Is it your "HAPPY BIRTHDAY?"
By Theresaaiza
@Theresaaiza (10487)
Australia
April 23, 2009 4:08am CST
Do you often jerk around with English words, or toy with grammar, deliberately saying them wrongly just for fun SO MUCH that even during serious conversations or talk, you end up saying grammatically erroneous words or expressions because you got used to joking with it?
Back in highschool, my English teacher appointed me to be a moderator in a debate. I was always fond of toying around with words such that when I asked the speaker to make her voice louder, I instead said, "Please louden your voice!"
I definitely brought the classroom down, and embarrassed myself infront of the other teachers, and the PRINCIPAL!
So FRIENDSHIPS, how about you? Any embarrassment momentations?
....and when is your HAPPY BIRTHDAY by the way?
I definitely brought the classroom down, and embarrassed myself infront of the other teachers, and the PRINCIPAL!
So FRIENDSHIPS, how about you? Any embarrassment momentations?
....and when is your HAPPY BIRTHDAY by the way?1 person likes this
10 responses
@sanuanu (11235)
• India
27 Apr 09
This is what we call a slang language, isn't it? So, we start our own English language.
We in our town we say, "carwa" or "trainma" or something like that. This is like mixing our common sense with English words, isn't it?
Well, I don't remember any of those embarrassing moments. May be I didn't have any of those in my diary!
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
3 Jun 09
Too bad
I was beginning to be curious about the stuffs you write in your diary!
I was beginning to be curious about the stuffs you write in your diary!1 person likes this
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
23 Apr 09
I was really embarrassed when as child, I had a habit of saying "jist" instead of "just". Correct English was very important in my school so the teacher made me stand in front of a large class and repeat "I mUst say jUst" 20 times and then write it on the blackboard another 20 times. When this ordeal was over I was asked "do you get it now" and my response... "jIst about". The teacher was mad at me at the class thought it was hilarious.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
27 Apr 09
Oh sorry my greetings had to come late WH! :-( I barely had time to read the responses to my discussion. So I made use of what little time I had during the last 3 to 4 days to respond to discussions instead of replying to my responders and I am very very sorry.
I guess I JIST have to greet anyway, not matter how late. HAPPY BDAY! hehe
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
2 Sep 09
i do that all the time and not always purposely. i think its just how some of our minds work. that you often make up words or switch them around. 3 of my kids out of 5 do it to
must take after me i guess. cant remember one right at the moment but know what you mean.@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
2 Sep 09
Yeah, hehe, and the more I purposely twist my grammar the more prone I am to committing real mistakes. Thanks for sharing!
@savypat (20216)
• United States
23 Apr 09
My Mom used to play with words often so I grew up not knowing how to pronounce several words, one was Asparagus, I was taught to say Asparagrass. Mom thought that was funny because it really is a grass. I was just embarrassed. And there wer a lot of other words also.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
27 Apr 09
Well my mom ordered a Choco Mousse Cake a long time ago and pronounced it as, "Choco Mousy" as in MAWSI...lol. I thought it was just funny.
And 2 years ago, I had a date and I ordered, "Choco House Cake" as written in the cardboard. Only to find out that it was Choco Mousse Cake and it was I who misread the M as H in the word mousse. Now we're even with my mom.
I thought it was just funny.
And 2 years ago, I had a date and I ordered, "Choco House Cake" as written in the cardboard. Only to find out that it was Choco Mousse Cake and it was I who misread the M as H in the word mousse. Now we're even with my mom.1 person likes this
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
27 Apr 09
Oh definitely my friend, change indeed is the only thing that is constant in this world, right?
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting. @radhikamenon (49)
• India
27 Apr 09
I usually did that during my childhood...I usually asked my friends .'when is your happy birthday?' they will reply that 'my happy birthday is ****'...U won't believe i used to tell ' My happy birthday is on *****' till 6th or 7th standard during our self introduction
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
3 Jul 09
Haha, that's cute. According to my mom, I used to answer, "My where do you live is......" when asked "where do you live?"
and "My what is your name is...." when asked, "What is your name?"
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
24 Apr 09
i play with english words a lot but mostly just to make my wife laugh, sometimes i make her laugh on public and use those english and i dont care. the thing is my wife is the one who gets imbarrased for she said the people might think that i dont know the right word to explain what i wanted to say. as far as i can remember i told her LETS EAT HERE THE AMBULANCE IS COOL... the ambiance is cool. har har har
har har har @Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
27 Apr 09
Did you mean it when you said AMBULANCE? Or was it an unintentional blunder? If it was a blunder....the secret is safe with me!
@sirrob (4108)
• Philippines
23 Apr 09
With my present work right now, you just don't know how crazy it is to be speaking with all those you mentioned. But even I am doing it, it helps me in at least communicating those who cannot speak and understand straight English. I've been working in multi national environment where people are less educated and learn little about English, I think more than majority is at stake. I am working in a remote medical field and most of the people uses English as their second or third language (that also includes me) but majority don't hold any college degree at all. So, in order for you to understand them and convey to them, you must step to their level and wear the same shoe as they have.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
27 Apr 09
Ah yes, I get what you mean but I appreciate the fact that these people are now trying to learn English. At least now we can have a common language to better understand each other.
@angel_rain (271)
• Philippines
24 Apr 09
Gosh!I think I'm always doing this and sometimes I can't even remember what's the right word to use.we have the same HAPPY BIRTHDAY!LOL!
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
27 Apr 09
Well then HAPPY BIRTHDAY to both of us!! YIpee....!!
But wait....do we really have the same HAPPY BIRTHDAY celebrant? I am so confusion and shockingly horrorific.
But wait....do we really have the same HAPPY BIRTHDAY celebrant? I am so confusion and shockingly horrorific. @Runescapeguy (39)
• India
23 Apr 09
Lol.I din't do it.But I used to have a maths teacher who did it.Whenever he entered the class and found us inactive/hyperactive, he used to say,"Come on boysES and girls.One,two,three,four,Pive[Yes,Pive...Five with P instead of F].It used to get our attention everytime.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
1 Jun 09
Teachers do need strategies to win attention of the students. Hehe.
