So what?

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 24 Feb 2016, 12:07

As does almost exactly

Unread post by **qbman1** » 24 Feb 2016, 12:09

We're straying back into the realms of oxymorons here

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 24 Feb 2016, 12:10

We are. But they are irritating ones nonetheless

Unread post by **qbman1** » 24 Feb 2016, 12:12

So what ?

........see what I did there ?!

Unread post by **Ranchi** » 24 Feb 2016, 12:14

Yes, Mervyn there are many like those two examples. Some though do evolve to change their definition. I was always amused when people told me that they had been electrocuted! Some dictionaries now give the meaning of that word as receiving a severe electric shock....or maybe I just got it wrong!

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 24 Feb 2016, 16:36

I heard on the news the other day that someone had been killed after a car accident.

What bad luck is that. A car accident. And after that, killed.

I presume they meant either killed in a car accident, or died after a car accident.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 24 Feb 2016, 16:58

Mervyn and Trish wrote:
I heard on the news the other day that someone had been killed after a car accident.

What bad luck is that. A car accident. And after that, killed.

I presume they meant either killed in a car accident, or died after a car accident.

Not at all ... the newscaster was clearly demonstrating that someone had experienced two cases of bad luck, that of having an accident in the car resulting in damage to the car but also to a second instance of bad luck ... that of being dead.

The order of events regarding the timing of the death is wholly irrelevant .... surely ?

Unread post by **qbman1** » 26 Feb 2016, 11:06

Manoverboard wrote:
Mervyn and Trish wrote:
I heard on the news the other day that someone had been killed after a car accident.

What bad luck is that. A car accident. And after that, killed.

I presume they meant either killed in a car accident, or died after a car accident.
Not at all ... the newscaster was clearly demonstrating that someone had experienced two cases of bad luck, that of having an accident in the car resulting in damage to the car but also to a second instance of bad luck ... that of being dead.

The order of events regarding the timing of the death is wholly irrelevant .... surely ?

You seem to be over thinking this one...!!

Unread post by **Silver_Shiney** » 26 Feb 2016, 13:10

I don't suppose the person involved cares either way...

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 26 Feb 2016, 13:54

But the pedant in me does!

Unread post by **Kendhni** » 27 Feb 2016, 15:02

Personally I blame that kiddies song 'Doe a deer' it has 'So, a needle pulling thread' [sic] if we teach it to the kids what do you expect?

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 27 Feb 2016, 15:41

But who can argue with "Tea a drink with jam and bread", however it is spelled. Or should that be spelt?

Unread post by **Silver_Shiney** » 28 Feb 2016, 09:02

Hammers and Rogerstein have a lot to answer for...

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 28 Feb 2016, 11:26

Deffo .

Unread post by **qbman1** » 29 Feb 2016, 11:43

I confess I had not really bothered about the current vogue for beginning a sentence with "So" before we flagged this up but I have noticed it happens an awful lot and it is beginning to grate on me too. There was an interviewee on BBC Breakfast this morning who was a real "So" aficionado

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 29 Feb 2016, 15:30

Deffo .... just saying

Unread post by **qbman1** » 29 Feb 2016, 15:38

Silver_Shiney wrote:
Hammers and Rogerstein have a lot to answer for...

Not to mention Rev Spooner....or should it be Spev Rooner ?!

29 Feb 2016, 20:09

qbman1 wrote:
I confess I had not really bothered about the current vogue for beginning a sentence with "So" before we flagged this up but I have noticed it happens an awful lot and it is beginning to grate on me too. There was an interviewee on BBC Breakfast this morning who was a real "So" aficionado

Ah, So!

Unread post by **qbman1** » 01 Mar 2016, 10:07

Shouldn't that be "So ah, so" ?

Unread post by **Quizzical Bob** » 01 Mar 2016, 10:38

Not so ancient mariner wrote:
qbman1 wrote:
I confess I had not really bothered about the current vogue for beginning a sentence with "So" before we flagged this up but I have noticed it happens an awful lot and it is beginning to grate on me too. There was an interviewee on BBC Breakfast this morning who was a real "So" aficionado

Ah, So!

I think you've spelt that wrong

Unread post by **Keechy** » 01 Mar 2016, 10:44

One thing that gets my back up is 'gotten'. The only time I've ever heard this in the English language is in 'Ill gotten gains'. Another is the transposition of 'me and 'I' as in:

'That will affect you and I.' Take 'You and' out of of the sentence and it reads ' That will affect I.' Stupid.

OK, hands up that's two things. I could go on...

Unread post by **qbman1** » 01 Mar 2016, 10:50

Best we don't call the apostrophe police in - now that will really get me going so it will !!

Unread post by **Quizzical Bob** » 01 Mar 2016, 13:06

Keechy wrote:
One thing that gets my back up is 'gotten'. The only time I've ever heard this in the English language is in 'Ill gotten gains'. Another is the transposition of 'me and 'I' as in:

'That will affect you and I.' Take 'You and' out of of the sentence and it reads ' That will affect I.' Stupid.

OK, hands up that's two things. I could go on...

North American usage, innit. It was used over here in more historical times.

I am finding that 'myself' has started to replace I and me in many instances.

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 01 Mar 2016, 14:42

And your good self for you.

Unread post by **Ranchi** » 06 Mar 2016, 12:24

'Get -go' as in 'from the get-go'. Never seen or heard it before but have come across it twice in one morning. ( once in an article on Trump & Clinton & once in an article on OJ Simpson.) Presumably it means 'start' which has the benefit of having only five characters and several fewer keyboard strikes to produce in text.

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