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i seen

  • 09-11-2003 05:27AM
    #1
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭


    i seen the matrix today
    i seen the match
    ect...
    arrggg
    am i the only one left that thinks this is bad grammer , alot of people on boards use it and i see an ever increasing number of people use this grammer in real life

    :(


Comments

  • #2
    quank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,726 ✭✭✭quank


    is it supposed to be
    "i have seen"?
    i use both :D

    people just type it like that because they are lazy:ninja:


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,053 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    I sore ih meself.


  • #4
    Grim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭Grim


    but you know what they mean .. when they say 'I seen' ..

    so does it really matter .. bout the grammer?


  • #5
    Billy Turdhed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 191 ✭✭Billy Turdhed


    Tuxx well said.... I go mental when I hear this....also "I done"
    instead of "I did"

    I have bad news for you however ...its gaining momentum..You hear it in every "Vox Pop" on the radio.

    In answer to Grim ...Of course it matters....what do we want? Everyone speaking their own version of the language!
    Unfortunately the use of the above idioms immediately consigns the user to the lower stratum of society...like it or not.....and whether its true or not!

    WM O Turdhed


  • #6
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Originally posted by grim

    but you know what they mean .. when they say 'I seen' ..

    so does it really matter .. bout the grammer?

    so if people want to use text speak on boards would that be ok with you?
    where do you draw the line?


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  • #7
    simu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,730 ✭✭✭✭simu


    Unfortunately the use of the above idioms immediately consigns the user to the lower stratum of society.

    True. Like it or not, people do judge others on the way they speak. I feel sorry for ppl who come out of the educational system without learning how to speak English well as it does put one at a bit of a disadvantage.


  • #8
    Kopf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 681 ✭✭✭Kopf


    Terribly annoying mistake to have to bear. Anyone who makes it should be presented with a full force smack in the gob.

    My geography teacher constantly makes that mistake. He also spells "Oslo" "Oslow". And "ruler" "rular".

    He's not terribly bright.


  • #9
    simu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,730 ✭✭✭✭simu


    Terribly annoying mistake to have to bear. Anyone who makes it should be presented with a full force smack in the gob. My geography teacher constantly makes that mistake. He also spells "Oslo" "Oslow". And "ruler" "rular". He's not terribly bright.

    That's disgraceful, coming from a teacher!


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