So they are actually human?

@THHA was there an implication they were not?

@Allamanda hashtag space text

Do you often judge people by their outward appearance?

@THHA Of course, everybody does.

In this case, all the adornment says "look at me, I want your attention". I don't necessarily see black sheep and wonder why she is a poster child for such.

So anyone who wears adornments or deviates from the normal mode of dressing wants attention?

@THHA So do you make a habit of generalizing people's statements? Or are you just trying to rack up cheap points.

Are you in the habit of answering questions with questions?

@THHA Here's your last free point, kiddo.

Joke is on you . . . .

@Allamanda Sloppy ...and it makes a big difference to the meaning of the sentence, in fact, it makes it mean the opposite!

If you are looking for conformist grammar from me, you are looking in the wrong place. Language is, and always will be non-static. English, Greek, French, Spanish, Russian and many other languages have mutated over time and will continue to do so. I could care less . . .

That used to drive me bats in USA. That and tidbit instead of titbit. Like if you use 'tit' in a sentence a load of naked boobs would hunt you down!

@THHA No wonder they say that we have a common language, but not a language in common. I don’t care how you use or misuse English grammar, but speech and the written word is a means of communicating with others, and unless you can convey that clearly, then there will always be a chance that your meaning will be misconstrued.

@Marionville What irony . . . that you say that, after clearly you understood the meaning. Had you not understood the meaning, I should then think that I would accept such argument, but unfortunately, that is all it is . . . . an argument, and certainly not a good one.

@Allamanda It’s indeed sad, that some Americans actually show pride in using incorrect grammar and then sticking two fingers up to anyone who has the temerity to point it out to them. I don’t care how they use the language in their own native parts, but do find it arrogant that they should expect the rest of us to accept it when they export it to the larger world, outside of the US universe. For those who do not have English as a first language it must be extremely confusing having a conversation with someone who speaks Americaneeze instead of standard English.

@THHA I may have understood what you meant, because I understood that without the “not” it made no sense, and therefore there was a word missing. I also understood that it was a commonly used sloppy American way of talking, but I am already familiar with the disregard with which some of you and your compatriots use the English language. I pointed out to you the missing word, as it changed the whole meaning of the sentence, rendering it nonsensical to anyone who may not have English as first language or who was familiar with American lack of grammar. We are an international site here, not everything is about communication solely between and for Americans.

So now you have reverted to insulting the intelligence of foreigners in order to pursue an already poorly conceived argument . . . .

@Allamanda I once watched a documentary in USA that suggested that following the US revolution there had been a deliberate attempt to change American english by rationalising it. That would make a lot of sense. Not sure if it has remained that way.

@THHA No, not the intelligence of foreigners, just their comprehension. And certainly no insult to their intelligence.

@Amisja But the word IS tidbit. Been around since 1640, according to Merriam-Webster. Never heard of titbit.

@itsmedammit Titbit has been used since the 17th century. It did however come from even older old English tyd-bit. (Source Oxford English Dictionary). We in the U.K. only use Titbit. I suggest we have a duel of dictionaries at dawn!

@Marionville en garde!

Comprehension requires intelligence, and therefore, the remark you made could easily be misconstrued as an insult to the intelligence of foreigners, by the foreigners who read it . . . this all based on the very premise of the argument you are trying peddle . . . . . and since the remark was not clear in its meaning, by your own standards, it is no different than the supposed lack of clarity you rail against. Your own words destroy your argument.

@THHA No it couldn’t...only you would suggest that what I said insulted “foreigners” a word incidentally, you introduced into the argument, not me. I said non native English speaker as far as I can remember, some of us are foreign to each other, you and I are foreigners to each other, coming from different countries. I peddle nothing, as I’m not trying to sell anything, merely stating facts, unfortunately you can’t tell the difference. Anyway, I am pulling the plug on this conversation as it has become somewhat of a scoring competition now, and I’m just not interested in affording you any more of my time and energy.

Good deal, since you seem to have destroyed your own argument, then can't admit failure.

@itsmedammit Its titbit is older
[grammarist.com]

@THHA Frankly, if anyone is looking for an argument, it's obviously you!

@Amisja