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That spelling of speach [sic] is always a clue you are dealing with an illiterate.
Well, yes & no. Yah, that spelling won't fly now in normal conversation nor writing. But if you look @ the root of speech - see Online Etymology Dictionary
"Old English spæc "act of speaking; power of speaking; manner of speaking; statement, discourse, narrative, formal utterance; language," variant of spræc, from Proto-Germanic *sprek-, *spek- (source also of Danish sprog, Old Saxon spraca, Old Frisian spreke, Dutch spraak, Old High German sprahha, German Sprache "speech;" see speak (v.))"
So it's interesting to see that the typo (I assume) echoes old developments. If the writer could do this @ will - & not by accident - he or she could be an expert in Old English. N. Chomsky for one would argue that coming up with familiar-looking forms is indicative of deep structure in the language, which native speakers learn subconsciously.
I have always preferred collages that are colorful, and that have contrast. Somehow, a black collage just doesn't seem as if it would have much visual appeal.
Then again...What the heck do I know?
After all, I hadn't previously been aware that there are apparently professors who specialize in assembling achromatic, light-absorbing collages.
You are correct!
When I ask my dog if he want to go to the yard, he becomes very excited, and he heads for the back door.
By contrast, if I ask him if he wants to go to the meter, he shows no interest.
That spelling of speach [sic] is always a clue you are dealing with an illiterate.
Well, yes & no. Yah, that spelling won't fly now in normal conversation nor writing. But if you look @ the root of speech - see Online Etymology Dictionary
"Old English spæc "act of speaking; power of speaking; manner of speaking; statement, discourse, narrative, formal utterance; language," variant of spræc, from Proto-Germanic *sprek-, *spek- (source also of Danish sprog, Old Saxon spraca, Old Frisian spreke, Dutch spraak, Old High German sprahha, German Sprache "speech;" see speak (v.))"
So it's interesting to see that the typo (I assume) echoes old developments. If the writer could do this @ will - & not by accident - he or she could be an expert in Old English. N. Chomsky for one would argue that coming up with familiar-looking forms is indicative of deep structure in the language, which native speakers learn subconsciously.
In some cases the use of the incorrect spelling speach has come from people I know, people who have high school degrees and should know better.
One of these same friends always pronounces the word moot as "moat." He uses the word correctly otherwise, and ignores me when I correct him and continues to pronounce it incorrectly.
I've pretty much given up trying to correct people in real life. (As opposed to forums which are not real life.) Mostly I just think, What an illiterate!.
One of these same friends always pronounces the word moot as "moat." He uses the word correctly otherwise, and ignores me when I correct him and continues to pronounce it incorrectly.
I've pretty much given up trying to correct people in real life. (As opposed to forums which are not real life.) Mostly I just think, What an illiterate!.
& how does he pronounce moat? Does his shift follow Grimm's Law, or is it random?
Yah, we watch Jeopardy, & it surprises me that anything that happened before about 1950 CE is treated as if it were ancient history. I don't think we can expect the same prescriptive English syntax & grammar we used to get from public education K-12 anymore. In fact, prescriptive anything seems to have gone overboard or MIA, victim no doubt of road rage & other spontaneous outbursts that we read about in the local newspaper too often these days.
I have seen many bumpers sticker's & other thing's where God is my copilot, but the best I have seen was on a church sign that said if God is your copilot change seat's.
Yah, we watch Jeopardy, & it surprises me that anything that happened before about 1950 CE is treated as if it were ancient history.
Part of my nightly routine is watching Jeopardy, and I am proud to say that I am able get the Final Jeopardy answer correct about 80% of the time. However, on last night's show, during Double Jeopardy, their question gurus really screwed-up with the answer that they accepted to the question regarding Blue Laws in NJ's Bergen County.
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