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English has a unique curiosity. Everything is acceptable, in casual speech, as long as the meaning is clearly conveyed and understood. Even Rasta Brophonics is acceptable, as long as all parties to the conversation are willing to use the forms. It remains English.
If someone says it to you, you may frown if you like, and even correct the speaker, according to how comfortable you feel about doing so.
I'm not talking about casual speech, I'm hearing this on the tv news constantly. It's never used in any casual speech I've ever heard. It's jarring to hear "So and so did not receive an INvite" on tv.
I'm not talking about casual speech, I'm hearing this on the tv news constantly. It's never used in any casual speech I've ever heard. It's jarring to hear "So and so did not receive an INvite" on tv.
invite
1530s, a back formation from invitation; as a noun variant of invitation it is attested from 1650s.
Shakespeare apparently did not use invite as a verb, but he sure would have if he had needed to:
Thank you for that information. If Shakespeare used it that way, who am I to differ? I've been hearing it all over tv but I still have yet to hear it used that way in person but I'm sure the time will come.
We saw this at an antique store yesterday. One sign said "knife's for sale", another "great graduration gift".
A local hotel marquee states they have a "microfrigd".
We saw this at an antique store yesterday. One sign said "knife's for sale", another "great graduration gift".
A local hotel marquee states they have a "microfrigd".
If I see one more banner saying Congradulations, I'm gonna hurl.
This strange epidemic must have spread worldwide! From yet another Mediot source:
.. According to Pakistani authorities one of bin Laden’s daughter’s, who was present during the raid, claimed that her father was captured alive before he was killed ...
Strange not to see "report's" up there -- oh well, slip ups happen.
...when writers, or speakers for that matter, use an when a is the appropriate article before a word, such as history or historic. The h is not silent. Are they trying to be a bit uppity? Or how about when writers use the wrong article, such as, "I tuned into a FM radio station." AAARRRGGGHH!!!
I mentioned to the teller that Achievment was spelled incorrectly, she just said we had to do it in a real hurry. Then hurry up and do it again correctly.
Why bother?
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