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My Fb bugbear

(36 Posts)
crazyH Mon 21-Oct-24 22:46:42

Such a shame that the English language has been decimated by the English themselves. If you take a trip to India, for example, you will see how well, even the humble rickshaw-wallah speaks. His diction won’t be perfect, but he will be grammatically correct. Our education system needs an overhaul. Just saying….

NotAGran55 Mon 21-Oct-24 22:23:39

You alot a lot! Even on GN.

HowVeryDareYou2 Mon 21-Oct-24 22:07:08

Someone on Mumsnet, the other day, asked if children still go "Trickle treating" for Halloween

Greenfinch Mon 21-Oct-24 21:18:22

Let me know if your coming.

Allira Mon 21-Oct-24 20:00:50

Witzend

I only really use FB any more for a craft group, but my bugbear is being asked every time I log on, ‘What’s on your mind, Witzend?’
I so badly want to reply, ‘Mind your own bloody business!’

Crafters who wonder if they have the right number of stitches on their 'boarders' !

Witzend Mon 21-Oct-24 19:09:55

I only really use FB any more for a craft group, but my bugbear is being asked every time I log on, ‘What’s on your mind, Witzend?’
I so badly want to reply, ‘Mind your own bloody business!’

Marmin Sat 17-Aug-24 16:10:14

Almost certainly Miss Take.

grandtanteJE65 Sat 17-Aug-24 16:05:53

Casdon

Our local council is apparently miss managed…

By whom? Miss Manners?

Casdon Fri 16-Aug-24 20:22:11

Our local council is apparently miss managed…

Cossy Fri 16-Aug-24 20:13:19

Oh that really “gets my goat”, almost as much as “3 draw chest for sale” and “wether”

ferry23 Fri 16-Aug-24 19:47:22

Apart from the ubiquitous "should of", our local Fb groups are generously littered with people hoping that

"this is aloud, if not then delete". Or "this shouldn't be aloud".

I realise this is slightly off piste as it's spelling but I had to let off steam somewhere. grin