tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post2414008082959327484..comments2024-03-14T10:31:26.918+00:00Comments on DCblog: On being typical(ly)DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-70607614530832917982011-03-04T02:06:42.223+00:002011-03-04T02:06:42.223+00:00To me, the difference between 'typical' an...To me, the difference between 'typical' and 'typically' centres around the emphasis on contrast. 'A typically English house' would seem to go with phrase stress on 'English' and imply something uniquely English, not to be found in other cultures, whereas 'a typical English house' simply makes a descriptive statement with no distinctive phrase stress and no implied contrast with any other culture.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953452827687050913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-21036913219294693642009-07-15T11:43:25.391+00:002009-07-15T11:43:25.391+00:00To Yousef: no, because it's a formulaic expres...To Yousef: no, because it's a formulaic expression, and formulae have a grammar of their own.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-9299896763805013532009-07-15T11:37:12.206+00:002009-07-15T11:37:12.206+00:00But beware, because the status of a page on Google...But beware, because the status of a page on Google, or a contribution to a forum, is often unclear, eg whether produced by a native or non-native speaker.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-49769889398772058282009-07-14T14:16:57.389+00:002009-07-14T14:16:57.389+00:00Analogically speaking, consider the following exam...Analogically speaking, consider the following examples:<br /><br />1- That's really nice. (BrE)<br /><br />2- That's real nice. (AmE)<br /><br />and what about the expression:<br /><br />"Good night, sleep tight"<br /><br />Shouldn't "tight" be changed to "tightly"?Yousef B. Al-Baderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730039517683294776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-27713277836944196422009-07-14T03:55:29.039+00:002009-07-14T03:55:29.039+00:00that's one among many problems that people lea...that's one among many problems that people learn Eng. as a foreign language face. my teacher always says: if in doubt, google it!maggie_wchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005637470831151660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-91589979797494303182009-07-13T08:48:35.143+00:002009-07-13T08:48:35.143+00:00That's a possible analysis, indeed, but if peo...That's a possible analysis, indeed, but if people took it as an adjective + noun there wouldn't be a usage problem. The discomfort still has to be explained.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-75184848996984115342009-07-11T22:20:46.386+00:002009-07-11T22:20:46.386+00:00In your example (That's typically English vs T...In your example (That's typically English vs That's typical English) I would tend to read and use these as meaning two different things. The first as "that's typical of the English national character", the second as "that's typical or idiomatic of English as a language".Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366719327679353086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-29468188304993401512009-07-11T18:34:53.090+00:002009-07-11T18:34:53.090+00:00Typical has taken on an adverbial role, and this i...<i>Typical has taken on an adverbial role, and this is what makes some people uncomfortable.</i><br /><br />Since "English" can be used as a nominal (noun), isn't it just as likely that "typical" is indeed an adjective?The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.com