Funny! I had an English (US English, that is) teacher named Mr. Simms who explored this topic with us.
"What should one answer when the person behind the door says 'Who is it?'?" His answer -- correct usage would be "It is I", but then the person on the other side of the door won't answer it!! Just say "It's me!", bowing to colloquial usage, even in the '70's. Who is it that wants a Treo or Centro IX?? It's me!! Cheers, Don -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vishal Sheth Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: txt shorthand in emails (was "Re: [Treo] Using my Treo as a portable player") In the normal what you say is correct. But the correct english is " it's I". This is available in wren & martin english grammer book. Vishal ----------------------- Sent from my Treo(r) smartphone -----Original Message----- From: "Colin McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, Nov 24, 2007 9:29 pm Subject: Re: txt shorthand in emails (was "Re: [Treo] Using my Treo as a portable player") To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [email protected] Vishal, at that door, you should reply, "It's me". On Nov 24, 2007 4:45 AM, L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well, this is just one of the threads going on. I don't think > addressing protocol in a message group is that bad. It's just an > question of style. remember - no one here is under an obligation to > help. But I would interpret it as ... some will respond better if they > do not have to decode the message first. > > I've posted a bunch of messages (usually regarding atypical usage) > that havent been responded to. I think people will respond if the > question/problem hits a subject they've dealt with. The easier it is > to read as well as the closer it hits to home, the more responses > you'll get. > > > On Nov 24, 2007 2:23 AM, Vishal Sheth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<vusheth%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > is this an english literature class? why is the subject deviated from > treo? The very purpose of the group is treo and palm, not english language > or litrature. Everyons has his/her own way of working with things. If so > then why do people reply inbetween the mail/message of the other person? I > don't think this comes under an english grammer or litrature. I guess this > is more irrirating to read those mails than the shorthand once. > > if one is quoting someone than that has to be in quotes like "........". > why is that not happening? Just because someone is in a different mood so > just replies to any topic other than the subject. > > There people in the group who reply without their names or don't know > who has posted. Where are the english masters here? > > I guess all parents & people who talk about english language & litrature > should ask others to follow who don't. > > If something is not clear then ask for clarity to help. All are not the > same. All are not experts on treo or palm or wm5 or litrature. I think the > moto of this group is to help people who need it, exchange different > informations. My experiences would differ from others. Share your experience > & learn from others. > > All respect to different types of editors in the group, they also > function & make their comments differently. I guess it's important to > respect others means of communication. If something is not clear, then ask > for a clarification to help not correct english. > > A question to english professors: > > You hear a knock on the door. So you ask is it? What should be the > reply? > > > > > > > > Awaiting Reply, > > > > Vishal > > ----------------------- > > Sent from my Treo(r) smartphone > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: "Don Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <don%40ferguson.us>> > > Date: Saturday, Nov 24, 2007 12:12 pm > > Subject: RE: txt shorthand in emails (was "Re: [Treo] Using my Treo as a > portable player") > > To: <[email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com>>Reply-To: > [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > > There is, of course, the deterioration of the English language to > > consider here. > > > > Now, I only cringe a little at expressions like 'my bad' (which, > > curiously enough, really doesn't have a short equivalent in real English > > - at least not one I've found), but the use of U and UR for You and > > Your/You're, have, I think, contributed to the aforementioned > > deterioration. > > > > I may have recounted a tale of my son, who has a grammatical curmudgeon > > as a father, and who attends a school that still cares about proper > > grammar, and who, upon seeing the words 'Your Incredible' in that liquid > > chalk that all the high school seniors use to write 'Go Class of 2008' > > and other such on each others' cars, said 'Your Incredible WHAT?' > > > > I bought him something immediately. Good boy! > > > > That said, I can certainly see the reason for shrt msgs whn txting: > > most people who send text messages do it by typing on a 10-key keypad of > > a cell phone. I'd work to type fewer letters were I so afflicted. On > > the Treo, I think it's not as excusable! > > > > Cheers, > > Don > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of > > Craig Froehle > > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 4:58 PM > > To: [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: txt shorthand in emails (was 'Re: [Treo] Using my Treo as a > > portable player') > > > > On Nov 23, 2007 6:48 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<jmesseder%40comcast.net>> > wrote: > > > When I'm writing, I have to remind myself to use the shorthand it > > > when I'm texting or IM-ing. > > > > If you're at a full-sized keyboard, why would you resort to that? I'm > > not the fastest typist, but it actually slows me down trying to > > remember to type 'ur' instead of 'you're.' In fact, 160 characters is > > enough for me to get fully spelled-out messages 90% of the time (I > > usually only txt-type when I run out of space in a single message). > > > > I'm sure it's mostly the initial on Yahoo! Groups Links
