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OT English grammar |
| Posted by barry on 2013-01-24 07:20:12 |
| In Ireland, a person is often referred to as 'good self'. For example, 'Would this please your good self?' It's a kind of flattering reference. Re themself: there are so many versions of English that it is hard to know which is now the correct one! Although 'themself' may be gramatically incorrect and somewhat illogical, it is certainly widespread in British English usage and would not raise any eyebrows, except perhaps in the BBC (but not regional BBC). If you listen to vox pop on British media (footballers especially), you will hear 'them' used more frequently than 'those' in, for example, 'them oranges', rather than 'those oranges'. I think that this is an example of language changing and developing and there aint nuttin' that we can do about it! L'Académie française was founded in the 17th C to ensure that no impurities found there way into the French language and look at how unsuccesful that has been (e.g. le weekend, etc.). For older readers, 'it's the march of time'! Must be getting a bit better to put this rubbish together. |