Comments on: Is “Prepone” a Word? http://www.dailywritingtips.com/is-%e2%80%9cprepone%e2%80%9d-a-word/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:06:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: SK http://www.dailywritingtips.com/is-%e2%80%9cprepone%e2%80%9d-a-word/comment-page-1/#comment-395765 SK Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:47:09 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4512#comment-395765 Oh Greeny, By the way some of the expressions you are taking so much offence to are old English expressions which may have been discontinued in some parts of the world by so called native "dumbed down" English speakers. Before you have a melt down, "dumbed down" is a adjective for Engilsh spoken by the the people and not for the people mentioned above. Oh Greeny,

By the way some of the expressions you are taking so much offence to are old English expressions which may have been discontinued in some parts of the world by so called native “dumbed down” English speakers.

Before you have a melt down, “dumbed down” is a adjective for Engilsh spoken by the the people and not for the people mentioned above.

]]> By: SK http://www.dailywritingtips.com/is-%e2%80%9cprepone%e2%80%9d-a-word/comment-page-1/#comment-395757 SK Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:36:35 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4512#comment-395757 Hey Greeny, Why such prejudice. After all, double negatives (don’t know nothing) improper grammar (you should have came yesterday) is commonly used by native English speakers. Is this effort to expand and enrich the language to elitist to your taste? Hey Greeny,

Why such prejudice. After all, double negatives (don’t know nothing) improper grammar (you should have came yesterday) is commonly used by native English speakers.
Is this effort to expand and enrich the language to elitist to your taste?

]]> By: ThouartnoFool http://www.dailywritingtips.com/is-%e2%80%9cprepone%e2%80%9d-a-word/comment-page-1/#comment-394206 ThouartnoFool Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:56:45 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4512#comment-394206 Prepone doesn't sound right although if sufficient amounts of population use it - it will become common. My teacher always used to ask us to use ' brought forward!'.. The appointment/the examination was brought forward to february 12th/rather than pre-poned to. It is very common in people who use different languages (or know more than one) to borrow/beg/steal/twist/invent words - sometimes this adds to the language other times it does not. Sometimes - pedantic bores get irritated by such changes, at other times every one accepts it and uses it (goes with the flow) Bheja fry/magaz kaa dahii/chutney/jungle/bunglow(bungalow)/pre-pone and the others above are all part and parcel of the same - ie each human's tendency to add to something. to simplify whats complicated (to him/her), to complicate whats simple, to have absolute authority over others, to always be able to change everything beside themselves !( eg. this is incorrect so I proclaim to ban it!!) The above 2 paragraphs are grammatically completely imperfect (how can a thing by complete yet imperfect?!) but I hope they make the thing I want to make clear - clear!! Prepone doesn’t sound right although if sufficient amounts of population use it – it will become common.

My teacher always used to ask us to use ‘ brought forward!’.. The appointment/the examination was brought forward to february 12th/rather than pre-poned to.

It is very common in people who use different languages (or know more than one) to borrow/beg/steal/twist/invent words – sometimes this adds to the language other times it does not. Sometimes – pedantic bores get irritated by such changes, at other times every one accepts it and uses it (goes with the flow)

Bheja fry/magaz kaa dahii/chutney/jungle/bunglow(bungalow)/pre-pone and the others above are all part and parcel of the same – ie each human’s tendency to add to something. to simplify whats complicated (to him/her), to complicate whats simple, to have absolute authority over others, to always be able to change everything beside themselves !( eg. this is incorrect so I proclaim to ban it!!)

The above 2 paragraphs are grammatically completely imperfect (how can a thing by complete yet imperfect?!) but I hope they make the thing I want to make clear – clear!!

]]> By: Greeny http://www.dailywritingtips.com/is-%e2%80%9cprepone%e2%80%9d-a-word/comment-page-1/#comment-393633 Greeny Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:05:33 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4512#comment-393633 Don't be ridiculous, Anju, Sid, Siddesh! Next we know it, you'll be telling us that "please do the needful" is proper English grammar, along with "like" or "same like" in lieu of "such as" or "for example"; "the same" instead of "that" or "the aforementioned"; and "if any" as in "please let me know, if any". All exhibit incorrect grammatical comprehension, and should be banned outside of the subcontinent, in my view. Don’t be ridiculous, Anju, Sid, Siddesh! Next we know it, you’ll be telling us that “please do the needful” is proper English grammar, along with “like” or “same like” in lieu of “such as” or “for example”; “the same” instead of “that” or “the aforementioned”; and “if any” as in “please let me know, if any”. All exhibit incorrect grammatical comprehension, and should be banned outside of the subcontinent, in my view.

]]> By: Anju http://www.dailywritingtips.com/is-%e2%80%9cprepone%e2%80%9d-a-word/comment-page-1/#comment-393549 Anju Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:19:32 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4512#comment-393549 I agree with Sid and Siddhesh. The languages does continually evolve. Many words get absorbed in the language when people interact with other people - from various regions, states, nations, speaking various languages, of different mindset / thinking and so on. Marathi language also has been evolved over the period of time. If one will read Marathi literature from ancient time will understand the difference. It is wise to accept the current trends of language, which most of the people use and understand, to make the communication easy. One should not become orthodox to follow and make others also to follow only what was there in 'ancient' times. I agree with Sid and Siddhesh. The languages does continually evolve. Many words get absorbed in the language when people interact with other people – from various regions, states, nations, speaking various languages, of different mindset / thinking and so on. Marathi language also has been evolved over the period of time. If one will read Marathi literature from ancient time will understand the difference.
It is wise to accept the current trends of language, which most of the people use and understand, to make the communication easy. One should not become orthodox to follow and make others also to follow only what was there in ‘ancient’ times.

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