There has been an upsurge lately on the forum, of the use of above. Perhaps some could enlighten me as to how you can thank someone when you don't know what they are going to say?. They might well say something that you really don't want to thank them for. As for the use of the letter x how much more difficult is it to spell the word correctly?.
The current mass degredation of a beautiful language is an abomination.
Just sayin.......
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It's just a polite turn of phrase. If I were a cynic, then every time someone asked me "how are you going?", I would respond with "do you really want to know, or are you just being polite?".
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I don't respond to any posts, on any forums, that have TIA tagged to them. I feel that the poster has just put the question up, expecting someone else to do the work of searching etc. for them. If they can't take the time to read and express a reply to our response, they can take a jump!
I don't respond to any posts, on any forums, that have TIA tagged to them. I feel that the poster has just put the question up, expecting someone else to do the work of searching etc. for them. If they can't take the time to read and express a reply to our response, they can take a jump!
That's a harsh interpretation. It could just be the poster's shorthand way of thanking those people who bother to read his question.
My beef is with those octogenarians with their silly adolescent affectations. I'm referring to those for whom uppercase and punctuation are "unkewl". In reality I think it's just a vain attempt to disguise illiteracy, in much the same way that a balding man attempts to disguise his hair loss by shaving his head.
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I see the phrase as an attempt at Guilt Induction and manipulation. Just more useless verbiage that imposes on my time budget. Perfectly appropriate to ask the Forum a question, any question, but do not be so presumptuous to expect a reply from every person who reads your question.
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Thank you, Magnarc, for brightening up my day. Your post has sparked some entertaining comments. In my view the English language is and has always evolved and there is not much that an individual can do to stop that progression; only add to it. Enjoy the trip!
Stewart, I am at my most pedantic when it comes to the English language. I don't always get it right, I have yet to meet someone who does, but what does stick in my craw is the Americanisation, in particular the word "gotten". We hear words mispronounced all the time by our so called TV Reporters, and as for sports commentators, well, say no more!
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