No, no, you have it all wrong. This is America and if enough people
do it incorrectly, it eventually becomes valid. That's the "American
Way" and is why "payed" is now an acceptable variant of "paid."
This is why you deplane from the aircraft at your destiantion
(or when you have destinated, according to several conversations
on the 2-metre band I've monitored). That is
probably why instalation and installation are both valid. No wonder
(American) English is so difficult to learn! It's almost like Calvinball.
73,
Bob AA0CY
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From: T A RUSSELL[SMTP:n4kg@juno.com]
Sent: Monday, June 29, 1998 6:39 AM
To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Loose vs Lose and There, Their, They're
On Mon, 29 Jun 1998 01:18:07 -0700 (PDT) w7ni@teleport.com (Stan
Griffiths) writes:
>
>He(y) Guys,
>
>Please do yourself a favor and look up "loose" and "lose" in the
dictionary
>and then use them correctly. A LOT of people right here on this
reflector
>use "loose" when they mean "lose". Most everybody can figure out what
>you really mean, but frankly, you appear illiterate when you make that
>mistake and it sheds a bad light on the rest of what you want to say.
>If you want to have what you write taken seriously, then do it in good
>form, using the right words.
>
>Sorry, but this is one of my pet peeves and I couldn't stand it any
longer.
>It shook up my loose marbles and almost caused me to lose my mind . .
>.
>
>With the best of intentions,
>
>Stan w7ni@teleport.com
>
.................................................
Right on Stan!
When I first subscribed to some of the ham reflectors, I cringed
at the misuse of the words THERE (location), THEIR (possessive),
and THEY'RE (They Are). The use of the word INSTALL (a verb)
in place of INSTALLATION has also caught my eye.
"They're over there at their tower installation."
In the interest of improved communication,
de Tom N4KG
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