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I know most of you will think this rather pathetic, but I am struggling with some English.
Can anyone explain to me, with examples if possible, the difference between a regular verb and an irregular one. Why is one regular and the other not?
Sorry to be so basic but I would be grateful for your replies.

Try this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_verb

The verb "to be" irregular in any languages I've come across. It's even more irregular in parts of Devon-- I be (or I is), you be, 'im/'er be, we am(or we'm), you be, they's.

Vonny wrote:Try this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_verb

or, rather more succinctly, it is a verb which in its different forms (number, tense, person etc) behaves erratically.

How common is "I aint dun nuffin" at CH??

"Secetary" winds me up - even heard many times on the BBC when referring to goverment(sic) positions.

Pacific instead of specific.
Nucular is another....

Pour Inglish Rooles!

J

Oh, and forgot to mention "eksetera" too....what do they think the etc. stands for, or do they think it ect?

Don't get me started...........oops, you already have...

J

I admit that, at the pub the other day, I crept around the outside of the building, wet hanky in hand, altering several blackboards which read "Please Do Not Use These Door's".

Love

Munch

Panini's is one that gets us.

For those who don't know Italian panini is the plural, panino is the singular.

englishangel wrote:Panini is one that gets us.

I always thought he was an operatic tenor of great weight and substance.

EX-LAXating............... Regular Verb

STRAINING........... irregular verb.

(Start the car.............)

Many thanks to all -(even if we did stray ever so slightly off topic, don't get me started on apostrophies, misplaced ones are a pet hate of mine)- I think I am getting there, slowly but surely.

I started theis so I will finish (2nd attempt to get this out!)

Around here in gloomy Glos the English is definately going downhill fast. The Chav language is taking over
: "wotchalookinat?"
: "Gisalickie!"
: "gotadollar?"

These in English mean
: what / who / whom are you looking at?
: Do you have a cigarette I could have please?
: Do you have any spare change?


A female friend of my daughter was approached by a Chav in Gloucester, and these things were demmanded of her - her reply (in a VERY ENGLISH TONE!!)
" I'm sorry I only carry English currency and I do not smoke, goodbye"

Which considering she is a skinny small thing and these Chavs often seem to rather "LOOM" over one was a very brave thing.. he apparently was left looking stunned and not really understanding what had gone wrong!

A pity the Language is so peculiar, it could be spoken so well if only the irregularities were removed - but that would ruin the idiosyncraticness of the British!

For anyone who finds the need to educate themselves for a riveting conversation, may I direct them to.....

http://www.freewebs.com/thechavguide/language.htm

invaluable for anyone connected with the world of footy !

J.R. wrote:For anyone who finds the need to educate themselves for a riveting conversation, may I direct them to.....

http://www.freewebs.com/thechavguide/language.htm

invaluable for anyone connected with the world of footy !

Probably Invaluable to anyone near a city or a town these days... I watched a digitalized version of Hepburn playing Eliza in My Fair Lady over the holiday - I have to admit, that her English before she was "educated" was better than some peoples after their education......

englishangel wrote:Panini's is one that gets us.

For those who don't know Italian panini is the plural, panino is the singular.

I once asked for a gelato in an Italian delicatessen in Adelaide, and the proprietor couldn't/wouldn't understand me, so I pointed and had 'gelati' yelled at me. 'Yes, but, er, um, I only want one, so I thought .............'