Heard on TV this week

numberplease, you're right about "Auld Lang Syne" (although not as many people as should, actually know the words), but what really gets up my nose is when it's pronounced Old Lang Zyne! How "au" can say "o" to anyone beats me, and why do they assume that a perfectly innocent "s" is a "z"?

Mebbee I should of been teaching elocushion lessons in my past life?

Another is if I was you, rather than if I were you.

Another glaring error but it was not a presenter it was a guest- I should have went there instead of I should have gone there. The latter sets my teeth on edge.

Oh yes, Greyduster "joolery" annoys me too! Especially when used by the expert in the subject on the Antiques Roadshow! I shout at him!

Richard Bacon: 'varify' instead of 'verify'.

"Joolery" instead of jewelry; "droring" instead of drawing. Just two that drive me potty!

With you there Charleygirl It's even worse in print! I have seen "of" instead of "have" in quite a few novels lately, makes you wonder who does the proof reading.

I don't mind if they put "would've, should've" etc because that is often how it is used in speech, but to see something like " he should of known what would happen" is annoying!

Again on day time TV but cannot think of the name of the people who should have known better- I should of gone there instead of I should have.

Unpresidented instead of unprecedented.

And of course pronounciation instead of pronunciation. I was really surprised to hear Alexander Armstrong using the former on Pointless. Most people who pronounce it that way would also misspell it, but somehow I don't think that someone as well-educated as Alexander would make that mistake. It puzzles me.

I`ve moaned about this in here a couple of years ago, Auld Lang Syne. I`m not Scottish, but I do know that Robbie Burns DID NOT write "for the sake of auld lang syne", but just "for auld lang syne", it grates with me nearly every time it`s sung, so it must annoy all you Scots!

In this house it is people who say THE HMS Ark Royal (or whatever). HMS stands for Her Majesty's Ship, therefore one cannot say THE in front of it! It is either HMS Ark Royal, or the Ark Royal.
(I quite enjoy a good rant. )

NorthHampton drives me mad too - I've lived here quite a few years now, and I'm sure this pronunciation has become much more common in recent years.
Not long ago, I looked at several online dictionaries to see what pronunciation was given, but of all the ones I looked at, only the BBC dictionary gave NorthHampton. That explains why their presenters are the biggest offenders!

All the older people I know here (over 60) pronounce it without the H. They tend to be the ones who have quite a pronounced regional accent, and to be honest I think that the accent makes it almost impossible to put an H in the middle. For that reason, I am tempted to think that NorthAmpton is the traditional pronunciation. Younger people, on the other hand, don't tend to have the same accent, allowing the superfluous H to creep in. Hypercorrection, maybe! That's purely my personal theory, of course - I've no proof whatsoever to back it up.

I shout out at the TV when a presenter (who should know better) gets his or her language wrong.

If I hear the word skedule again I will lose the will to live.

That's a possibility!

Or just everyone in SouthHampton and NorthHampton?

Only everyone in Southampton called it SouthHampton, that we knew when we lived in nearby Winchester. And DBH used to live in Northampton and his family always call it NorthHampton.

The spelling or the pronunciation?

SouthHampton and NorthHampton, they`ve been bugging me for years!

Yes I've heard the brought and bought one and sometimes in reverse. Also pacific instead of specific, nucilar instead of nuclear. I'm on a roll now.

(that was in reply to your post about the dog, of course )

Really? How odd!

Sorry Ana, I meant to add your name after notice.

Now that its been pointed out you will notice...... I promise.
Example: I have bought my pet dog into the studio!!!!!!!

Can you give an example, nannieroz? I don't think I've heard that one!

My pet hate is TV announcers saying bought when they mean brought. Have even seen it in print in a very well known national newspaper. Grrr!