Grammar Discussions

[SeatBackForward]

is this Antartica region anywhere near the continent of Antarctica?

It's opposite to the Artic.

 

[JessicaTam]

From whence! Whence did that unnecessary "from" come from?

is this Antartica region anywhere near the continent of Antarctica?

It's opposite to the Artic.

..........

 

[PLANT]

Irish reporter?

 

[Warks]

I can't recall if I posted this before but have NSW residents noticed the word 'merge' is disappearing from our roads? Signs used to say "Left lane ends Merge right" but they are all being changed to "Left lane ends Change lanes". Is that because people don't understand what 'merge' means?

 

[Hvr]

I can't recall if I posted this before but have NSW residents noticed the word 'merge' is disappearing from our roads? Signs used to say "Left lane ends Merge right" but they are all being changed to "Left lane ends Change lanes". Is that because people don't understand what 'merge' means?

Sounds like an emerging trend to dumb down the language.

 

[chelzmalee]

Sign near a local café today: "PUMKIN SOUP!"

Whats a pumkin?

 

[Hvr]

Sign near a local café today: "PUMKIN SOUP!"

Whats a pumkin?

Maybe the author went for a P and forgot to put it back in the sign? :mrgreen:

 

[JessicaTam]

Road Rule discussion has been moved here: http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/playground/road-rule-discussion-69373.html

 

[cove]

I did like the "clearence sale" signs at a major retailer that were beautifully hand written.

 

[Deleted member]

Sign near a local café today: "PUMKIN SOUP!"

Whats a pumkin?

you can find out at the libary!!

 

[Julesmac]

That's libry surely

 

[Deleted member]

Polar opposites in fact ðŸ

 

[Deleted member]

Loan vs lend !!

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

"There", "they're", and "their". It seems most under 30 don't know the correct one.
In addition, "to" now seems to be interchangeable for "too".

 

[Warks]

"There", "they're", and "their". It seems most under 30 don't know the correct one.
In addition, "to" now seems to be interchangeable for "too".

Yes it's reached the point where I'm surprised when someone gets it right!

(especially loose instead of lose)

 

[whatmeworry]

This was seen at one of those rallies this weekend.

 

[get me outta here]

At one of those rallies, by one of 'those' people.

This was seen at one of those rallies this weekend.

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[Captain Halliday]

Yes it's reached the point where I'm surprised when someone gets it right!

(especially loose instead of lose)

Reminds me of the infamous Steely Dan poster promoting the (then) hit sing "Ricky Don't Loose That Number."

 

[SeatBackForward]

At one of those rallies, by one of 'those' people.

Oh dear..

To actually make something vaguely interesting out of that rather sad picture, how much "Australian Law" is there? As a constitutional monarchy, aren't all our laws ultimately the Queens?

 

[anat0l]

Oh dear..

To actually make something vaguely interesting out of that rather sad picture, how much "Australian Law" is there? As a constitutional monarchy, aren't all our laws ultimately the Queens?

To be fair, if you look up the jurisdictional application of what we know as "federal" law, it actually belongs to the Commonwealth (Cth). In addition, any legal cases which is the federal prosecutor against another party is abbreviated as R vs. ... (either Rex or Regina, otherwise also called The Crown).

That doesn't mean that federal laws as they apply in Australia is the same as that in other Commonwealth countries, however. I would say, for most intents and purposes, the need to distinguish between Australian federal and Commonwealth law is irrelevant.