English Grammar Question

**Fragony** · 04-26-2005, 15:34

Originally Posted by King Edward

I got told it wasn't easy because of our inconsistant grammar, and also many words with multiple meanings ie for & four, their and there. mean for example has at least 3 meanings!

(There are many more but my minds drawing blanks at the moment.)

But I'm no language expert infact I'm terrible at other languages, Luckly my girlfriend can speak English and French as well as passable Itailan, German, Mandarin and Russian!

Not at all, english is a very logical language with perhaps a few oddities, why do you think people from all over the world learn it so easily? Try dutch, I don't think anyone can really master it unless he/she speaks it from childhood. So many little crazy things that you just have to know.

**The Stranger** · 04-26-2005, 15:36

what about german/deutsch now that language is weird or they way french people count
i mean 4 times 20 plus 8 = 88 c'mon are you stupid

**Adrian II** · 04-26-2005, 16:05

Originally Posted by Emperor Umeu 1

what about german/deutsch now that language is weird or they way french people count
i mean 4 times 20 plus 8 = 88 c'mon are you stupid

Ainuntaggentich (that's Rotterdamish).

And Frag, I love it when you get it all wrong, then go on to say English is such a logical language, and finally take it all back because you get, um, cold foots?

**Sjakihata** · 04-26-2005, 16:15

lol imo english isnt logical at all, on the other hand, german is.

**Adrian II** · 04-26-2005, 16:23

Originally Posted by Sjakihata

lol imo english isnt logical at all, on the other hand, german is.

Nah logo, det hat uns noch keener abjestritte!

**Fragony** · 04-26-2005, 16:25

Originally Posted by AdrianII

cold foots?

I shall not bite

**R'as al Ghul** · 04-26-2005, 16:35

I googled the term "by feet" and found some examples.
It seems that non-native sites (Greek, Italian, German, Arab....)
like to use this expression. You cannot find that much English sites, though.
Two English examples:
Uni of Minnesota

I think the best transportation on campus is by feet or bus.

Uni. of Manchester

BY FEET OR TRAM Unlike many major cities of the world, Manchester city centre is surprisingly accessible by foot.

Is it possibly an error of translation?
Perhaps it's connected to Latin "per pedes"?

R'as

**Duke Malcolm** · 04-26-2005, 16:39

It should be "by foot". When talking about transport, the method of travel is always singular.

**R'as al Ghul** · 04-26-2005, 16:50

Originally Posted by King Malcolm

It should be "by foot". When talking about transport, the method of travel is always singular.

Aha, this sounds like a good rule ... and strangely familiar.
What do you say to the above examples I found on the web?

R'as

**Togakure** · 04-27-2005, 07:30

Originally Posted by R'as al Ghul

I googled the term "by feet" and found some examples.
It seems that non-native sites (Greek, Italian, German, Arab....)
like to use this expression. You cannot find that much English sites, though.
Two English examples:
Uni of Minnesota

Uni. of Manchester

Is it possibly an error of translation?
Perhaps it's connected to Latin "per pedes"?

R'as

I have never heard "by feet" used and I'm 42 and have lived in the States almost all of my life. There are many, many people here who technically speak and write English very poorly, so don't be surprised when you find examples like this.