Thank youMike Sales wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 9:54amIt annoys me because it is another example of the steadily increasing Americanisation of our English.
Jonathan
Thank youMike Sales wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 9:54amIt annoys me because it is another example of the steadily increasing Americanisation of our English.
"tea shock" is pretty close, isn't it?
At the top of the cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare I saw a sign "Anyone caught trowing stones will be prosecuted".
Mike Sales wrote:
At the top of the cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare I saw a sign "Anyone caught trowing stones will be prosecuted".
Is there another pub nearby? If so, they've probably gained a customer.Mick F wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 9:36am Was in the pub yesterday afternoon and I heard a young chap asking for a pint.
He said, "Can I get a pint of Legend?"
This put me in mind of a couple of years ago in a different pub, when the same question was asked (different beer though).
The landlord answered bluntly, "No."
The young chap looked shocked and bemused.
The landlord went on, "You can buy one and have one, but I will get one for you."
Excellent!
My question wasn't whether you think it's correct... it's why you think it isn't. Well, nearly... I actually asked about annoyance and it isn't actually obligatory to be annoyed by other people's mistakes.Mick F wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 3:29pm Get and have are two different words and used in two different ways.
Americanisms?
Dunno, but language evolves, but it doesn't stop it being annoying to people who use the words correctly.
You can go and get your shopping from the car, or have a beer or two.
You can buy your shopping, and you can be in a pub and ask to have a beer please.
"Can I get a beer?" whilst asking the bar-staff isn't correct in the slightest.
You can buy one and have it served, then another one for a mate, then take his to the table, and then go and get yours.
If no-one did get annoyed, then I doubt we'd have this wonderful thread to comment on:
I see what you mean. But if it had a different title perhaps we'd still have the fascinating discussion about English usage and the differences between the different Englishes and how languages change without the denigration of and contempt for other people.
Another one.a little sleet or snow over the moors. Turning drier .............
If it's wet, it can't be drier.Still rather cold but turning milder ...............
Is -273 °C colder than 1,000 °C?
Indeed.Jdsk wrote: ↑28 Nov 2021, 6:16pmIs -273 °C colder than 1,000 °C?
Thanks
Jonathan
PS: The answer, of course is that the comparative form is used in two different ways: the same property but more or less of it, and for position along a scale. regardless of the initial position. Both are standard English usage. The topic is known as gradability of adjectives.
Do you have a view on tautology?....Take this example for instance ....