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Just for you two. What's more, they're organic, fair trade, non-GMO, vegan, and handmade to boot. That oughta make up for the lateness.
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quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: I don't call myself a teacher. Except with Aikido.
But I stand firm saying that y'all is plural. All y'all is plural plural.
Actually, y'all is a singular form. The plural is y'uns (You ones). Yes, it's backwards, I know. In some situations, y'all is used as the plural form, so there is some confusion on this particular grammatical rule.
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quote:But in the interest of keeping my policy of not revealing crushes on married men and/or people I have met or may meet, I couldn't possibly post in a "Who's your crush?" thread?
Katie, that's my problem too! I wonder if we have a crush on the same person? I think we do!!
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OHHHHHH......I understand now.....HS/JH why did you change names? And what is your total post count now?
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quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: English already has a perfectly useful pluralization of "you" -- it's "y'all".
Ah, you see, I'm from New Jersey, and around here, the plural of "you" is never "y'all" or "all y'all" or "y'uns". Clearly, the plural of "you" is "youse", usually employed in the compound "youse guys". Being plural, "youse guys" can mean either an all-male, all-female, or mixed-gender group.
And I'll never tell who amongst you is the object of my affections. But I will dangle a tiny clue. It is someone who has already posted on this very thread.
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A lot of people have posted on this thread.
I have a question: Are you a girl or a guy?
A proposition: You should make it like a trivia thing. You post clues/hints/answers, whatever, instead of saying it directly.
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Translation of the screen name for the Yiddish-impaired:
Tante = Aunt Shvester = Sister
And I am definitely female. I can be Tante to the younger set (oh, High School and College-aged) and Shvester to the older set (paying mortgage, raising kids)
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That's Yiddish? I assumed you were German, and just spelling it with a "v"! Silly me, I ought to know by this time that family names are so similar all over!
Out of curiousity, what would you like to be to me? I'm done university, but nowhere near the mortgage-and-children stage...
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Religious Americans from the States (usually the ones who are today 40+), at least those whom I've met, are genrally more associated - IMHO - with Yiddish rather than German.
After all, those were mostly the generation of the War survivors' kids. And mose of the Jews at the time were living in Poland, not Germany.
Again, as I see it; I know less than I should about that topic.
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quote:Originally posted by Astaril: Out of curiousity, what would you like to be to me? I'm done university, but nowhere near the mortgage-and-children stage...
How about an elder shvester?
And JH/HS, among the Orthodox Jewish set, at least in my neck of the woods, a sprinkling of Yiddish here and there signals that you are part of the group. I'm not at all fluent in any language, however, besides English. I wish I were, though.
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Well, HS, you know more than I. Then, I'm not American. I also live in a city with a very high German-Canadian population (go Oktoberfest!) so German naturally springs to mind. Anyway, Tante, another elder shvester (I've got 3) sounds lovely - I'll add you to my collection Posts: 624 | Registered: Mar 2005
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quote: And I'll never tell who amongst you is the object of my affections. But I will dangle a tiny clue. It is someone who has already posted on this very thread.
I bet it's Tom Davidson.
Papa Moose and Bob Scopatz tied for 2nd.
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No! You should remember what the people whom "Captain America" (adored him aye, you have) belongs to did to the Cherokee.
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quote: And I'll never tell who amongst you is the object of my affections. But I will dangle a tiny clue. It is someone who has already posted on this very thread.
quote:No! You should remember what the people whom "Captain America" (adored him aye, you have) belongs to did to the Cherokee
I was actually thinking about the embarrasment America caused itself in the war I call the Forgotten War, lesser known as the War of 1812. But that is pretty bad too. What year (s) was that?
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Astaril, where do you live? You say city with a large German-Canadian population, which makes me think immediately of Winterpeg. Is that it? If so, I then have to wonder if you're related to me... Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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How can we convince the crushee if we don't know who it is? Hmmmm? E-mail them again. Or just tell me. I'm very good at keeping secrets, I swear. I won't tell anyone!
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quote:<notes Steve's use of non-gender-specific pronouns. Hmmm...>
Is there something wrong with that? I do it all the time, I know you're a girl. I am the one who originally asked that question if you'll look. You should still e-mail me the answer.
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I hate it when people do stuff like this. AH! the suspense is killing me. Everybody, quick! go check your email again!
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