Monday, 1 June 2026

#Misconceptions

 So, there is this thing about The Borg.

They keep doing mistakes in grammar. Hard ones. She just said: Can you speak more slowly.

That is not English, to be honest. Please speak slower is correct, because it is directly active. Someone might speak slowly in a conversation observed from that persons observational point mentioning the speed of talking, would be correctly put using slowly in that context.

Does that make sense to you?

In a direct active statement he'd say: She must speak slower to be understood by that Upper Class Lady. The Hanoverans never assimilated nor integrated into our customs except cutting off an n, to his friend next to him.

Directly addressing another person needs no matter rank and title in English also a direct addressing.

At least among us now commons, please.

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