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SpiritofSteel
Posts : 351 Join date : 2009-04-07
Characters CLASS: CHUKLES HP: (69/69) Tribe: Steelie
| Subject: Most misused English words Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:10 pm | |
| This isn't my homework or anything but I do have a questions regarding a few grammar problems, who knows it might get you a better grade on your next report?
Anyways here's my issue: I know how to use the most commonly misused words such as "its" and "it's" and "your" and "you're" but my biggest problem lies in "of" and "have".
Example:
I should have done my homework.
I should of done my homework.
Which one of the above is right? And in what condition should those two words be used? | |
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Lukyhawk
Posts : 686 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 29 Location : fat camp
Characters CLASS: Fatass HP: (69/69) Tribe: Steelie
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:15 pm | |
| "I should have done my work" is the correct usage. I should "of" done my homework is never used when speaking corectly. It's just that when people speak they don't speak like how they write. Nobody says "I should have" They always say "I should've" Which is the way to say should have, but it sounds like should of. | |
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SpiritofSteel
Posts : 351 Join date : 2009-04-07
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| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:20 pm | |
| So the phrase "should of" should NEVER exist? | |
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Lukyhawk
Posts : 686 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 29 Location : fat camp
Characters CLASS: Fatass HP: (69/69) Tribe: Steelie
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:22 pm | |
| not that I know of, no. I mean, there might be some obscure sentence that some Ph.D proffesor could tell you but I'm like 99.9% sure that it doesn't exist. | |
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ExDarkrai
Posts : 319 Join date : 2009-04-08 Age : 30 Location : Darwen
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:22 pm | |
| Whoa.
I thought "Should of" WAS the grammatically correct term. I'm gonna have to study up my English grammar a little more. :scratch: | |
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Lukyhawk
Posts : 686 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 29 Location : fat camp
Characters CLASS: Fatass HP: (69/69) Tribe: Steelie
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:23 pm | |
| yeah, should've is a contraction. It stands for should have. However when you say it it sounds like you're saying should of. | |
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Khemria
Posts : 16 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 29 Location : New York
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:04 pm | |
| Actually, it's grammatically incorrect to contract "have". Should've is not a correct contraction. That's just how people speak. | |
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Lukyhawk
Posts : 686 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 29 Location : fat camp
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| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:05 pm | |
| are you sure? Cause I've heard should've used many times by my own english teachers :shock: | |
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Lukyhawk
Posts : 686 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 29 Location : fat camp
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| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:06 pm | |
| yeah I just looked it up, should've is definitely a proper contraction. | |
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StebenL
Posts : 736 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 31 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:26 pm | |
| When I type+narrate I type/talk with contractions, usually like talking to a friend or a teacher I always seems to say things out, like, "You are", "I will", "Can not" and etc. | |
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Khemria
Posts : 16 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 29 Location : New York
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:29 pm | |
| If you're going to contract "have", " 've" would be the way to do it, but it's not proper English to contract "have" in the first place. People just mush the word in when speaking. | |
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SpiritofSteel
Posts : 351 Join date : 2009-04-07
Characters CLASS: CHUKLES HP: (69/69) Tribe: Steelie
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:45 pm | |
| Let me put this in idiot term.
Should have = good.
Should of = bad
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Lukyhawk
Posts : 686 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 29 Location : fat camp
Characters CLASS: Fatass HP: (69/69) Tribe: Steelie
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:38 am | |
| - SpiritofSteel wrote:
- Let me put this in idiot term.
Should have = good.
Should of = bad
??? exactly lol | |
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frb4
Posts : 208 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 30 Location : Crown Point, Indana
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:06 pm | |
| Then there is the spelling of "color"
I am pretty sure in the U.K, it is spelled "Colour" but in America, its spelled "Color"
Which one would be right? | |
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ExDarkrai
Posts : 319 Join date : 2009-04-08 Age : 30 Location : Darwen
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:13 pm | |
| Well frb4 they're BOTH right, in there respected countries.
I think of american and english, like two different accents, if you get what i mean. Like in one part of England someone will say a word (Like stairs for example) in one way and in another part of England they'll say it a different way just like U.K spell "center" like "centre" and America spell "centre" like "center"
Soon though we'll just start copying the Americans again and spell "colour" like "color" I mean did you know the PROPER spelling for Jail in England is Gaol? | |
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frb4
Posts : 208 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 30 Location : Crown Point, Indana
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:27 pm | |
| - ExDarkrai wrote:
- Well frb4 they're BOTH right, in there respected countries.
I think of american and english, like two different accents, if you get what i mean. Like in one part of England someone will say a word (Like stairs for example) in one way and in another part of England they'll say it a different way just like U.K spell "center" like "centre" and America spell "centre" like "center"
Soon though we'll just start copying the Americans again and spell "colour" like "color" I mean did you know the PROPER spelling for Jail in England is Gaol? What? Are you serious?!? | |
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Findowsâˇ
Posts : 569 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 33 Location : Virginia
Characters CLASS: Good Guy HP: (69/69) Tribe: Steelie
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:41 pm | |
| Lol that's pretty cool, but yea I think you the English shouldn't copy us, bad things might happen. | |
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ExDarkrai
Posts : 319 Join date : 2009-04-08 Age : 30 Location : Darwen
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:10 am | |
| - frb4 wrote:
- ExDarkrai wrote:
- Well frb4 they're BOTH right, in there respected countries.
I think of american and english, like two different accents, if you get what i mean. Like in one part of England someone will say a word (Like stairs for example) in one way and in another part of England they'll say it a different way just like U.K spell "center" like "centre" and America spell "centre" like "center"
Soon though we'll just start copying the Americans again and spell "colour" like "color" I mean did you know the PROPER spelling for Jail in England is Gaol?
What? Are you serious?!? Deadly serious, not even joking. It was quite a while ago when it was spelt like that thought, but still. I found it in a book I was reading and I was like "What the hell is that?" and my english teacher said it was the english spelling of jail. And it made sense in my book so I believed him. | |
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frb4
Posts : 208 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 30 Location : Crown Point, Indana
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:41 am | |
| - ExDarkrai wrote:
- frb4 wrote:
- ExDarkrai wrote:
- Well frb4 they're BOTH right, in there respected countries.
I think of american and english, like two different accents, if you get what i mean. Like in one part of England someone will say a word (Like stairs for example) in one way and in another part of England they'll say it a different way just like U.K spell "center" like "centre" and America spell "centre" like "center"
Soon though we'll just start copying the Americans again and spell "colour" like "color" I mean did you know the PROPER spelling for Jail in England is Gaol?
What? Are you serious?!? Deadly serious, not even joking.
It was quite a while ago when it was spelt like that thought, but still. I found it in a book I was reading and I was like "What the hell is that?" and my english teacher said it was the english spelling of jail. And it made sense in my book so I believed him. That's so weird lol | |
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Kipper
Posts : 45 Join date : 2009-04-08 Age : 33 Location : Canada :D
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:19 pm | |
| Hey! Don't be forgetting Canada, eh?
We spell it like colour and favourite and stuff. I think the usage is going down though, thanks to those accursed spell checkers claiming "colour" isn't a word. D:< | |
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StebenL
Posts : 736 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 31 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:00 pm | |
| Most spell checkers only know the American version :\ | |
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ExDarkrai
Posts : 319 Join date : 2009-04-08 Age : 30 Location : Darwen
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:34 pm | |
| In england all spell checkers don't know "Color" | |
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ChocolateRain
Posts : 60 Join date : 2009-04-08 Age : 27 Location : Under ma bed
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:43 pm | |
| OMG REALLY! well, COLOUR is the way the english spell it. So I suppose that they don't use the color spelling anymore :/ | |
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Brisingr
Posts : 32 Join date : 2009-04-19 Age : 35 Location : Portugal, Europe
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed May 20, 2009 11:26 am | |
| Your language is hard enough to get... and then with like rap and all that crap (like "gonna" or whatever) it just gets super hard to non native speakers like me. Even if my own language is also impossible | |
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brawler1235
Posts : 1362 Join date : 2009-05-09 Age : 28 Location : CT bitch
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Mon May 25, 2009 8:32 am | |
| It's also pretty weird when people use double negatives without even realizing it.
Example: " Yo man, WTF are you doin' here!?!? You ain't got none buisiness in these parts!" | |
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StebenL
Posts : 736 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 31 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Thu May 28, 2009 8:27 am | |
| - brawler1235 wrote:
- It's also pretty weird when people use double negatives without even realizing it.
Example: " Yo man, WTF are you doin' here!?!? You ain't got none buisiness in these parts!" I constantly correct people for that, especially people that hate me, it makes them even more mad. | |
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Roboto
Posts : 78 Join date : 2009-05-01 Age : 29
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Fri May 29, 2009 12:09 am | |
| I blame rap music. That shit it slowing sinking into the minds of those hot blonde chicks. | |
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StebenL
Posts : 736 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 31 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Fri May 29, 2009 12:11 am | |
| I used to listen to rap, until I realized I was white. | |
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Iron Raiden
Posts : 590 Join date : 2009-04-15 Age : 30 Location : North West England
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Fri May 29, 2009 9:45 am | |
| - StebenL wrote:
- I used to listen to rap, until I realized I was white.
:lol!: I've never liked rap. It makes me angry. | |
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Chillax
Posts : 196 Join date : 2009-05-20 Age : 91 Location : Location, Location.
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:22 pm | |
| I hate it when people use "then" instead of "than". For example,
I am better then you :(
I am better than you :) | |
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IceWave44
Posts : 28 Join date : 2009-05-09 Location : In the USA
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:17 pm | |
| - frb4 wrote:
- Then there is the spelling of "color"
I am pretty sure in the U.K, it is spelled "Colour" but in America, its spelled "Color"
Which one would be right? The UK spelling used to confuse me when I was young | |
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brawler1235
Posts : 1362 Join date : 2009-05-09 Age : 28 Location : CT bitch
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:47 pm | |
| Also, UK pronunciations are different too. They have emphasis on the CH part of schedule and they say tuesday like CHuseday. They also say patAto with emphasis on the second a and same thing with tomato. | |
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IceWave44
Posts : 28 Join date : 2009-05-09 Location : In the USA
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:41 am | |
| - brawler1235 wrote:
- Also, UK pronunciations are different too. They have emphasis on the CH part of schedule and they say tuesday like CHuseday. They also say patAto with emphasis on the second a and same thing with tomato.
Also something that used to confuse me | |
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StebenL
Posts : 736 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 31 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:53 am | |
| - Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- I used to listen to rap, until I realized I was white.
:lol!: I've never liked rap. It makes me angry. I'm being serious >_>. I went through a year without knowing I was white. | |
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Iron Raiden
Posts : 590 Join date : 2009-04-15 Age : 30 Location : North West England
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:22 am | |
| - StebenL wrote:
- Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- I used to listen to rap, until I realized I was white.
:lol!: I've never liked rap. It makes me angry. I'm being serious >_>. I went through a year without knowing I was white. One question. How? OK, two questions. Do you not own a mirror? - brawler1235 wrote:
- Also, UK pronunciations are different too. They have emphasis on the CH part of schedule and they say tuesday like CHuseday. They also say patAto with emphasis on the second a and same thing with tomato.
Yeah, we do pronounce things differently. But we were watching this YouTube video in science today narrated by an American, and whenever he said algae, he said the 'g' as more of a 'j'. Is that the common pronunciation over there? Cause here it's al gae. | |
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StebenL
Posts : 736 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 31 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:24 am | |
| - Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- I used to listen to rap, until I realized I was white.
:lol!: I've never liked rap. It makes me angry. I'm being serious >_>. I went through a year without knowing I was white. One question. How? OK, two questions. Do you not own a mirror?
I do own a mirror, and it's because of the music I was listening to. I thought I was such a gangster back in the 7th grade, as soon as 8th hit I started listening to rock. Before rap I listened to no music what-so-ever. | |
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Iron Raiden
Posts : 590 Join date : 2009-04-15 Age : 30 Location : North West England
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:26 am | |
| - StebenL wrote:
- Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- I used to listen to rap, until I realized I was white.
:lol!: I've never liked rap. It makes me angry. I'm being serious >_>. I went through a year without knowing I was white. One question. How? OK, two questions. Do you not own a mirror?
I do own a mirror, and it's because of the music I was listening to. I thought I was such a gangster back in the 7th grade, as soon as 8th hit I started listening to rock. Before rap I listened to no music what-so-ever. That's both funny, and a little strange. I've never been so influenced by music that I've tried to be something else. At least I don't think I have. | |
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StebenL
Posts : 736 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 31 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:27 am | |
| - Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- I used to listen to rap, until I realized I was white.
:lol!: I've never liked rap. It makes me angry. I'm being serious >_>. I went through a year without knowing I was white. One question. How? OK, two questions. Do you not own a mirror?
I do own a mirror, and it's because of the music I was listening to. I thought I was such a gangster back in the 7th grade, as soon as 8th hit I started listening to rock. Before rap I listened to no music what-so-ever. That's both funny, and a little strange. I've never been so influenced by music that I've tried to be something else. At least I don't think I have. It was the influence of my sister as well :\ | |
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Iron Raiden
Posts : 590 Join date : 2009-04-15 Age : 30 Location : North West England
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:29 am | |
| - StebenL wrote:
- Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- I used to listen to rap, until I realized I was white.
:lol!: I've never liked rap. It makes me angry. I'm being serious >_>. I went through a year without knowing I was white. One question. How? OK, two questions. Do you not own a mirror?
I do own a mirror, and it's because of the music I was listening to. I thought I was such a gangster back in the 7th grade, as soon as 8th hit I started listening to rock. Before rap I listened to no music what-so-ever. That's both funny, and a little strange. I've never been so influenced by music that I've tried to be something else. At least I don't think I have. It was the influence of my sister as well :\ Was she a gangster-ess? Sisters... I wish I didn't have any >_> | |
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StebenL
Posts : 736 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 31 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:34 am | |
| - Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- Iron Raiden wrote:
- StebenL wrote:
- I used to listen to rap, until I realized I was white.
:lol!: I've never liked rap. It makes me angry. I'm being serious >_>. I went through a year without knowing I was white. One question. How? OK, two questions. Do you not own a mirror?
I do own a mirror, and it's because of the music I was listening to. I thought I was such a gangster back in the 7th grade, as soon as 8th hit I started listening to rock. Before rap I listened to no music what-so-ever. That's both funny, and a little strange. I've never been so influenced by music that I've tried to be something else. At least I don't think I have. It was the influence of my sister as well :\ Was she a gangster-ess? Sisters... I wish I didn't have any >_> I have one sister, she got me into rap, then one day she was listening to rock, and after that I never listened to rap again | |
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MunchingOrange
Posts : 352 Join date : 2009-04-08 Age : 29 Location : Puerto Rico
Characters CLASS: Wood Elf HP: (9001/9001) Tribe: Steelie
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:30 pm | |
| Tha Inglish Langouge es dificolt tu wrait... | |
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StebenL
Posts : 736 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 31 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:36 pm | |
| - MunchingOrange wrote:
- Tha Inglish Langouge es dificolt tu wrait...
The English language is difficult to... | |
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Lukyhawk
Posts : 686 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 29 Location : fat camp
Characters CLASS: Fatass HP: (69/69) Tribe: Steelie
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:31 am | |
| - StebenL wrote:
- MunchingOrange wrote:
- Tha Inglish Langouge es dificolt tu wrait...
The English language is difficult to... Tambien el idioma de ingles es dificil escribir.... | |
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Lukyhawk
Posts : 686 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 29 Location : fat camp
Characters CLASS: Fatass HP: (69/69) Tribe: Steelie
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:32 am | |
| - MunchingOrange wrote:
- Tha Inglish Langouge es dificolt tu wrait...
just for the record orange, do you speak any spanish? I mean, you live in Puerto Rico and all. I know that's off topic but whatever. | |
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Kayden_Sora
Posts : 13 Join date : 2009-06-02 Age : 27 Location : Somewhere
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:10 am | |
| The Americans copied England. x.x English came from England, hence the name. T^T Americans are just a load of overweight, burger eating idiots. >.< | |
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Iron Raiden
Posts : 590 Join date : 2009-04-15 Age : 30 Location : North West England
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:10 pm | |
| - ch4rg3rs4lyf wrote:
- MunchingOrange wrote:
- Tha Inglish Langouge es dificolt tu wrait...
just for the record orange, do you speak any spanish? I mean, you live in Puerto Rico and all. I know that's off topic but whatever. I know i'm not MunchingOrange, but I speak quite a bit, I'm doing it for GCSE. :D Kayden_Sora, I'm not American, but a lot of people here are so watch what you say - that kind of thing won't help you make friends >_> | |
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Kayden_Sora
Posts : 13 Join date : 2009-06-02 Age : 27 Location : Somewhere
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:11 pm | |
| Oh what a cruel world this is. I'm not here to make friends anyway. People keep saying that WE copied Americans..gr. >.< | |
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Lukyhawk
Posts : 686 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 29 Location : fat camp
Characters CLASS: Fatass HP: (69/69) Tribe: Steelie
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:09 pm | |
| - Kayden_Sora wrote:
- Oh what a cruel world this is. I'm not here to make friends anyway. People keep saying that WE copied Americans..gr. >.<
Nobody over here says that lol. People over here think ok of you guys. In truth, Europeans should be ashamed for how you stereotype us. We never have any hatred back for you guys, we don't hold grudges. After the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, we didn't speak for years but then in WW2 we came and helped you out. The same goes for every country, we've never been against them unless they've done something directly to us. So quite frankly you have no right to go and stereotype my nation like that. It's very disrespectful. Not to mention our economy feeds half the world and our army would be there to defend you against other European nations. Ok I think I'm done lol. But seriously, cut the bs about cheeseburgers, were not ALL fat lol. | |
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SuperNova
Posts : 106 Join date : 2009-04-30
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:22 pm | |
| *Cough* Vietnam*cough*
Anyway, English is hard to learn, but because of Quebec, we have to learn FRENCH! I say: Make them learn English, or ship them all back to france. Good riddance if you ask me. | |
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GGFan
Posts : 3 Join date : 2009-06-10
| Subject: Re: Most misused English words Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:15 pm | |
| As somebody who goes to GameFAQs -- the site with the most blithering idiots besides YouTube -- I've never seen "should of" used. However, I've been told that mixing up you're and your is no big deal because it's a common grammatical mistake. Don't worry though -- I was told this on GameFAQs by an idiot named Hasire. | |
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