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Mar 23, 2017
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JimmyZ
a bear of very little brain
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Grammar Nazi time: when did the incorrect phrase "graduated college" or "graduated high school" become popular? And why?
jdub
All-American
3/23/17 8:36am
Saying it incorrectly saves a whole one syllable. Think of the time that can be
ByuMba90
3/23/17 8:40am
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JimmyZ
3/23/17 8:41am
I read "he is in hospital" in a Russian accent. The phrasing makes sense that way.
jdub
3/23/17 8:44am
Hmm, maybe you care about this sort of thing more than you let on?
jdub
3/23/17 8:50am
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JimmyZ
3/23/17 8:53am
For the same reason we say "he is in jail" instead of "he is in the jail"
ldssdl
3/23/17 10:39am
but the true tragedy here is the loss of the passive form
v1k0u6
3/23/17 9:08am
I also hear "to be" omitted quite often. Example: "these clothes need washed"
Herbert
3/23/17 9:42am
That's a huge one here in Utah. That grates on me as well. My wife and I give each other "the look" when we hear it
jdub
3/23/17 9:56am
You guys sound fun to hang out with.
cougarfuzz
3/23/17 10:20am
Because people who abuse the English language are much more fun than those who don't
jdub
3/23/17 10:33am
Yes, people who are less uptight are typically more fun to be with.
cougarfuzz
3/23/17 10:41am
Because coming to an anonymous internet community to discuss grammar abuse is proof that someone is uptight
jdub
3/23/17 10:53am
You're very quick to leap to judgment. You must be fun to hang out with.
jdub
3/23/17 10:54am
Sorry can't talk, currently giving my wife "the look")
cougarfuzz
3/23/17 11:04am
Don't try chewing gum and walking, you might struggle with that as well.
jdub
3/23/17 11:22am
Chewing gum nazi as well?
cougarfuzz
3/23/17 11:33am
nope, but I am a missed-reference Nazi. That one apparently went by you.
jdub
3/23/17 11:44am
So uptight.The 3rd Reich has taught you well.
cougarfuzz
3/23/17 12:01pm
I'm sorry if this post hit a little too close to home, so you have become defensive.
jdub
3/23/17 12:09pm
On the contrary, I brought you down to my level. I won.
cougarfuzz
3/23/17 3:29pm
Not true. I've always been a snarky jack-yewt.
jdub
3/23/17 4:10pm
RE: Grammar Nazi time: when did the incorrect phrase "graduated college" or "graduated high school" become popular? And
byuTX
3/23/17 10:46am
When me president?
Angel's Trumpet
3/23/17 7:09pm
You're assuming that the English language is standardized and not subject to change. Linguistically speaking, not so.
sakhr
3/23/17 7:59pm
No, I'm not assuming that at all. You're assuming that I'm assuming, and you really shouldn't assume.
jdub
3/23/17 8:38pm
You said it yourself, it has become popular and is in common usage. Right now there is no official body that sets
sakhr
3/26/17 1:00pm
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