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Post by anniefb on Feb 4, 2016 19:23:41 GMT
"Excuse me while I go to the toilet" makes me want to hurl. I am going to a room -- it's either a restroom (in public) or a bathroom (in a residence) or the ladies' room (anywhere). Not in New Zealand. You might see the occasional 'restroom' sign but people still mostly say 'toilet' or 'loo' I might ask 'where's the bathroom' in a restaurant or if I don't know people well.
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Post by turangaleela on Feb 4, 2016 19:25:42 GMT
Here's one that is killing me on Facebook: Someone posts a cute picture. And a bunch of people respond AWE!!!!!! Dude, there is a big difference between aww and awe. Lol. Awe refers to a sense of wonder or amazement or a sense of being mesmerized or fascinated by something. One is typically said to be in awe of something impressive: "Nan stood in awe of Niagara Falls." Aww is not even really a word, but is the sound we make when we express sympathy or experience a heartwarming moment or see something cute. "Aww, thank you so much for your kind gift." My PSA for the day. THIS. This is the one that kills me, too. Gaaahhhh!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 21:11:35 GMT
That makes even less sense. If you are going to apply the literal/correct words, then the exact same thing applies to the word bathroom as it does to rest room. If someone is going to insist on the most correct term, then if you are going to urinate, then then you are going to use the toilet, therefore you are going "to the toilet" Both of the others are equal euphemisms. No-one is talking about "cultural" differences. The original OP of that statement is complaining that it is incorrect to use the term "bath"room because you aren't having a shower in there. I am pointing out based on her own logic that "rest" room is also wrong as no-one is resting in there either. I made no comment as to what I, or any other Australian calls it. But what if you are going to poop? Or just wash your hands, or apply lipstick? Or gossip with your friend? When I lived in London, I could not bring my self to ask people where the toilet was. It just seemed uncouth, my SIL told me to ask for the Ladies, and I still do that today! Though I sometimes get "looks" and have to ask for the restroom or bathroom in the US. I would say some Rest Rooms do have a place to rest, I have seen it in the US and the UK, can't speak for Australia. They have chairs, and a table. I have seen them in hotels, restaurants, large department stores, and ironically at rest stops on the high way. Well in that case you should ask for the Powder Room Rest rooms we certainly have with comfy chairs and a supply of newspapers..........take a look at this this is what you would call a toilet/ladies room in the UK
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 4, 2016 21:52:38 GMT
The word troubling me today (i.e. wanting to stick a fork in my ear), is the word "mines". It is fine to say, "That pencil is mine.". Please do not say "That pencil is mines" or where is mines? Mine is not a plural word in it's possessive form. If you are talking about land mines, coal mines, etc. then it can be plural. Speaking of plural, you don't need an apostrophe in most cases. It's "there are too many cars on the road." Not "there are too many car's on the road." When did people start doing that and how do we make it stop? ? And then there is the rule of putting the apostrophe after +'s and A's so that it makes it look possessive but it isn't. There are some funky apostrophe rules.
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Post by mom on Feb 4, 2016 21:57:32 GMT
This came across my Facebook feed. Made me think of this thread. Attachments:
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Post by scrappert on Feb 4, 2016 22:02:26 GMT
Here's one that is killing me on Facebook: Someone posts a cute picture. And a bunch of people respond AWE!!!!!! Dude, there is a big difference between aww and awe. Lol. Sorry, I am a big user of awe. When it is a cute baby or puppy, I am in awe of the cuteness!!
I hang my head in shame now. I shall try and correct my usage.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Feb 4, 2016 22:15:30 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 22:23:58 GMT
I seriously wanted to take my DD out of her 5th grade class and home school her when the teacher's vocabulary worksheets mixed up advice/advise, device/devise, affect/effect, insure/ensure, and a few others. She mixed up generations of students in her 45 years of teaching!!!! She argued with me when I pointed it out, so I sent her the highlighted dictionary pages. She still marked my daughter off for using the words correctly. Bitch.
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Post by peano on Feb 4, 2016 23:41:07 GMT
Gah! The sheer number of decorating bloggers who spell mantel, mantle. If you're going to put yourself out there as an authority, at least spell decorating terms correctly.
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Post by AussieMeg on Feb 5, 2016 1:03:49 GMT
Gosh, maybe I should start a thread about some of the slang terms for it here LOL. You mean like: dunny shitter shithouse bog crapper loo I found this article that was written by an American woman now living in Australia and includes the following: The part I've highlighted in red is incorrect. Most homes I've ever lived in or been to have both a bath AND a separate shower, not just expensive houses.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Feb 5, 2016 1:13:53 GMT
But what if you are going to poop? Or just wash your hands, or apply lipstick? Or gossip with your friend? When I lived in London, I could not bring my self to ask people where the toilet was. It just seemed uncouth, my SIL told me to ask for the Ladies, and I still do that today! Though I sometimes get "looks" and have to ask for the restroom or bathroom in the US. I would say some Rest Rooms do have a place to rest, I have seen it in the US and the UK, can't speak for Australia. They have chairs, and a table. I have seen them in hotels, restaurants, large department stores, and ironically at rest stops on the high way. Well in that case you should ask for the Powder Room Rest rooms we certainly have with comfy chairs and a supply of newspapers..........take a look at this this is what you would call a toilet/ladies room in the UK i could rest in there... shoot or even have a cup of tea!
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Post by AllieC on Feb 5, 2016 2:13:30 GMT
Gosh, maybe I should start a thread about some of the slang terms for it here LOL. You mean like: dunny shitter shithouse bog crapper loo I found this article that was written by an American woman now living in Australia and includes the following: The part I've highlighted in red is incorrect. Most homes I've ever lived in or been to have both a bath AND a separate shower, not just expensive houses. Agree. Very few houses I've seen have one or the other (or a shower over bath), pretty much all have walk shower and a bath.
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Post by mcscrapper on Feb 5, 2016 19:23:18 GMT
Alot. It is not a word people. You don't say alittle? A Lot Two words. Always. I say this ALL the time. A lot, a little, a few, a tad, a bunch, a bit... I am sure this will come across as snarky but I have a serious question.... Why do people insist on spelling "a lot" incorrectly? I mean, how many times have the Peas posted about this yet I still see it spelled "alot?" I mean, I even had to change it three times just then because I was autocorrected. Does one not believe her autocorrect or what? I can remember threat titles reading "It is A LOT people, not alot," or something like that MULTIPLE times. Same goes for definitely. Do people just not care? I just do not get it. Our command of the English language is taking a nose dive.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2016 19:28:24 GMT
The word troubling me today (i.e. wanting to stick a fork in my ear), is the word "mines". It is fine to say, "That pencil is mine.". Please do not say "That pencil is mines" or where is mines? Mine is not a plural word in it's possessive form. If you are talking about land mines, coal mines, etc. then it can be plural. I had this issue with fifth graders quite often (mines). They also called the Pacific Ocean the Specific Ocean. Actually, everything that has been previously posted has appeared in essays I have read too often. When I was in college, we were taught to not correct the child's misuse of words but to say to it correctly so that they would hear it correctly. For the record, it is much more effective to tell them the mistake. OMG funny!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2016 19:40:46 GMT
There are only a couple of things that drive me nuts. U and ur. Hate this, with more passion than you can imagine. Mike and me went to the store. In what world does that sound right? If you aren't sure whether to use I or me, sound it out.
That's it. Btw I hate this iPhone. It has a mind of its own.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2016 19:47:42 GMT
How long are you in there 'resting' for then? What are you 'resting' from? Restroom is just as technically incorrect as bathroom. If you want to be correct, then use the term toilet - "I'm going to the toilet" But if you are saying restroom, then you've got no cause to bitch about someone who says bathroom because you are just as guilty of using a euphemism. I doubt PepsiGal or any other person on this thread is seriously outraged that they are "bitching" about anything. It's a cultural difference and nothing more. It bothers me as well to hear bathroom and not restroom because a restroom has no tubs or showers. The term rest is probably used because of people that take "rest stops" when traveling. It probably carried over to all facilities that are outside of a home as being called rest rooms. If I were to hear someone say I'm going to the toilet it would give me pause. You are going to the bathroom or restroom to use a toilet, use the sink, or a number of other things. It just sounds odd saying only toilet. Really no other explanation except it's just not something I've heard people say. If I lived in Australia, I'd accept it as the normal phrase. It is a restroom because , bathrooms use to quite elaborate, with sofas , chairs, makeup tables and I have even seen pictures of reclining couches. A restroom is different from a withdrawing room. Can you imagine what it must have been like to use a toilet in the 1800's?
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Post by cmhs on Feb 5, 2016 20:35:46 GMT
I read Between You &Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen by Mary Norris over the Christmas break. She addresses a lot of these issues as well as the evolution of the language. It made me want to pick up a Webster 's dictionary and start reading it for fun. Interesting read.
Anyway, I saw something new to me this week (I won't say where): "supposively" instead of "supposedly".
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Post by beepdave on Feb 6, 2016 0:05:28 GMT
When I help people with this, I just tell them to say "it is" in place of the its or it's and if it makes sense, use the apostrophe! That makes sense but you do also use apostrophes for possession too, as in Dad's chair.....so why not it's - when something belongs to 'it' ? I think that's what makes me pause every time. Not for possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, whose. :-) Grammar is fun, isn't it!?!? ;-)
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Post by lesley on Feb 6, 2016 0:43:12 GMT
Not for possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, whose. :-) Grammar is fun, isn't it!?!? ;-) That's just reminded me of another one that grates: who's vs whose. (This whole thread is really affecting my blood pressure!)
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Post by oldcrow on Feb 6, 2016 1:16:25 GMT
Really? I wonder if it's specifically American thing. Canadians use the word "leery" as well. I am Canadian and use the word leery all the time. I rarely use the word wary but I do use it now and again.
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Post by melanell on Feb 6, 2016 2:03:18 GMT
I cringe over the use of "welp" instead of "well", it's like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. In what context? welp is giving birth right? How could it be referred to as well? I'm not understanding this one, and yet multiple other people agree with you. I'm confused. No, they really use "welp" as some sort of slang for "Well", as in "Well, I guess we should get going, now." or "Well, I would think so, wouldn't you?" Only they say "Welp, it's about time to get going, kids." instead.
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Post by melanell on Feb 6, 2016 2:10:29 GMT
I just saw "awe" instead of "aw" on Facebook today.
One I see quite frequently is brake being used instead of break. There is someone on my feed who writes things such as "No one better mess with me today or I'll brake their face."
But when her car needed repairs it was because her "breaks were bad".
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