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- Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:31 pm
- Forum: Etymology
- Topic: I don't want to look stupid, but irregardless I want to know
- Replies: 135
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I don't want to look stupid, but irregardless I want to know
Why is "irregardless" wrong? I hear it used more than "regardless". What is the history of these two word? They have to be linked.
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:28 pm
- Forum: Idioms
- Topic: I'm going to go home and unthaw the meatloaf.
- Replies: 16
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I'm going to go home and unthaw the meatloaf.
I grew up in Maine where unthaw is in regular usage, but everyone makes fun of it. Any ideas? I think it is idiomatic since I suppose the correct spelling would be "un-thaw."
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:25 pm
- Forum: Grammar
- Topic: "Question Tags" they are important, aren't they?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 114503
"Question Tags" they are important, aren't they?
COuld you explain these? In school, I beleive I always got points for for these. There are other languages that that only indicate a question at the end, aren't there?
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:23 pm
- Forum: Idioms
- Topic: "Just kill me now!"
- Replies: 7
- Views: 27593
"Just kill me now!"
Whats the history of "just kill me now"?
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:20 pm
- Forum: Etymology
- Topic: Some thing WICKED this way comes!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 225576
Some thing WICKED this way comes!
I think it is WICKED that fudge ice cream is so WICKED good! Do you get my point? I have lived in a couple parts of America and "wicked" has manny conotaqtions and meaning. In Maine, some thing can be "wicked good!" In Boston, Mass some one can be "wicked!" And in Calif...
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:14 pm
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: What is it with PH & F?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 139781
What is it with PH & F?
Again another example where the invading Normans brought in french that adversly affected the English-Germanic language. Why do we put up with this? Can't w just drop the PH and use the F?
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:12 pm
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: Know why "kn" is used where "n" would su
- Replies: 16
- Views: 81570
Know why "kn" is used where "n" would su
This is a french vs germanic-english thing, but why do we retain the KN. Germany just simplified there grammer & spelling, why can't we just drop the KN?
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:10 am
- Forum: Grammar
- Topic: What is the correct usage of "affect" & "
- Replies: 12
- Views: 34517
What is the correct usage of "affect" & "
Could you please explain to me the correct usage of "affect" & "effect"? I really would like simple rules and perhaps a zippy saying I can remember, like “I before E, except after C.”