| Страниц в теме: < [1 2] | is or are Автор темы: Morten Olesen
|
|---|
Lingua 5B 
Босния и Герцеговина
Local time: 23:54
Член ProZ.com c 2009
английский => хорватский
+ ...
Former President Bush:
"As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards."
CNN, 30 August, 2000
| | | | LuciaC
Великобритания
Local time: 22:54
английский => итальянский
+ ...
| Chav English (slang) | Jan 8, 2009 |
My 12-year-old son talks to me like that sometimes - 'Mum what is you cooking?' 'I is well going to bed' and raps along with it. He says it's Chav English, i.e. youth slang. I find it really funny.
I forgot: the Tv show with Steve Coogan is Saxondale.
[Edited at 2009-01-08 22:03 GMT]
| | | | Silvia Calderón (X)
Аргентина
Local time: 19:54
английский => испанский
+ ...
| Simplifying the language? | Jan 8, 2009 |
Oh come on, Peter! I've spent most of my life trying to master the language, and now you want to simplify it. You must be kidding!!
| | | | Niraja Nanjundan (X)
Local time: 04:24
немецкий => английский
| Misunderestimate | Jan 9, 2009 |
Jenny Forbes wrote:
"Democracy is the misrepresentation of the people"
I think I read somewhere that Bush also said "Don't misunderestimate me" or something similar. I'm sure if you search the web, you'll find loads of these "Bushisms".
| | |
|
|
|
Nicole Schnell
США
Local time: 14:54
английский => немецкий
+ ...
Памяти | Bushisms may be helpful | Jan 9, 2009 |
When it comes to abusing forums as advertising space. Humor sells, right?
| | | | Vito Smolej
Германия
Local time: 23:54
Член ProZ.com c 2004
английский => словенский
+ ...
ЛОКАЛИЗАТОР САЙТА | Dont perpetuate it, Nicole ... | Jan 9, 2009 |
one more URL for Google...
| | | | Nicole Schnell
США
Local time: 14:54
английский => немецкий
+ ...
Памяти | I guess you have a point, Vito | Jan 9, 2009 |
Wouldn't "Off Topic" or "The lighter side of translation" be a better place for the humorous exchange of certain shortcomings in regard to proper language?
| | | | stella_bella
Local time: 00:54
английский => болгарский
+ ...
| Yes, simplification is a natural process. | Jan 9, 2009 |
Peter Linton wrote:
moggy wrote:
"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?" Bush has said.
While I agree that it should be 'Are', not 'Is', I applaud President Bush for taking a step in the right direction -- simplifying our language and getting rid of irregular verbs.
That is one of the advantages arising from the complicated and mixed up origins of English -- Germanic roots, overlaid with Norman French, underpinned by Greek and Latin, and blended with words from almost every other language in the world. Thanks to that, we have got rid of excrescences such as gender that bedevil other languages, and we have simplified most of our verbs. That trend is still underway -- many people in England say 'You is', not ''You are'. Other versions of English say 'I is'. There is the famous song "Is you Is...Is you Aint my Baby". Ungrammatical, but great.
In time, I suspect we will all say I is, you is, he is, we is etc. Good thing too. Perhaps President Bush will be seen as a linguistic pioneer. 
Yes, simplification is a natural process.Bush is a real linguist.
| | |
|
|
|
Peter Linton wrote:
While I agree that it should be 'Are', not 'Is', I applaud President Bush for taking a step in the right direction -- simplifying our language and getting rid of irregular verbs.
That is one of the advantages arising from the complicated and mixed up origins of English -- Germanic roots, overlaid with Norman French, underpinned by Greek and Latin, and blended with words from almost every other language in the world. Thanks to that, we have got rid of excrescences such as gender that bedevil other languages, and we have simplified most of our verbs. That trend is still underway -- many people in England say 'You is', not ''You are'. Other versions of English say 'I is'. There is the famous song "Is you Is...Is you Aint my Baby". Ungrammatical, but great.
In time, I suspect we will all say I is, you is, he is, we is etc. Good thing too. Perhaps President Bush will be seen as a linguistic pioneer.
That is explained in George Orwell's novel 1984. It is called newspeak. A prophetic book indeed!.
¡Salud!
Ignacio Vicario Esteban
| | | | Lingua 5B
Босния и Герцеговина
Local time: 23:54
Член ProZ.com c 2009
английский => хорватский
+ ...
| stylistic parameters | Jan 9, 2009 |
Peter Linton wrote:
That trend is still underway -- many people in England say 'You is', not ''You are'. Other versions of English say 'I is'. There is the famous song "Is you Is...Is you Aint my Baby". Ungrammatical, but great.
In time, I suspect we will all say I is, you is, he is, we is etc. Good thing too. Perhaps President Bush will be seen as a linguistic pioneer.
yes, they do, but in an informal speech.
Should a president's public speech be considered " informal" ?
This is a matter of style.
| | | | | Страниц в теме: < [1 2] | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » is or are | Trados Business Manager Lite | Create customer quotes and invoices from within Trados Studio
Trados Business Manager Lite helps to simplify and speed up some of the daily tasks, such as invoicing and reporting, associated with running your freelance translation business.
More info » |
| | Trados Studio 2022 Freelance | The leading translation software used by over 270,000 translators.
Designed with your feedback in mind, Trados Studio 2022 delivers an unrivalled, powerful desktop
and cloud solution, empowering you to work in the most efficient and cost-effective way.
More info » |
|
| | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | | |
Login to reply/comment 
