tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post7233081296983196654..comments2023-11-03T17:56:12.796+05:30Comments on Coffee Rings Everywhere: On EnglishNatashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-41635714525332923962011-04-07T22:54:47.375+05:302011-04-07T22:54:47.375+05:30Great point!
What I say to mu students is that n...Great point! <br /><br />What I say to mu students is that native speakers of English can play with their language, have fun and be creative - second-language users should not, because people will think they don´t know better ;)Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-68904163333904121232011-04-07T20:49:16.781+05:302011-04-07T20:49:16.781+05:30Deep question. Now that I'm older I tend to ac...Deep question. Now that I'm older I tend to accept colloquial language more readily. It's life as it is not as someone thinks it should be.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-69983987946862072702011-04-07T15:23:18.030+05:302011-04-07T15:23:18.030+05:30The English language can be tough for sure. So ma...The English language can be tough for sure. So many exceptions and like sounding words!! Ack!!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-25077264931436447812011-04-07T07:33:14.879+05:302011-04-07T07:33:14.879+05:30The English language can be so frustrating for fol...The English language can be so frustrating for folks learning it - we use so many idioms and so much slang. It's tough!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-8962009342868438672011-04-07T06:25:35.641+05:302011-04-07T06:25:35.641+05:30I teach a lot of students for whom English is a se...I teach a lot of students for whom English is a second language - it's very frustrating for them. <br /><br />PS - loving the drabble thing. Might have to share one of mine.Alison Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179538085536841348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-2051825726726130812011-04-07T06:05:55.689+05:302011-04-07T06:05:55.689+05:30Very good point. Who gets to say what is right and...Very good point. Who gets to say what is right and what is wrong. If the meaning is clear, isn't it right.<br /><br />Can you tell I hated that red pen in English class?<br /><br />Pamela Jo<br />http://theresjustlifeyaliveit.blogspot.comTheres just lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01557649636152032566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-76368013883017143182011-04-07T01:24:15.602+05:302011-04-07T01:24:15.602+05:30Even though languages evolve...its difficult to le...Even though languages evolve...its difficult to let go what has been taught, rather drilled into our brains from childhood...it takes a kid to sometimes get us thinking.Rek Seshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484322426994645221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-42143595623313119682011-04-06T23:08:28.418+05:302011-04-06T23:08:28.418+05:30Rayna - I knew our paths would cross again! A-Z Fo...Rayna - I knew our paths would cross again! A-Z Fool this time. ;) But still working for http://www.littlepicklepress.com and now promoting Your Fantastic Elastic Brain.<br /><br />Dani<br /><a href="http://%22blogbooktours.blogspot.com%22" rel="nofollow">Blog Book Tours Blog</a>Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-67817380667093615272011-04-06T23:05:23.159+05:302011-04-06T23:05:23.159+05:30I try not to think to much about it. Hearing what ...I try not to think to much about it. Hearing what everyone says is more important than how they say it. And I shake my fist at the person who said someone wasn't worth listening to because it didn't follow the rules of Standard English. Nice drabble! Good luck with the challenge!Laura M. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118305776404765529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-20548216949109306442011-04-06T23:00:04.767+05:302011-04-06T23:00:04.767+05:30Sometimes it just doesn't make sense.Sometimes it just doesn't make sense.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-85467175032181500332011-04-06T22:49:46.029+05:302011-04-06T22:49:46.029+05:30This is awesome :) I love drabbles.
Sarah Allen
(...This is awesome :) I love drabbles.<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(my creative writing blog)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-18545040094380638962011-04-06T22:37:18.253+05:302011-04-06T22:37:18.253+05:30This is true, I correct my son and it is hard to e...This is true, I correct my son and it is hard to explain to him sometimes. Some of the reason it's hard to explain is his age. =)<br /><br />http://tigeronmybookshelf.blogspot.com/Tiger85https://www.blogger.com/profile/15317611873152044511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-33772214060479513472011-04-06T22:04:30.833+05:302011-04-06T22:04:30.833+05:30I enjoy the evolution of language. When I was fir...I enjoy the evolution of language. When I was first taught English in high school, there was definitely a right and wrong way to speak, spell and write. But, I've come to appreciate how the users of the language create an evolution. And it isn't always a slow process.Stephanie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-34030484316314870782011-04-06T22:04:23.010+05:302011-04-06T22:04:23.010+05:30Being a translator, I find English to be very conf...Being a translator, I find English to be very confining and restricting even though it is my native language. Other languages are so expressive and alive and whenever I translate them I feel there is something lost that can't quite be conveyed. <br /><br /><a href="http://dafeenah-hiddentreasure.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Dafeenah</a>Dafeenahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078199274088729529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-85706346848278395972011-04-06T21:44:10.582+05:302011-04-06T21:44:10.582+05:30I ahve to agree with you there. English is the st...I ahve to agree with you there. English is the strangest of languages.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-70977681877788978382011-04-06T21:31:41.389+05:302011-04-06T21:31:41.389+05:30There are certain things (words more specifically)...There are certain things (words more specifically) that sound really weird to me. Like the the plural forms of cactus and octopus. Sometimes I think the incorrect way should be the correct way.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958530958484080973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-70985608372710284292011-04-06T20:31:08.416+05:302011-04-06T20:31:08.416+05:30I am glad to know other native speakers of the lan...I am glad to know other native speakers of the language also seem to be facing this problem, what to say of those for whom it is second language!! My son still confuses it as "look this" and my daughter has a variety of vagaries that i resist correcting since otherwise she will begin from the beginning (sigh). And I have wondered too, if i understand what she says, then what's wrong with it?Meerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07110354912079188360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-3601172717799157162011-04-06T20:18:52.279+05:302011-04-06T20:18:52.279+05:30I certainly struggle between the idea of teaching ...I certainly struggle between the idea of teaching my children "proper" English and teaching my children "evolved" English. After all, it has continually evolved over the years. If we truly wanted to be proper, would we allow new words like e-mail or Internet? ;)Jen (emsun.org)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15262746716973961624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-77881770625124167412011-04-06T20:11:32.348+05:302011-04-06T20:11:32.348+05:30This is a question that baffles me too. As an Amer...This is a question that baffles me too. As an American, I do not speak english. This I have been told, I speak American. I didn't know this until I moved here. Did you know that the proper way to say you have a headache or earache is, " I have earache, I have headache." Sounds absurd to me, but what do I know, I don't speak english.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218651886143284455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-41666517737815350822011-04-06T20:05:08.603+05:302011-04-06T20:05:08.603+05:30Hi! I'm a new follower from the A-Z challenge....Hi! I'm a new follower from the A-Z challenge. Nice to meet you! :)Margo Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474612650116392270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-73444229503930655882011-04-06T19:46:28.250+05:302011-04-06T19:46:28.250+05:30it is hard to explain and teach.. but they all get...it is hard to explain and teach.. but they all get it in the end...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13422649795748809442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-72017492704854626582011-04-06T19:43:33.991+05:302011-04-06T19:43:33.991+05:30Good point. It comes down to your view on languag...Good point. It comes down to your view on language. Are the rules describing the usage, or dictating the usage. I'm a word nerd in two languages. My dad, seven and counting. He believes dictative. (He taught English as a foreign language in his native Sweden, wrote textbooks (still in print) too.) I haven't decided. But I am having a hard time with my 11 year old. He reads my blog and calls me on fragments. I say it's my style, and then he wants to know why he can't have that style, too ;-)<br />Is English your first or second language?<br /><a href="http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tina @ Life is Good</a>Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-23037664630490632512011-04-06T19:31:42.599+05:302011-04-06T19:31:42.599+05:30Natasha - You bring up a very important point! Lin...Natasha - You bring up a very important point! Linguistically speaking, there is no such thing as "proper" or "correct" language. Every form of language may be appropriate for different contexts. Furthermore, dialects, pidgins and other forms of non-standard language are actually rule-governed and have their own structures. There is nothing "wrong" about them. You are so completely right to wonder at our insistence that colloquial language is wrong. It is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-53083039541703397212011-04-06T18:33:47.077+05:302011-04-06T18:33:47.077+05:30I love your gift with words. I love your blog. I r...I love your gift with words. I love your blog. I read it out loud to my wife yesterday. Thank you for your sharing your 100 words with us.<br /><br />Bryan ~ <a href="http://sfdaddy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">SF Daddy</a>sfdadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111812150300361385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-23893783841532071402011-04-06T18:28:06.427+05:302011-04-06T18:28:06.427+05:30Good point, Natasha! Are you having fun...woke up ...Good point, Natasha! Are you having fun...woke up thinking about you. hmmmmm.<br /><a href="http://www.labanan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jan Morrison</a>Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.com