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Originally Posted by dailydriver
(Post 5374473)
... it is but natural that there be a few similar ones in the English land too!
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Sure! You only need to ask the greengrocer's! :uncontrol
That
necessity is indeed
the mother of invention was proved again when a close friend sent across this query about buying a cover for his newly acquired car.
The blending of the two words seems so effortless and natural - OED should please take note :D.
Fun/Sad Fact: A day after it was put on, the car cover was promptly stolen. Perhaps the handiwork of some seasoned Kleptomaniacs!!!
This. From one of the largest organisations in India.
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Originally Posted by dailydriver
(Post 5381486)
The blending of the two words seems so effortless and natural - OED should please take note :D.
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I'm more offended by that "d" in place of "the" :Frustrati
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Originally Posted by mayankk
(Post 5397847)
This. From one of the largest organisations in India.
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They probably meant, apart from this issue, you can be assured (don't ask me assured about what :D)
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Originally Posted by PreludeSH
(Post 5397832)
The Queen is dead, Long live the King ? I thought its for the continuance of monarchy.
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You are correct.
The two titles mentioned in the first and second parts of the phrase historically referred to the past and the present monarchs; effectively saying that though the King/Queen is dead, the Kingdom will prosper under the new King/Queen. It wished the new occupant of the throne a long life.
In the instant case, since the Queen will be replaced by the King, it is to be expected that the phrase used would be
The Queen is dead, Long live the King.
However, I consciously used it as
The Queen is dead, Long Live the Queen to signify the fact even after her physical passing, the Queen will live forever in the memories of the people who loved her - their own
Queen of Hearts. Quote:
Allow me, in the true English tradition, to pay respects to the departed soul by saying: The Queen is dead; Long Live the Queen!
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Originally Posted by noopster
(Post 5397868)
I'm more offended by that "d" in place of "the" :Frustrati
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Had he been a Bhpian, he would certainly have utilised the space and effort taken up by the three dots (…) to type the the letters required for the
the in place of
d!
:)
May I remind anyone who has an interest in the British monarchy monarchy and its upcoming events that what happens to a person at a coronation is that they are crowned.
If seen one of those horrible made up words, ending in -ated, doing the rounds. Whatever the internet says, this word should not exist. Please help to stamp it out!
:D
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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom
(Post 5398419)
If seen one of those horrible made up words, ending in -ated, doing the rounds. Whatever the internet says, this word should not exist. Please help to stamp it out!
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Merriam-Webster (admittedly, the Internet version) says that the word exists since 1623 as a synonym for crown, vt: "to place a crown or wreath on the head of". Another source (again, my apologies if Internet does not count as a source) I check is Project Gutenberg - where I find the word in use for more than 150 years (Anthony Trollope has used it, for example).
Unfortunately not at a location to refer to non-Internet sources.
I would like to believe that coronate is very much a valid word.
2019 reinforced for the world the meaning of the word Corona; so much so that one might safely say - Corona was coronated as the top newsmaker of 2020.
:)
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Originally Posted by mayankk
(Post 5397847)
This. From one of the largest organisations in India.
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Please to note that I cannot able to accept such mistake in usage of the English from one of the large organisation.
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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom
(Post 5398419)
*SNIP*
If seen one of those horrible made up words, ending in -ated, doing the rounds. *SNIP*
:D
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You need to orientate yourself towards modern usage. That way you can acceptate such words and preventate heart attacks ;)
(In the above sentence "acceptate" is the only one that is coined by me; and why not! I shall start a new trend - or should that be "I shall startate a new trend?")
Cheers
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Originally Posted by tilt
(Post 5398771)
You need to orientate yourself towards modern usage. That way you can acceptate such words and preventate heart attacks ;)
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I am touched by your concern for my health! You are quite right. In today's world, caring about the language is sure to worrinate me into an early grave!
But hey, just because a word can be shown to be old does not make it good, and just because it is new does not make it bad.
Any thoughts on the headline of the following article?.
(The Asian Age, Dt: 17/09/2022)
The child is actually aged three months now; it was eight days old at the time of admission to the hospital.
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Originally Posted by dailydriver
(Post 5403462)
Any thoughts on the headline of the following article?
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I think it is ok for
Newspaper Headline English. I'd even leave out the "is."
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Originally Posted by dailydriver
(Post 5403462)
*SNIP*
The child is actually aged three months now; it was eight days old at the time of admission to the hospital.
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Until you mentioned the details I could not get my head around that headline at all. My brain went into an endless loop wondering how an eight-day old baby can be anything for three months.
Cheers
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Originally Posted by tilt
(Post 5403743)
Until you mentioned the details I could not get my head around that headline at all.
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I'm sure it could be put better. I regularly see "newspaper" headlines that I have to click on to see what they even mean. I don't mean like clickbait, but just, to me at least, incomprehensible.
It does my head in trying to reword it! Over to you: I bet you can do it. You must make it fit the space, of course.
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