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margin

01-25-2007, 11:23 PM

today ron said "they all have bands out there, anymore", referring to actors.thought it was weird, i hear him use "anymore" like this all the time.

Doctor Z

01-26-2007, 12:03 AM

It's all he does anymore.

This message was edited by Doctor_Z on 1-26-07 @ 4:26 AM

PapaBear

01-26-2007, 12:33 AM

Didn't this use to be a Fez issue?

hereintheUK

01-26-2007, 01:42 AM

Yes i'm sure it's a Fez thing more than Ron. The first time I heard the saying "I could care less...) was from fez. Now this may be an American English - English English language clash but that doesn't make any sense at all to me. Does it meen the opposite of "I couldn't care less..." or does that phrase sound as strange to you as the one I quoted Fez saying? Some times I just wonder. What is all about?

sailor

01-26-2007, 02:55 AM

hereintheUK wrote: Yes i'm sure it's a Fez thing more than Ron. The first time I heard the saying "I could care less...) was from fez. Now this may be an American English - English English language clash but that doesn't make any sense at all to me. Does it meen the opposite of "I couldn't care less..." or does that phrase sound as strange to you as the one I quoted Fez saying? Some times I just wonder. What is all about?   it means you don't care at all.  it's used in place of "i couldn't care less" in the united states, probably in a <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/g09.html" target="_blank">sarcastic</a> tone.

sailor

01-26-2007, 02:57 AM

margin wrote: today ron said "they all have bands out there, anymore", referring to actors.thought it was weird, i hear him use "anymore" like this all the time.  ron's using it in its <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anymore" target="_blank">2nd meaning</a> of "nowadays," as in: they all have bands out there, nowadays. it might sound a little off, but it's totally correct.  it's odd how if you make the same sentence negative (the more "normal" usage of anymore) it sounds absolutely correct: they don't have bands out there, anymore.  [early front-runner for boring/dorky post of the day!] 

This message was edited by sailor on 1-26-07 @ 7:02 AM

Furtherman

01-26-2007, 06:49 AM

<img src="http://image.listen.com/img/356x237/0/7/5/7/517570_356x237.jpg" border="0" width="356" height="237" />I don't want to hear about it..... anymore....

EliSnow

01-26-2007, 07:11 AM

I did a small rant about this once, and let it go, but as a quick reminder of what I said before:I think this actually is a phrase that Ron has always done, and then Fez picked it up as his own.   Both of them use it wrong (at least I believe they do), when they use it to say what people are doing or what is happening "nowadays" or "now" rather than using it to say that something isn't being done or happening "anymore." (ie. it used to be done a certain way, not it ain't).  I thought about bringing it up the either night when they discussed annoying things people say, but I didn't feel like picking on the buddies.Edit:  Based upon sailor's post, maybe they are using it right.  Sounds wrong though.

This message was edited by EliSnow on 1-26-07 @ 11:24 AM

sailor

01-26-2007, 07:29 AM

EliSnow wrote: I did a small rant about this once, and let it go, but as a quick reminder of what I said before:I think this actually is a phrase that Ron has always done, and then Fez picked it up as his own. Both of them use it wrong (at least I believe they do), when they use it to say what people are doing or what is happening "nowadays" or "now" rather than using it to say that something isn't being done or happening "anymore." (ie. it used to be done a certain way, not it ain't). I thought about bringing it up the either night when they discussed annoying things people say, but I didn't feel like picking on the buddies.Edit: Based upon sailor's post, maybe they are using it right. Sounds wrong though. This message was edited by EliSnow on 1-26-07 @ 11:24 AM next topic, why does elisnow use "either" when he means "other"?  <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/bye.gif" border="0" />  but seriously, i hate when i'm typing too quickly and my brain makes me type a similar sounding but completely different word.  why does this type of typo happen all the time?

ChrisTheCop

01-26-2007, 07:37 AM

I agree, it sounds wrong. But if Sailor says it's right, who's to argue?(He used their/there and they're all correctly in one sentence yesterday. 1st time it's ever been done on RonFez.net, or perhaps the internet itself. So, he seems to know what he's talking about anymore.)   God, that still sounds odd.

sailor

01-26-2007, 07:40 AM

ChrisTheCop wrote: I agree, it sounds wrong. But if Sailor says it's right, who's to argue?(He used their/there and they're all correctly in one sentence yesterday. 1st time it's ever been done on RonFez.net, or perhaps the internet itself. So, he seems to know what he's talking about anymore.)   God, that still sounds odd. i'm a dork, i'll admit it. i'm also enough of a geek to look up obscure word usage when someone else has a question. fuck i need a life. 

This message was edited by sailor on 1-26-07 @ 11:46 AM

angelinad128

01-26-2007, 07:44 AM

Furtherman wrote: <img src="http://image.listen.com/img/356x237/0/7/5/7/517570_356x237.jpg" border="0" width="356" height="237" />I don't want to hear about it..... anymore....Oh shit! Thanks for this memory! Sometime this weekend now I will have to listen to the album

mikeyboy

01-26-2007, 07:48 AM

angelinad128 wrote: Furtherman wrote: <img src="http://image.listen.com/img/356x237/0/7/5/7/517570_356x237.jpg" border="0" width="356" height="237" />I don't want to hear about it..... anymore....Oh shit! Thanks for this memory! Sometime this weekend now I will have to listen to the albumTommy Shaw and that guy from Night Ranger really look like a couple of chicks.

Death Metal Moe

01-26-2007, 07:48 AM

SinA

01-26-2007, 07:51 AM

it's a philly thing.  it does mean nowadays, and you can use it to start or finish a sentence.as in "anymore when you go to a bar they don't let you smoke inside"

Enabler

01-26-2007, 08:49 AM

Ive been confused by Ron saying the phrase, "Total shoot"  Earl has even started saying it. I guess it means "crap shoot" but its used in odd ways frequently.

sailor

01-26-2007, 08:52 AM

fagenabler wrote: Ive been confused by Ron saying the phrase, "Total <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_slang" target="_blank">shoot</a>" Earl has even started saying it. I guess it means "crap shoot" but its used in odd ways frequently.

EliSnow

01-26-2007, 08:59 AM

fagenabler wrote: Ive been confused by Ron saying the phrase, "Total shoot"  Earl has even started saying it. I guess it means "crap shoot" but its used in odd ways frequently. No, that's professional wrestling terminology.  "Shoot" means when a wrestler is not pretending or going according to a script. It's real, not fake.  "Work" means that a wrestler is acting according to a script, acting, etc.So by Ronnie saying that it's a "total shoot," it means he's being completely honest and what he is saying is not part of any radio bit that they may be doing.

Enabler

01-26-2007, 09:06 AM

Seriously? Wow, I never knew that. That definetly makes sense. Thanks.

EliSnow

01-26-2007, 09:07 AM

sailor wrote: EliSnow wrote: I did a small rant about this once, and let it go, but as a quick reminder of what I said before:I think this actually is a phrase that Ron has always done, and then Fez picked it up as his own. Both of them use it wrong (at least I believe they do), when they use it to say what people are doing or what is happening "nowadays" or "now" rather than using it to say that something isn't being done or happening "anymore." (ie. it used to be done a certain way, not it ain't). I thought about bringing it up the either night when they discussed annoying things people say, but I didn't feel like picking on the buddies.Edit: Based upon sailor's post, maybe they are using it right. Sounds wrong though.This message was edited by EliSnow on 1-26-07 @ 11:24 AM  next topic, why does elisnow use "either" when he means "other"?  <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/bye.gif" border="0" width="26" height="18" />  but seriously, i hate when i'm typing too quickly and my brain makes me type a similar sounding but completely different word.  why does this type of typo happen all the time?In my case, it's due to pure, unadulterated idiocy.

DonInNC

01-26-2007, 01:00 PM

I've used anymore in that context for as long as I can remember and have never thought twice about it until I read this thread. But now that I think about it, it is kind of odd.

GORILLABOB

01-26-2007, 02:02 PM

Now here's an interesting question for the linguists. Which word would properly end the following sentence: There are three (to,two,too)s in the Enlish language...Furthermore which punctuation mark should have ended the preceding sentence?Enjoy the show!

Bob Impact

01-26-2007, 05:53 PM

GORILLABOB wrote: Now here's an interesting question for the linguists. Which word would properly end the following sentence: There are three (to,two,too)s in the Enlish language...Furthermore which punctuation mark should have ended the preceding sentence?Enjoy the show!"...." The word is poop.

Gvac

01-26-2007, 06:02 PM

I don't know the answer, but this "Enlish" language you speak of sounds remarkably like our own English language!

Gvac

01-26-2007, 06:06 PM

Also, I want to know why "amn't" isn't a word.  For example, "I amn't sure if I'm going to go out tonight or just stay home and post more nonsense on RonFez.Net."We have contractions for "are not" and "is not" so why not "am not"?

margin

01-26-2007, 08:49 PM

the only time you use "am not" is behind an "I" and there's already a contraction for "I am". how about I'mn't?

This message was edited by margin on 1-27-07 @ 12:52 AM

Gvac

01-26-2007, 08:54 PM

I understand that you could use "I'm" but all the other forms allow for either contraction."You're not allowed" or "You aren't allowed"  "He's not allowed" or "He isn't allowed" Now, I can say "I'm not allowed" but not "I amn't allowed"It's insane.

margin

01-26-2007, 09:02 PM

apparently it is a word use by the Scottish and Irish:<a href="http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/amn't">http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/amn't</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amn't">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amn't</a>

This message was edited by margin on 1-27-07 @ 1:04 AM

FezPaul

01-26-2007, 09:41 PM

Gvac wrote: I understand that you could use "I'm" but all the other forms allow for either contraction."You're not allowed" or "You aren't allowed"  "He's not allowed" or "He isn't allowed" Now, I can say "I'm not allowed" but not "I amn't allowed"It's insane.  I amn't going to disagree.

moochcassidy

01-28-2007, 12:40 PM

margin wrote: apparently it is a word use by the Scottish and Irish:<a href="http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/amn't">http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/amn't</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amn't">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amn't</a> This message was edited by margin on 1-27-07 @ 1:04 AMamn't- my dads from dublin and he uses it instead of 'arent' (which itself is slang)..its short for the correct english of 'am i not?' never heard it in scotland when i lived there. they use 'arent'..maybe in rural parts they do tho. i thought ive heard cockneys say 'i could care less' on eastenders and stuff..sounds like a perfik london daaaaauble negative innit? the way the buddays use anymore used to grate on me but i use it all the time now..its my favourite word anymore.

Aqualad

01-28-2007, 05:29 PM

I'm from South Jersey and I say it all the time anymore.

TommySoprano

01-29-2007, 01:48 AM

He says "yaself" a lot more.