Hare's breath

I don't often mention that Farage man but I have been known to say Farridge. I think it suits him better and sounds more English (as opposed to French), which, somehow, seems appropriate.

remove comma btw in and actually

Garridge isn't a lazy pronunciation; it's a variation that is what is used in certain parts of the country.

All the parts I've lived in, actually which range from north to south between Dundee and Oxford and from east to west from Hull to Blackpool.

Saying garridge is lazy is snobbish.

I aggree with all the coments above. I do believe the Americans have a lot to do with this problem. One pet hate of mine that hasn't been mentioned is 'bored of' when it should be 'bored with'. Ugh!

I hate garige , It is garage to rhyme with Farage It is Not a garige lazy , lazy pronunciation.

Would of, could of, should of, snuck instead of sneaked, dove instead of dived, alphabetised, I've got your back (??!!) etc. etc. Aaaaargh!!!

Our very very English chemistry mistress at school in the sixties (also a JP) had studied at Stanford University in California and always said labratory the American way.

Oh, and I hate joolery for jewellery - was listening to our local radio station the other day and the presenter kept saying it, drove me mad, I kept shouting at him.

I've mentioned this one before, and no one seemed to understand my annoyance!

The American pronunciation of the place where scientific experiments are carried out, we say "laboratory", they say "labratory"

smy-ul is pure Fylde (Lancs). As is skiwel (school).

Crisscross mentioned, up thread, about the increasing use of the word "like". A colleague of mine says "like" constantly, to my (hidden) irritation. So much so, that in a meeting recently I decided to count how many times he said it. In a 30 minute meeting, he said it 18 times! I've decided to amuse myself by continuing to count in future Friday meetings. It will be more interesting than what's usually discussed!

And there are more and more people on TV saying smy-ul instead of smile. Grrr......

All of the above mentioned problems stem from the failure to teach and correct, leaving people on TV today with no basic understanding of our language. Now texting is making it even worse.

Jack Frost and on The Bill ( burgalry) ? Also stolen joolery.
Lots of sightings or rather hearing of , pacific and pacifically.

Now, funnily, enough, I had always thought that it was a "hare´s breath", ie. so close that you could hear a hare breathe. Not a hair´s breadth. But they would be about the same. Looking it up on Google didn´t make me much the wiser, apparently it can mean either.

There's a TV advertisement at the moment where the presenter says HD - pronouncing it 'haitch' D.

When I saw 'hare's breath' I thought the post was about some trendy new Farrow and Ball paint colour...

"fit" used as you describe, slutty, is perfectly good American English.

"yous" is perfectly good Scottish English (and a few other places, I believe).

Vive la différence!

Persia when they mean Perthshire.

A nasty one I read in an American book: "She tried on the dress and it fit very well"

PS Generally I conjugate the verb 'to be' and use 'I shall' and 'we shall' not 'I will' and 'we will'.

The plural is words such as daughter in law, is daughters in law. Not daughter in laws. A great many people say the later.

Hate "yous" too, where has this come from?

"Can I leave the table?" - "Well, you can't take it with you". "Please, can I go to the toilet?" "I don't know, depends if you are constipated". I've just heard a discussion on BBC Radio 4's PM programme (Monday). Split infinitives are OK. Before long 'I was sat' will be just as acceptable as the correct 'I was sitting'. It doesn't actually mean the same thing. Yes, I'm a pedant!

The landlord of one of the local pubs would always respond to "Can I get..." with "No you can't, that's my job* "