Why Do People

Discussion in 'Linguistics' started by StrangerInAStrangeLand, May 9, 2015.

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  1. Fraggle Rocker

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    Perhaps they really do hate the person. It's hard to respect a hypocrite, because it's very difficult to engage them in a productive conversation.
     
    Fraggle Rocker, Jun 24, 2015
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  3. Hipparchia

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    You might as well ask why do people say anything that is imprecise, inaccurate, ambiguous, illogical, self-contradictory, etc. Becos they is peoples.
     
    Hipparchia, Jun 25, 2015
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  5. akoreamerican

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    its because they have stopped taking steps towards god, they no longer care. to give respect to those that show you respect is good, but showing respect to those that do not show you respect is godly.
     
    akoreamerican, Jun 25, 2015
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  7. StrangerInAStrangeLand

    StrangerInAStrangeLand SubQuantum Mechanic Valued Senior Member

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    I am tempted to refute that but not in this thread or this section of the forum. That belongs in Religion if it belongs in this forum at all.

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    StrangerInAStrangeLand, Jun 25, 2015
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  8. StrangerInAStrangeLand

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    Why do people say "I've never seen anything like it in all my life"? Or "There's none better in all the world"?
    If I've never seen anything like it, what the heck does "in all my life" mean???
    If there's none better, what is the purpose of "in all the world"???

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    StrangerInAStrangeLand, Jul 9, 2015
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  9. akoreamerican

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    they have seen something like it in a different life, there is something better in a different world
     
    akoreamerican, Jul 9, 2015
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  10. StrangerInAStrangeLand

    StrangerInAStrangeLand SubQuantum Mechanic Valued Senior Member

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    For many years, many people often said Sue and me checked on them, Cindy and me didn't hear the storm & so on & on.
    For some years now, it has been the opposite. Such as : The police told John and I to stay away from the crime scene & She gave the leftover pizza to Rose and I & so on ad nauseum.

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    StrangerInAStrangeLand, May 11, 2017
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  11. StrangerInAStrangeLand

    StrangerInAStrangeLand SubQuantum Mechanic Valued Senior Member

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    Why the heck do people so often say "Are you all right?" when the person is clearly not all right???

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    StrangerInAStrangeLand, May 12, 2017
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  12. Fraggle Rocker

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    If you can get the injured person to talk, that tells you a lot about his condition. Simply being able to talk is a good sign. Being able to describe symptoms is even better.
     
    Fraggle Rocker, May 12, 2017
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  13. StrangerInAStrangeLand

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    In that case, "How's your mother?" Would be more sensible.

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    StrangerInAStrangeLand, May 13, 2017
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