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After Donald Trump is the president elect, I see no posts.
Did he head for Canada at 2AM? Mikek |
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On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 13:29:34 -0600, amdx wrote:
After Donald Trump is the president elect, I see no posts. Did he head for Canada at 2AM? === It's my opinion that Canada would probably not take him. |
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:12:41 -0500, wrote:
On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 13:29:34 -0600, amdx wrote: After Donald Trump is the president elect, I see no posts. Did he head for Canada at 2AM? === It's my opinion that Canada would probably not take him. He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him. |
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Poquito Loco wrote:
On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:12:41 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 13:29:34 -0600, amdx wrote: After Donald Trump is the president elect, I see no posts. Did he head for Canada at 2AM? === It's my opinion that Canada would probably not take him. He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him. With his legal woes over the years, he may be not eligible. A DUI is a felony up there, which prevents you from visiting. A couple BK's may rule. |
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The John flushes...
- show quoted text - "He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him." Say what..."He might could"?? There's the reason your education system is failing urban schools......hiring old re-tread soldiers as teachers. |
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Poquito Loco Wrote in message:
On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:12:41 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 13:29:34 -0600, amdx wrote: After Donald Trump is the president elect, I see no posts. Did he head for Canada at 2AM? === It's my opinion that Canada would probably not take him. He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him. I don't think Krause would go for a basement suite with a dirt floor. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 14:16:35 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
The John flushes... - show quoted text - "He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him." Say what..."He might could"?? There's the reason your education system is failing urban schools......hiring old re-tread soldiers as teachers. If that was beyond your understanding, go put your head back in the toilet. Here, maybe you'll learn something: 34 down vote accepted This is a construction that is restricted to certain dialects of US English. In Standard English, it is not grammatical. (This construction is also often stigmatized, which means you would want to be especially careful before using it — you could be judged!) However, this construction is used systematically in certain dialects of American English. To describe it clearly, I want to define a few linguistic terms I will use to sort out a crucial three-way distinction: grammatical: A usage is systematic and acceptable within a certain dialect, standard or not. (Often, "grammatical" is used outside of linguistics as shorthand for "used in Standard English". Note that the linguistic definition is broader than the layman's definition!) speech error: In contrast to grammatical statements, speech errors are random and unpredictable. standard: This usage is grammatical in a standard form of English. People who use this "might could" construction are not making a speech error — within this dialect, it is grammatical. Informally, this is used throughout the southern US, but has not spread to any other region I am aware of. Interestingly, it so happens that the same construction is standard in German. A description of how this works: What is going on in "might could" constructions is a process called "modal stacking", where multiple modal verbs (e.g. "could", "should", "might", "would", etc.) can be stacked on top of each other. Each added modal verb contributes towards the overall meaning of the sentence. In Standard English, to convey the same meaning, we have to use another construction: I might could do that. -- I might be able to do that. We are doing effectively the same thing in standard English in terms of semantics, it's just that we have to change things around to get around a syntactic restriction. These constructions are not redundant by definition (they are only redundant if you stack them redundantly!). Neither "I might do that" nor "I could do that" would have the same meaning as "I might could do that". Other constructions include: I might should do that. (= "Maybe I should do that") I used to could do that. (= "I used to be able to do that") To sum up: Modal stacking is not sloppy, meaningless, or redundant; linguistically, it is a systematic process (which I think is really cool!). It is just non-standard in English — something one would avoid using outside of this particular dialect group, especially because (like many features of Southern English) it carries a certain stigma outside of where it is used. But within that group, it is a productive and useful construction. |
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You're quite a trip, Johnny.
You whine about people of colour creating their own lingo but claim it's okay if a bunch of Southern crackers do the same. It's the Queen's English Johnny, not for you or your ilk to *******ize. |
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 17:41:31 -0500, Poquito Loco
wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 14:16:35 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: The John flushes... - show quoted text - "He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him." Say what..."He might could"?? There's the reason your education system is failing urban schools......hiring old re-tread soldiers as teachers. If that was beyond your understanding, go put your head back in the toilet. Here, maybe you'll learn something: 34 down vote accepted This is a construction that is restricted to certain dialects of US English. In Standard English, it is not grammatical. (This construction is also often stigmatized, which means you would want to be especially careful before using it — you could be judged!) However, this construction is used systematically in certain dialects of American English. To describe it clearly, I want to define a few linguistic terms I will use to sort out a crucial three-way distinction: grammatical: A usage is systematic and acceptable within a certain dialect, standard or not. (Often, "grammatical" is used outside of linguistics as shorthand for "used in Standard English". Note that the linguistic definition is broader than the layman's definition!) speech error: In contrast to grammatical statements, speech errors are random and unpredictable. standard: This usage is grammatical in a standard form of English. People who use this "might could" construction are not making a speech error — within this dialect, it is grammatical. Informally, this is used throughout the southern US, but has not spread to any other region I am aware of. Interestingly, it so happens that the same construction is standard in German. A description of how this works: What is going on in "might could" constructions is a process called "modal stacking", where multiple modal verbs (e.g. "could", "should", "might", "would", etc.) can be stacked on top of each other. Each added modal verb contributes towards the overall meaning of the sentence. In Standard English, to convey the same meaning, we have to use another construction: I might could do that. -- I might be able to do that. We are doing effectively the same thing in standard English in terms of semantics, it's just that we have to change things around to get around a syntactic restriction. These constructions are not redundant by definition (they are only redundant if you stack them redundantly!). Neither "I might do that" nor "I could do that" would have the same meaning as "I might could do that". Other constructions include: I might should do that. (= "Maybe I should do that") I used to could do that. (= "I used to be able to do that") To sum up: Modal stacking is not sloppy, meaningless, or redundant; linguistically, it is a systematic process (which I think is really cool!). It is just non-standard in English — something one would avoid using outside of this particular dialect group, especially because (like many features of Southern English) it carries a certain stigma outside of where it is used. But within that group, it is a productive and useful construction. === So are you fixin to do mo modal stacking an creative dialectin in da future? |
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On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 14:59:32 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
You're quite a trip, Johnny. You whine about people of colour creating their own lingo but claim it's okay if a bunch of Southern crackers do the same. It's the Queen's English Johnny, not for you or your ilk to *******ize. Show me a whine about 'people of colour creating their own lingo'. You're getting as bad as Krause with your lies. And, we don't got no friggin' queen to emulate! Now go put that head of yours back in the toilet. |
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justan wrote:
Poquito Loco Wrote in message: On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:12:41 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 13:29:34 -0600, amdx wrote: After Donald Trump is the president elect, I see no posts. Did he head for Canada at 2AM? === It's my opinion that Canada would probably not take him. He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him. I don't think Krause would go for a basement suite with a dirt floor. He could help Don and his wife push the boat into the skinny driveway. |
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Ditzy Dan Kruger spittles....
justan wrote: Poquito Loco Wrote in message: On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:12:41 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 13:29:34 -0600, amdx wrote: After Donald Trump is the president elect, I see no posts. Did he head for Canada at 2AM? === It's my opinion that Canada would probably not take him. He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him. I don't think Krause would go for a basement suite with a dirt floor. "He could help Don and his wife push the boat into the skinny driveway." Huh? This morning I backed the bow rider confidently and expertly down the 90 foot driveway through a narrow bottleneck and into it's winter resting area. No muss and no fuss. |
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True North wrote:
Ditzy Dan Kruger spittles.... justan wrote: Poquito Loco Wrote in message: On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:12:41 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 13:29:34 -0600, amdx wrote: After Donald Trump is the president elect, I see no posts. Did he head for Canada at 2AM? === It's my opinion that Canada would probably not take him. He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him. I don't think Krause would go for a basement suite with a dirt floor. "He could help Don and his wife push the boat into the skinny driveway." Huh? This morning I backed the bow rider confidently and expertly down the 90 foot driveway through a narrow bottleneck and into it's winter resting area. No muss and no fuss. Winter resting place. Frigg'n snow! Mine is out front of the house for a trip to the ocean for crabbing this weekend if the swells die down. Last weekend was the opener, and never took it off the trailer. Even the guides canceled trips today. Someone did flip a Whaler today leaving the jaws at Half Moon Bay. Surf breaking over the reef all the way to shore. Mavericks must have been wild. Is just north of the harbor. |
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On Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 10:29:23 PM UTC-5, True North wrote:
Huh? This morning I backed the bow rider confidently and expertly down the 90 foot driveway through a narrow bottleneck and into it's winter resting area. No muss and no fuss. 90 foot driveway? BAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Do I have to post your house photo AGAIN, asswipe? Your lane way is about 25 feet at the most, you lying sack of ****. |
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True North Wrote in message:
Ditzy Dan Kruger spittles.... justan wrote: Poquito Loco Wrote in message: On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:12:41 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 13:29:34 -0600, amdx wrote: After Donald Trump is the president elect, I see no posts. Did he head for Canada at 2AM? === It's my opinion that Canada would probably not take him. He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him. I don't think Krause would go for a basement suite with a dirt floor. "He could help Don and his wife push the boat into the skinny driveway." Huh? This morning I backed the bow rider confidently and expertly down the 90 foot driveway through a narrow bottleneck and into it's winter resting area. No muss and no fuss. Put all those bottles in a barrel and take them to the curb for pickup. That hovel needs to be cleaned up or blown up. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On 11/9/2016 4:41 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 14:16:35 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: In your fine explanation you used* the sentence below. "I used* to be able to do that" In the first used*, the the word used has the meaning, "employed in accomplishing something" In your example sentence it seems to me a bit odd, although it is very common to hear or read it used that way. Can you delineate, elucidate, and expound on that use of the word. Thanks, Mikek PS. Any chance Krause self immolated after the election? Still MIA. |
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Justine giggles....
True North Wrote in message: - show quoted text - "Put all those bottles in a barrel and take them to the curb for Â*pickup. That hovel needs to be cleaned up or blown Â*up." SNERK.....the FlordiaFunnyMan attempts to be humorous again. Better stick with your day job.......oh wait..you don't have one. |
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True North Wrote in message:
Justine giggles.... True North Wrote in message: - show quoted text - "Put all those bottles in a barrel and take them to the curb for pickup. That hovel needs to be cleaned up or blown up." SNERK.....the FlordiaFunnyMan attempts to be humorous again. Better stick with your day job.......oh wait..you don't have one. Fully retired and lovin it. Have you done any cleanin up since we last googled the place? -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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justine giggles...
- show quoted text - "Fully retired and lovin it. Have you done any cleanin up since we last googled the place?" Who's "we"? You and your two boyfriends Scott Secord Dickson and his Mini Me, the L'il Snot? |
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On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 10:02:21 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
justine giggles... - show quoted text - "Fully retired and lovin it. Have you done any cleanin up since we last googled the place?" Who's "we"? You and your two boyfriends Scott Secord Dickson and his Mini Me, the L'il Snot? Is that your 'Christian' or 'pseudo Christian' behavior, Donnie? |
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True North wrote:
Ditzy Dan Kruger spittles.... justan wrote: Poquito Loco Wrote in message: On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:12:41 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 13:29:34 -0600, amdx wrote: After Donald Trump is the president elect, I see no posts. Did he head for Canada at 2AM? === It's my opinion that Canada would probably not take him. He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him. I don't think Krause would go for a basement suite with a dirt floor. "He could help Don and his wife push the boat into the skinny driveway." Huh? This morning I backed the bow rider confidently and expertly down the 90 foot driveway through a narrow bottleneck and into it's winter resting area. No muss and no fuss. So what you are really saying is you don't want Krause in your basement. Understood. |
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amdx wrote:
On 11/9/2016 4:41 PM, Poquito Loco wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 14:16:35 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: In your fine explanation you used* the sentence below. "I used* to be able to do that" In the first used*, the the word used has the meaning, "employed in accomplishing something" In your example sentence it seems to me a bit odd, although it is very common to hear or read it used that way. Can you delineate, elucidate, and expound on that use of the word. Thanks, Mikek PS. Any chance Krause self immolated after the election? Still MIA. No, he showed up briefly to try to get out of a simple bet. |
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On Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:47:23 UTC-4,
Ditzy Dan Kruger spittles: True North wrote: Ditzy Dan Kruger spittles.... justan wrote: Poquito Loco Wrote in message: On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:12:41 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 13:29:34 -0600, amdx wrote: After Donald Trump is the president elect, I see no posts. Did he head for Canada at 2AM? === It's my opinion that Canada would probably not take him. He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him. I don't think Krause would go for a basement suite with a dirt floor. "He could help Don and his wife push the boat into the skinny driveway." Huh? This morning I backed the bow rider confidently and expertly down the 90 foot driveway through a narrow bottleneck and into it's winter resting area. No muss and no fuss. So what you are really saying is you don't want Krause in your basement. Understood. Wow...you really are ditzy. I said no one pushes my boat down the driveway. It's a tad too heavy to manhandle except on a level surface. I perfected my backing up. |
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True North Wrote in message:
On Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:47:23 UTC-4, Ditzy Dan Kruger spittles: True North wrote: Ditzy Dan Kruger spittles.... justan wrote: Poquito Loco Wrote in message: On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:12:41 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 13:29:34 -0600, amdx wrote: After Donald Trump is the president elect, I see no posts. Did he head for Canada at 2AM? === It's my opinion that Canada would probably not take him. He might could find a basement in Nova Scotia someplace. There's someone there that seems to be in love with him. I don't think Krause would go for a basement suite with a dirt floor. "He could help Don and his wife push the boat into the skinny driveway." Huh? This morning I backed the bow rider confidently and expertly down the 90 foot driveway through a narrow bottleneck and into it's winter resting area. No muss and no fuss. So what you are really saying is you don't want Krause in your basement. Understood. Wow...you really are ditzy. I said no one pushes my boat down the driveway. It's a tad too heavy to manhandle except on a level surface. I perfected my backing up. You told us before that you had a pretty good system where your wife pushed and you steered. Why don't you just leave it in the 90 foot driveway and still have room for 4 cars and a pile of trash. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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Y'all southern boys are a bit slow....like cold molasses going uphill.
We used to manually push the lighter aluminum boat up over the sidewalk and into the driveway. This package weighs about 2400-2500 lbs. Can't expect the wife to be pushing that around. |
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True North Wrote in message:
Y'all southern boys are a bit slow....like cold molasses going uphill. We used to manually push the lighter aluminum boat up over the sidewalk and into the driveway. This package weighs about 2400-2500 lbs. Can't expect the wife to be pushing that around. God no.That would be embarrassing for you if the neighbors saw. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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If they don't like it, they can come out and help push.
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