To shout “No! The Queen was not sat alone!”

[Saddlesore]

I have just been reading some of the online coverage of Prince Philip’s funeral, from some pretty blue-chip websites, and some of them say “The Queen was sat alone...” This is like nails down a blackboard for me (along with “I was stood...”). Surely the Queen was sitting, or was seated?
Of course, there’s an outside chance that the writer made a spelling error and meant to say “The Queen was sad...” - but that goes without saying.

[FontyMcFontface]

Don’t be a nob.

[FontyMcFontface]

She wasn’t sitting alone anyway, so all are incorrect.

[ForgedInFire]

There is a pedants corner, you know

[PurpleDaisies]

There’s a time and a plaid for this sort of comment.

This really isn’t it.

[SirusTheVirus]

🙄

[Blue4YOU]

I absolutely hate the way language has to be dumbed down. Someone “was sat”, “it’s needed doing”, “it’s needing done” and so on. Ffs, it’s not that difficult.
But OP you will get all the “what difference does it make, language evolves” comments.which makes me think.. what, into incomprehensible half-speak?

[LawnFever]

God are you really this dull

[campion]

@ForgedInFire

There is a pedants corner, you know

Pedants' Corner

[Blue4YOU]

Sorry pps.. a “knob” not a “nob” and a “place, not a plaid”.
Oops- they will get me with their linguistic pitchforks

[PurpleDaisies]

Plaid was obviously a dodgy autocorrect @Blue4YOU.

[ForgedInFire]

campion that's why I don't post there, I could care less

[anyoldtime]

I absolutely hate the way language has to be dumbed down. Someone “was sat”, “it’s needed doing”, “it’s needing done” and so on. Ffs, it’s not that difficult.

I’m not from the UK and always thought itt must be a regional way of speaking? It is odd as it’s the ...., well English language.

[GreyhoundG1rl]

@PurpleDaisies

Plaid was obviously a dodgy autocorrect *@Blue4YOU*.

Why was it "obvious"? Especially in the context of this thread...

[Tavelo]

I thought this was going to be something poignant about how we are with her in spirit but alas

[somersault]

What an untasteful thread.

[SparePantsAndLego]

@PurpleDaisies

There’s a time and a plaid for this sort of comment.

This really isn’t it.

Say no more! Auto correct wins.

[WorraLiberty]

The bigger question is, are you doing anything to get help for yourself?

You must be exhausted with this level of anxiety over such non issues.

[Frownette]

Tavelo

[GreyhoundG1rl]

@WorraLiberty

The bigger question is, are you doing anything to get help for yourself?

You must be exhausted with this level of anxiety over such non issues.

This is AIBU. Don't sweat the small stuff doesn't apply here or they'd have to close the place down.
Op doesn't sound remotely anxious.

[HarrietHardy]

I'm getting so fed up with all this podiatry.

[Twistered]

PurpleDaisies

There’s a time and a plaid for this sort of comment.

This really isn’t it. hmm

Oh the irony 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[weewitch]

I'm with you Op but do agree with the pp that this thread should be in Pedants' Corner

[WorraLiberty]

Op doesn't sound remotely anxious.

Oh she so does. She wants to shout 'No the Queen was not sat alone' 🤣🤣

[GreenTeaPingPong]

Before all the papers went online, they used to pay highly-skilled sub-editors who would never have let this through. Now news websites are riddled with grammatical errors and even blatantly obvious typos, but they don't care, as long as they keep churning out the content and getting the clicks.

[FontyMcFontface]

Blue4YOU

Sorry, you’re wrong.
Knob = a door handle
Nob = slang term for nobility, used to mean a penis, now a derogatory term.

Hope that helps with your pedantry.