English Fail?

[zurielshimon]

I remember some mistakes in English class. Many years ago we had to translate 'Grasshopper' ('Saltamontes') into English, so my schoolmate wrote 'Hopmonts'.
And last year, a different mate had to write 'I agree you', which in Spanish is 'Estoy de acuerdo contigo'. And he wrote this: 'I am offcourse with you'.

Hopmonts?  Is that to imply that a grasshopper can hop over a mountain? :razz:

[maag]

I remember some mistakes in English class. Many years ago we had to translate 'Grasshopper' ('Saltamontes') into English, so my schoolmate wrote 'Hopmonts'.
And last year, a different mate had to write 'I agree you', which in Spanish is 'Estoy de acuerdo contigo'. And he wrote this: 'I am offcourse with you'.

Hopmonts?  Is that to imply that a grasshopper can hop over a mountain? :razz:

Actually it does. I mean, in Spanish, the word means exactly 'Mountain hopper'. The English word is more accurate, I have to recognize.

[iluvvanessa]

I found another english fail...

Kentucky Fried Chicken had a sign that said "americas favorite hospitality dish" there wasn't an ' on americas. I couldn't get a picture cause the car was gping too fast.

[Arwen]

I love the website www.engrish.com It shows all of the english fail that is used over in Asian countries. It's pretty hilarious.

[iluvvanessa]

me too. its funny.

[maag]

Hi.
I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but I don't want to open a new topic either because it's a little question.
Do you say surprised 'by', 'with' or which preposition?
Bye and thanks!

[davidjp]

Hi.
I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but I don't want to open a new topic either because it's a little question.
Do you say surprised 'by', 'with' or which preposition?
Bye and thanks!

Good question, i don't know if one's the absolute correct way to say it, but i use both ways.

[zurielshimon]

Hi.
I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but I don't want to open a new topic either because it's a little question.
Do you say surprised 'by', 'with' or which preposition?
Bye and thanks!

Good question, i don't know if one's the absolute correct way to say it, but i use both ways.

Most frequently, it's "surprised by".  In the South, occasionally it's "surprised at", such as in "surprised at your tone of voice" or "I'm surprised at you.  You don't usually go for bright colors."  But if it's a specific event causing the surprise, it's usually "surprised by".  "I was surprised by your answer."  "Surprised with" may be used occasionally, but it sounds a little British to me.

[maag]

Hi.
I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but I don't want to open a new topic either because it's a little question.
Do you say surprised 'by', 'with' or which preposition?
Bye and thanks!

Good question, i don't know if one's the absolute correct way to say it, but i use both ways.

Most frequently, it's "surprised by".  In the South, occasionally it's "surprised at", such as in "surprised at your tone of voice" or "I'm surprised at you.  You don't usually go for bright colors."  But if it's a specific event causing the surprise, it's usually "surprised by".  "I was surprised by your answer."  "Surprised with" may be used occasionally, but it sounds a little British to me.

Thanks a lot to both!

[NoelleNC]

You can say "surprised with" in America and not come off British at all. Like... "She was surprised with a cake." In this case it would make more sense than saying she was "surprised by" a cake because that would make it seem like there was some inherent thing in the cake that could surprise her and that is kind of silly unless the cake said "You suck" or something, then I can see being "surprised by" the cake, etc.

I have a feeling there is some sort of rule involved in what I'm referring to, but I have always stunk at remembering the rules of grammar. Luckily I have a pretty good inherent sense about it.

[milla]

hehe, i would love if a cake said 'you suck' to me! god, i'm so glad there are more of us out there. my boyfriend and i go on grammar missions from time to time and rescue abused apostrophes. i read in the newspaper today that some phonetics professor has been putting forward the idea of just getting rid of spelling and letting everyone spell words however the feel like it. sigh.

what are your worst offenders? i think, 'less' instead of 'fewer', 'would of' instead of 'would have', 'for free' and random apostrophe distribution.

i do quite like typing without capital letters though.

[iluvvanessa]

i hate when people in my algebra 2 class say "you minus the one" "you plus the one" my teacher even says that! it bugs me it should be you add or subtract, multiply [not times].

[VanessaCarltonMania]

i hate when people in my algebra 2 class say "you minus the one" "you plus the one" my teacher even says that! it bugs me it should be you add or subtract, multiply [not times].

hihihihi  :oops:  :oops:

I do that most of the time...i know its wrong but i cant help it!! :lol:

[iluvvanessa]

EPIC FAIl TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE!!!!!!

my friend took this myspace survey thingy, sooo bad lol

Whoz your ex-​boyfr​iend?​
he's the sixth person on my top

Did you ever liked​ him?
umm if i didnt i never would have gone out with himm

Did he ever liked​ you?
umm duh


Did you ever kisse​d him?
no shitt

Do you regre​t it?
nope

Have you ever hold his hands​?​
yes i did

Did he buy anyth​ing for you?
no but thats not important to me.



Did you ask him out?
no he did

Did he asked​ you out?
whoever wrote this has really bad grammar.


Do you or him have any pictu​res with each other​ still​?​
we never took any pictures.


Did he care for you?
duhh

Do you think​ he loves​ you?
umm no haha
he never loved me to begin with
we were together for like 3 weeks haha


Did he ever tried​ to kiss you?
umm ok youre dumb.


Dose he flirt​ alot?​
with me?
well no haha

Is he shy to you?
nope


Have you ever tried​ to kiss him?
duhhhh


Do you like someo​ne else now?
mhmm



Do you still​ have feeli​ngs for your ex ?
um romantic ish?
no.
i dont

i care about him as a friend though.



Is he still​ your frien​d or boyfr​iend?​
yess he's still my friend



Repos​t this bulle​tin as Ex-​boyfr​iend.

[maag]

Hi!!
I have a question. Can you say 'Your truth' instead of 'The truth about you'?
Thanks!!