[Gllug] Monthly GLLUG grammar report

[Pete Ryland]

On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 09:35:25PM +0000, Dylan wrote:
> On Monday 25 November 2002 20:13, Jonathan Harker wrote:
> > Definately               =   Definitely

I'm definately* guilty of this one. :(

*yes, that was on purpose. :)

> > I could of done it       =   I could have done it
> 
> Actually, it = I could've done it.
> 
> [snip]

I've heard people actually enunciate "could of" which is kinda scary.

As for kinda/sorta/wanna/gotta/etc I think that as long as everyone
understands that they're just contractions of sorts, then I think in casual
conversation they're perfectly acceptable.  Then again, what I think doesn't
really mean much considering English was never my best subject at school.

BTW, while we're on the topic, can anyone confirm or deny the proper
subjective forms of the verb 'to be'?  I've heard incantations like "I would
if I were more diligent" etc.  I can't remember hearing this before about
1990, so I'm not sure if this is a recent change in the language.  After
all, you never hear people say "You would if you was more diligent" do you?

> > Usual ESL exceptions apply
> 
> The usual ESL exceptions apply.

ESL?

Pete

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