Yes, it's slang. The same as "fat-shaming," "body-shaming," and so forth.{shrug} My point was that the term "lunch shaming" is not slang. This is not the thread to debate the merits of the concept.
I've never heard that one, but around here it's used as a verb: "If you're not busy later, do you want to go Walmartin'?"
I've never heard that one, but around here it's used as a verb: "If you're not busy later, do you want to go Walmartin'?"
Languages are fascinating stuff. They truly reflect the way we view and process life.Anything has to be better than trying to figure this out.
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Victoria’s “Secrets” is another of my pet peeves. It’s “Secret”—singular.My favorite is when people add an s to a word like "I went to the Walmarts and got me one of those there...."
Yes, it's slang. The same as "fat-shaming," "body-shaming," and so forth.
Yes, I love fragmented sentences.There are some who purposely dismember the English language for fun or to be more interesting, too, ya know...
You mean like Norm Crosby?There are some who purposely dismember the English language for fun or to be more interesting, too, ya know...
Yes, and paid good money to do it.There are some who purposely dismember the English language for fun or to be more interesting, too, ya know...
Victoria’s “Secrets” is another of my pet peeves. It’s “Secret”—singular.
and then some just do it for the heck of it!Yes, and paid good money to do it.
I love this.....I couldn't care a "blank" …..It's 2020 .. so ...
Yeah, grammar Nazi's tickle me, too. Especially when they don't realize how desperate they are to appear smarter than everyone else.Some wonder why more folks don't contribute to this forum. Congratulations, you've probably just scared away a bunch of them. Not everyone is as literate as you all are. But, they can still have interesting stories to tell or ideas to share. I too grimace a little at some errors I see. But, I try to consider that person's background and experience.
I have a pen pal who makes some funny mistakes. But, if I corrected him on them he probably wouldn't be my pen pal. And, I would miss that.
Don
Are you from Texas??Ain't ya got no learnin'?
No. CA. But I like hearing Southern talk.Are you from Texas??
I’m frequently called a grammar Nazi.Yeah, grammar Nazi's tickle me, too. Especially when they don't realize how desperate they are to appear smarter than everyone else.
And, by the way, it's not "literate as you all are." It's "Literate as y'all are."
Ain't ya got no learnin'?
Correcting people's grammar in person would only reach that one person. You do it on a forum because you are well aware that you are correcting many people's grammar & telling many people how smart you are.I’m frequently called a grammar Nazi.
If I were desperate to appear smarter than anyone else there are so many other, faster ways to accomplish that.
I don’t ever correct anyone’s grammar, punctuation or word usage in person. Stopped doing that once my kids reached adulthood and it was no longer my job. I DO comment on seen or heard irregularities from strangers and complain about them because they’re pet peeves.
I know you can understand that @win231 because you also do your share of complaining about others’ choices too which tells me that you, like the rest of we flawed and imperfect humans, also have pet peeves.