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Report your use of Brokieisms in so-called "real life"
serious crayons:
Did you use the double negative "can't have no cake"? Did your coworker, who usually hears you speak with proper grammar, wonder why you were suddenly talking like a Wyoming sheepherder?
Whenever I've used a Brokieism I've generally corrected the grammar if needed. I hate to do that, but I don't want people wondering what's wrong with me. I feel like it still fully counts as a Brokieism.
Jeff Wrangler:
Been a long, long time, but isn't that line, "I can't EAT no cake just now"? (Emphasis mine.) Like in the book? (I checked the book.) Like his stomach was all in knots, or something? Like maybe he was afraid he'd throw up if he ate anything, or something?
CellarDweller:
I paraphrased the line, I knew I wasn't going to get it exactly.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on July 18, 2017, 12:44:10 pm ---Did you use the double negative "can't have no cake"? Did your coworker, who usually hears you speak with proper grammar, wonder why you were suddenly talking like a Wyoming sheepherder?
Whenever I've used a Brokieism I've generally corrected the grammar if needed. I hate to do that, but I don't want people wondering what's wrong with me. I feel like it still fully counts as a Brokieism.
--- End quote ---
If I used the double negative, nobody noticed or commented.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on July 18, 2017, 01:15:23 pm ---Been a long, long time, but isn't that line, "I can't EAT no cake just now"? (Emphasis mine.) Like in the book? (I checked the book.) Like his stomach was all in knots, or something? Like maybe he was afraid he'd throw up if he ate anything, or something?
--- End quote ---
It was, but I felt we could overlook that because Chuck's quote was certainly in the spirit of the Brokieism -- especially if he used a double negative!
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