Last night on 'Coronation Street' a character got out of a car and with a wave to the driver uttered the inanity, "Laters".
I couldn't help but cringe! "Laters"!!? Obviously it means 'I'll see you later', but where does it come from? Does it derive from Latin, French or Olde English? I doubt it!!
What is the meaning of the additional "s"? I have heard it before, but usually out of the pie-hole of some illiterate ignoramus wearing a hoody, with beltless jeans slung well below his rectum.
As we slide inexorably back to Stone Age culture, where we will communicate with grunts and ughs and by poking each other with sticks, can we simply make words up as we go along? If Shakespeare were alive today, he would turn in his grave.
Anyways, mes gons hav brekfists nah, dens reeds mes komix orz plaaz wits mes nin10dozes ... laters!
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KarenF
- http://www.lordbothwell.co.uk
- Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007 @ 13:22:44
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neilemac
- http://www.neilemacview.blog.ca/main
- Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007 @ 14:29:36
I'm still laughing at what you wrote in the header; gets me every time Grumpus.
And am amazed at KarenF's comment; I'm quite particular who fiddles with my 'split infinitive,' too.
Hadn't realized you're a 'Corry' fan Colin, have followed that masterpiece of 'normal' life in Manchester since I broke my ankle in 1976 which forced me to settle down which I did and found a comfortable nitch in my apartment to watch it daily on my little old black and white screened tv.
It wasn't until I saw the show on a neighbour's tv that I realized it was actually shot in colour.
But language, at first I barely understood any of it; the accents used to be much thicker than they are at present.
BTW, who's your favourite character [Shawn] and why???
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- Wednesday, Oct. 08, 2008 @ 13:42:40
The problem is that we are rearing a country full of thick t**ts that can neither punctuate nor spell.
txt ya later....
ffs, idiots.
they should be publicly flogged with thier f***ing mobile phones, sorry, is that fones.
Aaaah, Shakespeare, who made up words to suit himself pretty often!
http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/shakespeare031.html
I think that neologisms are a sign that a language is alive. We don't speak as Shakespeare did, and that's a good thing.
But don't start me on punctuation and grammar! I try to tell myself that these things don't matter, that language should be a tool for people and not a master, but an errant apostrophe is still enough to put my teeth on edge. And I am the only person I know who can get passionate in the defence of the so-called split infinitive!