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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Hawkmoon on June 09, 2018, 09:25:26 PM
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Well, to most of you it's minor. To me it's like a Chinese water torture -- it just keeps irritating me until I want to explode on some idiot copy editor.
To what am I referring? A word: "gonna." I'm seeing it more and more in print these days. The problem is, of course, that it's NOT a word. It's a mish-mash of letters representing how some people slur the two words "going to." And I am now forced to the conclusion that a great many so-called "journalists" today actually don't know that it's two words. so when they hear a person saying "going to" they hear "gonna" -- so that's what they write, and that's what makes it into print and onto the Internet.
And it bugs the carp out of me.
Thank you. [/rant]
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And it bugs the carp out of me.
I'm a gonna say you coulda just wrote crap instead of carp. :)
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Yup, there's a bad strain of gonnarhea going around.
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He's picking on and up my writing! I say "gonna" in casual conversation and sometimes in text when I type like I talk saying "y'all", "ya", etc. I also type "carp" VS "crap" in deference to some of the thinner skinned. What gets my goat? "Fitinta" instead of "Fixing ta" instead of "fixing to." :old:
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I'm gonna take your complaint under advisement. >:D
:angel:
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Irregardless of you grammar Nazis, I'm gonna keep using contractions, official or otherwise.
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Irregardless of you grammar Nazis, I'm gonna keep using contractions, official or otherwise.
Should be "disunirregardless."
Watsamatta f' you?
I use spoken corruptions a lot to make my junk more folksy and hopefully, more readable..
Sorry if that bothers you, but just like I'm starting to get used to a lot of irritating errors and other stuff sneaking into the language (like "irregardless") and becoming commonplace, I reckon OP orta just get used to "gonna." (OP = "Original Poster.")
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Noone cares less then me.
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I'm gonna hafta recommend you seek some counseling to help with your sensitivity to bad grammar.
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I just want to know the OP's feelings on people who write "moar" instead of "more". >:D
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I'm gonna hafta recommend you seek some counseling to help with your sensitivity to bad grammar.
LEAVE MY GRANDPARENT OUT OF THIS!
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I just want to know the OP's feelings on people who write "moar" instead of "more". >:D
It's called "going with the flow." I thought it was a rule that every member of this site had to use "moar" at least one time within every calendar quarter.
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It's called "going with the flow." I thought it was a rule that every member of this site had to use "moar" at least one time within every calendar quarter.
I'm gonna hafta see if that's in the charter.
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I know, I know .. "coulda, woulda, shoulda."
It's a losing battle anyway. Someone will say "could've" or "should've," and more likely than not it will be reported as "could of" or "should of" rather than the correct "could have" or "should have."
God save the poor fool (thank you, Mr. T) who tries to be sophisticated and uses the French word "Voila!" That now invariably makes it into print or on screen as "Walla!"
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Well, to most of you it's minor. To me it's like a Chinese water torture -- it just keeps irritating me until I want to explode on some idiot copy editor.
To what am I referring? A word: "gonna." I'm seeing it more and more in print these days. The problem is, of course, that it's NOT a word. It's a mish-mash of letters representing how some people slur the two words "going to." And I am now forced to the conclusion that a great many so-called "journalists" today actually don't know that it's two words. so when they hear a person saying "going to" they hear "gonna" -- so that's what they write, and that's what makes it into print and onto the Internet.
And it bugs the carp out of me.
Thank you. [/rant]
I will sometimes write like this, when my intent is to imitate (for whatever reason) that colloquial style of speech.
Mark Twain did that too.
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On a semi-serious tangent: I have a few different writing styles. You would (obviously, I hope) never see me use "gonna" or "coulda" in say, reports I used to write at my old job. I took the time to write them out, print them, and red pen them before submitting. Similar, but less stringent checks with emails that were widely distributed or going to other than coworkers with whom I closely collaborated ("Hey, you wanna go to lunch?" is perfectly acceptable to coworkers/friends).
When I write stuff on APS, I write in a style that is similar to how I talk with a group of friends. I consider this a "virtual" neighborhood street corner or garage where the guys (and gals) get together. I wouldn't use "gonna" in a formal talk or presentation, but I certainly use it, and a host of other contractions and slang when informally talking to the guys. Ain't nothin' wrong with that, IMO.
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Perzackly what Ben said.
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... or, as the HR lady says, "Know your audience". >:D
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... or, as the HR lady says, "Know your audience". >:D
In the Biblical sense? Kinky...
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Yin'z are purty pricky about langwidge.
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I ain't gonna loose sweat over it, irregardless...
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I ain't gonna loose sweat over it, irregardless...
However, you are likely to fail Expository Writing 101 ...
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I've won awards and commendations for my expository writing.
It's part of what I do for a living.
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I've won awards and commendations for my expository writing.
It's part of what I do for a living.
You're preaching to the choir, Mate. Been there, done that. (But they didn't give me a tee shirt.)
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You're preaching to the choir, Mate. Been there, done that. (But they didn't give me a tee shirt.)
I thought you did suppository writing...
"Insert deeply into rectum..."
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Medical advice on this...
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Medical advice on this...
That's gonna be a shocking experience.
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I agree with Hawkmoon, we should right more good. It aint hard.
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That's gonna be a shocking experience.
Hopefully she trims those nails first!
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... or, as the HR lady says, "Know your audience". >:D
In the Biblical sense? Kinky...
Or as my Chief Pilot told us during the last recurrent class, "Stop touching people."
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Another perfect example of why one should keep one's pet peeves to one's self. :rofl: :rofl:
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Another perfect example of why one should keep one's pet peeves to one's self. :rofl: :rofl:
But I like my peeve! My peeve is a special peeve! If you can't see that my peeve is more special than your peeve then you must be a sexistnaziracist.
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Or as my Chief Pilot told us during the last recurrent class, "Stop touching people."
https://ntknetwork.com/bill-clinton-norms-of-what-you-can-do-to-someone-against-their-will-has-changed/ (https://ntknetwork.com/bill-clinton-norms-of-what-you-can-do-to-someone-against-their-will-has-changed/)
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He's picking on and up my writing! I say "gonna" in casual conversation and sometimes in text when I type like I talk saying "y'all", "ya", etc. I also type "carp" VS "crap" in deference to some of the thinner skinned. What gets my goat? "Fitinta" instead of "Fixing ta" instead of "fixing to." :old:
I have a gazinta complex. Any time I have two mechanical objects, I wonder if one gazinta the other and I try to fit them together.
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I have a gazinta complex. Any time I have two mechanical objects, I wonder if one gazinta the other and I try to fit them together.
Your gonna be alot of fun at the next sex-bot convention.
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gazinta is a mathematical term, you know, 3 gazinta 12 4 times!