scottshoemaker Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 I just so happen to be Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 531... https://boingboing.net/2020/01/30/adulting-merit-badges.html 4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 I've always felt like the past tense of "mind" was awkward. It feels like it should be something like "mound" but it's not. Sometimes I hate how screwy the English language is. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, Sgt. Rock said: I've always felt like the past tense of "mind" was awkward. It feels like it should be something like "mound" but it's not. Sometimes I hate how screwy the English language is. Depends on what language we pulled the word from, and their conventions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." - James Nicoll. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 The confusion stems from “mind” having a similar sound to several more commonly used words, like “find” or “grind.” “Find” and “grind” are both irregular verbs which means they get turned into past tense form with irregular endings, becoming “found” and “ground.” But “mind” is actually a regular verb, so it gets turned into past tense by the regular “-ed / -d / -‘d” ending. “Mind” becomes “minded.” This is largely “mind” is relatively new as a verb. My Oxford English Dictionary says its origin was "[f]ormed within English, by conversion.” Which is highfalutin’ dictionary talk for the noun “mind” came first, and the verb “mind” was derived from the noun. Verbs that are derived from nouns cannot be irregular verbs. In fact, there is no real way for modern English to develop new irregular verbs. They're pretty much all inherited from Anglo-Saxon or even older Proto-Germanic verbs, because in those ancestral languages to modern English ALL verbs were effectively irregular verbs. English really isn’t that screwy, it has rules and those rules do have internal consistency and logic. The problem is that the vast majority of English-speakers are never taught what the rules are. James Nicoll’s quote is funny, but it really only applies to developments in the English language starting in the 18th Century (and not really gaining traction until the 20th Century). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Yes, yes, I get all that. But it's the -ded sound at the end. It feels weird and awkward and stuttery and I don't much care for it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 32 minutes ago, Sgt. Rock said: Yes, yes, I get all that. But it's the -ded sound at the end. It feels weird and awkward and stuttery and I don't much care for it. Like when people say "drownded" for the past tense of drown. I want to slap them, but have resisted the urge thus far. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Munkie said: Like when people say "drownded" for the past tense of drown. I want to slap them, but have resisted the urge thus far. Drowninged. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Munkie Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 I actually thought we were in the random thought thread! 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Just now, Munkie said: I actually thought we were in the random thought thread! 😄 All threads are secretly random thought threads. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 15 hours ago, scottshoemaker said: I just so happen to be Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 531... https://boingboing.net/2020/01/30/adulting-merit-badges.html That's FREAKING AWESOME! Reminds me of Jamboree. SO many freeeeeking cool patches. And no, you can't catch them all, but it's hella fun to try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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