FannyCornforth
Malorie Blackman was interviewed on Radio 4 yesterday and said ‘less’ when she should have said ‘fewer’.
I find it difficult to judge people for making grammatical errors in speech, as I find talking more problematic than writing if that makes sense. And if you are being interviewed/ recorded I would find it doubly stressful.
And there’s no edit button is there?
So yes, it’s irritating, but I don’t do the IQ thing.
I have spent my entire life being thought of as a bit thick due to my accent, so I’m more forgiving of others
I'm with you on this one Fanny. I have had the same all my life with my original accent which I seem to be using more and more.
My DH from the same area but a different school used to mark my spelling and grammatical errors when we wrote to each other as students. He now realises it is not a sign of I.Q. I can beat him hands-down at most general knowledge quizzes and University Challenge non-scientific questions. I help with his crosswords but more in a knowledge-based. way,put the words in front of me and I am finished.
I have never joined in games of scrabble and had a friend who was constantly correcting me until I spoke in the elocuted voice I had been taught at school before leaving for further education.
Though I would admit the newsreaders sometimes get to me and even I can see their glaring errors.