[78-L] Grammatically incorrect

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Copacetic:
Everything clicks at the Copa Cabana.
Mal

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David Lennick wrote:
> And how long did it take for "humongous" to make it into the dictionary? 
> Likewise, "copacetic" (they can't even agree on the spelling for that word, let 
> alone its origin, which is claimed to be variously Hebrew, Chinook and 
> Bojangles Robinson).
>
> dl
>
> Bob Rice wrote:
>   
>>    Mourning;
>>
>>   But English remains pretty "fluid, anyhow?And the spelings are fun, too? 
>> Not to diss anybody, but to "Diss" has become part of the language, like" 
>> Ripped Off""Warp Speed" etc, I have fun playing with it, ENGLISH, while it 
>> is still fairly common, in usage, in the US?
>>
>>     Bob, been usin' it for 68 years, almost, as I didn't say much in the 
>> FIRST year!
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 11:06 AM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Grammatically incorrect
>>
>>
>>     
>>> Alexandre Benoit wrote:
>>>       
>>>> "Why do you want me to speak 'white' ".
>>>>
>>>> Good one, Ron!
>>>>
>>>> When I learned English as a foreign language, they tought us:
>>>> - you can't start a sentence with 'but', but you may with 'however'.
>>>> - and the so called 'saxon genitive' can only be applied in relation to 
>>>> human beings.
>>>> Example: 'The record collector whose turntable ...
>>>> or 'The company staff whose salaries ...'    or  'The Parliament whose 
>>>> sessions ...'
>>>>
>>>> BUT  I see more and more people THAT use it diffently, like 'the record 
>>>> WHOSE label...'
>>>>
>>>> Alex
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> I can't think of any alternative that isn't too formal, such as "the 
>>> record,
>>> the label of which..[my dear Mycroft].."
>>>
>>> As for not beginning a sentence with "but", this list is the first place 
>>> where
>>> I've ever encountered that rule. And I been speaking English for nigh onto 
>>> 64
>>> years.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>>
>>>       
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