Aston Villa vs Chelsea Post-Match Thread

[Risso]

My OCD is not being helped by the use of the plural noun 'hooves' (variant 'hoofs) in place of the third person singular 'hoofs'. I'm really sorry but I need to mention it.

I am equally dismayed by those that get there and their mixed up, it really does upset me and there is no logical reason why it should. While i have you, does it matter if in the French language I confuse the masculine and feminine.

The odd word, not really. However, if you do it all over the shop then you would sound like a French-language version of one of those foreign students out of Mind your Language.

Also, there are a few words that change meaning when masculine or feminine, such as 'une ombre' (a shadow) and 'un ombre' (a small freshwater fish called a grayling).

As a learner of Spanish, I'm thoroughly fucked off with masculine and feminine nouns. IT DOESN'T MATTER, LADS!

The usually efficient Germans have three.

[Brazilian Villain]

My OCD is not being helped by the use of the plural noun 'hooves' (variant 'hoofs) in place of the third person singular 'hoofs'. I'm really sorry but I need to mention it.

I am equally dismayed by those that get there and their mixed up, it really does upset me and there is no logical reason why it should. While i have you, does it matter if in the French language I confuse the masculine and feminine.

The odd word, not really. However, if you do it all over the shop then you would sound like a French-language version of one of those foreign students out of Mind your Language.

Also, there are a few words that change meaning when masculine or feminine, such as 'une ombre' (a shadow) and 'un ombre' (a small freshwater fish called a grayling).

As a learner of Spanish, I'm thoroughly fucked off with masculine and feminine nouns. IT DOESN'T MATTER, LADS!

I'm with BE on this, rules are rules.

If it's any consolation SE if you were learning Portuguese you'd also have to deal with masculine and feminine possessives, the personal infinitive and increased usage of the future subjunctive.

[trinityoap]

Where would we be  without the future subjunctive.(Yes I know I have invited a reply I shall probably not  understand.)

[trinityoap]

The use of "would" is an intentional emphatic.

[Sexual Ealing]

Mrs SE is an English teacher, and has grammar all sewn up. I'm part of a generation that was never taught it, so I constantly feel like an idiot. I know how to use it, but I'm fucked with the terminology.

[Ian.]

The terminology they use in English now goes right over my head. My English is ok, I did quite well at school and I get by in life. However trying to teach or help children during lockdown was impossible and very frustrating.

[Sexual Ealing]

I have a degree in it and I'm totally scoobied!

[Big Ming]

I thought Sanson and Luiz were exellent first half, we really need quality attacking full backs though. Second half we seemed to give the ball away with sloppy passing that created more pressure for the defence.

Let's be honest.
They were at least one level above us and we never laid a glove on them in the second half.
But we are getting better and more organised in general.  So.... onwards and upwards.

[Drummond]

I thought Sanson and Luiz were exellent first half, we really need quality attacking full backs though. Second half we seemed to give the ball away with sloppy passing that created more pressure for the defence.

Let's be honest.
They were at least one level above us and we never laid a glove on them in the second half.
But we are getting better and more organised in general.  So.... onwards and upwards.

Well they got a degree in English and we didn't.

[robbo1874]

I am really enjoying this, BE hoist by his own petard ( William S ). Still unclear on the french masculine and feminine.
Anyone can answer.

A sloppy post while in trap 1 is one thing... :-)

so what part of ‘when in doubt hoof/hoove it out, isn’t understood?

[Bad English]

'Hoove' does not exist as a verb; it is 'hoof'.

"Tyrone just hoofs/hoofed it up the park." *Tyrone hooves/hooved it.

[PaulTheVillan]

He does like the hoof

[Drummond]

'Hoove' does not exist as a verb; it is 'hoof'.

"Tyrone just hoofs/hoofed it up the park." *Tyrone hooves/hooved it.

Alternatively, 'Tyrone Hoovers up at the back.'

[OCD]

You don't get discussions like this on VT!

[Hillbilly]

It behooves* us to maintain standards.


*American version used for, frankly, minimal comic effect.