Your, The !

I think the newsreaders tend to say "time for the news where you are" at least they do on the Beeb!

I have always been a pedant, although I recognise that words come and go. Why is the f... word used as a noun, a verb and an adverb, when there are so many other words in the dictionary? Years ago a man was banned from the BBC for using it on air. Now it's all over the place. I use the subtitles on TV and it looks even worse written down.

Yes Sluttygran you are probably right about that,,but I’m also a real softy, it’s weird how we react to each other as I said earlier (different thread) as humans we rely on facial expressions to ascertain a meaning, the written word is more open to interpretation.

I don't like "Here is the new for where you are.". We are in Cornwall but often watch the Yorkshire local news as that is where we were brought up. So we shout at the tv, but they still do it. (Apologies for starting a sentence with 'so'.)

Yes Bridgeit, you’re an old pedant.
Welcome to the distinguished company as there are many of us on Gransnet.
I love being pedantic - it’s the best thing for getting rid of unwelcome visitors!

No Mabon, it is the news in your area,
If it was Your news it would be about you.
It’s not moaning it is a thread,a topic that’s what GN is about,as I have been told several times on here if it’s not to your taste move on, but actually it is a very interesting psychological observation to observe how we react to just the written word, we are programmed to understand each other via facial expressions, hand gestures body posture etc etc, Without those clues we are more likely to misunderstand each other.Fascinating stuff !?

"Your" news is for your particular region of the country, what on earth can be wrong with that? Nothing better to moan about then?

I don't mind most things [language wise] but am becoming tired of being blessed, again today in a clothes shop by an assistant because I coughed.

Not really bothered one way or the other, BUT we do have a friend who writes daily on Facebook and has the irritating habit of starting each day with " Good morning sunbeams, today the weather is delivering ----" I wonder why she doesnt work in the Met office!

I love reading your comments, all so variable. Some make me laugh, all very genuine. Amazing how different we all are. Keep it up ladies …. I love it.

The expression that annoys me is a person who has to watch "my programmes" or "my soaps".

If it is "My News" well I don't want to hear it and who gives them the right to tell everyone about it. It has to stop and just tell us "The Local News.

Why do the weather people talk about "wall to wall sunshine "? What walls are they talking about?
Also, as a hayfever sufferer, I don't need them to tell me that the pollen count is high !

Your Gatwick Airport. Really?!!!

Why DO people pronounce the ‘h’ in the letter ‘h’?

All the News programmes, can go in Room 101 complete with blasting big bongo drums heralding in every item. It doesn't seem respectful to those affected to try to make often sad and tragic happenings come across as even more sensational or shocking. I miss the News though.

Yes, it bothers me too, I don't want the news. What would I do with them? Anything that could be classed as "my news" I already know and don't usually want to broadcast to all and sundry. The news is a completely different kettle of fish.

I don't much care either way. There are worse things in the world.

Bit unnecessarily harsh OldMeg. I have a very full life but playing fast and loose with the English language with Americanisms irritates the hell out of me! Why has it become a fashion now to say “speak to (an issue)” rather than “address (the issue)? And don’t get me started of people who sound the H when pronoucing H

I find your comment rather unkind OldMeg.

I have had more than my share of irritating and upsetting (life threatening) problems this year so I need to be cut a bit of slack.

I agree. I also dislike people writing/saying 'you' instead of 'your' ie: 'you book' or 'here's you meal' but then, decent language is fast disappearing.
People routinely preface a sentence with 'So' and pepper their speech with 'I mean', 'like' and 'um'.
It was never more apparent than when I was watching the European Championships in Glasgow and Belgium. Competitors couldn't open their mouths without resorting to the street language mentioned.

It's ridiculous isn't it? Even on Classic fm they say 'music chosen by you'! Not by me -I've never sent in a request. Why can't they say chosen by listeners?

Ha ha! I sometimes get special offers saying 'just for you'. DH says fancy putting on a special offer just for you! How kind of them !

Perhaps you should actually try 'Hopping on' and see what reaction you get. I think if I hopped on the scales it would break them!

I confess to being a dyed in the wool pedant but your news etc doesn't bother me. However 'for me' drives me insane. "could you hop (hop?) on the scales /couch for me? I'm not five!