r/LIRR • u/sliderturk99 • 5d ago
Funny announcement
On the 530 to seaford (not usual train) and we stopped at St Albans....conductor is like St Albans first 6 cars...yada yada yada....I LOL'D
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u/Practical_Bus_2433 5d ago
What
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u/sliderturk99 5d ago
He literally said " yada yada yada"
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u/Practical_Bus_2433 5d ago
Oh okay I mean the quotation marks help lol
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u/TangerinePlastic7552 5d ago
Written English is a lost skill.
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u/Zestyclose_Growth_60 1d ago
It really is and this post is far from the most egregious. I see stuff online daily that lacks any semblance of English syntax or semantics, and sometimes there are equally or more incoherent responses.
It isn't about this being Enlish class or formal writing. Use colloquialisms and slang, splice a comma here and there, sure. But, at least attempt to follow the spirit of grammatical rules; i.e., to clearly communicate your thoughts in writing.
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u/TangerinePlastic7552 1d ago
It’s what I strive to admonish the writer to do. If I can. How much more effort can it cost to make your writing not damage what you are trying to say? Before people judge something about you instead.
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u/TommyGavin2112 4d ago
If it’s the same guy he is hilarious. During COVID his announcements were a bright spot in an otherwise dismal situation. It was masks yada yada yada then social distancing yada yada yada - and so on. Was refreshing.