on 31/12/01 8:00 pm, Brigid Anthony at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Yeah, I know, Gary.
> But ings can sound wistful and correct in some contexts, I believe.
> Anyway, it's 8 o'clock here in England and New Year's Eve, so I'm off to
> get pissed.
> All the very best for 2002.
> David
Yes, I can't bear people hating ings either, they have a bounce in their
rhythm and they are good, natural speech. Like anything else, you have to
use them sensibly. You have to read (pronounce) an ing in a quiet, buzzing,
sort of way. Your ear for it it might depend on your accent. A Birmingham
ing is a lot rougher than say a Northumberland ing. Some people apparently
practically ban ings from poems, which I say is a shocking misunderstanding
of the ingrained ingenuity of inglish. Have a good new year when it gests
round to you Gary. Sally-ee
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