Correct (American) Grammar

[sr71plt]

Yes, but Webster's cites irregardless as a bona fide word even if my spellchecker doesn't.

A word, yes. A bona fide word, no. Webster's ends its discourse on the word with "Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead."

That's hardly considering it a bona fide word.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

I agree that the double negative rather does it for 'irregardless. I shan't be adding it to my lexicon.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

Funny little trivia. American Grammar isn't the most used in the world.

Really?

When added to English, Australian and all other Anglo-Saxon grammar (principally the same) you are talking in the realms of billions. It may change with time but, at present, Anglo-Saxon grammar and the CMS holds sway.

 

[sr71plt]

We're posting to Literotica and Literotica is an American-based site and uses American grammar itself, so it does predominate here.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

Punctuation and style may vary a bit but Anglo-Saxon grammar is fairly universal at present.

 

[Hypoxia]

regardless / irregardless, flammable / inflammable, ravel / unravel, radiation / irradiation, fat chance / slim chance, incite / excite, culpatory / inculpatory, press / depress, to / unto, write up / write down, part / depart, thaw / dethaw / unthaw, candescent / incandescent, canny / uncanny, bone / debone, dead / undead, valuable / invaluable, caregiver / caretaker, privation / deprivation, genius / ingenious (almost), pricey / priceless, burn up / burn down, dust / undust, root / unroot, famous / infamous, gruntled / disgruntled, slow up / slow down, bested / worsted (as in a fight), could / couldn't care less

Anglish be a funny tongue.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

English has conquered the world because it is a laid-back, sit in your sun lounger language that many non-English speakers can use, misuse and still be understood.

Beyond sr's buttock-clenching CMS, the world, as I find it, uses English as a kind of Esperanto. It works. Some shout that Lit is an American site and all authors should conform to official norms. Nonsense.

This is where European and US grammar Nazis lost the plot.

When I write a report (in English) for a company presentation, I use Eurospeak.

 

[Handley_Page]

English has conquered the world because it is a laid-back, sit in your sun lounger language that many non-English speakers can use, misuse and still be understood.

Beyond sr's buttock-clenching CMS, the world, as I find it, uses English as a kind of Esperanto. It works. Some shout that Lit is an American site and all authors should conform to official norms. Nonsense.

This is where European and US grammar Nazis lost the plot.

When I write a report (in English) for a company presentation, I use Eurospeak.

Real Eurospeak ?
Oh my Lord. Double-think and all that.
All very 'political', I reckon.

 

[DesEsseintes]

English has conquered the world because it is a laid-back, sit in your sun lounger language that many non-English speakers can use, misuse and still be understood.

Beyond sr's buttock-clenching CMS, the world, as I find it, uses English as a kind of Esperanto. It works. Some shout that Lit is an American site and all authors should conform to official norms. Nonsense.

This is where European and US grammar Nazis lost the plot.

When I write a report (in English) for a company presentation, I use Eurospeak.

That's all well, good and understood. English is a world language and will go its own way. But there is still a place for what I understand to be English, and what my grandmother would have understood by that word. I do not wish to make my language universal. On the other hand, I do not wish to see it disappear in an ocean of one-dimensional simplicity.

 

[R. Richard]

When I write a report (in English) for a company presentation, I use Eurospeak.

I program computers. The dread of my world is to try to read a manual written in 'Eurospeak' 'literary style' or 'easy to read.' None of the trendy approaches give me the information that I want.
Some time back I got a computer manual that even my boss, a PhD said was well written. I read said manual. I was then frog marched in and asked,
Well, what did you think?" I asked my PhD boss, "The first thing that I have to do with the new language is to write a tasking structure. Don't tell me how to do it, just open the manual and point to where it tells me how to do that." Suddenly, the room emptied out, leaving just me and my boss. He sighed and said, "I guess that it sure doesn't address that."

 

[xelliebabex]

Funny little trivia. American Grammar isn't the most used in the world.

I wholly agree and find that on this predominantly American site its usually easy to just plead ignorance than fight the losing battle. Plus *them thar Texan's have guns" Hehehe!

 

[sr71plt]

The issue is being snarky about American style on an American-style site. It's been one hell of a long time since the sun never set on the British empire.

 

[GoldenCojones]

Plus *them thar Texan's have guns" Hehehe!

That ain't no gun in my pocket! I'm just real happy to see you Well at least your picture (Which I'm working my way toward )

 

[Mister_Chris]

And the most horrific phrase ever used...

"One of the only".

As in, "Barack Obama is one of the only black presidents to serve his country."

Or, "The World Trade Center tower is one of the only really tall buildings in New York."

No.

You can be the only.

Or, you can be one of the few.

But you can NEVER be one of the only.

And you'll hear this phrase constantly, from news broadcasts to talk show hosts. Once you listen for it, you'll probably hear it 20 times a day.

Sigh.

And I think I'm one of the only people that it bugs.
:caning:

 

[SamScribble]

I think I'm one of the only people that it bugs.
:caning:

Oh, no. I assure you that you are 'one of the few', and I am sure that 'the few' includes many of us.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

The issue is being snarky about American style on an American-style site. It's been one hell of a long time since the sun never set on the British empire.

Round and round the garden yet again.

Lit is a world site that accepts all variants of English, US, UK, Australian, Canadian, Indian etc.

Also, foreign language stories.

Your egregious comments are uncalled for as you have clearly missed the point of English as the world's lingua franca.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

Real Eurospeak ?
Oh my Lord. Double-think and all that.
All very 'political', I reckon.

Nah! Just how Europeans understand English. Try, 'With the utmost respect'.

 

[sr71plt]

Your egregious comments are uncalled for as you have clearly missed the point of English as the world's lingua franca.

I laughed at you saying someone else missed a point here.

Point out where I missed the point of English as the world's lingua franca.

CharleyH was slamming American English (a form of that "lingua franca") on an American-style Web site. The point I was making wasn't what was tolerated by the Web site, dim wit, but the style the Web site itself uses--as well as responding to CharleyH's intolerance and long-gone colonial jingoism. I don't think I'm the one missing any points here, Elfin. Your posts have vacilated back and forth and still managed to be off in lalalaland.

 

[Handley_Page]

Nah! Just how Europeans understand English. Try, 'With the utmost respect'.

Ah, that kind; right.
I think it was the Duke of Wellington who wrote
"I am, Sir,
your obedient servant (which you know damn well I'm not),"