Current Player Thread Ole Romeny

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[Eric Blair]

Don't think so.

I’m normally not a big fan of grammar pedants but I respect a disinterested / uninterested shout out. I also respect the “can I have a glass of water?”, “I don’t know, can you?” Vibe

 

[Paul Cannell]

Is it not "Can I get a glass of water"?

 

[QR]

Is it not "Can I get a glass of water"?

May I. ie am I permitted to.

'Can I' simply asks do you have the ability to.

 

[londonyellow]

Uninterested rather than disinterested.

Peak pedantry. I'm here for it.

 

[BigCrompy]

May I. ie am I permitted to.

'Can I' simply asks do you have the ability to.

So is it "Can Oxford United sign another player ever again?" or "May Oxford United sign another player ever again?"

 

[Paul Cannell]

May I. ie am I permitted to.

'Can I' simply asks do you have the ability to.

I think you're mistaking 'Can I' for 'Can you' in the last sentence

Anyway in the context of a service counter 'May I have' requests an object, where there's a server it means either
'will you give me' (for purchase, if payment is required) or may I take something within reach (for payment or not). 'Can I get' regards my ability to go and get something.

Forgot the question now

 

[SteMerritt]

Peak pedantry. I'm here for it.

I don't see that as pedantry, but as a level we should be reaching as standard. Uninterested and Disinterested mean completely different things, it's almost like using the word 'White' when you meant 'Banana'...

 

[Boris]

I don't see that as pedantry, but as a level we should be reaching as standard. Uninterested and Disinterested mean completely different things, it's almost like using the word 'White' when you meant 'Banana'...

I've just had a white for breakfast, as it happens

 

[MJB]

Peak pedantry. I'm here for it.

Not me - completely disinterested.

 

[Jason N]

Regarding Romney, it's great they're covering 100% of his salary. I just wish the move was permanent. He has talent, but he plays for himself. Too many fancy flicks, zero commitment, and no tracking back. Definitely not a team player.

 

[londonyellow]

I don't see that as pedantry, but as a level we should be reaching as standard. Uninterested and Disinterested mean completely different things, it's almost like using the word 'White' when you meant 'Banana'...

Oh I agree to point, having had it drilled into me by my dad. The counter is that disinterested has effectively become a synonym for uninterested, so does it really matter? Lots of dictionaries now list the 'not interested' meaning too as it's become increasingly common. Language evolves etc etc.

Funnily enough, a good eg of that from history is ''disinterested'. Originally it carried a meaning much closer to the current sense of the word uninterested (ie unconcerned).

 

[OxRox]

Ole off the mark in the Eredivisie.

 

[londonyellow]

Ole off the mark in the Eredivisie.

Good for Ole. But that is some of the most shocking defending I've ever seen.

 

[Essexyellows]

That made our defending look world class...........................

 

[QR]

Good enough to play against PSV but not Leyton Orient.