Those examples are not American English. Those are examples of
incorrect American English, of people not knowing correct English grammar.
I'm sure there are people in every country that misspeak their language,
use slang, jargon, or speak in the vernacular.
Shel
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From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/01/09 Tue PM 02:14:24 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message
reallythatcomplicated)
Those examples are not American English. Those are examples
On Jan 9, 2007, at 6:46 AM, mike wilson wrote:
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/01/09 Tue PM 02:14:24 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message
reallythatcomplicated)
Those examples
On 1/09/07 10:30 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What about the use of would have for had? As in, If I would
have written it properly, nobody could have been offended.
Correct US use? It sounds diabolical to me.
8-)
It's a colloquialism or vernacular in US English. (I'm
Hi Shel,
Every single US website that offers free services, that I have ever
seen, uses For Free! and not Free or Free of Charge or Gratis or
any other correct combination of words. But if you look again you'll see
that I write US spoken English is sometimes strange. And do not imply
that
On Jan 9, 2007, at 7:37 AM, Don Williams wrote:
Every single US website that offers free services, that I have ever
seen, uses For Free! and not Free or Free of Charge or
Gratis or
any other correct combination of words. But if you look again
you'll see
that I write US spoken English
mike wilson wrote:
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/09
Tue PM 02:14:24 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message
reallythatcomplicated)
Those examples are not American English. Those are examples
That was a mistake. I was typing too fast and didn't check what I'd written.
D
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Jan 9, 2007, at 7:37 AM, Don Williams wrote:
Every single US website that offers free services, that I have ever
seen, uses For Free! and not Free or Free of Charge or
Gratis or
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Jan 9, 2007, at 6:46 AM, mike wilson wrote:
What about the use of would have for had? As in, If I would
have written it properly, nobody could have been offended.
Correct US use? It sounds diabolical to me.
It's a colloquialism or vernacular
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