Do you think this grammar is proper?
2007-07-25 07:45:10 · 11 answers · asked by ~~∞§arah T∞©~~ 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Emma~~it's grammAr lol
2007-07-25 07:55:29 · update #1
Jon~it is not ambiguous. Plus I am not talking about accents I am talking about a single phrase.
2007-07-25 08:02:24 · update #2
I'm british - and I have no idea, really! I guess you could ask that question about loads of phrases that sound a bit silly when you thnk about them literally...
'to fall' can also mean 'to end up' rather than to literally plummet to the ground, which I guess is more relevant to pregnancy.
An online dictionary says one definitiion of 'to fall' can be:
"to pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind or a new state or condition
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/fall
How come autumn is Fall in the US? Although I guess the leaves do fall - is that it?
I find it weird that Americans refer to babies 'eating' when they drink milk.... Milk might be food, but they are definitely drinking, or we just say 'feeding.' Saying 'eating' kinda creeps me out lol
So many language differences between countries, huh.
2007-07-25 07:52:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
when is english ever proper? we have grammatical rules, but almost every native english speaker breaks them on a daily basis.
Also to say British is ambiguous - compare someone from Newcastle to someone from Liverpool, Scotland, Cornwall or Ireland. The all sound very different. Just like a southern US accent to NYC/Westcoast and the rest.
2007-07-25 14:50:47 · answer #2 · answered by jon d 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My friends mum says "When I was pregnant for Cherie" or Allen or whcih ever kid she's talking about. So does he family (1 of 13) I guess it's all about where you come from. My husband is from NZ and says bench instead of counter and lounge instead of living room - when he talks about the car he says Boot instead of truck, bonnet instead of hood...get the picture?
2007-07-25 14:54:02 · answer #3 · answered by J*Mo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know..because you have to "fall" on top of a bed to get pregnant (or any other surface area)...or you had to "fall" repeatedly and enjoyably on top of your man??? :) It's no biggie...all these differences make the world more interesting.
2007-07-25 14:57:33 · answer #4 · answered by keonli 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
everybody has their own grammar, it might seem weird to you but some of the ways you word things might seem weird to them. It is just the way things are.
2007-07-25 14:50:47 · answer #5 · answered by sugarplumfaerie52686 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I read that question too, I was wondering what was up with that. I think it might be their slang?
2007-07-25 14:47:56 · answer #6 · answered by Moosey 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
maybe it is translated from French "Tomber enceinte"? or maybe it is one those expressions like fall in love ?
2007-07-26 09:28:06 · answer #7 · answered by JamalCasablanca 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just how their way of saying get pregnant. I don't know!
2007-07-25 15:13:54 · answer #8 · answered by bride2be 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not slang but correct english you americans have different spelling and grammer from us British
2007-07-25 14:48:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
i think its the reason why they call ciggy's Fags..
2007-07-25 14:47:19 · answer #10 · answered by Laurellamags 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋