Kneeled????
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Still laughing...
English 101...the basics...
I kneel
He kneels
She knelt
Did I pass??????
I think it is histerical to read some of the grammar in stories, and I find that some of the differences simply come from different parts of the country. Nothing is more difficult for me to read than things like...
I done it to her... or ... anything with "she/he ain't..."
agghhhh!!!!!
English 101...the basics...
I kneel
He kneels
She knelt
Did I pass?????? I think it is histerical to read some of the grammar in stories, and I find that some of the differences simply come from different parts of the country. Nothing is more difficult for me to read than things like...
I done it to her... or ... anything with "she/he ain't..."
agghhhh!!!!!
karmadog
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re: ain't
I live in the South and don't use it, but I understand that some traditionalists maintain that "ain't" is the proper contraction for "am not".
"Everybody else is going to the Monster Truck Rally, but I ain't."
I wouldn't use it, but...
I live in the South and don't use it, but I understand that some traditionalists maintain that "ain't" is the proper contraction for "am not".
"Everybody else is going to the Monster Truck Rally, but I ain't."
I wouldn't use it, but...
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Those damned intransitive verbs
Knelt, slept, etc.
When I was a kid, I shied away from ain't. I probably knew deep down that it was uncouth. I did try to find a way to contract "am not," though. I used to say "amn't." Awkward? Sure, but no more so than "mustn't."
Hey juicygirl, how's it going?
Knelt, slept, etc.
When I was a kid, I shied away from ain't. I probably knew deep down that it was uncouth. I did try to find a way to contract "am not," though. I used to say "amn't." Awkward? Sure, but no more so than "mustn't."
Hey juicygirl, how's it going?
karmadog
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Southern Speech
I didn't mean that I wouldn't use "ain't" in dialogue. Of course, I would. And I defy anyone to live in the South for a year and not start saying "y'all". I find it a useful word especially when greeting groups of mixed or indeterminate gender. "How y'all doing?" When I lived in Michigan we would have said, "How are you guys?" regardless of gender. Sometimes one might say, "How are you folks?" but said rapidly it sounds like "How are you fucks?" There can be consequences for that kind of thing.
Another Southern favorite is "fixin' to". As in, "I'm fixin to go make groceries." Some even say "fitinuh". People say some funny shit down here.
I didn't mean that I wouldn't use "ain't" in dialogue. Of course, I would. And I defy anyone to live in the South for a year and not start saying "y'all". I find it a useful word especially when greeting groups of mixed or indeterminate gender. "How y'all doing?" When I lived in Michigan we would have said, "How are you guys?" regardless of gender. Sometimes one might say, "How are you folks?" but said rapidly it sounds like "How are you fucks?" There can be consequences for that kind of thing.
Another Southern favorite is "fixin' to". As in, "I'm fixin to go make groceries." Some even say "fitinuh". People say some funny shit down here.
Not a prob!
No prob
It takes alot to offend me --hehe. Of course it does depend on the day I am a woman LOL But thank you Karma. I have seen so many people-- editor wanna be's that actually write like that. I personally sleep with my editor so it all works out
No prob
It takes alot to offend me --hehe. Of course it does depend on the day I am a woman LOL But thank you Karma. I have seen so many people-- editor wanna be's that actually write like that. I personally sleep with my editor so it all works out 
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? dialect ?
hey i want to sleep with my editor!!!!!!
damn life's not fair!
LMFAO!
i guess i "shoulda kneeled" down and yelled "how are ya fucks" before i started this one (hehehe)
ahhhh you know if we were all grammatically correct, and all spoke the same this word would be a boring place. I think if your southern and used to saying "y'all" then use it. and this goes for any part of the world or country. after all our writting is an extention of ourselves. so why not let it be shown and be proud of it. i think as long as it is spelled correctly, punctuation, spacing, and format are correct leave in the dialect!!!!!
f.y.i.- i have a fried from Australia who writes and he uses some goofy words and phrases. he has a few stories here, i have to edit the rest to make them look American. they were not accepted! i think that is terrible. even in his way of writting it is very understandable, it is just terrible that this happens. hummm maybe writers rasism lol?
ahh well
now where is that damn spell check and word count! LMFAO
ps... hiya chewey and more
hey i want to sleep with my editor!!!!!!
damn life's not fair!
LMFAO!
i guess i "shoulda kneeled" down and yelled "how are ya fucks" before i started this one (hehehe)
ahhhh you know if we were all grammatically correct, and all spoke the same this word would be a boring place. I think if your southern and used to saying "y'all" then use it. and this goes for any part of the world or country. after all our writting is an extention of ourselves. so why not let it be shown and be proud of it. i think as long as it is spelled correctly, punctuation, spacing, and format are correct leave in the dialect!!!!!
f.y.i.- i have a fried from Australia who writes and he uses some goofy words and phrases. he has a few stories here, i have to edit the rest to make them look American. they were not accepted! i think that is terrible. even in his way of writting it is very understandable, it is just terrible that this happens. hummm maybe writers rasism lol?
ahh well
now where is that damn spell check and word count! LMFAO
ps... hiya chewey and more
Voyer's right
Voy, you are right. You should write the way ya talk. The "southern way" of speaking is unique and everyone thinks it's "cute" but they don't wanna read it??? What's wrong with this picture LOL. Hey, be proud of who ya are, I know that as I got older Most of my family talk with an accent, took my twin and I years NOT to but if we are around them for a week, we go right back into it. We decided when we were in our pre-teens, it didn't sound cool but now , Hey if I say you all and it comes out y'all, so what, I am who I am And I "ain't" kidding!
Kisses Voy from More and I, oh and hehehe!
Voy, you are right. You should write the way ya talk. The "southern way" of speaking is unique and everyone thinks it's "cute" but they don't wanna read it??? What's wrong with this picture LOL. Hey, be proud of who ya are, I know that as I got older
Most of my family talk with an accent, took my twin and I years NOT to but if we are around them for a week, we go right back into it. We decided when we were in our pre-teens, it didn't sound cool but now , Hey if I say you all and it comes out y'all, so what, I am who I am And I "ain't" kidding! Kisses Voy from More and I, oh and
hehehe!Either "they lay down" or "they laid down" is correct, although in conversation "lay down" is easier to say. Damnable English language! Who the hell decided it should be the most commonly learned? Why couldn't we just all re-learn Latin?
I'm a finicky bitch on spelling, especially those bloody homonyms. My teeth grind whenever I read "your" instead of "you're," "alot" instead of "a lot," and "there" instead of "they're," just to name a few. And no, I don't ever slack off when I'm not writing for posterity. Soy una perfectionista, verdad?
I actually had a genuine question: I want to be an editor (more fool I); how do I go about being one? Do I sit on my well-rounded yet manageable ass and wait for somebody to ask me, or do I publicize myself somewhere?
I'm a finicky bitch on spelling, especially those bloody homonyms. My teeth grind whenever I read "your" instead of "you're," "alot" instead of "a lot," and "there" instead of "they're," just to name a few. And no, I don't ever slack off when I'm not writing for posterity. Soy una perfectionista, verdad?
I actually had a genuine question: I want to be an editor (more fool I); how do I go about being one? Do I sit on my well-rounded yet manageable ass and wait for somebody to ask me, or do I publicize myself somewhere?
