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Reply #90 - Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:40pm

Black Orchid wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 4:51pm:

mothra wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 4:47pm:

Black Orchid wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 4:45pm:

You should hear the radio ads that Fosters peddles in America. Talk about embarrassing.

Well, it's an embarrassing beer.

I wouldn't know because I don't drink beer. Fosters peddle it in the USA as our most popular beer and the ads they inflict on the public over there would make a 'bogan' appear like royalty.

They should be ashamed.

They have to sell it in the US and International market - nobody will drink it here.

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Lionel Edriess Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1932 Gender:	Re: English Grammar Reply #91 - Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:42pm Bobby. wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:38pm: I'm gunna learn yous all how to speak English proper. If you have that ability, and a qualification, you'd be a dead cert for an interpreter's job at Centrelink! Big bucks and no fux given.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 123021 Melbourne Gender:	Re: English Grammar Reply #92 - Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:46pm Lionel Edriess wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:42pm: Bobby. wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:38pm: I'm gunna learn yous all how to speak English proper. If you have that ability, and a qualification, you'd be a dead cert for an interpreter's job at Centrelink! Big bucks and no fux given. Yous guys dunno what yous is doin.
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Reply #93 - Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:48pm

mothra wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 4:38pm:

I've never seen somebody shopping in their pyjamas. I live at the beach so i see many people shopping in their swimming gear but never pyjamas.

I live at the beach

I live near the beach and have seen both at the same time, not sure how much I would like to live at the beach.

My Grandmother lived waterfront and it was a hassle keeping those king tides out of the house at times. Though fishing the front lawn was interesting.

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Reply #94 - Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:51pm

Bobby. wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:46pm:

Lionel Edriess wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:42pm:

Bobby. wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:38pm:

I'm gunna learn yous all how to speak English proper.

If you have that ability, and a qualification, you'd be a dead cert for an interpreter's job at Centrelink! Big bucks and no fux given.

Yous guys dunno what yous is doin.

You should team up with Longy and teach ciphering as well.

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Reply #95 - Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:53pm

Lionel Edriess wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:35pm:

I had an English Gram-ma in my lineage.

I think ill of those who would disparage her memory.

First it was apostrophes ......

And now .........

Angry

I had an English Great-Gram-Ma... trouble is we're discussing how English Grammar Grates for some.... but yous all learned it at school...

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Reply #96 - Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:54pm

Dnarever wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:48pm:

mothra wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 4:38pm:

I've never seen somebody shopping in their pyjamas. I live at the beach so i see many people shopping in their swimming gear but never pyjamas.

I live at the beach

I live near the beach and have seen both at the same time, not sure how much I would like to live at the beach.

My Grandmother lived waterfront and it was a hassle keeping those king tides out of the house at times. Though fishing the front lawn was interesting.

Best way to catch land sharks.....

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Reply #97 - Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:54pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 4:37pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 4:27pm:

John Smith wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 4:14pm:

Neferti wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 3:18pm:

[quote author=John_Smith link=1446535347/15#15 7date=1446601325]peoples only focuses on grammar when they've lost the argument.

Cheesy

I don't have a problem with your use of the English language, John. Tongue

I love the Aussie accent it is just the BOGAN lot that make me cringe and they give Australia a bad name. Going grocery shopping in the afternoon in your PJs ... and barefoot? Unbelievable. Uncouth is the word, I think. Embarrassed

My wife saw that on her first shopping trip after moving to Australia, she was absolutely gob smacked and so shocked her jaw dropped ...she stood there staring with her mouth wide open, unable to move

I had to pull her away because I thought the girl she was staring at might start something

She came from a country where going to the corner store involved putting on your Sunday best. Now she's almost used to it .

I've never seen such a thing.

And I was born here.

Going shopping in your pyjamas???

Dnarever wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 4:34pm:

I have been in a number of suburbs where it is not uncommon. I don't get it and there was a time when I found it embarrassing but seem to have grown accustomed to it.

It does not tend to be sexy PJ's more flannelette or robes but still it isn't what I grew up expecting to see.

Well.

I've yet to see such a thing. Huh

It was originally popular with Indians and Asians but has spread into the Aussie bogan community, it can include rolling pins and a face mask at worst. You probably think I am joking and I wish that I was.

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Reply #98 - Nov 4^th, 2015 at 9:04pm

What about master Light's language?

Example

Quote:

paedophile sympathisers will be exposed .

what reaction are you alluding to .....

these beings are divine feminine beings

transforming into adolescence

this is not for dribbling old fools to leer

and take ungranted liberties .

to think there is a reaction wanting from

an old predatory male looking to take advantage

of this critical stage in a females evolutionary

process is not of a divine nature .

your programming has had an effect it would seem

however

in the divine realms all your predatory thought

are revealed yes and in rolfs case

its a systematic paedophilic intent

from a collective group of elite satanic

freemasonic paedophiles and the network

supporting the delivery of innocent victims

from the social services police magistrates

courts the UN all all kingpin elite world

governments collecting the photographs

to be used for blackmail , they all watch each

other and have the dirt ,and as such

the freemasonic oath

binds them unto a collective agenda

and through the courts on the appeal process

these usually get let off or buy off

whomever is the victim ... simply pay to rape

this is by the order of the jesuit vatican

and the recent papal bull announcing it

to be a criminal offence to expose any of it .

this is what brought down the paedophile

ratzinger and ushered in pope francis

both are members of the ninth circle ...

and as such they have both witnessed and

participated in satanic child sacrificial rites .

consequently these are both black magicians ,

satanic paedophiles and minions of the dark .

if any are in confusion , one such as I am

exposes the darkness without permission

or approval yes this work is not for the faint

hearted beloved ones ... and this is why and

from the energy in which I emanate in whom I am

as a humble servant in the divine

and sacred LIGHT as we continue

to monitor all thoughts word

and deed ,and so it is

namaste

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Re: English Grammar
Reply #99 - Nov 4^th, 2015 at 9:53pm

Grappler Racist Filth wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:53pm:

Lionel Edriess wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 8:35pm:

I had an English Gram-ma in my lineage.

I think ill of those who would disparage her memory.

First it was apostrophes ......

And now .........

Angry

I had an English Great-Gram-Ma... trouble is we're discussing how English Grammar Grates for some.... but yous all learned it at school...

Well, there are (or were) the Great Grammar Schools, and then there were the Greater Public Schools - so, yes, we did learn it at school.

Actually, to be more precise, it was beaten into us by Irish Catholic nuns under the guise of educators while we were in primary school.

Do you remember the little glass bottles of flavoured milk that used to be doled out at 'play-lunch'? They were always warmed in the sun before we got them. I vividly remember doing balances in journals and ledgers (in £sd) at primary school.

So, grammar is not a subject at school anymore, just like maths is now taught with bunches of sticks. English competency, or its Australian equivalent, is now assumed. Small wonder we now have elitism when we compare socio-economic groups within towns and cities that have been 'blended'.

So go ahead and disparage those who would value the use and diversity of the English language, both written and spoken. You are probably one of those who call out 'grammar nazis'. Good for you!

It's probably been a long time since you've given consideration on how such minor details impact on a prospective employer. Then again, if you're employed to dig holes, all you need is a strong back and a rudimentary understanding of your gang's collective lingo.

Do you expect all our recent Syrian refugees to be able to communicate with us on our forum, even if they stumbled upon it? No doubt a complete understanding of the English language to these people is as confusing as an understanding of the Quran is to us infidels.

I'll admit there exists a certain amount of entitlement amongst those who appreciate the nuances of the English language. It's a bit like the 'old school tie' thing. One has to learn how to adapt their language according to their audience - comment, irony, sarcasm and insult can all hinge on inflection and perception.

And, again, you interpret my message as you do because you lack the visual clues and vocal inflections that may influence my intended meaning if I were speaking to you face to face.

The grammar I knew has been dead twenty years.

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Re: English Grammar
Reply #100 - Nov 5^th, 2015 at 5:29am

Neferti wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 3:38pm:

Phemanderac wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 3:27pm:

Using correct grammar is a great idea...

However, the use and/or misuse of it is in no way a left vs right issue - that is just a dumb way to frame the debate and is an instant lose.

I was NOT talking about informal posts on a Political Forum that talks about everything but politics.

Nor was I per se, I was responding to that which you actually wrote...

Neferti wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2015 at 5:22pm:

Certain posters need to check this site out. Typos are fine, but blatant grammatical errors are, obviously, inherited and show up your leftard background.

http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/english-grammar-guide/

There are certain things that indicate a lack of education going back generations of leftard people.

So, obviously it's not a grammar issue, what is it then? Poor communication on your part, a lack of integrity, dishonesty or just a knee jerk response without thought?

10/10 indeed.

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Reply #101 - Nov 5^th, 2015 at 5:37am

Neferti wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 3:38pm:

Phemanderac wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 3:27pm:

[quote]Someone else already pointed out that grammar (and by extension) language is a fluid thing. So, the good language and Grammar of bygone days would be foreign to us today. Even those of us who think we know it all about grammar.

"bygone days" huh? Would you take notice if somebody in "AUTHORITY" said "everything I done?" (instead of did?) or "see yous later"? How proud you would be to see a Prime Minister speak thus?

Yep, bygone days, you know like,

"It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear" . - (Act I, Scene V). Romeo and Juliet...

It would be equally difficult dealing with someone in Authority using language from bygone days...

I am sure it would be hard for some to respect a politician who spoke thus... Therefore I am quite surprised at those who respect one that says things like the suppository of wisdom...

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Phemanderac Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3507 Gender:	Re: English Grammar Reply #102 - Nov 5^th, 2015 at 5:38am Oh, and traditionally, it's not a very Australian attitude to "listen to someone in Authority"... Probably our undeniable convict heritage or something.
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Reply #103 - Nov 5^th, 2015 at 8:52am

Phemanderac wrote on Nov 5^th, 2015 at 5:37am:

Neferti wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 3:38pm:

Phemanderac wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 3:27pm:

[quote]Someone else already pointed out that grammar (and by extension) language is a fluid thing. So, the good language and Grammar of bygone days would be foreign to us today. Even those of us who think we know it all about grammar.

"bygone days" huh? Would you take notice if somebody in "AUTHORITY" said "everything I done?" (instead of did?) or "see yous later"? How proud you would be to see a Prime Minister speak thus?

Yep, bygone days, you know like,

"It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear" . - (Act I, Scene V). Romeo and Juliet...

It would be equally difficult dealing with someone in Authority using language from bygone days...

I am sure it would be hard for some to respect a politician who spoke thus... Therefore I am quite surprised at those who respect one that says things like the suppository of wisdom...

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day,
Or simply whop it up thee straight away?"

Ah, Shakespeare...

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Reply #104 - Nov 5^th, 2015 at 4:29pm

Phemanderac wrote on Nov 5^th, 2015 at 5:38am:

Oh, and traditionally, it's not a very Australian attitude to "listen to someone in Authority"...

Probably our undeniable convict heritage or something.

Where did I mention LISTENING to someone in Authority?

Most Australians do NOT have a convict heritage .... you probably do. That's why you are so anal retentive. Grin

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