| Title: | The Joy of Lex |
| Notice: | A Notes File even your grammar could love |
| Moderator: | THEBAY::SYSTEM |
| Created: | Fri Feb 28 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1192 |
| Total number of notes: | 42769 |
Hi,
I am glad this notes is here. I have questions
Is it "HEAR HEAR" or "HERE HERE?" and
"Aren't I?" is correct, if correct, in what way do you use it?
I will have more questions for you. English is my favourite.
Thanks
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| 734.1 | Since it isn't strained, does it matter? | LAMHRA::WHORLOW | Are you proud of Digital's computers? | Mon Nov 13 1989 03:49 | 25 |
G'day - and welcome..
Now if you are calling your dog and you wish for it to come to you, you
may well shout "Here,here". If you are echoing sentiments of approval
about something, you may well shout "hear, hear". If you have something
such as a telephone and are teaching its mode of operation, you may
well say "hear here" or should you be so inclined to want someone to
come and listen to something exciting, such as the sound of the sea in
a seashell, you might shout "here, hear! " So feel free to choose.
"Aren't I" is perfectly correct in popular spoken usage. "You are
clever" might inspire you to reply, "Yes I am, aren't I" although the
pedants might prefer "Yes I am, am I not!" which if nothing else, is a
mouthfull. You may also use it within a question - "Aren't I going to
get a payrise?" although "Am I not to get a payrise" may be more
preferable, despite the sentiments expressed within.
You may well be tempted to ask that if "The quality of mercy is not
strained" is that strained as in through a collander or sieve, or
strained as in constipation.
Regards
Derek
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| 734.2 | coffee bags if you prefer | HUNEY::MACHIN | Tue Nov 14 1989 11:36 | 4 | |
-- I thought that was the quality of tea made with teabags.
Richard.
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| 734.3 | Merci, mercy,! | LAMHRA::WHORLOW | Are you proud of Digital's computers? | Wed Nov 15 1989 02:05 | 8 |
G'day,
definition then of "La bell dame sans merci"
char lady
djw
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| 734.4 | All combinations make sense | EVETPU::FRIDAY | Patience averts the severe decree | Tue Nov 28 1989 19:38 | 4 |
Regarding HEAR HEAR vs HERE HERE.
Actually HEAR HERE makes perfectly good sense --
And HERE HEAR does too.
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| 734.5 | TKOV51::DIAMOND | This note is illegal tender. | Tue Jul 03 1990 09:42 | 11 | |
And if you want to comfort someone who's just been frightened,
you can say "There, there".
If you want to scare them even more, then you can say,
"Hear? They're everywhere!"
If you're hawking merchandise that can be worn, you can shout,
"Wear ware!"
If you find these funny, you can say "Har, har."
[...dead silence...]
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