A pedant on Facebook - moi?

Sorry didn’t check. Should have been, would of etc.

MaizieD

JamesandJon33

English lit and language here too.
I dislike gotten, off of, youse, my bad, could have, would have, and many more I would think . …can I get, cool, like( sprinkled throughout a sentence) , f—k used as an adjective, , babe, hubby. ….I’ll stop now.

What is wrong with 'could have' and 'would have'?

This has to be one of the more odd pedants threads when the OP says 'should of' (😱 ) in their first post and isn't too sure about the use of 'I' and 'me' in a subsequent one...

Ah, I also love the use of irony . As mentioned, I used a laughing emoji to denote the skewed use of "should of" and merely made the "I am - "I" comment to add some humour.

Any good pedant should recognise irony.

Ooh yes vegansrockand Chardy- I have educated many people on the difference between less and fewer, including a number of television presenters. Mostly, they were not listening...

I agree, sodapop, the use of "myself/yourself" is irritating. I guess people think they sound more intelligent if they use longer words. I also dislike the constant "journey" and "narrative".

I dislike "gifted".
No idea if it's grammatically correct, but it sounds very twee.

“Is anyone ‘gifting’ a …..”
In other words, “I’m ‘begging’ a …..”

ferry23

MaizieD

JamesandJon33

English lit and language here too.
I dislike gotten, off of, youse, my bad, could have, would have, and many more I would think . …can I get, cool, like( sprinkled throughout a sentence) , f—k used as an adjective, , babe, hubby. ….I’ll stop now.

What is wrong with 'could have' and 'would have'?

This has to be one of the more odd pedants threads when the OP says 'should of' (😱 ) in their first post and isn't too sure about the use of 'I' and 'me' in a subsequent one...

Ah, I also love the use of irony . As mentioned, I used a laughing emoji to denote the skewed use of "should of" and merely made the "I am - "I" comment to add some humour.

Any good pedant should recognise irony.

Well, that's me telt, then.

MissAdventure

I dislike "gifted".
No idea if it's grammatically correct, but it sounds very twee.

What always surprises me is that people, such as journalists, who have always written perfectly acceptable and correct English, seem to pick up these 'new' word usages and perpetuate them. Is it a keeping up with the fashion thing?

'Given' becomes 'gifted'
'Affected' becomes 'impacted'
'Most' becomes 'the vast majority'

Prepositions get changed, added, or misplaced; 'forbidden from', 'bored of', 'outside of'...

To name but a few of my peeves.

Who is driving previously literate people to the point of grammatical madness?

I, too, am a pedant but choose not to expose other’s mistakes publicly. Often the mistakes are the result of autocorrect or a slip of the finger while typing.

Others (such as those in journalism) are frequently overlooked because there are few human editors anymore. What I do not understand is why the AI editors aren’t properly programmed to recognize correct grammar, the difference between possessive and plural and the proper use of verb tenses.

As it is, I am regularly amused by what I see.

Tooken!

"I tooken the children to school"

The first time I heard this word was a rather comical episode of Judge Judy. Even she complains about the education system and that's America, so it isn't just this country.

Had an argument with my Essex senior civil servant boss that “we was” was not correct grammar. Luckily, his boss came to my aid and agreed that it was wrong.😂

Greta

I think poor spelling/grammar shows a lack of respect for one's language. Most Brits only speak one language but many seem to find it a challenge. I do know there are difficulties such as dyslexia for some.
An acquaintance once remarked " I'm hopeless at spelling but it doesn't matter now that we have spellcheckers."
I don't mind being corrected if I make mistakes.

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As I live abroad and speak other languages most of the time, I am particularly aware of grammar and the correct use of cases, and since when I hear monolingual English speakers misusing them (and don't get me started on those reflexive pronouns scattered in the most inappropriate places)

Sorry "wince", not "since".

Better clean my glasses! 🕶️

Vegansrock One set of your inverted commas is facing the wrong way! Just playing. 😁

Should of!! Now that is my pet hate, it's should have or should've.

As an English lecturer "should of" is the equivalent to me of scraping fingernails down a blackboard! Aarrggg!!!

Clearly, you are perfect in all respects.

The amount of people who do not know how to use the word lose or the word loose in a sentence really annoys me.

Seems a fairly recent thing.

‘Should have’ not ‘should of’

I was also taught never to end a sentence with a preposition but a current English teacher told me that now it's considered OK to do just that. Another dumbing down exercise?
Something that's really annoying me at the moment is people saying 'the amount of something or other' when they mean 'the number of something'.

I took studied 'O' levels back in 1966 and subsequently won a scholarship to read English at university. Language evolves - annoying for pedants and 'know it alls' but hey ho - there are far more important things to worry about. Get over it!

There are some things over which the true pedant cannot get.

Well at least it took 3 pages for the usual comment to appear on Pedants Corner

knspol

I was also taught never to end a sentence with a preposition but a current English teacher told me that now it's considered OK to do just that. Another dumbing down exercise?
Something that's really annoying me at the moment is people saying 'the amount of something or other' when they mean 'the number of something'.

It is not "dumbing down", it is our language evolving. If language did not evolve, we would still be grunting!

If I am writing quickly on social media, I don't check my grammar and the way my brain jumps all over the place, I can write horrify myself. However, I do notice grammar errors when I am reading but recognise that not everybody has had the same level of education. I just consider myself lucky rather than looking down on the others who were not so lucky. I do shout at the tv regularly though!