[OT] today's random language gripe

[Negative Zero]

ok, this is sort of a rant, so feel free to ignore it at your leisure.

what is this facination that certain people seem to have with the word "noone"? there is no such word in the english language! it's two words for crying out loud! "no" and "one". once or twice and i'd assume it was a typo, heaven knows i make enuff of those. but there just seem to be too many people who just don't seem to get it!

and while i'm at it, what on earth is this fascination on the internet with the interchangable "their", "there" and "they're"??? c'mon people, they all mean different things! learn them! it just ticks me off whenever i see them.

that's it, i'm done. i could go on, but i won't. just wanted to get that off my chest. nothing to see here, keep moving.

~NegZ

 

[wighair]

"i could care less"

Now that really makes me mad! ;-)

 

[Arravis]

I have a gripe with "Their", "There" and "They're"... which consists mostly of: What the heck is wrong with the english language when three words that mean completely different things are all pronounced the same way! Ugh.

Of course, there are my issues with "phone" and "people". Should be pronounced "poe-hoe-nay" and "pee-opal".

English is a mess, but I do generally agree with you though .

 

[johnsemlak]

ok, this is sort of a rant, so feel free to ignore it at your leisure.

what is this facination that certain people seem to have with the word "noone"? there is no such word in the english language! it's two words for crying out loud! "no" and "one". once or twice and i'd assume it was a typo, heaven knows i make enuff of those. but there just seem to be too many people who just don't seem to get it!

and while i'm at it, what on earth is this fascination on the internet with the interchangable "their", "there" and "they're"??? c'mon people, they all mean different things! learn them! it just ticks me off whenever i see them.

that's it, i'm done. i could go on, but i won't. just wanted to get that off my chest. nothing to see here, keep moving.

~NegZ

If you're going to criticize people for their spelling/grammar mistakes, you might consider checking your own spelling and capitalization. I'm not saying I really care, but it would make your argument more meaningful.

 

[Vocenoctum]

"i could care less"

Now that really makes me mad! ;-)

"same difference"
!

my public school education made sure to indoctrinate the difference between the various there's. I understand No One isn't just an extension of Noon. I still mispell "the" more often than anything.

 

[Umbran]

Yeah, Neg. A person who doesn't capitalize the personal pronoun "I", or the first word of a sentence, is hardly in a position to criticize others. Mr. Pot, meet Mr. Kettle

 

[alsih2o]

language is defined by its use.

noone is fine as far as i care. language belongs to the people who use it. however they use it is the right way. any other argument eventuallyt leads us down a road to speaking in "thou" and such, or even back to latin, and whatever came before.

griping about the evolution of language is like griping about the weather evryone does it but noone does anything about it

 

[johnsemlak]

I agree with alsih20 completely

BTW it is hardly unusual in English for a two-word phrase to become one word over time. 'Work force' or 'workforce'?

Since we say someone, anyone and everyone, and nobody, as one word, it actually makes sense to say noone.

 

[Djeta Thernadier]

I am a terrible speller and I hang my head in shame. My gripe is people who spell every last little thing to you over the phone when they want you to take down their info/order/other such thing.

I wrote a rant about these people :

I Can Spell The Word Street! S-T-R-E-E-T!

Read it if you're bored or something...

But my spelling is atrocious, so perhaps I shouldn't judge...

~Sheri

 

[Pielorinho]

language is defined by its use.

Here, here!

For example, it may one day become acceptable to write an entire post without using a single capitalized letter. Much as I hate the idea of that being acceptable, I'll deal with it when that day comes.

Until then, I recognize that what I speak and write is called bourgeoinics, a specific dialect used by the educated class as a means of recognizing one another. 't'aint no better nor worse than any other dialect, necessarily; it's just the one to which I gravitate. Complaining about other folks' language is akin to complaining about how they spice their food. It's a little weird.

Daniel