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Slovenly speech, incorrect grammar etc.

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wildswan16 Mon 05-Mar-18 16:17:08

And we won't mention the "would of" and "could of" !

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BBbevan Mon 05-Mar-18 16:14:07

We had a school secretary who always spoke about her " susstificates" . All for typing

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Bridgeit Mon 05-Mar-18 15:01:42

I agree Nankate,
Mine would be the inaccurate use of ‘brought & bought.

Better make sure I don’t make any mistakes now ?

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hildajenniJ Mon 05-Mar-18 14:55:38

I am always annoyed when I hear perfectly well spoken adults pronouncing th as f, as in somefing. To me it smacks of poor parenting. My DS did this until I taught him the difference. It might sound cute in a little child, but in an adult it just sounds sloppy.

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NanKate Mon 05-Mar-18 14:49:15

The DJ Steve Wright is appalling with his slovenly speech. He usually starts his Love Songs programmes with a long drawn out L O.

Yesterday I switched off when he said in response to a song finishing 'Don't that sound good' so his grammar is rubbish too.

Some presenters leave the g off ing and add a k, as in somethink.

I could go on but I won't.

Over to you.

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