HOUSE Posted March 7 Posted March 7 34 minutes ago, Rigotz said: It's that time of year again. Everyone is excited about Free Agency. The league calendar is about to begin. The draft isn't too far away. The future is bright. Just as we take our first breath of spring air, we log into TBD and we see: "We need to resign DaQuan Jones." "I can't believe we resigned Taylor Rapp." No. "Re-sign" means to sign again. "Resign" means to voluntarily leave a job. It means the opposite of re-sign. Cheers, Bills Fans, to re-signing our best players and winning the Super Bowl. 🍻 Tre got waved 1 1 Quote
BADOLBILZ Posted March 7 Posted March 7 The only chance anyone has of catching my penalty minutes record is if the mods start handing out points for using resign instead of re-sign. I am less annoyed by the lack of a hyphen there than I am people using "instinctual" instead of instinctive though. Not sure when or why it became acceptable to use the wrong suffix. I am anticipating idiotish to replace idiotic any day now. 1 1 Quote
Ethan in Cleveland Posted March 7 Posted March 7 Have to wonder over time if it will just become acceptable to leave out the dash. Language evolves overtime and words and definitions get updated. Irregardless was not felt to be a proper word and it is now in the dictionary. 1 Quote
dickleyjones Posted March 7 Posted March 7 meh, english has a habit of dropping hyphens over time. why not be ahead of the curve? 1 Quote
boyst Posted March 7 Posted March 7 3 minutes ago, JohnBonhamRocks said: C’mon people let’s get this to 30 pages! i'm helping 1 Quote
Buffalo03 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 Just like "Von Miller is going to Wegmans today to buy some produce" Vs "Von Miller must produce more on the field" Two completely different meanings Quote
boyst Posted March 7 Posted March 7 4 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said: Just like "Von Miller is going to Wegmans today to buy some produce" Vs "Von Miller must produce more on the field" Two completely different meanings Quote
Buffalo03 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 (edited) 15 minutes ago, boyst said: I'm almost 40. I know this. Have you ever typed fast and had typos? Or does that only happen to people that aren't perfect? Edited March 7 by Buffalo03 Quote
MJS Posted March 7 Posted March 7 1 hour ago, MPL said: And while were at it — a reminder that In the U.S.A, it's offense and defense, not offence and defence! Unless you live in Canada or Europe, in which case, cary on with your weird spellings. "We're" 1 Quote
mannc Posted March 7 Posted March 7 (edited) On 3/7/2024 at 7:22 AM, sunshynman said: It’s not a grammar issue…it’s a literacy issue. Edited March 8 by mannc 1 Quote
RiotAct Posted March 7 Posted March 7 Your crazy, OP. No one has they’re panties in a twist over this accept you. 1 Quote
sunshynman Posted March 7 Posted March 7 1 minute ago, mannc said: It’s not a grammar issue…it’s literacy issue. It's a stupid issue. Every knows what the person is trying to say. Quote
mannc Posted March 7 Posted March 7 52 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: Have to wonder over time if it will just become acceptable to leave out the dash. Language evolves overtime and words and definitions get updated. Irregardless was not felt to be a proper word and it is now in the dictionary. The dash will not disappear because it completely changes the meaning…in fact, it means almost the opposite. Quote
boyst Posted March 7 Posted March 7 9 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said: I'm almost 40. I know this. Have you ever typed fast and had typos? Or does that only happen to people that aren't perfect? i was not criticizing you. trust me. i am the laziest typist here. if i misspell something i seldom fix it. i don't usually hit shift for capital letters. similarly on my cell phone you can tell because it capitalizes words, corrects spelling... but i seldom enter a new line. Quote
Augie Posted March 7 Posted March 7 1 hour ago, Don Otreply said: Yes, and thank you, I’ll add, Then vs Than are vs our there vs their vs they’re espresso vs expreso 😂 I could go on, but y’all will want to pummel me if I do, 😁🍸🚬 Feel free to carry on. They had already voted to pummel you regardless, so you might as well get your money’s worth! P.S. - It was a close vote, and I was on your side. 😋 That stuff really does annoy me more than it should. I tend to give more weight to people’s ideas if they have at least a basic grasp of the language. 2 Quote
sunshynman Posted March 7 Posted March 7 24 minutes ago, Augie said: Feel free to carry on. They had already voted to pummel you regardless, so you might as well get your money’s worth! P.S. - It was a close vote, and I was on your side. 😋 That stuff really does annoy me more than it should. I tend to give more weight to people’s ideas if they have at least a basic grasp of the language. Anyone complaining about this is just stuck up! Quote
BADOLBILZ Posted March 7 Posted March 7 58 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said: Just like "Von Miller is going to Wegmans today to buy some produce" Vs "Von Miller must produce more on the field" Two completely different meanings Fruits and vegetables are called produce because they are what the land produced. Producing is still producing. There are better examples. The problem with resign and re-sign is that they both involve a change in work circumstance........they aren't used in an entirely different nature. Quote
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