oh and 'give us a lend of that' and 'can i get a borrow of that''he borrowed it to me'
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Tom OBedlam I have control of a tank,
Thu 3 Jul 2008, 18:32,
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though this might be just the scouse ashally Tom OBedlam I have control of a tank,
Thu 3 Jul 2008, 18:37,
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So what do you want then?Global language unification? We're not machines, our language always differs in different areas, even with mass media.
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Shada,
Thu 3 Jul 2008, 18:44,
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oh no i love these odd little quirks for the most part.but inverting borrowed and lend just seem a tad odd to me
( Tom OBedlam I have control of a tank,
Thu 3 Jul 2008, 18:54,
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It seems odd because it's technically wrong - it conflicts with how you learned the language.But before long "wrong" words end up more prevalent than "right" words, and people who condemn others for doing it wrong are little more than old men waving sticks around and gibbering about the decline of language.
( Shada,
Thu 3 Jul 2008, 19:01,
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I don't use a stick. Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Thu 3 Jul 2008, 19:07,
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