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Anythink. Everythink

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luckylavender · 25/09/2023 15:51

Is it just me or do people use everythink & anythink instead of everything & anything all the time now? Books, television, news... it really bugs me.

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SisterAgatha · 25/09/2023 18:46

My in laws don’t even say that. It’s EV FINK. Two syllables.

hideundermyduvet2023 · 25/09/2023 18:45

hideundermyduvet2023 · 25/09/2023 18:44

Marginally better than anythin'

Listen it to a podcast where American host ends all ing words as innnnn

What I meant was, I am currently listening....

hideundermyduvet2023 · 25/09/2023 18:44

Marginally better than anythin'

Listen it to a podcast where American host ends all ing words as innnnn

Islandsadness · 25/09/2023 18:22

Could you give an example of it in a novel? That's awful that it wasn't picked up bu the editing team!

ntmdino · 25/09/2023 16:21

The worst one, for me, is "nucular".

Even had a few of our serving Cabinet saying it on TV once or twice. As a general rule, I feel that if you can't actually say "nuclear", you shouldn't really be anywhere near the organisation in charge of it.

JaneJeffer · 25/09/2023 16:18

Enid Blyton used dialogue like that to indicate the class of people she was writing about. Anyone speaking like that was the bad guy innit.

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luckylavender · 25/09/2023 16:15

LifeInAHamsterWheel · 25/09/2023 15:52

I've never seen it written down like that, just the way some people pronounce the words. Bit annoying but I can live with it! I'd be very surprised to see it in writing though (on anything other than facebook that is)

I've been reading a lot of novels recently & honestly it's everywhere.

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JaneJeffer · 25/09/2023 15:56

people missing the G off the end of words,
Who could be arsed sayin the whole thing? Not me.

Nannyfannybanny · 25/09/2023 15:55

Same here, along with somethink,nothink, could of,and people missing the G off the end of words,and the T in the middle.

Dfg15 · 25/09/2023 15:53

Oh God yes, this is one of my.pet hates. Its definitely getting more common. Even TV presenters say it !

ASCCM · 25/09/2023 15:52

Only stupid people though, right??

JaneJeffer · 25/09/2023 15:52

I haven't seen nuffink like that

LifeInAHamsterWheel · 25/09/2023 15:52

I've never seen it written down like that, just the way some people pronounce the words. Bit annoying but I can live with it! I'd be very surprised to see it in writing though (on anything other than facebook that is)

Sirzy · 25/09/2023 15:52

I can’t say I have ever noticed it.

ferntwist · 25/09/2023 15:52

YANBU. Gives me the rage too