[PLUG] KVM switch - spelling
Russ Johnson
russj at dimstar.net
Wed Jul 30 23:20:03 UTC 2003
Keep in mind that I've refrained for hours in replying to this WAY OFF
TOPIC thread. :)
Josh Orchard wrote:
>Before someone would have
>said. "After the meeting I'll discuss this with my boss for her opinion"
>
>Now "I'll ping my boss after we are offline"
>
>Terminology like that bothers me. Not really sure why but I guess to
>makes them appear uneducated. And this is from PhD's and otherwise
>intelligent people
>
Why? It's more concise, it conveys the same message, and English is an
evolving language.
My pet peeve is contractions that cause redundancy.
Such as the ever popular "You've got mail." When this "simple" sentance
is expanded, you have "You have got mail". I was taught that this is
improper. "You got mail" is also wrong. In addition, it just doesn't
sound right if you say, "You've mail." So, my English Professor would
have said that the proper form of this sentence would be, "You have mail".
But then I look at what I wrote you in response to your "bother". Why
does this bother me? It still conveys the same message. English is an
evolving language.
On and on and on and on.
Yada yada yada.
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Russ Johnson
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