Incorrect use of Language

There's lots of me on here!
See you later, drive's me insane, as does everyone starting a sentence with SO or Basically! Think I'd better stop now, but these are my pet gates!! Gates? Hates.

My pet hates ! Get ready list is long using
Of instead of have
To when it should be too
Go and went
Bought and brought
To name but a few ………

Different "to" is used constantly by many well educated people on Radio 4, the worst culprit is Evan Davies. It is different "from" something cn't be different "to".

JamesandJon33

Yes I know all that MaisieD. And I do say an hotel. Similarly I say spoonsful and not spoonfuls , as the plural is in the spoons. May sound silly as someone said but correct I think.

Why ask the question, then?

Either 'an' or 'a' can be correct.

Well, I'm fed up with seeing 'forbidden from', 'review into' and 'different to'. But we pedants fight a losing battle

I also am irritated by people saying 'language changes'. Why does it have to change into something ungrammatical every time? 👿

I remember arriving in Australia in the early 60's and feeling confused about everyone making an appointment to 'see me later'. It had not yet reached these shores. Similarly they referred to my country as the 'UK', whereas we said GB or Britain. 'Neighbours' certainly has a lot to answer for!!!

I hate “gunna” instead of going to.

Strangely it only seems to get abbreviated when it’s something that going to happen (I’m gunna take the dog out) and not when referencing somewhere to visit (I’m gunna Tesco). 🤷🏽‍♀️

Time to leave I think. People are getting nickery.

MaizieD

Well, I'm fed up with seeing 'forbidden from', 'review into' and 'different to'. But we pedants fight a losing battle

I also am irritated by people saying 'language changes'. Why does it have to change into something ungrammatical every time? 👿

But what is the point about being fed up or irritated by some thing you can't change and those concerned don't care what any of us think

PoliticsNerd

MaizieD

Well, I'm fed up with seeing 'forbidden from', 'review into' and 'different to'. But we pedants fight a losing battle

I also am irritated by people saying 'language changes'. Why does it have to change into something ungrammatical every time? 👿

But what is the point about being fed up or irritated by some thing you can't change and those concerned don't care what any of us think

About as much point as your post, GN

What's the point of telling someone they can't change anything when they already know it?

I reserve the right to be as irritated or annoyed as I please.

Language may well change, but it shouldn’t do so to the detriment of correct grammar. I can only assume that grammar has not been taught in schools for a long time. Examples that spring to mind that haven’t already been mentioned are “ you and I” when it should be “ you and me”, “under the circumstances” when it should be “in the circumstances”. In addition the incorrect use of apostrophes drives me insane! The contraction of “it is” is “it’s” and the possessive is its - no apostrophe. All this and more was drilled into me at school in the 50s. Youngsters argue that it doesn’t matter as long as their meaning is conveyed, but I disagree. Call me old-fashioned but I find it difficult, unless I have met the person, not to make a judgement based on how they write.

People saying pacific instead of specific. Many years ago a colleague wrote it in a letter to a customer. And people who miss t’s out of words like wa-er or lo—ery.

JamesandJon33

Time to leave I think. People are getting nickery.

I hope you just mean this thread J&J and not the whole of GN, you would be missed.

I know what you mean though. I am finding an increase in nickeriness on quite a few threads lately. I wonder it it's the weather.

I reserve the right to be as irritated or annoyed as I please.

Of course you have that right Maizie, I just wish you didn't need to feel that way.

Not many phrases really irritate me but to see someone on social media shut down a discussion with 'end of ' absolutely infuriates me. So rude to say their piece and then shut down any response.

"You know what I mean" drives me nuts. There's a BBC radio presenter who utters this everytime he responds when holding a conversation with anyone on his show.

I've just got one thing to say, Grans,
Whatever! 😉

Ilovedogs22

I've just got one thing to say, Grans,
Whatever! 😉

Don't you mean, Wha'ever! ?

(Sorry. Couldn't resist🤨)

"Oh you have made me laugh, Caleo grin" wrote Politics Nerd.

I am so glad PN but it was unintentional as I don't have a sense of humour.

Restyouraunt

Chest of Draws

Nothing new in starting a sentence with so
The first line of Beowulf starts with the equivalent of so
It literally means im beginning to speak, listen up

Babamaman

My pet hates ! Get ready list is long using
Of instead of have
To when it should be too
Go and went
Bought and brought
To name but a few ………

Are you aware of the millions of children who grow up with parents whose grammar you disapprove of?
And then attend a school where the teachers haven’t got time to correct every child’s grammar?
Then to compound their ignorance they get a job where the majority speak as they do.

To Soda pop - spot on.

Fewer and less……”I might of “ ,instead of “ I might have”.

Absolutely. At least people seem to have stopped using "basically" and "nebulous" all the time although, you know, overuse of "iconic" and "fantastic" have, you know, demeaned their value.