Let's start a blitz on bad grammar - nationwide

What happened to twice - it's two times now !

Myself - what ever happened to the word 'me'? Drives me bonkers as most of the time when the word is used people think they are being oh so clever and grammatically correct.

The use of an adjective instead of an adverb.

And . kill ometre instead of kilo meters. They are thousands of metres not a storage for kills. as in gas ometer.

My pet hates are misuse of the apostrophe, I was "sat" instead of I was "sitting", the pen was "broke" instead of "broken". The word "literally" is very much overused - most times it is absolutely the wrong word. My main pet hate however, is definitely the apostrophe. It makes me so cross when it is used with a plural unnecessarily. Grrrr!

I cringe every time I hear "off of"

GFC me too! I blame Scott Mills!

Blame the down fall of education on Grange Hill

Hello, I've just signed up to 'Gransnet' and this is my first missive.
I get annoyed when people use" different to ".
Surely it's "similar to" and "different from".
Apologies if this subject has been covered previously, I'm just finding my way around this site.

when did it become acceptable to say 'better than' half price! Less than half price Please.

'The Only Way is Gransnet'! This is brill!
- but seriously, I feel I have found a soul mate, some kindred spirits, people with whom I can relate. It is such a delight!
And on the pedantic subject of the English language, could anybody tell me whether it should be: 'I am bored of ..' or 'I am bored with ....'?
Thank you. - Nono

... which is why we hear 'you know what I mean' added at the end of so many phrases (even clauses!) which saves the speaker the trouble of thinking of the most appropriate vocabulary to express their message.
Like so much else in these modern times, responsibility is easily passed on to others.

Gransnet has indeed brought like-minded people together. My first posting related to whether or not I was being unreasonable to hope that members may enjoy more good manners and less foul language on this site. Would like to hear more of your thoughts on the subject...

Thoughts on the use of "bored of" or "bored with" please. I favour the second but its use seems to have withered on the vine.

Treepixie...I hate the term "bored of" and only ever use "bored with"...

I cant stand the use on tv of of instead of have,
eg "You shouldnt of" its horrible

Jane is right. My daughter once asked, at school, "May I borrow your book?" To which her teacher retorted "Oooh I... wants to may I". This was shortly followed by "I... may you clean the blackboard?" This to a girl who at five years of age explained, to a lawyer friend, the difference between "may I?" and "can I?" He said he wished he could find a legal secretary who knew the difference.

MrsDjangoDog is also right, of course; but isn't it all part of the "Oh God, I wish they wouldn't say that." issue?

While we're having a good moan .... when did "th" morph into "f"? Fink it must have been when fings started to get worse in the language standards' department for the nation. It seems to be accepted pretty widely today, but it still grinds with me - sorry, still frows me off me stride.

My pet hate at the moment is the word "challenge". Nobody ever seems to want to say "difficult". Everything is "challenging". It drives me bonkers!

I find the use of the word "like' extremely annoying, and the words "You Know" as someone else has mentioned. I am not convinced that this mutilation can be blamed on the Schools. It may be that more emphasis could be put on discouraging or correcting it in the classroom, but if this is the language being used at home it becomes an exercise in futility.

I went 'and' did something instead of I went 'to' do something

Is using the expression "110%" a sign of a limited vocabulary or simply a person’s inability to understand percentages? Whatever the answer, the use of the term is annoying.

...just thought of another one
He GOT beaten up - NO- he WAS beaten up

I love this! Between us we have come up with an incredible range of pet hates. I must add one more of mine, something which makes me want to scream every time I hear it. TV presenters (mainly sports) are the guilty parties - they say Chelsea V Arsenal when it should be Chelsea VERSUS Arsenal. Just because it is WRITTEN like that it doesn't mean that you SAY it like that!!

Dear Gigi,

I agree about "get" as in could I get a coffee. I think it's American. However whats wrong with asking for "two coffees" or sandwiches ?

Best wishes,

Granty

What's wrong with asking for two coffees or two sandwiches ?