They are NOT "Invites"& quot; !

Invites are thoroughly annoying but what grates with me at the moment is the use of THAT when they mean WHO As in: The person THAT gave it to me that when of course it should be the person WHO gave it to me.

I was taught objects are that and them but people should be who and whom.

This is Pedant's Corner before anyone dares to object.
I also agree that "I'm good thanks" is not the right answer to "How are you?"

I get annoyed here in Brussels by people calling themselves Xpats, they are in the main economic migrants. People who have moved to another country to work.
Some of them can be very critical of those migrants moving to Europe from outside the EU to find work, they do not seem to realise they have done the same.

I hate "invites" too. And also "impacts on" rather than "has an inpact on" - though I know that this has now become accepted language.

missdeke - the one of those noun-as-verb things that most confused me was hearing about athletes "medalling". I was wondering what on earth they'd been up to.

RobtheFox - I get quite annoyed about the expats thing too but not in the same way as you. People who move abroad are migrants, surely. Or are the British exempt from that term? I do sometimes wonder!

I don't much like 'invites' either and the one I really hate is 'gift' as a verb, as in "She was gifted a house". I know that it's not (apparently ) strictly wrong - goes back centuries - but it feels it to me.

There seems to be a preponderance of using verbs and nouns and nouns as verbs, especially in adverts, one that particularly irritates is the one where they ask you if 'you pod', another has a child who is asked if she can 'boyfriend'. A tablet advert spoke about summitting a mountain. The list goes on.

I am afraid I hate the use of less than when used with people or things that can be counted. It should be fewer but even the newsreaders talk about less people etc

I hate it too, and don’t even get me started on ‘a big ask’!

I don't think people are 'invited' to attend a meeting, there is no choice usually but to go if it's part of the job to attend them. An invitation can be refused.

Likely instead of probably - as in I’ll likely go to the shops tomorrow.

I'm just waiting for someone to moan that 'goodbye' is now being used instead of 'God be with you'

I think you may need to get out more.

I think there are so many other things in life to worry about.

Don't usually mind abbreviations at all just find the misuse of words really annoying

Oh Jenpax I must look that up. I agree with OP these things do matter, but I think it’s only the older generation that really cares.

Do you dislike all abbreviations?
Celebs
TV
Congrats
Etc

I agree entirely. Very annoying!

Actually, not sure about car. ?

I also dislike 'invites' I don't agree that it is evolving language like 'bus' and 'pram'. These are shortened forms that have become the norm much like phone and car. Invite is a different word altogether and to my ears using it as a noun just sounds wrong.

Oh how I agree with you when it comes to the annoying use of the words could of, would of instead of the correct words, it's almost a lazy thing and am surprised there is not a better use of grammar in schools

I'm with you Phoenix, jars on me every time I hear or see it which is not often. Don't think my DDs or even GDC use it so not evolving language?
But no one is 'stressing' about it This thread is for people interested in the use of language and no harm in that.

"Apps" instead of "applications.......

I love this thread!? I belong to a Facebook group called Pedants Corner! ??‍♀️

I get annoyed at the use of the word "expats". Such people who are living in a country other than that of their birth are "expatriates" and not, as some tend to write, "expatriots"!

aren`t we, ie humans a funny lot

does it matter? really?