tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post113109119851356918..comments2024-03-20T15:50:48.991+05:30Comments on Compulsive Confessions: Question: Prove In Six Steps Why eM Is Still Single. Give Reasons To Support Your Answer. (40 marks)eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-3246227089422491872007-12-13T20:39:00.000+05:302007-12-13T20:39:00.000+05:30you are/ were single cos you have not/ had not fou...you are/ were single cos you have not/ had not found the person who makes you overlook all this and sweeps you away, despite the list! Trust me, it does happen, even if it is when you are being rolled out of surgery!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1164168466323778462006-11-22T09:37:00.000+05:302006-11-22T09:37:00.000+05:30best sitebest siteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1132428300767977532005-11-20T00:55:00.000+05:302005-11-20T00:55:00.000+05:30HeyI seem to share many of your issues - not the s...Hey<BR/>I seem to share many of your issues - not the spelling related once, my better half would disown me for misspells! But the whole delhi - hair - is-plural-thing. Ugghh. <BR/><BR/>But here's the good news : being a stuck up calcuttan myself, was v v v v relieved to find my b.half (from a spelling / pronunciation perspective), and found him in delhi ! <BR/>PS - i think kanika G is soooo stuck up (coming from me, Prudence McPrude! )<BR/>PS 2 - My b.half n i used to love TCs, many moons ago when we lived in dilli!<BR/>PS3 – Am pretty sure you will not be single for long, right-grammar-in shining armour will find you! <BR/>PS4 – if you are from LSR (which u seem to be, all the more u will!, I am! )<BR/>PS5 – There’s hope! <BR/>PS6 – ran out of reasons<BR/>PS7 - ….Mistress Yodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09403860206872358298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131904101820708722005-11-13T23:18:00.000+05:302005-11-13T23:18:00.000+05:30The problem with setting high standards is... you ...The problem with setting high standards is... you have to follow them :).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I like your post, girl!Rajeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495494851342732631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131555571137179052005-11-09T22:29:00.000+05:302005-11-09T22:29:00.000+05:30ErrmmmO.E.D is a dictionary.Q.E.D isn't a turbo-r...Errmmm<BR/><BR/>O.E.D is a dictionary.<BR/><BR/>Q.E.D isn't a turbo-remix version ?<BR/><BR/>Damn. That footpath bookseller has done it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131511857796960372005-11-09T10:20:00.000+05:302005-11-09T10:20:00.000+05:30estellite: Bombay is not South India. South India ...estellite: Bombay is not South India. South India comprises 4 states namely Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and a union territory Pondicherry. Bombay is in Maharashtra in what would be called Central India.<BR/> That aside, I agree that the smart ones are here... down under :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131509906418135272005-11-09T09:48:00.000+05:302005-11-09T09:48:00.000+05:30You just wait till you see that birthday gift of y...You just wait till you see that birthday gift of yours :)<BR/><BR/>I have the same pronunciation issues... which I believe is quite common. <BR/><BR/>December, december, can't wait for december :)Vigneshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592687140158303231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131478766807126682005-11-09T01:09:00.000+05:302005-11-09T01:09:00.000+05:30Estellite dear, as long as you refer to the one yo...Estellite dear, as long as you refer to the one you seek as "a broad", I can understand why you have trouble finding someone.thalassa_mikrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942716364297839680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131477795883224072005-11-09T00:53:00.001+05:302005-11-09T00:53:00.001+05:30Hi, dropped in from rimi's blogWell, I am not sure...Hi, dropped in from rimi's blog<BR/>Well, I am not sure that the six listed reasons are all there is to it, coz They dont seem all that big an ask.<BR/>I mean, surely no more than 1 in a thousand make ketchup on the face a regular occurrence at meals.<BR/>Seems to me there are probably some subconscious filtering criteria that are probably being applied here!<BR/>QED was taught in middle school, if I remember correctly.Lancelothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15403517628137397686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131477791782933762005-11-09T00:53:00.000+05:302005-11-09T00:53:00.000+05:30Oh and I have no idea what Q.E.D stands for. I ca...Oh and I have no idea what Q.E.D stands for. I can look it up, but you have the internet as well so I'll not bother.Horseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512910791563482705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131477689477216152005-11-09T00:51:00.000+05:302005-11-09T00:51:00.000+05:30Accent, spelling and mispronunciation never really...Accent, spelling and mispronunciation never really turned me off. But bad writing does for some reason.<BR/><BR/>I hate writing a long email to someone and then getting a one paragraph reply with no content or humor whatsoever. Then later it is mighty irritating when the same person wants to chat for hours on the phone. Woman, if you had things to say then why didn't you just put it in the email? I have video games to play right now.Horseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512910791563482705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131455461969774262005-11-08T18:41:00.000+05:302005-11-08T18:41:00.000+05:30I'm so dying alone, isn't it?The tag question puri...<I>I'm so dying alone, <B>isn't it</B>?</I><BR/><BR/>The tag question purists would still not agree. It should be this:<BR/><BR/><I>I'm so dying alone, am I not?</I><BR/><BR/>The two helping verbs and the two subjects must match.FredTheFoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091332930356866687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131452164189096652005-11-08T17:46:00.000+05:302005-11-08T17:46:00.000+05:30eM is still single the same reason that i'm still ...eM is still single the same reason that i'm still single. her standards are too exacting and she forgets that this is delhi---the kind of person you're looking for..a guy in your case, and a broad in mine... doesn't exist in Delhi. they were all born in S. India,namely bombay and bangalore, and they stayed there, leaving us delhiites with our fantasies. and channels like Star World and Zee Cafe only fanning our appetites with their Monica(Friends) and Becker(Becker) characters.Delhi's Devianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17874510191678027427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131438603299991452005-11-08T14:00:00.000+05:302005-11-08T14:00:00.000+05:30Let me guess... the only Michael Crichton you've r...Let me guess... the only Michael Crichton you've read is Congo..? :-)smokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640963933523015120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131355513770653142005-11-07T14:55:00.000+05:302005-11-07T14:55:00.000+05:30"I'm so dying alone, no? "Kind of sounds cute. "Co..."I'm so dying alone, no? "<BR/>Kind of sounds cute. "Come no Go no Yes yes no no"<BR/>"I'm so dying alone, isn't it? " =<BR/>"I'm so dying alone, right?" ?<BR/>I'm so dying alone, am I not?<BR/>But, we are stressing too much on aloneness and death.<BR/>QED knowledge entirely depends on number of Pythogoras Theorem proofs done in school :D. <BR/>QED = Quantum ElectroDynamics. Heh.<BR/>Why would anyone even admit to knowing something like that ?? :DArtful Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709275717826111290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131345865798533822005-11-07T12:14:00.000+05:302005-11-07T12:14:00.000+05:30Who the hell cares about rules? And isn't that wha...Who the hell cares about rules? And isn't that what grammar is, at the end of the day? Rules. RULEZ!!! At the same time I understand why such things irk you -- it's what is closest to one's heart that one doesn't like being violated.Anuraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081668599890491146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131305692870525492005-11-07T01:04:00.000+05:302005-11-07T01:04:00.000+05:30As an English teacher, I do tend to notice poor la...As an English teacher, I do tend to notice poor language usage. However, I also try to recognize that language mistakes are going to seem more glaring to me simply because correcting the grammar of others is part of what I do for a living. Still, I have difficulty getting past the first impression of someone who speaks poorly or cannot seem to string a coherent sentence together. If it's grating now, how much worse would it be to me over time?Amandaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14537987722184978282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131280722658378672005-11-06T18:08:00.000+05:302005-11-06T18:08:00.000+05:30And I, of all people, am so late to this party? Ah...And <I>I</I>, of all people, am so late to <I>this</I> party? Ah well, ita diis placuit. Non omnia possumus omnes.<BR/>About QED, any half-decent dictionary of English will actually have it listed. The Chambers or the Concise Oxford definitely would. That is where I figured out what it meant, and that was in sixth standard, long before Google graced the earth.<BR/>And, errr..it is <I>alsati<B>a</B>ns</I>.nothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211766409486609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131265918252857802005-11-06T14:01:00.000+05:302005-11-06T14:01:00.000+05:30QED? Blame it on the Asterix comics.Same goes for ...QED? Blame it on the Asterix comics.<BR/><BR/>Same goes for 'Alea jacta est' 'O tempora, o mores' and a couple of others.shyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03569196753285929281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131229354741138692005-11-06T03:52:00.000+05:302005-11-06T03:52:00.000+05:30the french say no after every statement too... as ...the french say no after every statement too... as in, 'it's a beautiful day, no?'... and we dont mind that at all. but then again, there's a difference between a french and a hard-core punjabi delhi accent. blah to the hypocrites.scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11306107849154230545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131207471511012022005-11-05T21:47:00.000+05:302005-11-05T21:47:00.000+05:30QED - Quod Erat Demonstrandum, if I remember my mi...QED - Quod Erat Demonstrandum, if I remember my middle-school maths correctly. i empathise, though: mispronunciation is really annoying. and the hair are thingy too. <BR/><BR/>when i was a kid, i had these friends who used to say, in response to a question like: 'where have you been?' <BR/><BR/>'oh, hare and theeyar'. (i'm trying to replicate their pronunciation here).<BR/><BR/>quite aptly, my itunes started playing the overture to My Fair Lady as i read your post about pronunciation. <BR/><BR/>and yes, em, independent, no -ant. i've noticed that in your blog many times and forgotten to correct you.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>how goes? i am sinking in a cesspool of phd-induced gloom, hence the long silence. write to me.Saugato Dattahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159453953186081743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131189495348873732005-11-05T16:48:00.000+05:302005-11-05T16:48:00.000+05:30by the time i finished going through aall the comm...by the time i finished going through aall the comments, i forgot what i had to say. then i had to read the post all over again.. <BR/><BR/>can i please write a "ditto" on my blog, and link it to you?a s ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739149766689284166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131183131944237802005-11-05T15:02:00.000+05:302005-11-05T15:02:00.000+05:30em i laughed my head off on this!let me add please...em i laughed my head off on this!<BR/><BR/>let me add please:<BR/>the confusion of relative pronouns, he and she ( gosh, dont they know man and women are somehow different???) which continues with possessive pronouns as in her/his mix up. In a story with mixed sex parties involved, it makes following the story line hellish difficult and when on top no names are being mentioned... and these grammar mistakes from men that i think educated.. :S<BR/><BR/>ankur: french people also add this 'no' to a phrase, so calm down please. And may i add that a gross london 'init' at the end doesn't add much style also.<BR/><BR/>Any flat without books, magazines or newspapers scares me blind and i try to exit asap.<BR/><BR/>Sense of dress, errrr, yeah, some enlighment necessary still for the male side, but then sun-bed-roasted guys also dont turn me on much!<BR/><BR/>May i add Frederick Forsyth, John Grisham, Ken Follett and Stephen King to the no-literature list??<BR/><BR/>I hereby admit to 6 years latin in school and a degree in anglistics (literature and linguistics). <BR/><BR/>I fully agree to the jist:<BR/>Its damm hard to find Mr. Right Guy! <BR/><BR/>so: try, try<BR/>till you die!jemgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336520330554330087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131180746019911002005-11-05T14:22:00.000+05:302005-11-05T14:22:00.000+05:30My can't-stand-list has all of yours AND fake fore...My can't-stand-list has all of yours AND fake foreign accents and call-centre english!!<BR/><BR/>And those who read out jokes off their in box on their mobiles.. <BR/><BR/>I reckon how you tell a joke is THE art... not reading it out aloud.. and if you've got it as an sms, the chances are that i've got it as wellChameleon's Karmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858581967996570384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1131179903152384182005-11-05T14:08:00.000+05:302005-11-05T14:08:00.000+05:30I tend to ignore the odd lapse in grammar, spellin...I tend to ignore the odd lapse in grammar, spelling or pronunciation. What gets my goat is when something like "Please bare with me because ..." comes from a person who has good command over the language.Hydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16255735286083056447noreply@blogger.com