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[Josie]

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Oh @leashedForLife you are starting a dangerous debate here! I’ve read some of your posts and I must say I could comment on some of your grammar to!

 

[arealhuman]

That's a great link @leashedForLife - I have real problems wiv da grammer they uses. The one that gets me the most is using "of" instead of "have". For example, "I must of forgotton it". NO! "I must've forgotten it", as in "I must have forgotten it". Red rag to a bull when I see that!

Anyway, back on topic

 

[leashedForLife]

Oh, @leashedForLife, you are starting a dangerous debate, here!
I’ve read some of your posts, and I must say, I could comment on some of your grammar, too!

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Absolutely! Fire away... nothing & no-one is sacred.

BTW, i don't use "U" merely for convenience or brevity.
I've been irked ever since i discovered, in my early teens, that English lacks a polite form of You - as in Sie [auf Deutsche] vs Du, & in many other languages. The capitalized form is a poor stand-in, but it feels more apropos when i refer to folks i've never met, or to humanity in general.

Back on topic...

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[leashedForLife]

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a bevy of bicyclists...

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[Sezzy]

Crabs

 

[JudyN]

English lacks a polite form of You

Then again, maybe it lacks an impolite form

 

[leashedForLife]

Then again, maybe it lacks an impolite form

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I'd say, "hey, you!" is the impolite form.
The polite form is formal - the "everyday" usage is for friends & family - or at least, known acquaintances.

It's like the transition from Ms / Mr So-&-so, to using given names.
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[JudyN]

But then 'Pleased to meet you' is formal and polite. We're not lacking a word, we have a multi-purpose word and don't need the equivalent of the French 'tu'/'vous'.

But anyway... a dromedary.

 

[Sezzy]

But anyway... a dromedary

Had to Google that!

Egg fried rice all stuck in the carpet

 

[Sezzy]

Frogs

 

[doggie1]

Galling, sanctimonious dog owners.

 

[Sezzy]

Hermits

 

[leashedForLife]

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ichneumon wasps.

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[Sezzy]

Jumbo jet

 

[Sezzy]

Kelp

 

[leashedForLife]

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Loch Ness monsters...


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[Josie]

Mushrooms - yuck!

 

[Sezzy]

Ninja turtles

 

[Josie]

Octopus

 

[leashedForLife]

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peacocks! - they yell like Siamese cats.

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