No grammar Nazi here. I accept that language evolves over time. But some things are still painful to my ears.
"different than" (different from)
"enamored by" (enamored of)
"patently obvious" (redundant)
"inferred" (when used to mean "implied")
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No grammar Nazi here. I accept that language evolves over time. But some things are still painful to my ears.
"different than" (different from)
"enamored by" (enamored of)
"patently obvious" (redundant)
"inferred" (when used to mean "implied")
by Anonymous | reply 127 | September 30, 2020 11:37 PM |
Ain’t.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 18, 2020 7:09 PM |
inferred is not currently acceptable - doesn't even mean the same at all as implied. The others I can see
by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 18, 2020 7:14 PM |
Apparently, “unique” can now be modified by adverbs (e.g. “very” or “extremely”) suggesting it is a spectrum of rarity as opposed to a singular status.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 18, 2020 7:15 PM |
Different than still bothers me, though it's commonplace.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 18, 2020 7:15 PM |
If only they would leave “literally” alone, I’d suffer the rest.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 18, 2020 7:16 PM |
The distinction between “less” and “fewer” is vanishing.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 18, 2020 7:17 PM |
Not on DL, R6!
by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 18, 2020 7:28 PM |
How about "bored of" instead of "bored by." That really grates on my ears.
Also "prejudiced of" instead of "prejudiced about." Christ.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | September 18, 2020 7:29 PM |
Wow, that was fast, Muriel!
by Anonymous | reply 9 | September 18, 2020 7:29 PM |
[quote]How about "bored of" instead of "bored by."
I've not heard "bored of." I usually say (or write) bored with." Maybe "bored by."
[quote]Also "prejudiced of" instead of "prejudiced about." Christ.
First time I've heard either. I usually say "prejudiced towards."
by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 18, 2020 7:39 PM |
I don’t like people feeling that they cant post if they don’t have perfect English. T hat said, it is sometimes hard to understand young people these days,
by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 18, 2020 7:44 PM |
R11 is goals.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | September 18, 2020 7:49 PM |
'Presently' to mean currently instead of the immediate future.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | September 18, 2020 7:49 PM |
I hate "different to". Have prepositions become irrelevant?
by Anonymous | reply 14 | September 18, 2020 7:50 PM |
Referring to the "amount" of people at a gathering, rather than the "number" of them.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | September 18, 2020 7:52 PM |
"is goals" is still wrong
by Anonymous | reply 16 | September 18, 2020 7:52 PM |
R16 = King
by Anonymous | reply 17 | September 18, 2020 7:55 PM |
This one makes my head explode every time I hear it (even though it has become completely commonplace):
"Beg the question" to mean "the need to ask a question," rather than its actual meaning, "to bury the conclusion of an argument in one of the premises."
by Anonymous | reply 18 | September 18, 2020 8:02 PM |
As r3 pointed out, "most unique" drives me crazy. Unique does not equal unusual.
We've lost the battle on "awesome," but I preferred it when it meant "inspiring awe" (the Pyramids, great waterfalls, landing on the moon) rather than "somewhat good."
by Anonymous | reply 19 | September 18, 2020 8:30 PM |
r18, where and when does your correct version of "begs the question" appear? I have never seen it anywhere. Is it legal terminology?
by Anonymous | reply 20 | September 18, 2020 9:17 PM |
I always thought "begs the question" means a reply that simply leaves the question unanswered. But I'm sure you're right.
Due to my American education, I'm an ignorant slut. No kidding.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | September 18, 2020 9:22 PM |
"Is goals" is never, ever goals.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | September 18, 2020 9:29 PM |
begging the question is a logical error, a kind of circular reasoning. it would be trying to prove something by turning to the very premise of the question as evidence rather than information/evidence/analysis. Ex: I believe in God because the Bible is the word of God.
more often than not, people use "beg the question" as an improper synonym for *raising* the question. Ex: She's so beautiful and smart--which begs the question, why is she still single?"
by Anonymous | reply 23 | September 18, 2020 9:31 PM |
"I am well" has been adopted due to misuse and hyper-correction.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | September 18, 2020 9:38 PM |
All you have to do is google “begging the question” r18.
It’s another way of describing a circular argument. Here’s a concrete example ripped from today’s headlines:
“The right not to wear a mask is every bit as important as rights of others to be protected. That’s because all rights are equal.”
The person citing that is using his assertion to prove itself. In fact the question itself is: are the right to have people around you mask up, and your own right not to wear a mask, of equal weight? By stating all rights are the same youre begging the question. You need to explain WHY that’s true, which the argument doesn’t do.
At this point, only lawyers seem to know what the term really means. Virtually everyone else uses it incorrectly as to mean “really really raises the question.” It’s bern misused by laymen for so long, it’s been accepted as an alternative use.
By the way, some major dictionary recently accepted “irregardless” as a word. Depressing.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | September 18, 2020 9:40 PM |
John and myself are going to the game.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | September 18, 2020 9:42 PM |
Bern, Switzerland
by Anonymous | reply 27 | September 18, 2020 9:44 PM |
What’s wrong with that, r26?
by Anonymous | reply 28 | September 18, 2020 9:44 PM |
In your case," Myself" needs to be capitalized.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | September 18, 2020 9:45 PM |
I should have went.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | September 18, 2020 9:46 PM |
Oh wait sorry, my post had a typo.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | September 18, 2020 9:46 PM |
"Farther" has always described physical distance. Easy to remember, it begins with "far." You now hear weather and traffic reporters say "further north."
by Anonymous | reply 32 | September 18, 2020 9:47 PM |
Ridiculous old white fags correcting people instead of accepting change and living life. Here on DL. Hitting the bottle early on Friday night! The world exists beyond your pedantic preoccupations.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | September 18, 2020 9:47 PM |
I don’t see what’s wrong with that either, r30.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | September 18, 2020 9:48 PM |
So, if I say I have the same right to use to the common definition of "begging the question" as you have to use that complicated "circular argument" legalese palabrafication, Bootsy, which one of us is doing the begging? Seriously, situations in which I might use the so-called real definition seem not to figure in my life.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | September 18, 2020 9:48 PM |
His car was literally as big as a mountain.
Literally. It now means the opposite of, well, literally.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | September 18, 2020 9:49 PM |
Drink, drank, drunk, r33.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | September 18, 2020 9:50 PM |
R11, when I haven't used correct English here, I appreciated people giving me a heads-up on what I should have written.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | September 18, 2020 9:50 PM |
[quote]Seriously, situations in which I might use the so-called real definition seem not to figure in my life.
We could all go around making up definitions for anything, but it's probably best to stick to the real definitions of words and phrases to avoid misunderstanding...and looking ignorant.
The fact that your life appears to be so, ahem, limited doesn't change the definitions of words and phrases, no matter how learned you want to sound.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | September 18, 2020 9:51 PM |
R30 - I read somewhere that "have went" replacing "have gone" was the number one most prevalent change in English. It sure sounds incorrect to me every time I hear it.
I've noticed in many TV shows that virtually no one knows how to use pronouns correctly in English.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | September 18, 2020 9:51 PM |
HUH? Nobody knows what you should have written. Express yourself bitch.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | September 18, 2020 9:52 PM |
I guess that depends on whether you need valid reasons to be given to you for explanations, r35. Maybe in your life that’s not necessary, but I’m not sure why you’re arguing that it’s not unduly complicated just because that’s the case.
I need people to explain why they want to do something in my job every day.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | September 18, 2020 9:52 PM |
^^* that it’s unduly complicated
by Anonymous | reply 43 | September 18, 2020 9:53 PM |
Even your reason for explanation of the use of a phrase that no one ever says or writes is unduly complicated. Don't you have stray hairs to pluck Bootsy Gumdrip?
by Anonymous | reply 44 | September 18, 2020 9:56 PM |
For the last few years, TV reporters have told us that a person "went missing." What did they say before that phrase was invented? Another recent police term is "Person of Interest."
by Anonymous | reply 45 | September 18, 2020 9:57 PM |
I have to agree, r39. Words and expressions have meaning, and there’s typically a good reason for that. I’ve already acknowledged that alternative definitions often become acceptable if used enough, and I’ve not claimed I’m about to go postal over it or anything. But what’s wrong with being precise and correct in communication? It’s rather funny that there’s an attempt to put me on the defensive about that.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | September 18, 2020 9:58 PM |
People used to be "charged with" committing a crime, now they’re "charged for" committing one. Does the DA send them a bill, or is it a cash transaction?
by Anonymous | reply 47 | September 18, 2020 10:12 PM |
It’s on uber law now, r47
by Anonymous | reply 48 | September 18, 2020 10:14 PM |
Gurl I just Got my hair did.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | September 18, 2020 10:15 PM |
I expect soon when we look up "literally" in the dictionary, there’ll just be a blank space where the definition used to be.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | September 18, 2020 10:16 PM |
It is "based on," not "based off."
by Anonymous | reply 51 | September 18, 2020 10:16 PM |
[quote]We could all go around making up definitions for anything, but it's probably best to stick to the real definitions of words and phrases to avoid misunderstanding...and looking ignorant.
I didn't make anything up, though.
[quote]The fact that your life appears to be so, ahem, limited doesn't change the definitions of words and phrases, no matter how learned you want to sound.
The fact, ahem, that you're, ahem, such a condescending cunt doesn't mean I changed the definition of "begs the question." And your being such a, ahem, condescending cunt does absolutely nothing to sway me to use your (archaic?) definition.
by Anonymous | reply 52 | September 18, 2020 10:16 PM |
And it’s a hair salon based out of Melbourne, Florida.
by Anonymous | reply 53 | September 18, 2020 10:16 PM |
The demise of ‘its’.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | September 18, 2020 10:21 PM |
[quote] And your being such a, ahem, condescending cunt does absolutely nothing to sway me to use your (archaic?) definition.
Did you neglect to read the OP? The thread is about examples of English usage that you learned were wrong that are now seemingly acceptable. "Begging the question" fits the bill. That you didn't know or don't care about the previously correct use of the phrase is immaterial.
by Anonymous | reply 55 | September 18, 2020 10:22 PM |
^ 😝🤩🙂🎀🎈❤️^
by Anonymous | reply 56 | September 18, 2020 10:26 PM |
The use of key as an adjective rather than a noun in apposition. "This measure is key" rather than "the key". This has also spawned abominations such as "very key".
by Anonymous | reply 57 | September 18, 2020 10:27 PM |
R33, I've never needed to "hit the bottle" to be pedantic. It's all natural.
by Anonymous | reply 58 | September 18, 2020 10:28 PM |
[quote] R19: We've lost the battle on "awesome," but I preferred it when it meant "inspiring awe" (the Pyramids, great waterfalls, landing on the moon) rather than "somewhat good."
R19, DataLounge thread “Things that are awesome”.
I sometimes like using words like awesome to describe something bad that inspires awe in me. I know it’s queer, but queer is another word I like to occasionally use in its older meaning..
by Anonymous | reply 59 | September 18, 2020 10:34 PM |
The incorrect use of subject pronouns and object pronouns is widespread.
On TMZ: "Today we got a story on Chris Hemsworth. [bold]Him[/bold] and his wife were shopping at. . ."
In movies and fictional TV shows: "Jim didn't dispose of the body. It was buried in a shallow grave by Mark and [bold]I[/bold]."
Do these shows hire editors at all?
by Anonymous | reply 60 | September 18, 2020 10:38 PM |
[quote]It is "based on," not "based off."
But will I get off if we get it on?
by Anonymous | reply 61 | September 18, 2020 10:43 PM |
I don’t mind it so much in dialogue, r60, because people talk like that.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | September 18, 2020 10:48 PM |
Rigid grammar is classist.
by Anonymous | reply 63 | September 18, 2020 10:51 PM |
[quote]Rigid grammar is classist.
Ain't that kinda the point of these ancient white fag threads on DL? Someone who would call themself Bootsy Gumjob is nothing if not an old racist gay man with nothing better to do than pick pick pick.
by Anonymous | reply 64 | September 18, 2020 10:55 PM |
R64, I find it curious that you assume anyone who cares about correct word usage must be white and must be racist. What does that say about your opinion of people of color? That they would never be educated enough to care about language? Maybe that guy Bootsy isn't the one who is racist.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | September 18, 2020 11:18 PM |
Maybe I know Bootsy better than you think, R65. He's nauseatingly ubiquitous. He's one ancient white racist fag. Grotesque and prissy, even in type. An example of his type. I know lots of educated men and women, but only on DL can you encounter something as antiquated as THAT. (him)
What is says about me is that I am a black man who pays attention. Smarter than all y'all.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | September 18, 2020 11:31 PM |
*What it says about me is....
by Anonymous | reply 67 | September 18, 2020 11:34 PM |
as he, Him. That boot-drop. A speck of old dusty fuck.
by Anonymous | reply 68 | September 18, 2020 11:46 PM |
[quote] Someone who would call themself Bootsy Gumjo
[quote] Maybe I know Bootsy better than you think
She is a shelter cat.
by Anonymous | reply 69 | September 18, 2020 11:47 PM |
Okay, here comes the moment I get called a frau....
When did "better" become a verb? I'd say twice a week I come across a piece of writing (part of my job) that refers to someone "bettering" themselves, "bettering" the COVID situation, "bettering" one's self-esteem, and on and on. Does no one even consider the word "improve" anymore? It's such a simple option. I'm not asking for fucking "ameliorate" or even "enhance"!
Our language has become dumbed-down to the point of no return. I blame it all on the Kardashians. Why the fuck not?
by Anonymous | reply 70 | September 19, 2020 12:51 AM |
I don't "care" about usage--as OP said, I believe, language changes and that's okay.
I don't feel anybody judges your posts by grammar, usage, punctuation, etc.
by Anonymous | reply 71 | September 19, 2020 12:57 AM |
[quote] I don't feel anybody judges your posts by grammar, usage, punctuation, etc.
Welcome to DL.
by Anonymous | reply 72 | September 19, 2020 1:02 AM |
"your best you"
Unless you're Sybil, how many "yous" can there be?
by Anonymous | reply 73 | September 19, 2020 1:15 AM |
R57, do you object to "key" as an adjective in general or only when used as a predicate adjective? I ask because "key" as an adjective is long established. "This will be a key measure of our success." I agree that it sounds like business jargon after the verb, but is it wrong? I can't find anything online to that effect.
by Anonymous | reply 74 | September 19, 2020 8:47 AM |
I cringe whenever I see "would of" for "would've". As far as I know, it hasn't been accepted as standard English, but it's becoming increasingly common as more and more communication happens in written form. I don't think the people who write "would of" or "should of" and are infuriated by so-called grammar Nazis who correct them realize how ignorant and poorly educated these errors make them seem.
by Anonymous | reply 75 | September 19, 2020 8:54 AM |
And then there's the use of "would have" instead of "had".
"If I would've known you were going to the party, I would've gone, too."
Why do people say/write this? It sounds stupid.
by Anonymous | reply 76 | September 19, 2020 8:58 AM |
I hear things like "I wish I would have" so often that I've started to wonder if I'm wrong for using 'had."
It's almost a relief when they write "would of." At least then I know who deserves the vicious face slapping.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | September 19, 2020 10:17 AM |
" Be best."
by Anonymous | reply 78 | September 19, 2020 11:40 AM |
“Predominately” is a made-up word, but is accepted by Merriam Webster because it’s used by predominantly Black people and it would be racist to correct them.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | September 19, 2020 11:57 AM |
“As equally ____ as”
Example: “stevia is as equally sweet as sugar”
by Anonymous | reply 80 | September 19, 2020 11:59 AM |
Whom will die out with the boomers.
by Anonymous | reply 81 | September 19, 2020 12:14 PM |
So, so many:
When reading a large number, including an “and”....346 should be “three hundred forty six,” not “three hundred and forty six.”
“In regards to” always makes my skin crawl.
The constant use of “yeah” in TV broadcasts. The anchor will say, “Steven Romo has more on this story.”. Cut to Steven Romo, who says, “Yeah, Jeff, well the accident happened....”
“Conversating,” unless its use is clearly sarcastic.
by Anonymous | reply 82 | September 19, 2020 1:07 PM |
I don't get bent out of shape about slang in casual conversation. I just hate when it becomes okay in regular/formal conversation.
I also hate, "I seen" when it should be "I saw" and all this "myself" business. Gee willikers.
by Anonymous | reply 83 | September 19, 2020 1:15 PM |
Impact as a verb.
by Anonymous | reply 84 | September 19, 2020 1:18 PM |
[quote] "If I would've known you were going to the party, I would've gone, too." Why do people say/write this? It sounds stupid.
Maybe I’m stupid then. Spelling it out I don’t get where the “had” belongs.
"If I would have known you were going to the party, I would have gone, too."
You wouldn’t say "If I would had known you were going to the party, I would have gone, too.”
Or are you saying it should be "If I had known you were going to the party, I would have gone, too”?
by Anonymous | reply 85 | September 19, 2020 1:38 PM |
[quote] Ridiculous old white fags
[quote]these ancient white fag threads on DL?
[quote] He's one ancient white racist fag.
F&F this vile racist piece of shit.
by Anonymous | reply 86 | September 19, 2020 1:40 PM |
I may be wrong about this one but it’s jarring whenever I hear it:
I was always taught you don’t “try and” do something, you “try to” do something.
by Anonymous | reply 87 | September 19, 2020 1:43 PM |
[quote] Or are you saying it should be "If I had known you were going to the party, I would have gone, too”?
Correct.
by Anonymous | reply 88 | September 19, 2020 2:01 PM |
Thanks, r88.
Now I get what you were saying.
by Anonymous | reply 89 | September 19, 2020 2:03 PM |
The word “whom” deserves a defender.
by Anonymous | reply 90 | September 19, 2020 2:06 PM |
Will in the first person instead of shall.
by Anonymous | reply 91 | September 19, 2020 2:39 PM |
Will in the first person instead of shall.
by Anonymous | reply 92 | September 19, 2020 2:39 PM |
[quote] I don't feel anybody judges your posts by grammar, usage, punctuation, etc.
You couldn’t be wronger.
by Anonymous | reply 93 | September 19, 2020 3:14 PM |
My english has become worser since I've been here.
by Anonymous | reply 94 | September 19, 2020 3:18 PM |
"Anyways". Sounds so stupid.
by Anonymous | reply 95 | September 19, 2020 10:05 PM |
Grates on my ears, r95.
by Anonymous | reply 96 | September 19, 2020 10:07 PM |
Like, totally
by Anonymous | reply 97 | September 19, 2020 10:55 PM |
Drug for dragged
Better then for better than
A couple times for a couple of times
by Anonymous | reply 98 | September 19, 2020 11:12 PM |
Snuck for sneaked.
Dove for dived.
Descriptivists accept these usages but the better class of grammarians do not.
by Anonymous | reply 99 | September 19, 2020 11:27 PM |
Is it "I've been rode hard" or "I've been ridden hard"?
by Anonymous | reply 100 | September 19, 2020 11:35 PM |
“what have you”
by Anonymous | reply 101 | September 29, 2020 8:15 AM |
"anyways" - average retard
by Anonymous | reply 102 | September 29, 2020 8:22 AM |
"Referring to the "amount" of people at a gathering, rather than the "number" of them."
It's all about covid these days, pet.
by Anonymous | reply 103 | September 29, 2020 8:56 AM |
Get educated ...instead of becoming educated.
Get licensed...instead of obtaining a license.
The use of the word 'get' instead of using proper grammar..
by Anonymous | reply 104 | September 29, 2020 9:12 AM |
I hate this slovenly habit of people being too lazy to even finish their own sentence. They say that something is "easy as …" and omit the last word.
by Anonymous | reply 105 | September 29, 2020 9:27 AM |
I'd like to defend the bemoaned use of "literally", based on the fact that it's used the same way in other languages. It's simply an exaggeration that drives the point home. Like saying "absolutely no one does that anymore", even though there are surely SOME people still doing it, whatever it is.
by Anonymous | reply 106 | September 29, 2020 9:28 AM |
"Lay down" for "lie down" is everywhere. "Orientated". Pet peeve: "The thing is, is...", as if "thethingis" was a single noun that required a verb to form a sentence.
by Anonymous | reply 107 | September 29, 2020 9:53 AM |
The widely accepted use of "shot-dead" in professional journalism/writing drives me bananas. "A man in Lancaster was shot-dead Tuesday night during an attempted carjacking at the intersection of Elm & Third...."
It's fine if you're writing dialogue for an old-timey Western or something, but in journalism? NO. It is either "shot TO death" - or - "shot AND killed". You would never say someone was "stabbed-dead" or "bludgeoned-dead."
The first time I heard it used in a broadcast was approximately 8-10 years ago (re: the poor guy in Lancaster) and now it's commonplace.
by Anonymous | reply 108 | September 29, 2020 6:00 PM |
I learned English as a second language at school and our examination makes a big deal about "he has died." The correct version, according to our non-native national standard, should always be "he is dead."
by Anonymous | reply 109 | September 29, 2020 6:16 PM |
The phrase "begging the question" is the result of a mistranlastion, which explains why its meaning is not obvious.
[quote]The phrase begging the question originated in the 16th century as a mistranslation of the Latin petitio principii, which in turn was a mistranslation of the Greek for "assuming the conclusion".
by Anonymous | reply 110 | September 29, 2020 6:33 PM |
I'm English and I'm flummoxed when I hear Americans use 'weird-ass' as an adjective.
It makes no sense at all to me.
by Anonymous | reply 111 | September 30, 2020 3:25 AM |
I wonder what American universities are teaching.
It seem this person is an Arts Major—
by Anonymous | reply 112 | September 30, 2020 3:28 AM |
'Busting a move' makes no sense. Is 'busting' a transitive verb or intransitive?
by Anonymous | reply 113 | September 30, 2020 3:34 AM |
Everyone in high school should be required to read "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Lynne Truss.
by Anonymous | reply 114 | September 30, 2020 8:25 AM |
Literally now can mean figuratively.
I hate how obviously wrong usage becomes 'acceptable' rather than being called out.
by Anonymous | reply 115 | September 30, 2020 8:37 AM |
Price point when price is only required.
Price point when meaning price range.
by Anonymous | reply 116 | September 30, 2020 8:47 AM |
Says instead of said.
by Anonymous | reply 117 | September 30, 2020 8:48 AM |
Surreal. Everything seems to be surreal. It's the new awesome.
by Anonymous | reply 118 | September 30, 2020 8:49 AM |
“Price is only required” when it should be “price only is required, or better yet, “only price is required.”
by Anonymous | reply 119 | September 30, 2020 8:51 AM |
[quote] "anyways" - average retard
So are people who don’t read the thread.
by Anonymous | reply 120 | September 30, 2020 1:05 PM |
[quote] I hate this slovenly habit of people being too lazy to even finish their own sentence. They say that something is "easy as …" and omit the last word.
Look, r105, I’m not going to argue with you. I can’t even.
End of.
by Anonymous | reply 121 | September 30, 2020 1:07 PM |
I hear "I could care less" so often it almost seems acceptable. But we know better.
by Anonymous | reply 122 | September 30, 2020 1:23 PM |
I generally agree with the sentiments of the above 122 posts.
I know that I get furious at the hijacking of words now. But I wonder if I were 40 years older and whether I would be protesting at the hijacking of the word "gay"?
by Anonymous | reply 123 | September 30, 2020 10:13 PM |
"gifted me"
by Anonymous | reply 124 | September 30, 2020 10:16 PM |
The way people just throw in an "I can't even..." and, as R121 points out, it sounds ridiculous.
by Anonymous | reply 125 | September 30, 2020 10:59 PM |
Sir Harold Evans died this week.
I think it was he who forbade his employee journalists from using the adjective 'famous'. He said it was redundant.
by Anonymous | reply 126 | September 30, 2020 11:05 PM |
I think the four letter word 'sh_t' to signify excrement is unacceptable.
So I cringe that people now use the word as to signify 'personal belongings'. And I cringe at the title of the video at R112.
by Anonymous | reply 127 | September 30, 2020 11:37 PM |
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