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Old 10-13-2003, 05:22 PM
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ooh, ooh, ooh!

How about my erudite and scholarly Community College students that say "tooken"? First time I heard it, I told my husband, and he said "That's not even ebonic!"

Me: What classes did you take last semester?
Student: I tooken . . .

Here's another one: gaven (don't ask, I don't know).

Student: My instructor gaven me. . .


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Old 10-13-2003, 08:19 PM
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I love my man, but....

Please tell me why my sweetie says "eloquent" when what he really means is elegant?

"I like that restaurant. It's nice. It's eloquent."

What in thee...

Oh well,... I love everything about my baby, even his occasional english faux pas... I'd kill concrete and drown watta' ova' dat man! Whew! I apologize.. *wiping my brow* I got a little caught up...

Love that man...
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Old 10-13-2003, 09:25 PM
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Brung-I brung that stuff home
HPO for HBO...wtf does the P stand for
banace-balance
Bill CROSBY- for Bill Cosby. HELLO the only CROSBY i heard of was Bing!
ax for ask
ghost-ses for ghosts
dest for desk

(I am ashamed to say I heard these from folx in my family)

But when you correct them, you are charged with being proper! Or worse, you think you are better than everyone else or ALL THAT!

Well dammit, I am guilty as charged! I talk like I got some sense! OY! Act like you have some education (even if you don't!) I CRINGE
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Old 10-18-2003, 01:10 AM
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Re: Please learn how to properly conjugate verbs

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Thank you, FeeFee. The worst part about conversate and irregardless is that the people who say these words actually think using them makes them sound more intelligent.
I was talking to someone today and he said "conversate" and I just had to struggle not to laugh because I was reminded of this thread.
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Old 10-18-2003, 10:32 AM
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My aunt who just moved here from NY always says "KMots" and "WalMots" like she is from BAHHHSton or something!
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Old 10-19-2003, 04:01 AM
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Red face

I had to add to this thread. I absolutely hate when my sister says:

1. Towah - Towel
2. Mote control - Remote control

My auntie says:

1. Ch'ren - Children
2. Veggie-tebbles - Vegetables

New Yorkers, gotta love us but we do a number on the English language:

1. Man-hat-en - Manhattan
2. over thee - over there ( we forget the r)
3. come hea - come here ( again with the r)
4. ionno - I dont know
5. yanno - you know
6.tawk - talk
7. yo'n - your own
8. fagedabodit - forget about it (classic)
9.worser - worst
10. bestest - best
11. thew - through
12. loosed - lost
13. muv'ah - mother

Other than conversate I despise when people substitute the letter O for the number zero , ughhhhhhhhh that irks my nerve.

" I live at 1-4-oh-3 Farnsworth Road"

No, no, no ... It's 1-4-zero-3 9smh). Its a number not a letter!!!!
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Old 12-20-2006, 10:40 AM
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How about my erudite and scholarly Community College students that say "tooken"? First time I heard it, I told my husband, and he said "That's not even ebonic!"

Me: What classes did you take last semester?
Student: I tooken . . .

Here's another one: gaven (don't ask, I don't know).

Student: My instructor gaven me. . .


Yes, I had to come back and quote myself!

Here's another one I just heard.

BOUGHTEN
(def.: past tense of bought; really did purchase.)

I was asking a student if she had an MP3 player and she was saying that she didn't, but a friend boughten one and . . .

Well, needless to say, I was still trying to get through boughten, so I don't know what the friend did.
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Old 12-20-2006, 11:52 AM
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One word that I hear alot here in Houston is, and this burns me up,

usher===err-sha
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Old 12-20-2006, 01:53 PM
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My personal fave to laugh at

Refridderator= Refrigerator
Gits= Grits
Errybody= Everybody* (although I will type this to speak slang but I know the difference)
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Old 12-20-2006, 02:22 PM
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08shalom: how was you day Yusef?
Yusef: Mom, I can't stand my keyboard partner, Destiny.
08shalom: Why?
Yusef: I keep telling her the word is pronounced internet, not "inner-net".
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Old 12-20-2006, 02:54 PM
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Smile this made my day

poor yusef!!!

today i heard my co-worker on the phone say RRA not once or twice. she said it 3 times and it made my ears hurt.


btw: welcome back to gc!!!
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Old 12-20-2006, 03:21 PM
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...you need to be pacific when you speak

Ladies and gentlemen, "Pacific" is an ocean on the left side of California.
To be "specific" is to be precise.

thank you.
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Old 12-20-2006, 05:25 PM
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I had an office manager who said that in all SERIOUSNESS!!!!

College degree and all...
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Old 12-20-2006, 05:28 PM
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I could on and on...

One of the choir members had a headache during rehearsal. She asked, "Del, you got some ALIVES?" I said, "what are those?" She said, "you know...ALIVES for your head." I looked at her incredously, and said, "you mean ALEVES!!!!!!"

This same young lady (she's not even 40 years old) has on her voice message:

"Hello. You've reached the ___________ residence. I'm sorry we can't come to the PHOME right now, but at the sound of the tone, leave your name and number and we'll get back to you."

It's something new every week...
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Old 12-20-2006, 07:50 PM
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This is not speaking but it is grammar. Misusing the apostrophe is rampant - on this very message board full of college educated folk. See my post for a tutorial if need be!! LOL.

ETA: don't know if this has already been mentioned but while many rappers may have popularized this term, "conversate" isn't actually a word. It's "converse."


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