tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post203971430428634824..comments2024-03-29T00:28:38.155+00:00Comments on Nigeness: Nouns into VerbsNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-33529279989114375852010-12-08T15:19:21.989+00:002010-12-08T15:19:21.989+00:00Like Brit I have no time for the lingo pedant eith...Like Brit I have no time for the lingo pedant either, but Caledonian Jim's day in the sun was long overdue. Is there anybody on telly or radio who likes the sound of their own voice more than gas-bag James? Pray no.mahlermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-55902956154054575832010-12-07T21:04:42.951+00:002010-12-07T21:04:42.951+00:00Happiest of birthdays Nige, I look forward to a be...Happiest of birthdays Nige, I look forward to a belated celebration come April!KateNZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-89666832113543249732010-12-06T16:40:11.447+00:002010-12-06T16:40:11.447+00:00Well, I’m all for this since I spent my whole afte...Well, I’m all for this since I spent my whole afternoon ‘Britting’ myself in a most ‘Nigely’ fashion with that bloody Dabbler quiz. Almost as bad as last week’s question about cartoons...Uncle Dick Madeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124053234469634414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-15030032354113544312010-12-06T15:19:11.285+00:002010-12-06T15:19:11.285+00:00My apologies Brit, I recounted it in a Gosforth Ge...My apologies Brit, I recounted it in a Gosforth Geordie accent.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-54125068252711153942010-12-06T15:08:00.247+00:002010-12-06T15:08:00.247+00:00Surely you mean "Thez a hewl in me string bag...Surely you mean "Thez a <i>hewl</i> in me string bag", Malty? Posh bastard.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-63109483581834987572010-12-06T14:43:44.640+00:002010-12-06T14:43:44.640+00:00Magnificent, Malty!Magnificent, Malty!Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-84696987809294975652010-12-06T14:38:42.718+00:002010-12-06T14:38:42.718+00:00Not sure if verbifying nouns is the terrible infan...Not sure if verbifying nouns is the terrible infant, accent has emulsified the language into oblivion.<br />Herewith enclosed is a Geordie joke, it ain't funny but highlights the problem.<br />Courtesy of the little waster himself.<br /><br />Wor lass sez tiv is <i>"Bobbie, there's a hole in me string bag"</i>, whey ya knaa, ah sez tiv ah <i>"ahm knee mechanic"</i><br /><br />Exactly, old bean.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-14647402577737253972010-12-06T14:06:54.637+00:002010-12-06T14:06:54.637+00:00I have no time for language pedantry, it is a fail...I have no time for language pedantry, it is a failure of understanding. Linguistic pedants are the enemies of literature (poetry would be impossible if they were obeyed.) Language should fizz and whizz and be constantly reinvented.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.com