misuse of the English language

[andy_k]

Please feel free to add your own personal favourites

Here's a couple of starters in common useage that really annoy me

1, Brought versus bought. If you've just spent money on something you have BOUGHT it not BROUGHT it

2, Of versus Have - 'I should have said' is correct, 'I should of said' may sound the same but is totally wrong

there are loads more but these will do as a starter

 

[robert.saunders]

Number 2 there is of particular annoyance to me.

Double negatives can be amusingly annoying: "I ain't got no money..."; coupled with "ain't" in lieu of "haven't", the use of the word "any" for example seems lost on many

<sigh>

 

[JoeMerc]

I "writ" it in the book, not "wrote"

 

[troiscentmille]

I "borrowed you" something - rather than I lent you . (Only heard people near birmingham say that , in fairness.)

 

[robert.saunders]

my other half uses "borrowed you" often; he is from Nottingham though

 

[Smiley]

The one that I notice most often on this forum is the misuse of "should of" and "could of" instead of "should have" and "could have". I suppose it is misused generally - whilst it is not correct I suppose this is a forum about MB cars and related matters not a grammar test - and we all know what it meant when someone writes "could of" so it does not bovver me (oops).

 

[Howard]

People who say 'arks' instead or 'ask'

Eg. ' I arksed him a question ' ...... NO , you didn't !

 

[Gollom]

"Sez" instead of "Says"

Even BBC presenters do it. Aggggggghhhhh!

 

[Gollom]

my other half uses "borrowed you" often; he is from Nottingham though

In Yorkshire that say "Going for us tea"

 

[robert.saunders]

'eksetera' is another.... there are 2 "t"s you know!! (and a 'c' less the 's' with a space )

 

[robert.saunders]

In Yorkshire that say "Going for us tea"

he also "does the pots" whereas I "wash up"

 

[andy_k]

my other half uses "borrowed you" often; he is from Nottingham though

I'm from Nottingham and was taught the difference between lending and borrowing.

I suspect your other half is an imposter

 

[robert.saunders]

I'm from Nottingham and was taught the difference between lending and borrowing.

I suspect your other half is an imposter

He was born in Stapleford... does that count?

 

[andy_k]

He was born in Stapleford... does that count?

not really.

Have you seen his family tree?

Can he play the banjo?

 

[crockers]

Ending sentences with a preposition....and double negatives.

So remember ..." a preposition is something you shouldn't end a sentence with"..............

 

[andy_k]

Maybe I should correct my own post.....

Apart from the missing punctuation 'Here's a couple' should be 'Here are a couple'

 

[Smiley]

Maybe I should correct my own post.....

Apart from the missing punctuation 'Here's a couple' should be 'Here are a couple'

are you sure - it is a couple - there is only one couple. It would be there are two couples.

 

[renault12ts]

Yes it is A couple ( singular ). Also, why do so many people pronounce words like draw and straw as drawer and strawer, and worse produce a drawering...agghhhh

 

[renault12ts]

Wasn't there another thread like this: http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/ot-off-topic-forums/68210-quick-grammar-lesson.html

 

[del320]

yeah - and it was just as tedious.