incorrect use of words

Loose for lose, even crops up on pedant threads!
Lays down to sleep instead of lies down.

Are we allowed to mention pronounciation - probably a different threat, but either and neither I was taught should be a long 'i' as in eider duck?

Thread, not threat, for goodness sake!

The use of ant instead of ent
as in independant ?
Also the use of so to answer a question. When did that start?

BradfordLass72

Pedants Corner is just the right place for me because I get so cross when in almost every book I read, some by leading authors, I hear words used incorrectly.

When reading I see words being used incorrectly.

I know language changes and there are many words we use now which have reversed their meaning, 'sophisticated' for instance, but ti still make me wild

Pardon me if I cant take your thread too seriously, though obviously I was drawn in enough to post.

holdingontometeeth ' cant' is defined as hypocritical and sanctimonious talk. I wouldn't take that seriously either.

holdingontometeeth, as you take such an interest in all that is written on Gransnet I am surprised that you haven't realised that Bradford Lass72 does indeed HEAR words and not READ them.
I'm sure she will accept your apology.

Wish I hadn't read this thread let alone written on it. You are all reminding me of the irritating things I hear and read!

When you ask someone how they are and they reply "I'm good". Surely that is up to someone else to decide? Also when you thank someone and they respond "No problem", I always want to say that it never occurred to me to think it was!

Are we allowed to mention pronounciation?

Oh, dear!

We were watching an old b&w film the other day when someone mentioned "welching" on a debt. Hoorary, we cried, because we hate it when people are accused of "welshing"!

Cupfulls instead of cupsful ( have I written that correctly?)

Like son in laws instead of sons in law BBbevan

And then there's the fine toothcomb....

Or an empty bottle of water.

Pseudonyms...it's pseudonyms.

Interesting, or should it be interesting?

I get annoyed when I heard nouns made into verbs, as in "medalling" (winning a medal) and a few weeks ago I heard "summitting" in a programme about climbing Everest. What's wrong with proper English as in "winning a medal" and "reaching the summit"? Grrr!

Nonnie The "No problem" thing is even more annoying when I'm on the phone complaining to a company about something, eg. Vodafone, and the customer service person keeps saying "No problem" (it may not be a problem to you but it is to me). The other day I phoned a company and he asked for my name, and I said Mrs Sparkle, and he answered "No worries" .

Another one who hates the use of "so" at the beginning of a sentence.
The use of "around" instead of with regard to as in "the main issues around Brexit"
Pacific instead of specific
I could go on....

Oh yes - the use of "get" instead of "have" as in could I get a skinny frigging latte. Grrrr and thrice grrr

It annoys me when posters are so adamant about the mistakes of others when their own posts are littered with mistakes.
Someone pm'd me pointing out quite abruptly that I 'd made a mistake and had used a word incorrectly.
I was able to furnish proof that my usage was correct. Be careful when taking someone to task.
The biter bit ??

It was an apostrophe /possessive wasn’t it mcem ?

Meant to add
nemo me impune lacessit

Itz awl abowt kommunicashun. If u understand and kan kommunicate cleerly how important izit?

"could I get a skinny frigging latte."

If I was the counter assistant, I don't think "get" is the word I would take exception to, there.

The answer is of course, 'No, it's OK I will get your skinny frigging latte. You stay just where you are!'