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‘When I done my degree….’

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Grandmabatty Sun 30-Jul-23 19:22:33

Should of, could of, would of. The unholy trinity.

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Gossamerbeynon1945 Sun 30-Jul-23 19:10:20

Makes me shudder.

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Gin Sun 30-Jul-23 19:01:47

My DiL has a degree and Masters but was very confused when I complained about people on the BBC using adverbs as adjectives. She said she had never been taught grammar at school. How on earth.could this happen? Surely to use language effectively educationalist would realise the building blocks of a language are needed to be understood? I lived in The Netherlands and the Dutch speak much better English than many native English people these days.

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mumofmadboys Sun 30-Jul-23 18:54:25

They learn 'em well nowadays

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Blondiescot Sun 30-Jul-23 18:53:29

25Avalon

Callistemon21

Blondiescot

Let's hope it wasn't an English degree...

He should of got a first.

You mean should have.

The grammar police on here will take you to task😂😂

Oh dear...that joke was clearly well and truly lost on you. hmm

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Georgesgran Sun 30-Jul-23 18:44:47

I hope he done gooder than the rest of his fam’ly.

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Sago Sun 30-Jul-23 18:35:12

A graduate I met had an English degree, a masters and a PGCE.
She was struggling to get a teaching post, I suggested a couple of ideas that may have helped her.
She said “was you a teacher”.
I despair.

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25Avalon Sun 30-Jul-23 18:30:04

Callistemon21

Blondiescot

Let's hope it wasn't an English degree...

He should of got a first.

You mean should have.

The grammar police on here will take you to task😂😂

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Bella23 Sun 30-Jul-23 18:27:31

Germanshepherdsmum

Yes, students might be taught how to drop their Gs, Ts and Hs and generally speak bad so as to appeal to the BBC.

Or even become an M.P.

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Germanshepherdsmum Sun 30-Jul-23 15:59:13

If he didn’t get a first he woz robbed.

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Dickens Sun 30-Jul-23 15:38:42

Callistemon21

Blondiescot

Let's hope it wasn't an English degree...

He should of got a first.

You two...

😂😂😂

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Germanshepherdsmum Sun 30-Jul-23 14:46:40

Yes, students might be taught how to drop their Gs, Ts and Hs and generally speak bad so as to appeal to the BBC.

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Charleygirl5 Sun 30-Jul-23 14:38:15

I would put money on it that it was for media studies.

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Callistemon21 Sun 30-Jul-23 14:30:00

Blondiescot

Let's hope it wasn't an English degree...

He should of got a first.

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Germanshepherdsmum Sun 30-Jul-23 14:13:12

Good grief. I hope it were a good degree.

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ExDancer Sun 30-Jul-23 14:10:12

I saw similar in a kiddies 'learn to read' book. The last sentence read "I done it," said Tom.

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Blondiescot Sun 30-Jul-23 14:08:53

Let's hope it wasn't an English degree...

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Witzend Sun 30-Jul-23 14:07:49

Just seen elsewhere, aarghhh…..

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