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Is it cold in here?:
Then each preposition can do multiple contradictory things, as in the story of the man who walked into the auto parts store and asked the clerk to sell him a rear view mirror for his Yugo.
The clerk said "Well, that is a fair trade, but we only take cash and credit cards".
LeeC:
I should use some of these in conversation. Especially 6.
oddtail:
I think it'd be very easy to re-introduce any of those. If you told me, context-less, that any of these phrases is contemporary Internet slang that I just haven't heard, I'd probably believe you.
Morituri:
I have actually heard #8 and #5 in person.
From the same guy, actually. An elderly Scottish immigrant to the US, who always developed the most amazing case of logorrhea after just a couple of beers. He was not drunk, understand; still bright, together, considerate, and coordinated - but he'd get in a happy/social/voluble mood, and I considered it a treat to just listen to him.
I have no idea what he'd sound like if he were actually drunk.
Is it cold in here?:
I can't think of a better place to put this, though it doesn't really fit.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/04/25/989765565/tower-of-babble-non-native-speakers-navigate-the-world-of-good-and-bad-english
Summary: expecting or requiring ESL speakers to reach the skill levels of people like Akima is exclusionary and unnecessary since clear communication is possible with far less effort.
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