BBC announcers are no exception to this either. --- what a dreadful inheritance this is from what was always regarded as the pillar of English excellence.
Perhaps its because so many interfering govt education departments have seen in their wisdom to eradicate all proper grammar from school curricula over so many years. Also when we were greeted with "how are you?" we always said "fine thank you ". where /when did this Americanism crawl in from ? -- " Im good !" Surely this latter was meant to signify how excellent you were at something ......... but certainly not Grammar , it seems .
it is so prevalent these days especially on the telly. Even news readers say "I was SAT there, or I was STOOD there instead of, what we were all taught at school , i.e. "seated" and "Standing". The BBC announcers are no exception to this either. --- what a dreadful inheritance this is from what was always regarded as the pillar of English excellence.
Perhaps its because so many interfering govt education departments have seen in their wisdom to eradicate all proper grammar from school curricula over so many years. Also when we were greeted with "how are you?" we always said "fine thank you ". where /when did this Americanism crawl in from ? -- " Im good !" Surely this latter was meant to signify how excellent you were at something ......... but certainly not Grammar , it seems .
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> Before anyone picks me up on' either', the 'ei' do not come after any letter, so the rule does not apply.
Of course it does! The rule is 'except after c', not 'except after c or at the beginning of the word'... :-)
I have a feeling that there may be some gentle ribbing in the last few posts, Mike... :-)
Of course it does! The rule is 'except after c', not 'except after c or at the beginning of the word'... :-)
I have a feeling that there may be some gentle ribbing in the last few posts, Mike... :-)
He's right, sort of.
'Basic English' is a vastly cut-down version of English which contains only 850 words. At that level, English is one of the easiest languages to learn because e.g. we have no genders of nouns, no informal and formal and, save for a handful, our verbs are generally speaking extremely regular to the extent that you can get by just using the infinitive root. E.g.
Yesterday he no go school
Today he no go school
Tomorrow he no go school
All incorrect, but all comprehensible nonetheless. There are very few languages where things are as easy as that.
HOWEVER, although basic English is one of the easiest languages to learn, English itself is one of the hardest languages to master, especially for non-native speakers...
'Basic English' is a vastly cut-down version of English which contains only 850 words. At that level, English is one of the easiest languages to learn because e.g. we have no genders of nouns, no informal and formal and, save for a handful, our verbs are generally speaking extremely regular to the extent that you can get by just using the infinitive root. E.g.
Yesterday he no go school
Today he no go school
Tomorrow he no go school
All incorrect, but all comprehensible nonetheless. There are very few languages where things are as easy as that.
HOWEVER, although basic English is one of the easiest languages to learn, English itself is one of the hardest languages to master, especially for non-native speakers...
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