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Regional => Canada => Topic started by: daveismissing on January 06 2012, 06:30:23 PM

Title: Americans help me understand
Post by: daveismissing on January 06 2012, 06:30:23 PM: Since when did "sale" become an acceptable substitute for the word "sell" ?
Infuriating!
Title: Re: Americans help me understand
Post by: SuperSix on January 07 2012, 09:52:25 AM: In what context?
Title: Re: Americans help me understand
Post by: Charlief1 on January 07 2012, 02:48:59 PM: I've always wondered how color got changed to colour myself Dave.
Title: Re: Americans help me understand
Post by: daveismissing on January 07 2012, 08:12:00 PM: Quote from: Charlief1 on January 07 2012, 02:48:59 PM
I've always wondered how color got changed to colour myself Dave.

OH, just go sale some parts Charlie. :rolleyes;

I don't mind you using my language, just wish you'd stop the butchery. :add_wegbrech:
Title: Re: Americans help me understand
Post by: Charlief1 on January 08 2012, 02:48:35 PM: Quote from: daveismissing on January 07 2012, 08:12:00 PM
OH, just go sale some parts Charlie. :rolleyes;

I don't mind you using my language, just wish you'd stop the butchery. :add_wegbrech:

Well why don't you go to the parts for sell section then Dave. :add_wegbrech:
Title: Re: Americans help me understand
Post by: daveismissing on January 09 2012, 08:00:21 PM: Perhaps this will illuminate proper use of the language:

John Branyan - The Three Little Pigs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxoUUbMii7Q#ws)
Title: Re: Americans help me understand
Post by: motorhead on January 17 2012, 03:14:41 PM: The use of "need" has replaced anything with a suffix (-s, -ing, -ed) for a while now as well. I understand that language evolves but this is just plain sad.