Does it make you shake your head in disappointment when Black people say "AKS" instead of "ASK"? (news, best)

[pommysmommy]

"I seen" is the phrase that is like nails on a chalkboard but I don't let it ruin my day.

[saganista]

Originally Posted by Reelist in Atlanta

How about veHICKLE or persons instead of people. The plural of person is not persons. Its people.

This may be getting into the weeds, but person and people are techincally two different words from two different Latin roots. They are not actually related to each other. The plural of person really IS persons, and the plural of people is peoples. Person refers to a single individual, persons to more than one of those. People is an originally singular collective noun...sort of like crowd. You could have more than one of either of those. Thus, it would once have been proper to say that the people of this island is typically short in stature with brown eyes and straight dark hair. But in usage, the collective people has assumed the role of the actual plural persons, so that use of people is has come to sound horribly wrong to most ears. Over time, persons as a plural of person has been relegated to legal (as in persons unknown) and certain other contexts, and people has taken over everywhere else with even its singular form being treated as if it were plural.

[ergohead]

YouTube - Grammar Lessons from Henry Fool

And, there are three kinds or yore.

[Hombre57]

Originally Posted by pommysmommy

sangwich instead of sandwich.

Y'all instead of all of you. Howdy instead of hello. Wasup instead of what's up.

Sammich.
Dittohead pisses me off more.

[ergohead]

Why do some people say Lawn Giland?

[PurpleLove08]

Originally Posted by Iwillthink4u

Does it diappoint/upset you?
Do you say anything?
If so, what?

I know white people who do this as well.

I think it might be a Southern thing but I might be biased seeing as I've lived in the south all my life.

[suzco]

Originally Posted by ergohead

Why do some people say Lawn Giland?

Caws they live on the guyland, east of noo yawk. They also drink cawfee. Strangely enough, they sometimes have gud ideers.

[saganista]

Originally Posted by chattypatty

NOO-kyuh--ler instead of NU-klee-er . . .

File that with REE-la-tor for realtor, and JEW-la-ree for jewelry...

[ergohead]

Knew a guy from Gary, Indiana who told me what a great seen grrr she was.

[saganista]

Originally Posted by PurpleLove08

I think it might be a Southern thing but I might be biased seeing as I've lived in the south all my life.

Ah, the south...where some still say Yay-uss for Yes...