FWIW
ljosberinn
I've never really thought about it that much but you are right. It's not a very pretty word.
But yet? I'd like an elaboration on that, if you don't mind :]
But yet? I'd like an elaboration on that, if you don't mind :]
The word "yet" bothers me because of some of its uses in the mid-west. I was raised in Central New York where there really is no accent aside from "an American one" and the dialect is by the book. When I moved to Michigan the most common use for that word was this:
"I have to do my homework, yet."
or
"I need to do the laundry, yet."
It may not bother you, but it sure as hell makes me cringe.
I currently live in a place where I need someone to translate half of the time and the other half I just walk away. My COs (Commanding Officers) speak English and that's about it.
-PFC Smith (FWIW), U.S. Army
Michiganders aren't that great at speaking the English language. Every day I curse the fact that I had to be born here. In this state, people pronounce everything improperly, and misuse so many words, it can make a native cringe. It's really hard to ignore when "soda" becomes "pop" and "roof" is pronounced "ruf."
Now I shouldn't let myself get too far off subject. To say "I got" and "I have got" mean two entirely different things. "Have got" is used for emphasis, compared to "got" alone, which indicates past-tense.
