I'm not even certain that I have the verb type correctly named..but when did it become acceptable to say "you disrespect me". as opposed to "You are being disrespectful of me."...Is either form now correct?
2006-08-27 14:47:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Its colloquialism at its best ... like most things in mainstream media right now. Its a constant dumbing-down of youth and people in general.
Its public dissing of the English language!
2006-08-27 15:23:11 · answer #1 · answered by Active Denial System™ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-09-30 01:48:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just checked my Webster's Unabridged that's a 25 years old, and it's listed as a transitive verb there.
Respect is, why wouldn't disrepect be?
Just checked the OED online, and the earliest instance they list of the usage is 1614. So yes, I'd say you're wrong.
2006-08-27 14:55:43 · answer #3 · answered by EQ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not correct to use "disrespect" in this way. "Disrespect" is a noun. You can show disrespect, or be disrespectful, but "disrespect" is not a verb.
Whoops! My bad, just looked it up:
dis·re·spect (dsr-spkt) KEY
NOUN:
Lack of respect, esteem, or courteous regard.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
dis·re·spect·ed , dis·re·spect·ing , dis·re·spects
To show a lack of respect for: disrespected her elders; disrespected the law.
Still doesn't seem right.
2006-08-27 15:04:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's the long form of black slang. 'He's dissin' me, don' be dissin' me now,' was popularized by black rap artists. They were referring to the word 'disrespect'. There is no such word as 'disrespecting'; someone is either respectful or not respectful. If they are not respectful, they are showing disrespect, which is a noun, not a verb. It may be used as 'You are being disrespectful to me' where it is used as an adverb.
2006-08-27 15:08:09 · answer #5 · answered by Me in Canada eh 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
As I sit here and chuckle to myself at your so well stated question--I loved it. The grammer on so many of the questions and answers are so poor that I cannot even read some of them. (And I thought my grammer was below normal) In an English class, I do not think the first would be correct. My opinion.
2006-08-27 15:06:09 · answer #6 · answered by old_woman_84 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is just the way young people have started talking- same as "dissing". They find anyway they can to shorten everything they say just like they shorten/chop off / abbreviate words when IMing. Then everyone else adopts it and the rest of us either adopt it or rant about it!
2006-08-27 14:59:34 · answer #7 · answered by wolfmusic 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Probably since man & woman 1st came together and had communicative speech. lol. As far as to when it becames transitive;i'd have to say since the most popular thug in the "hOoD" got into a fight with his be**atc* ,or his homey.
2006-08-27 14:59:27 · answer #8 · answered by frith25 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it is still grammatically incorrect, even though it has become quite commonly used that way.
2006-08-27 14:50:50 · answer #9 · answered by Schleppy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When people became lazy and started to say things like "you dissed me."
2006-08-27 14:53:33 · answer #10 · answered by Savant 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋