2006-08-06 12:25:37 · 13 answers · asked by Davie 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
One puts these things in the religious section because it gets a bigger audience, naturally. Interesting to see that one answerer is "preying" for me. Perhaps the religious section has people who need to be reminded to use correct English.
2006-08-06 12:41:37 · update #1
why do people ask question about proper English on the Religion@Spirituality section?
2006-08-06 12:33:43 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah's Grandpa 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Not all Americans do, it's just one of those things people have problems with. Affect and effect I used to find difficult until becoming a medical transcriptionist. Laying and lying, is so simple, I don't understand it, but I can tell you plenty of MDs dictate, "the patient was seen laying in bed" go figure.
PS, why do people put questions in Religion and Spirituality, when they have nothing to do with that topic??? because NO ONE IS PERFECT INCLUDING YOU!!
2006-08-06 19:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will never catch me lying because it is not good to lie, especially about lye. Should you say the lay of the land or the lie of the land. English is a living language my friend and often self modifies to clear up ambiguities.
OH, this is the religion area, so have faith, Jesus loves you, and everybody is preying for you.
2006-08-06 19:35:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy.
Great chunks of time have been scooped out of our Elementary English classes to make time for courses on Gay Tolerance and Black History Month.
I wish I was making this up.
2006-08-06 19:30:39 · answer #4 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but it's not just Americans who say and do these things. These are common misconceptions throughout all English speaking countries.
2006-08-06 19:30:18 · answer #5 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do obnoxious people post prescriptive grammatical comments in the religion and spirituality section?
2006-08-06 19:31:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How does this have anything to do with Religion and Spirituality? It should be under Languages, or Other - Society & Culture.
2006-08-06 19:37:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never realized it, but I say both interchangeably. Perhaps it means that I am a brick, squeezing myself into the wall.
2006-08-06 19:32:16 · answer #8 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because Americans due to their laziness and lack of tact, have bastardized the english language.
2006-08-06 19:31:14 · answer #9 · answered by Scorpiogirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do foreigners affect effeminate diminutives for their given names?
2006-08-06 19:30:21 · answer #10 · answered by Happy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋