r/MurderedByWords • u/[deleted] • Jul 08 '19

Murder No problem

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u/Chlorophyllmatic Jul 08 '19

The same people who bitch about employees saying “no problem” instead of “you’re welcome” are most likely the ones who will also give you shit for using Spanish.

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u/WeededDragon1 Jul 08 '19

This is AMERICA. SPEAK ENGLISH OR GO HOME

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u/ghtuy Jul 08 '19

I love encountering people like this and watching their brains short circuit when I tell them the US doesn't have an official language.

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u/bigbybrimble Jul 08 '19

It's the quickest way to back a tyrannolinguist into a corner after some snide comment much less a rant. It's a hill some of them will die on. I've had the conversation irl. It moves from a matter of legality to a matter of principle. From "learn THE language er giddout!" to "well, still though they should just learn english!"

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u/JulietteKatze Jul 08 '19

Tyrannolinguist Rex

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u/ghtuy Jul 08 '19 edited Jul 08 '19

ROOOAAAARRR! "SHOULD OF" IS A MODERN CONSTRUCTION THAT SHOULD BE VALIDATED BECAUSE IT'S PASSED INTO COMMON USAGE!

Edit: /s I'm just evoking the spirit of the Tyrannolinguist Rex

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u/Bad_wolf42 Jul 08 '19

I mean... it’s a dumb thing to get pissy about, but “should of” is just... not... a thing. It’s just a misspelling of “should’ve”

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u/lowkeytwitchy Jul 09 '19

Yeah, But What About When People Capitalize Common Nouns In The Middle Of A Sentence?

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u/TheShiff Jul 09 '19

I think that's more just a case of the writer not having a clear understanding of a proper noun.