It is Definitely not Definately

**hospitaller** · 23rd September 08, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by slohairt

Mispronunciation is also funny. My wife and I went to a restaurant the other day and the waitress asked if we would like some "anti-jee-toes" for an appetizer. I almost choked on my drink! I had to be restrained from replying, "Sounds great! Make sure you put lots of jall-a-pen-oes on them!"

Right pronounciation of course being antoe-he-toes and hal-ah-penyoes

**sydnie7** · 24th September 08, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by hospitaller

Right pronounciation of course being antoe-jee-toes and hal-ah-penyoes

Wandering further off-thread into the arena of pronunciation. . . a decade or so ago, I was in a Mexican restaurant wth a fellow who had recently emigrated from Manchester, UK to Southern California. He and the waiter each spoke English. . . but I had to translate for both of them!

**Tattoo Bradley** · 24th September 08, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by hospitaller

And the problem is?

Far as I know, unless a thread is deleted, any thread is capable of being resurrected by a new member that was not around in 2006, yet wants to contribute to the topic.

And I'd agree, there are several non english speaking members of this forum that may or may not be up to snuff with all the intricacies of english homonyms.

He used the word "suggestion" not "problem." What Todd is obviously trying point out, is that many of those who posted in this (including the original poster) are not or are rarely around these days. So, to "reply" to their thoughts may be somewhat in vain. Not a problem, just something to consider.

**macwilkin** · 24th September 08, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by Tattoo Bradley

He used the word "suggestion" not "problem." What Todd is obviously trying point out, is that many of those who posted in this (including the original poster) are not or are rarely around these days. So, to "reply" to their thoughts may be somewhat in vain. Not a problem, just something to consider.

Originally Posted by hospitaller

And the problem is?

Far as I know, unless a thread is deleted, any thread is capable of being resurrected by a new member that was not around in 2006, yet wants to contribute to the topic.

And I'd agree, there are several non english speaking members of this forum that may or may not be up to snuff with all the intricacies of english homonyms.

Hector,

I guess you didn't see those two smilies I put at the end of my post, did you?

Please do not assume or read too much into the post, as Bradley stated. If there really was a problem, the thread would have been locked.

I guess my attempt at humour failed miserably.

Regards,

Todd

**hospitaller** · 24th September 08, 10:21 AM

i wuz just' sayin'

**macwilkin** · 24th September 08, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by hospitaller

i wuz just' sayin'

No worries.

T.

**Standard** · 27th September 08, 09:08 PM

Well... since this thread has been brought back to life I'll chime in with my pet peeves also. Their/They're and Its/It's are my two hangups. There is a commercial on our local radio station in which the contractor states that they "have products ranging from gravel, sand, river rock and asphalt." From those items to what? Ahhhh

**SteveB** · 27th September 08, 10:24 PM

I will now put in my tuppence.
This forum is very international in its user group. There are a few who write in the English language, and those of us who are writing in the American language. The "English" that I learned in Scotland, is a far different "English" than I learned here in the U.S. I have a lot of respect for the members of this forum who are not in "English" speaking countries, and attempt this linguistic challenge. Realizing that the sentence structure in most of the worlds languages is far different than ours, needs to be taken into consideration before getting heated up about the grammar on anyone's posts.
Off my soapbox now.
Slainte

**Howard Clark** · 28th September 08, 10:19 AM

And beside all that, if someone else's grammar, sentence structure, and spelling are all you have to worry about, you are not paying enough attention to the world around you.

There are FAR more important thing to be upset about.

I like spelling to be correct, and things to be orderly and "right", but it is not all that important, really.

Be happy. Wear a kilt !

**Carolina Kiltman** · 28th September 08, 01:43 PM

I have had a problem all my life with this. . . . I was schooled, up to age 12 by Irish Jesuits. . . . Then into the US Midwest public schools, and three US Universities.

I think I'll quote G. Nathan, the "Times" drama critic. He said at the start of a seminar, that we must keep in mind that writing a bad play is not a hanging offense.

The same can be said about grammar, spelling (all varieties of English) and some really creative mergers of other languages and English. Not to mention different names for the same item (spanner and wrench for example) I too have some pet peeves, sound to my ears like fingernails on a slate chalkboard! I won't post them here.

So let's keep this in the spirit of light hearted fun.