A YetiGuide® : How To Post In Proper English

Wolfheart · 21st June 2010, 22:52

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Originally Posted by echo77

English plural - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Plurals are divided into 3 categories: regular, almost regular and irregular

If you are a popular writer (like JRR Tolkien), you can create your own plural and get away with it

A Sunday Times (UK) review of Tolkien's works aptly states "the English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them."

Thad E Ginathom · 21st June 2010, 23:14

Apparently, Shakespeare created hundreds of new words.

Better language should evolve through the work of such great authors than through the twitterings of teenagers and management consultants.

anupmathur · 22nd June 2010, 20:46

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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

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Better language should evolve through the work of such great authors than through the twitterings of teenagers and management consultants.

Couldn't agree more about this, Thad!
However, it seems that today it is the Lords of The Twitterings that bring about change in the language!

And, it would be worth remembering that Shakespeare has grown in stature over the years; he is today far more than he was during his tenure! Am I mistaken about this, perchance?

Thad E Ginathom · 22nd June 2010, 20:57

To be honest, I don't know. I guess he was pretty popular in his day --- in fact he probably had more appeal to common/ordinary people, rather than being regarded as an academic/intellectual read.

Gansan · 22nd June 2010, 21:46

The Wikipedia article has this to say about Shakespeare:

Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day, but his reputation did not rise to its present heights until the nineteenth century. The Romantics, in particular, acclaimed Shakespeare's genius, and the Victorians worshipped Shakespeare with a reverence that George Bernard Shaw called "bardolatry".

McLaren Rulez · 22nd June 2010, 23:01

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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Better language should evolve through the work of such great authors than through the twitterings of teenagers and management consultants.

Sorry, couldn't resist this one

Thad E Ginathom · 22nd June 2010, 23:31

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Better language should evolve through the work of such great authors...

Did I ever imply that LOL CAT was not included in that?

anku94 · 27th June 2010, 05:25

Just came across this. It sure is an interesting read.

Indian English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

echo77 · 27th June 2010, 14:36

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Originally Posted by anku94

Just came across this. It sure is an interesting read.

Indian English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That is worth a read

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Stepney in Tamil Nadu is also used to refer to a mistress(spare wife).

anku94 · 27th June 2010, 15:38

How come I missed that ? Is that true ?

Thad E Ginathom · 27th June 2010, 16:17

Checked with my wife. Yes it is.

Didn't check with the spare wife though

(No... I have only one wife!)

Gansan · 27th June 2010, 19:06

Ha ha! Stepney is indeed a slang used for a mistress. It is not used for a second wife, though.

Another term for a mistress is "chinna veedu", meaning literally "little house". Needless to say, "Big house" refers to the wife!

anku94 · 27th June 2010, 19:44

No wonder you south people beat us northerners in everything... :P

mallumowgli · 30th June 2010, 18:14

Guys, when we talk about a country, do we use a plural or singular. Is it 'India is a good team' or 'India are a good team'

I had this doubt when I made the following post in another thread

Uruguay looks weak as per history, but they ...(my doubt is whether it should be 'Uruguay look weak...)

Blue Thunder · 30th June 2010, 18:21

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Originally Posted by mallumowgli

... Is it 'India is a good team' or 'India are a good team'...

If you are referring to the Indian cricket team, that statement would be debatable

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Joking apart, I think 'India is a good team' sounds right.

21st June 2010, 23:14	#1247
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 10,999 Thanked: 26,417 Times	Apparently, Shakespeare created hundreds of new words. Better language should evolve through the work of such great authors than through the twitterings of teenagers and management consultants.
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22nd June 2010, 20:57	#1249
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 10,999 Thanked: 26,417 Times	To be honest, I don't know. I guess he was pretty popular in his day --- in fact he probably had more appeal to common/ordinary people, rather than being regarded as an academic/intellectual read.
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22nd June 2010, 21:46	#1250
Gansan Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 4,534 Thanked: 5,544 Times	The Wikipedia article has this to say about Shakespeare: Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day, but his reputation did not rise to its present heights until the nineteenth century. The Romantics, in particular, acclaimed Shakespeare's genius, and the Victorians worshipped Shakespeare with a reverence that George Bernard Shaw called "bardolatry".
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27th June 2010, 05:25	#1253
anku94 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 249 Thanked: 351 Times	Just came across this. It sure is an interesting read. Indian English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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27th June 2010, 15:38	#1255
anku94 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 249 Thanked: 351 Times	How come I missed that ? Is that true ?
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27th June 2010, 16:17	#1256
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 10,999 Thanked: 26,417 Times	Checked with my wife. Yes it is. Didn't check with the spare wife though (No... I have only one wife!)
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27th June 2010, 19:06	#1257
Gansan Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 4,534 Thanked: 5,544 Times	Ha ha! Stepney is indeed a slang used for a mistress. It is not used for a second wife, though. Another term for a mistress is "chinna veedu", meaning literally "little house". Needless to say, "Big house" refers to the wife!
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27th June 2010, 19:44	#1258
anku94 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 249 Thanked: 351 Times	No wonder you south people beat us northerners in everything... :P
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30th June 2010, 18:14	#1259
mallumowgli Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Palakkad/Coimbatore Posts: 1,226 Thanked: 1,079 Times	Guys, when we talk about a country, do we use a plural or singular. Is it 'India is a good team' or 'India are a good team' I had this doubt when I made the following post in another thread Uruguay looks weak as per history, but they ...(my doubt is whether it should be 'Uruguay look weak...)
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