OT: Another Grammar Rant

Posted by Tia Mary on June 28, 2009, 10:14 pm

Hi Guys,
OK -- when I was growing up & in school, the word "bust" meant bosom
or a statue of the upper portion of the body. That's more or less from
memory and without looking it up in the dictionary for precise info. If
something didn't work anymore, it was broken or if you caused it to not
work any more then you broke it. You didn't BUST down a door or BUST
out of a locked room. About the only time you would use the term "bust"
was when gambling and you "went bust".
So why now is the term "broke" never used? It seems that BUST has
taken it's place. I was watching a Modern Marvels repeat about Ice Road
Trucking and if a truck fell through the ice it didn't break through, it
BUST through! We were watching something on PBS last week and the voice
over said the same thing. Instead of breaking out some windows, the
windows were busted out.
I'm sorry but that's just plain WRONG! I know, I know -- language
is a living thing and changes all the time. This is one of those times
when I just get my back up and refuse to "go with the flow" -- LOLOL.
There are loads of other language and grammar changes that don't bother
MOI. Using bust instead of broke is NOT one of them ;-)!!! Rant Mode
off CiaoMeow >^;;^<

PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
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Posted by Jeannette in Los Angeles, CA on June 29, 2009, 3:21 am

> Hi Guys,

<snipped.

> =A0 =A0I know, I know -- language

> is a living thing and changes all the time. =A0

That language changes all the time is very true. Just look at you
opening salutation. "Guys" used to refer to males. Now it means
everyone in general.

Posted by on June 29, 2009, 5:37 am

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:21:07 -0700 (PDT), "Jeannette in Los Angeles,

>> Hi Guys,

><snipped.

>> I know, I know -- language

>> is a living thing and changes all the time.

>That language changes all the time is very true. Just look at you

>opening salutation. "Guys" used to refer to males. Now it means

>everyone in general.

Be still my heart ! I have raised that point before - I loathe being
referred to as a guy, girl, lady - I am a WOMAN !

Posted by Tia Mary on June 29, 2009, 10:34 am

lucretiaborgia@fl.it wrote:

> Be still my heart ! I have raised that point before - I loathe being

> referred to as a guy, girl, lady - I am a WOMAN !

AND ......................... we heasr you roar :-). CiaoMeow >^;;^<

PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

Posted by on June 29, 2009, 12:18 pm

wrote:

>lucretiaborgia@fl.it wrote:

>> Be still my heart ! I have raised that point before - I loathe being

>> referred to as a guy, girl, lady - I am a WOMAN !

> AND ......................... we heasr you roar :-). CiaoMeow >^;;^<

>PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)

>Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about

>their whiskers!

>Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

Right !

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