tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post3907394987304314834..comments2023-11-03T03:07:25.408-07:00Comments on The Lyon's Tale: WNW: Reader EditionAnnette Lyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-18930248678296102009-04-12T17:25:00.000-07:002009-04-12T17:25:00.000-07:00Wa-la. I was beginning to think it was a new word...Wa-la. I was beginning to think it was a new word or something. Thank you for educating me about what it was supposed to be. <BR/><BR/>The lose/loose thing? My pet peeve. It is so common that it is really hard to not comment on it. It's especially common on Facebook which seems to be the bastion of bad grammar and incorrect word choices.LeeAnnhttp://leeann.rnsmith.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-26459919525972958632009-04-09T19:34:00.000-07:002009-04-09T19:34:00.000-07:00Fabulous, as always!(Here's another word usage you...Fabulous, as always!<BR/><BR/>(Here's another word usage you can explain: counselor vs councilor ... and is counsellor one, too?)An Ordinary Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497066145696617241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-11005421632871888802009-04-09T17:04:00.000-07:002009-04-09T17:04:00.000-07:00I just want to say that I'm pretty proud that even...I just want to say that I'm pretty proud that even though English is my second language I don't commit the "sins" you identified on this post :-) I have committed and am committing many sins against the English language, but none on this particular list :-)Little GrumpyAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065581455480762162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-42746486022723332832009-04-09T07:24:00.000-07:002009-04-09T07:24:00.000-07:00I love this. SOOOOOOO many of these things grate o...I love this. SOOOOOOO many of these things grate on my nerves. It's nice not to be aloneJulie Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311231654035295596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-71230880908394909692009-04-09T06:50:00.000-07:002009-04-09T06:50:00.000-07:00You would love my friend (who is a middle school t...You would love my friend (who is a middle school teacher). She could become a post all on her own! I never know whether to correct her or not. She recently used "commensurate" when she meant "commiserate".<BR/><BR/>How about "for all intensive purposes"??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641059685087617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-89726363483333824922009-04-09T06:48:00.000-07:002009-04-09T06:48:00.000-07:00This is a particularly satisfying edition of WNW.M...This is a particularly satisfying edition of WNW.<BR/><BR/>My former brother-in-law used to say "wah-lee" when he meant "voila." Egreeeeeeeeeegious.Luisa Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310698422276446909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-55853339496465261112009-04-09T05:55:00.000-07:002009-04-09T05:55:00.000-07:00I was an English Language major at BYU; I'm an edi...I was an English Language major at BYU; I'm an editor now. Also of southern decent. <BR/><BR/>That said, I *love* double modals. I use "might could," "might should," and "might oughta" all the time in my speech and informal writing (journal, blog, whatever).<BR/><BR/>While I definitely take it out of anything I'm editing for publication, it has never bothered me in speech. I like the added flavor.Peytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12172161422161901535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-24132181757806996522009-04-08T20:37:00.000-07:002009-04-08T20:37:00.000-07:00I meant to say I have TWO sisters...ugh...I'm blac...I meant to say I have TWO sisters...ugh...I'm blacklisted by Annette already?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-86892331879277090892009-04-08T20:36:00.000-07:002009-04-08T20:36:00.000-07:00Am I the only one who is terrified that I'll speak...Am I the only one who is terrified that I'll speak/write incorrectly and Annette will never speak to me again? =P<BR/><BR/>I never see wala but I frequently hear Wallah, which is Arabic for "I promise to God." I have to Islamic sisters and hear many small sayings in arabic littered all over their speech. When they say "Wallah," it's more like they're saying "OMG!" <BR/><BR/>My favorite of their arabic sayings is "in'sh'Allah," which is pronouced quickly: inshallah. It means "God willing" and they always say it when they are hoping for the best. I.E. "in'sh'Allah, mom will get better soon."<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the rant. =]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-49483663426424713292009-04-08T18:16:00.000-07:002009-04-08T18:16:00.000-07:00"Might could" and "used to could" are ones I'm gui..."Might could" and "used to could" are ones I'm guilty of in verbal speech. Along with "might oughtta" and a few others. It comes from being raised as a hick in the south. :)<BR/><BR/>I find myself unable to break the habit, but I do know it's not correct.<BR/><BR/>Iknow. Your opinion of me just dropped into the toilet.Karlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771306878095218330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-20966418572794635202009-04-08T15:54:00.000-07:002009-04-08T15:54:00.000-07:00I was just feeling annoyed by loose earlier today....I was just feeling annoyed by loose earlier today. <BR/><BR/>I thought I would loose my mind. <BR/><BR/>I love these posts! I'm all about learning more about words, how to use them...the correct way to use them. <BR/><BR/>I guess I'm a wordy. :)Heather of the EOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607422301391841377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-17133955311705552252009-04-08T14:53:00.000-07:002009-04-08T14:53:00.000-07:00My mom and grandma are walking malapropisms and th...My mom and grandma are walking malapropisms and they will not be glad to hear that there is a name for it. <BR/><BR/>When my mom talks, nearly every time someone kindly buts in and says, "I think you meant ________." the correct word.<BR/><BR/>I will say that I nearly always substitute menagerie with menage a trois. Which I must say is a very embarassing malapropism. So embarassing in fact that I have eliminated menagerie from my verbal repertoire.<BR/><BR/>Some things are just genetic!<BR/><BR/>Went to Deseret Book today for the first time in a long while (I shop online) and was like Holy Cow Annette is everywhere!Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14336321282330362007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-47726519806268670272009-04-08T14:47:00.000-07:002009-04-08T14:47:00.000-07:00These are good ones. Some of them I've heard used...These are good ones. Some of them I've heard used just to be silly, particularly feeling poorly and might could. Sort of to sound cute or something. I think we used a lot of those in my family just for fun. Sort of like how we rarely said "creek" since my grandma pronounced it "crick" (she was, after all, a Utahn! :)<BR/><BR/>One that keeps surprising me is "all the sudden". I know that probably most people who use it would recognize that it's wrong if it was pointed out to them, but it's said that way out of habit. It still surprises me when I read it on well written blogs (same with the loose/lose you mention in this post). <BR/><BR/>And I love when I post a comment on a blog and only to find that I've written something like, "You're son is so hilarious". It happens far too often.LisAwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03299284773832500834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-23994660468973147982009-04-08T13:33:00.000-07:002009-04-08T13:33:00.000-07:00Wah la makes me sick. I did just about faint! Or...Wah la makes me sick. I did just about faint! Or beaucoup - when people say boo coo or something like. GET IT RIGHT OR DON'T DO IT!!!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for validating me.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913479841360204974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-60544353560923941252009-04-08T13:20:00.000-07:002009-04-08T13:20:00.000-07:00I had NO idea that supposably is a real word. And...I had NO idea that supposably is a real word. And I don't see myself ever using it now that I know it is!<BR/><BR/>I like your word nerd posts!Heatherlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09355263068372248035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-42814562689389586172009-04-08T12:59:00.000-07:002009-04-08T12:59:00.000-07:00The 'walla' thing KILLS ME.I see variations all ov...The 'walla' thing KILLS ME.<BR/><BR/>I see variations all over the blogosphere:<BR/>Wah-la, wahla, wa-lah.<BR/><BR/>Someone was selling tickets to Wicked on KSL.com and advertised "Isle Seats."<BR/><BR/>I wonder just how far out of the concert hall you'd have to be to get isle seats.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859567470814286102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-73503938592978892932009-04-08T12:49:00.000-07:002009-04-08T12:49:00.000-07:00Great post! A few months ago I remember TAMN sayin...Great post! A few months ago I remember TAMN saying "Jason [The Bachelor] is such a <I>looser</I>". LOL<BR/><BR/>My husband was in the habit of saying "depribed" instead of <I>deprived</I>. I wondered where in the world he got that from. And then over the weekend I heard his mom say it. *cringe*<BR/><BR/>Tomorrow I have a post going out about apostrophes. I saw a sign at a grocery store that said <I>Kid's 'n' Cart's</I>. LOLBrittany Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743104955447005125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-58226344298073098972009-04-08T12:20:00.000-07:002009-04-08T12:20:00.000-07:00It's funny because when I write blogs/e-mails, I d...It's funny because when I write blogs/e-mails, I don't pay attention to grammar. But when I'm writing/editing stuff professionally, I am anal. I love your grammar posts - you are a better editor than I am!<BR/><BR/>I can't think of any off the top of my head...I'll have to remember to comment about future ideas.ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479669563052857940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-50675577257196436552009-04-08T11:54:00.000-07:002009-04-08T11:54:00.000-07:00I see the lose/loose thing more than anything else...I see the lose/loose thing more than anything else by far, and it's often from people who I know to be good writers from a mechanical standpoint. I kind of expect it now and I'm impressed when I see it done correctly. Sad!Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-89377824969472389442009-04-08T11:00:00.000-07:002009-04-08T11:00:00.000-07:00I actually started keeping a list of malapropisms ...I actually started keeping a list of malapropisms I've found since I sent you that one, and they always give me a giggle. I know I've seen really funny ones that I can't remember now, too.<BR/><BR/>Great post, as usual!Lara Neveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351324888724799014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-47675493417336457592009-04-08T10:45:00.000-07:002009-04-08T10:45:00.000-07:00"Might could" is second only to "used to could" wh..."Might could" is second only to "used to could" which I have actually heard used by people other than Jeff Foxworthy.<BR/><BR/>I always get a kick out of "in the mists." It makes me wonder where all the fog is coming from. <BR/><BR/>I've also noticed that sometimes people who feel poorly also tend to feel badly.Blondiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14402769870880880503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-50556351739125632402009-04-08T10:33:00.000-07:002009-04-08T10:33:00.000-07:00Our High School band director was the king of mala...Our High School band director was the king of malapropisms. Unfortunately, his best were let fly when he was chewing out the band for one reason or another - not the best time for taking notes, (let alone cracking up) so I sadly don't remember a single one.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369952902975144773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-13279680449261038232009-04-08T10:21:00.000-07:002009-04-08T10:21:00.000-07:00Do you read Zina at My Imaginary Blog? She does po...Do you read Zina at My Imaginary Blog? She does posts full of malapropisms, and it's so funny!<BR/><BR/>And I was thinking about asking you about dialects and how words change depending on the area you are in, and if it makes the words totally improper.Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-65430638244525330472009-04-08T08:39:00.000-07:002009-04-08T08:39:00.000-07:00The feeling poorly one (another dialectical) made ...The feeling poorly one (another dialectical) made me think of this distinction which I think I read on SPOGG:<BR/><BR/>In response to "How are you?", many hypercorrective people like to respond "I'm <STRONG>well</STRONG>." This person said that I'm well = I am not ill. The desired response is really "I'm good." <BR/><BR/>To my knowledge, I've never seen anything "definitive" either way (but I do like the above rule; it bugs me to have people so programmed by "rules" that they start misapplying them. But maybe that's just I myself. ;) ). Have you?Jordan McCollumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523599384793856702noreply@blogger.com