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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
Fixed.
Yes. There is good english (GB), and there is bad english (US). |
yeano
language has always evolved. both versions have their own bastardized offspring, but gangsta rap isn't American English, anyway. Hop on off that anti-American bandwagon, now, cowboy. |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
I'm in denial that there can be more than one form of correct English |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
'form' is singular :o
edit: bah, somebody already got it |
I spent 3 months of my life memorizing grammar rules for the GMATs. Cut me some slack :o :toothless :p |
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| klingklang77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Beat Blog
"Learned" = An adjective to described a well educated person. "The professor is well learned in the subject of grammar".
"Learnt" = A verb to describe learning a certain fact in the past "He learnt that his grammar was incorrect".
However, a little research reveals that, in American English, "learned" is in fact correct to use in both cases.
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexpe...spelling/learnt
Just another example of America changing the rules of the English language to suit themselves. :rolleyes:
It's ironic, some of you Americans in this thread are sticklers for spelling and/or grammar, yet the butcherig of the English language is completely and utterly ingrained in your whole country!
There's probably a whole lot of words you spell incorrectly (anywhere but America anyway) that you don't even know about... |
I see what you are saying, but I am American and I teach ESL in Australia using a British book and 'learned / learnt' are both taught for the past of learn.
Interesting that someone being such a stickler about Americans and how we 'butcher' the English language and complaining about usuage, blah blah has a grammar error in your post. :haha: |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by klingklang77
is taught as both being the past of learn. |
:wtf: |
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| klingklang77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
:wtf: |
I know. It's late, I have been drinking. Forgive me. |
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| Lira |
| And Raptor Jesus said: "Throw the first grammar book, he who has never made a mistake". :D |
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| inconspicuous |
I went to the grocery store to get some stuff today (unrelated: the cereal aisle is like saturday morning programming now. I have no idea wtf any of this stuff is), and on my way out, I overheard this exchange between one of the kids who works there & a manager:
"Hey, are these new carts?"
"Yes."
"Oh. I thought we just had a bunch of carts that I didn't know where they were."
This 'I don't know how to use prepositions, so I'm just going to add a new sentence to this sentence' fad is getting bigger & bigger. l2englash plz. |
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| zoogla |
I thought this thread was about this guy:
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| UWM |
| This bump does not get results. |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
This bump does not get results. |
perhaps. a necessary addition, though. |
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