Author Topic: Things that are wrong that you knowingly do anyway (Read 2182 times)

Icarus · « **on:** January 04, 2006, 06:08:01 AM »

I've taken to using "anymore" when I mean something like "these days"--at the beginning of a sentence instead of the end, and not necessarily with a negation--because I've heard it around and, for some inexplicable reason, find it charming.

You?

Icarus · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2006, 06:08:51 AM »

Huh. The board tacks the topic description right on the end of the topic, and not under it. Interesting.

pooka · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2006, 07:53:39 AM »

My son thinks the yellow guy in your avatar is pac man.

Where is the line between thinking "anymore" is charming and thinking all lower-case, no punctuation, no paragraph breaks is charming? I guess it boils down to taste.

Icarus · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2006, 09:50:42 AM »

I think there's more to it than that. If a quirkiness does not interfere with the conveying of meaning, then it is benign (and could even be an incidence of language drift). If I say, "Anymore, I find myself posting on Sakeriver more than on Hatrack," you may note the oddity, but you have no difficulty parsing it. People who don't punctuate, don't break paragraphs, and don't use capitals are much harder to understand, I find.

rivka · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2006, 03:37:59 PM »

Uh . . . I had enough difficulty parsing it that I had to refer back to your earlier post to figure out what you meant. *shrug*

Jonathon · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2006, 03:40:48 PM »

Apparently Rivka doesn't speak Hick.

rivka · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2006, 03:44:48 PM »

This is news?

Brinestone · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2006, 07:35:11 PM »

When I'm around people whose usage isn't perfect, I often say "less" where I technically should say "fewer." I feel hoity toity saying "fewer" around them, though.

Icarus · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2006, 08:21:50 PM »

"Fewer" doesn't make me feel that way at all, but sometimes saying I am well does.

rivka · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2006, 09:14:36 PM »

*slightly freaked*

I never noticed before now that the eyes in Ic's avatar move.

IT'S LOOKING AT ME!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!

Ela · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2006, 09:32:05 PM »

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Apparently Rivka doesn't speak Hick.

Apparently I don't, either.

Icarus · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2006, 10:47:55 PM »

*giggle*

You're the first to notice, rivka. They didn't move, before last night. As soon as I figured out how to make an animated GIF, that's the second thing I did. I was wondering how long it would take someone to notice, if I didn't point it out!

rivka · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2006, 11:06:40 PM »

Uh . . . happy to help?

*backs away from avatar*