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the mojo hobo

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There killing our language
« on: October 14, 2013, 08:36:28 AM »
Every day I read something that shows me that the internet media either doesn't know the language or doesn't care to state things correctly but this takes the cake:

http://www.zdnet.com/lanx-offers-a-glimce-into-its-decision-to-use-virtustream-for-cloud-services-7000021905/

(The misuse of There in the topic title is intentional)

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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2013, 09:02:52 AM »
it's been going on so long i hardly notice anymore. imo they don't care. its become the status quo on the interwebs. sad situation not to be fixed anytime soon. :P
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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2013, 09:13:12 AM »
Don't get me started. Some of my favorites:
The contraction "must've" (must have), which more and more I see written as "must of".
The your / you're dilemma
Butchery of the past tense - Instead of "the strings need to be changed", we have "the strings need changed".
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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2013, 09:43:26 AM »
I commensurate with you two.  :mrgreen:
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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2013, 10:00:16 AM »
Yes, you all have my symphony.

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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2013, 11:00:22 AM »

 On the news everyday "He pleaded not guilty" instead of "he plead not guilty"

Drives me crazy.......
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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2013, 11:34:17 AM »
Yep...we're loosing controls of our language.
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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2013, 12:34:29 PM »
My other favorite - "supposebly"
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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2013, 01:30:38 PM »
I could not care less. Often said incorrectly as I could care less.
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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2013, 02:16:44 PM »
wut U meenz???

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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2013, 02:46:59 PM »
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty

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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2013, 02:49:46 PM »
On the news everyday "He pleaded not guilty" instead of "he plead not guilty"

Drives me crazy.......

Actually pleaded is usually preferred to pled. You'll find it more often in legal writings.

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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2013, 02:51:14 PM »
You know you're in Minnesota when somebody asks you to borrow them something. This long predates the internet.

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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2013, 04:06:35 PM »

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Re: There killing our language
« Reply #14 on: October 14, 2013, 06:09:23 PM »
We are becoming the movie "Idiocracy."

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