"then" vs. "than"

[papilgee4evaeva]

Several posts ago, logic was proclaimed illegal here. You are hereby banned from this thread!

Hey this is getting kind of fun. I though everyone would just tell me to shut up. But it seems as though I'm not the only one who gets slightly irritated by grammar issues. No, I am not perfect. And, yes, I too sometimes intentionally screw up grammar to make a point. But some of the stuff posted here is atrocious!

By defying the proclamation of logic as illegal, I prove just how illogical I am!

 

[Gazman]

Just the other day, I discovered that "nonplussed" is so frequently used incorrectly (by North Americans mostly), that it now can be considered to mean "surprised" and "not at all surprised".

 

[Sav'nBass]

If I may, "ask" and "aks" used to coexist as "standard" in Old English. Now, we have "ask" as the prescribed prestige form, whereas "aks" is now a (rather stigmatized) regional variant.

... or what about if you aks a pacific question ... like.. What did you do for Valentimes day..?-

 

[papilgee4evaeva]

Just the other day, I discovered that "nonplussed" is so frequently used incorrectly (by North Americans mostly), that it now can be considered to mean "surprised" and "not at all surprised".

When I first learned the word back in 6th grade, I was taught that it meant "surprised." How about that...

... or what about if you aks a pacific question ... like.. What did you do for Valentimes day..?-

Myself and my wife had a nice lunch and conversated the whole entire time.

 

[Mark Reccord]

Just the other day, I discovered that "nonplussed" is so frequently used incorrectly (by North Americans mostly), that it now can be considered to mean "surprised" and "not at all surprised".

I'm all for the evolution of language but stuff like this is dumb.

Having the same word defined as meaning opposite things doesn't do anything to make the language more easily understood, in fact it does the opposite. It's a similar thing with "irregardless." Why should we add a word that is effectively a double negative to the lexicon? It's a dumb "word" used by dumb people.

 

[Mark Reccord]

... or what about if you aks a pacific question ... like.. What did you do for Valentimes day..?-

I went to Wal-Mark in Chicargo and sent a valentimes card to my friend in Califonia. (My father in law says all of these things, I keep my mouth shut ).

 

[DwaynieAD]

I wasn't sure you knew what "amenable" meant... Until you followed it up with "nonplussed" - Archer

 

[EricF]

Funniest edit ever!

 

[Richland123]

I don't know if this a regional thing or not but many people here say a made up word "unloosen" to mean loosen. As in, "I unloosened the bolt". That would actually mean you tighten something and if you "UN" loosen it, that would mean that it was loose in the first place.

Another one I can't stand is "Where are you at?" for "Where are you?"

 

[papilgee4evaeva]

I don't know if this a regional thing or not but many people here say a made up word "unloosen" to mean loosen. As in, "I unloosened the bolt". That would actually mean you tighten something and if you "UN" loosen it, that would mean that it was loose in the first place.

Another one I can't stand is "Where are you at?" for "Where are you?"

"Where you at, man?" Sounds weird when you have "are" in there.

 

[Sav'nBass]

Wasn't it a asteroid that caused the distinction of the dinosaurs.. ? (I got that today... )

 

[Downunderwonder]

Nonplussed = distainfully unimpressed or unconvinced as far as I know.

 

[Munjibunga]

Nonplussed = distainfully unimpressed or unconvinced as far as I know.

Nonplussed - confused, at a loss for words

And it's "disdainfully."

 

[Munjibunga]

"You startin' to rassitate me." I love that.

 

[Mister Owl]

Their looser's who should of used than

This is gold.
Laughs were had, thanks.

 

[Avalon]

You guys should check out all of the videos at the Merriam-Webster site.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/index.htm
Not only are a number of these quite enlightening, but some of you may find the 'librarianesque' qualities of the female lexicographers somewhat stimulating. Kory Stamper just happens to be my personal favorite speaker, but Emily Brewster and Peter Sokolowski are no slouches either.

 

[Richland123]

How about....

Hisself for Himself
Theirselves for Themselves
Comfterbal for Comfortable
Innerduce for Introduce

 

[Munjibunga]

How about....

Hisself for Himself
Theirselves for Themselves
Comfterbal for Comfortable
Innerduce for Introduce

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com·fort·able
adjective \ˈkəm(p)(f)-tə(r)-bəl, ˈkəm(p)-fə(r)-tə-bəl, ˈkəm-fə(r)-bəl\

 

[deeptubes]

One of the "best" grammatical errors I've seen: It's better to be pissed off then pissed on.

 

[Richland123]

com·fort·able
adjective \ˈkəm(p)(f)-tə(r)-bəl, ˈkəm(p)-fə(r)-tə-bəl, ˈkəm-fə(r)-bəl\

It morphed into over the years due to mis-pronounciation.