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[ddb123]

I did an etymology search for "prolly" just now and it seems that it dates back at least to the 1940s, possibly earlier! Surprised me.

 

[k0ua]

I think you mean k0ua.

HA! Irony, you are a cruel mistress.

I don't normally see rsallens posts except when they are re-posted by others, but I see that I sure don't need to make any changes to that situation.
He still seems to be one old unhappy fella.

 

[k0ua]

I did an etymology search for "prolly" just now and it seems that it dates back at least to the 1940s, possibly earlier! Surprised me.

Is it southern speech? I truly had never heard of it until a business associate used it.

 

[ddb123]

Is it southern speech? I truly had never heard of it until a business associate used it.

Not sure. The OED only references written instances, and I don't know the regional origin of the cited material. I thought I might have read it in something by Mark Twain, but I just searched and it isn't there.

 

[square1]

Love it!

 

[rsallen]

Really?

So, others should agree with your judgement of what is "tripe" and whether it belongs here?

Steve

Is there a reason I should care stony?
If others agree with the opinion of the op (aside from the obvious mangling of the English language) and they find it amusing then no ones stopping them from posting just as I did in saying the thought is less than amusing.

So by your judgment I should say nothing?
Do I have that right?

 

[dave1949]

Is there a reason I should care stony?
If others agree with the opinion of the op (aside from the obvious mangling of the English language) and they find it amusing then no ones stopping them from posting just as I did in saying the thought is less than amusing.

So by your judgment I should say nothing?
Do I have that right?

 

[smstonypoint]

He still seems to be one old unhappy fella.

Genetics may be at work.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have tracked identical twins who were separated as infants and raised by separate families. As genetic carbon copies brought up in different environments, these twins are a social scientists' dream, helping us disentangle nature from nurture. These researchers found that we inherit a surprising proportion of our happiness at any given moment around 48 percent. (Since I discovered this, I've been blaming my parents for my bad moods.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/opinion/sunday/a-formula-for-happiness.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1.

Steve

 

[Coyote machine]

Koua, I have to disagree with the statement about our speech patterns having changed since texting came about.
There are way too many people of any age today who can barely speak, write or spell well enough to get by in our culture. It is pitiful and only going to get worse; especially since many don't care to do any better, or don't know their own shortcomings. English is a complicated language and as such it's sublties are often hard to grasp without copious amounts of study and desire to know what is correct. Consequently, we have today the "dumbing down" mentality and the subsequent results of things like texting where everything is boiled down to the lowest form of 'language'. I refuse to accept this as my own 'speech pattern', but others are free to choose, or settle for this mindless means of 'communication'. Unfortunately, it also leaves a lot to misinterpretation and confusion over what one actually means, in both texting and in written form, like on these forums, due to misuse of the spelling of various critical words and misuse of phrasing, grammar, etc. What I'm saying is we can either accept this as the way it is or choose a higher standard that maintains the known to be correct use of the English language. I choose the latter, or is that later?!:confused3::laughing:

 

[rsallen]

Genetics may be at work.



Steve

So now this is whether or not I'm a happy fellow?
Or rather do you mean that I'm not a happy follower?