Am I getting old and pedantic?

According to my 8yr-old DDGS it's proberly. Stood his ground and argued his point when I corrected him by saying that if we pronounce words correctly we've a better chance of spelling/writing them correctly.
He decided he'd just write 'proberly' anyway and if folk don't like it they don't have to read it!!

Yous - also from NI.
Had to object when a lovely NI student said to my class
'Are yous gonna bring us(singular) your books?'

thatbags. ?....

Prolly both.

I like prolly too. It's kinda sweet.

Scouse

I thought 'yous' was Scousse. Probably both...

Has anyone heard " The proof is in the pudding?" No it's not. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Must be one of the most misquoted phrases used these days.
And escalators have become esculators.
I'm getting pedantic too...

I like taking the piss on Gransnet too ?

I say gonna.

I also don't actually say "try and". What I actually say sounds more like "trine".

Gonna trine make a curry one day.

I am well educated and I speak clearly.

Are yous others really as precise in your ordinary everyday articulation as comments seem to suggest?

Yous is not incorrect. It's Scottish and I like it.

Have you seen the advert on TV for websites called Go Daddy? I couldn't understand why it was a bit 'different' as it catches my attention, but I just realised today that it is the way they speak - they actually pronounce their words properly! Look out for it and you will see what I mean.

There's lots of phrases which grate on me...

quizqueen surely you mean there're lots of phrases ...?

There's lots of phrases which grate on me...
*could/should/would 'of' instead of 'have'
*off of.. the 'of' is totally unnecessary
*'gonna' instead of going to. A lot of people in the media, including privately and therefore supposedly well educated ones like George Osborne, use it all the time. Maybe they think it improves their street cred!
* Also, using 'bit' to describe a liquid instead of 'drop'
These phrases do not fall into the arena of quaint regional dialects which are great, it's just plain laziness.

I will make sure I always say 'try to' from now on!!!!

'You know' is the phrase that drives me mad, especially when I don't, but this has been overtaken by 'So' especially when someone is asked a question and they reply starting their sentence with that word.

Yes, I am pedantic but we all need a hobby!

Another one used locally and makes me smile...using I and me in the same sentence...e.g...I'm hungry me!....?

Aha! Another Lancastrian who says "try and". Yus!

My mum always corrected me when I said "different than". She insisted the correct form is "different from". I notice a lot of Americans say "different than" and a lot of
Brits say "different to". My mum's persistence got through and I only use "different from" now.

It amuses me when people get upset about the use of 'gotten', complaining that it's an Americanism. I grew up in the Forest of Dean where it is an accepted past participle: 'He's gotten some sheep'. If you look up the history of its use, then it's clear that it was very commonly used in this country before the settlement of America by the British.

...oops always say 'try and' think it may be a local.Lancashire thing!! In the grand scheme of things....does it matter?

I'm sure it doesn't matter at all in the great scheme of things, but even the most tolerant and laid back surely find some things irritating.Here on Gransnet it's just a bit of amusement to see if anyone agrees ....isn't it??

I hate it when people say 'I personally' or 'I myself' - I was brought up to believe 'the double' is totally unnecessary but I hear it all the time and I am trying to think well does it really matter in the great scheme of things .....

gracesgran
That said "brought" and "bought" are two entirely different words aren't they?
Like saying "I'm going hedging" instead of "sledging", or "working" the dog instead of "walking" or "frying" to the US instead of "flying"
Never understood that confusion

I hate the misplaced use of 'brought '& 'bought ' I try to get over myself but it really grates with me or should that be greats ?Lol

Please don't check this for spelling or grammar but in my experience when we start to ask "Am I getting old and pedantic?" it's a pound to a penny that we are

Can grammar be risible? <heads dictionariwards>

I hope you understand what I'm trying to say. Do say if it's uncomprehensible because of the risible grammar and I'll translate it for you ?