Hey Reginald! So nice to see you! Very kind of you to say about an English lecture. As for Elvis...I will have to insist he was shaken, regardless of the circumstances. 🫨
Thankfully, I've never heard anyone say shooken 😂 But would you believe, I was part of an experimental generation in which we weren't taught grammar, with the exception of a few basics, possibly by rogue teachers. The idea was that we would learn by ear, and that worked, but the side effect is that my generation struggles to explain why we say things the way we do. I learnt more grammar studying Italian than I ever did learning English.
That is so interesting! I learned the same way, and don’t recall much of any specific grammar instruction. I couldn’t diagram a sentence to save my life. I don’t think that’s taught anymore in U.S. schools. Usage is, for sure, and composition, spelling, etc. Like you, I learned grammar in foreign language classes, and you and I seem to be proof that the approach works! Thanks for chiming in with your experience!
I laugh out loud every time he points out one of the crazy things about English because I remember feeling exactly the same when some words contained the same letters but were pronounced differently. I'm so glad you like him too!
You may not have enjoyed studying English, but I'd sit in on any English lecture you give, any time. Just let me know!!
Could Elvis have been shook by how fast he fell in love?
Hey Reginald! So nice to see you! Very kind of you to say about an English lecture. As for Elvis...I will have to insist he was shaken, regardless of the circumstances. 🫨
I've never put so much thought into this word before. Thank you!
Ha, apparently the maligning of this word isn't the issue in Oz that it is here? I hope it's not contagious! 😉
Thankfully, I've never heard anyone say shooken 😂 But would you believe, I was part of an experimental generation in which we weren't taught grammar, with the exception of a few basics, possibly by rogue teachers. The idea was that we would learn by ear, and that worked, but the side effect is that my generation struggles to explain why we say things the way we do. I learnt more grammar studying Italian than I ever did learning English.
That is so interesting! I learned the same way, and don’t recall much of any specific grammar instruction. I couldn’t diagram a sentence to save my life. I don’t think that’s taught anymore in U.S. schools. Usage is, for sure, and composition, spelling, etc. Like you, I learned grammar in foreign language classes, and you and I seem to be proof that the approach works! Thanks for chiming in with your experience!
People really say "shooken"?
I have heard it several times, unfortunately. Maybe akin to boughten? Is boughten a thing in your area?
Ha, I briefly thought of this then forgot to include it. Great minds and all that!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K3SA5Z-cbC8
I never cease to be amazed by the way your mind works. This was so much fun :-) Have you heard of this guy? He reminds me a bit of you: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1724833948277525?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
Oh he's fantastic, thank you!
I laugh out loud every time he points out one of the crazy things about English because I remember feeling exactly the same when some words contained the same letters but were pronounced differently. I'm so glad you like him too!
Yes, English is a crazy soup!
LOL indeed.