{"id":1387,"date":"2005-01-27T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2005-01-27T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2005-01-27T13:10:00","modified_gmt":"2005-01-27T19:10:00","slug":"they-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2005\/01\/27\/they-say\/","title":{"rendered":"They say…."},"content":{"rendered":"

That one of the biggest turn-offs on LiveJournal are people who don’t use proper English. I can understand that. But, I admit… I also fall prey to it.<\/p>\n

I have my English foibles or more properly my one English f&$k ups.<\/p>\n

So, here is today’s quote and the conversation that caused it.<\/p>\n

After discussing with shimmeringjemmy<\/a> the complexity of the forms of affect<\/em> and effect<\/em>.<\/p>\n

shimmeringjemmy<\/a>: gotta love english
\nlordandrei<\/a>: No, I’d say it’s more of a contemptuous understanding and forced appreciation. I love Japanese. It follows rules. I respect French. It has anal defenders of it’s chaste purity. English?… It’s those ruffians playing Chess in the park.
\nshimmeringjemmy<\/a>: yep
\nlordandrei<\/a>: And that’s your quote for the day
\nshimmeringjemmy<\/a>: just fix the typos before posting it
\nlordandrei<\/a>: Typos there, too?
\nshimmeringjemmy<\/a>: an its\/it’s; and chess should be decapitalized
\nlordandrei<\/a>: Ah, misused the first one.
\npause<\/i>
\nlordandrei<\/a>: As for Chess. I could mean they are playing soundracks… yeah.. that was it
\nshimmeringjemmy<\/a>: heh<\/p>\n

So…
\nDo I love English? No, I’d say it’s more of a contemptuous understanding and forced appreciation. I love Japanese. It follows rules. I respect French. It has anal defenders of its chaste purity. English?… It’s those ruffians playing chess in the park.<\/p>\n

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