"We GOT your payment..."
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Their voicemail prompts use "hit" for "press", "scratch" for "delete" and a host of other substitutions that make no sense to me. I grew up speaking the queen's English, so I dare say I know a thing or two about the language. Also, their robovoice is a thickly accented British female. I appreciate the local slant, but for a North American market? :sigh: /ravi
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As a lifetime resident of Georgia, USA, I "mash" buttons. So it could be worse.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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The first time I went to the US, I heard sentences like "It ain't not there". Took some time to understand that it's real meaning was "It ain't there".
Where were you, Louisiana? Hardly anyone can understand the Cajuns.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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If someone asked me to please revert I'd revert my latest code changes :~
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Exactly so.
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Even Sprint's robo-voice says "got" instead of "received." I guess they have to dumb it down for the masses. :laugh:
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Create a Digital Ocean Droplet for .NET Core Web API with a real SSL Certificate on a DomainIn similar vein, Domino's slogan of "We got this" grates, too.
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As far as I can tell (in NA anyway) "alternate" is officially both a noun and verb. Verb - Occurring or succeeding by turns Noun - One that substitutes for another Seems official rather than regional slang or misuse.
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The first time I went to the US, I heard sentences like "It ain't not there". Took some time to understand that it's real meaning was "It ain't there".
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Even Sprint's robo-voice says "got" instead of "received." I guess they have to dumb it down for the masses. :laugh:
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Create a Digital Ocean Droplet for .NET Core Web API with a real SSL Certificate on a DomainSo, if I'm understanding correctly, they've GOTTEN under your skin. :laugh:
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius
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MarkTJohnson wrote:
I hate the noun-ification of verbs.
Is that better or worse than verbing the nouns? :laugh: I love the flexibility of English language where almost everything can be a verb or a noun. And if you don't have a noun at hand you can take an adjective to better your chances of saying what you want. Even a lowly preposition can do the job - "turn" has almost as many meanings as prepositions are.
Mircea
Gerund Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster[^] Verbification of a noun is officially part of the how the English language works. Has been for a long time.
Bond Keep all things as simple as possible, but no simpler. -said someone, somewhere
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Gerund Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster[^] Verbification of a noun is officially part of the how the English language works. Has been for a long time.
Bond Keep all things as simple as possible, but no simpler. -said someone, somewhere
Hmm, I googled a bit and seems learning about gerund can be fun. Verbing a noun and using the gerund are two entirely different things. English might not be my first language but I know it fairly well. :)
Mircea
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Even Sprint's robo-voice says "got" instead of "received." I guess they have to dumb it down for the masses. :laugh:
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Create a Digital Ocean Droplet for .NET Core Web API with a real SSL Certificate on a DomainMy pet peeves are: 1) real when really is correct. I'm real mad at you. 2) impact when used instead of influence or affect. Our profits were impacted by the pandemic. 3) nauseous when nauseated is correct. In a wonderful book from 40 years ago, titled The Elements of Style, by Strunk & White, they devoted some space to commonly misused words. They pointed out that nauseous means capable of causing nausea, so don't say "I feel nauseous" unless you are sure you have that effect on others.
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Even Sprint's robo-voice says "got" instead of "received." I guess they have to dumb it down for the masses. :laugh:
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As a lifetime resident of Georgia, USA, I "mash" buttons. So it could be worse.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
As a lifetime lover of potatoes, I do the same. :) /ravi
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Gerund Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster[^] Verbification of a noun is officially part of the how the English language works. Has been for a long time.
Bond Keep all things as simple as possible, but no simpler. -said someone, somewhere
Yes, nouning verbs and verbing nouns has been a feature of English for centuries. I have been binge listening to an addictive podcast series “History of English Podcast” and there have been countless examples demonstrated where due to Norse, French, Latin, and Old German influences, verbs came to be used as nouns and nouns as verbs. I am on hour 135 of 159 episodes that have been released over the past few years. The excellent podcaster is up to about 1569. I cringe when someone queries “What is your ask?” I want to respond with “here is my ask…gift me your tell”. Google Docs offers to correct “gift” to “give” above. Extreming, if you gift me a present, should I present you with a give in return? Google wants to correct those nouny-verby words also. I am not the only person offended with “gifting”. In a recent Atlantic article, Megan Garber describes word aversion in “Gift is not a Verb”. She offers a history of “gifting”. 'Gift' Is Not a Verb - The Atlantic[^] She not only geeks with a Google NGram view of “gift” mis-usage since 1800 with its exponential explosion in the 90’s, but she nerds with a great Seinfeld clip on “Regifters”. "Gifting" is what you do when gifts are things you check off a list, trudging between Williams-Sonoma and Bath & Body Works in search of that perfect gift certificate.” The next time someone mis-uses “ask” in a meeting, assignment them to status you on their progress in ridding their dialog with improper use of “ask”.
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Even Sprint's robo-voice says "got" instead of "received." I guess they have to dumb it down for the masses. :laugh:
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Create a Digital Ocean Droplet for .NET Core Web API with a real SSL Certificate on a DomainOh, another recent popular misteak is the use of "tenant" when they mean "tenet".
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And the correct spelling of "through" is doomed as well.
I apload its demise!
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One that grinds my gears is "Please revert" meaning please reply.
We are currently moving databases from one environment to another. We have automated the process to include moving the database back to its original location if needed. The guy who built that part even went as far as to think about "What if they decide to move it over to the new location again?" So he built into the code the logic for, and this is what he called it, "Rereverting" the database.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
