To actually hate people who say bought instead of brought

Oh to be neurotypical 😂

my Biggest pet hate is when people say - on an evening - it’s ’in the’ evening, at lunchtime, in the morning, at night! Not ON A!!

That honestly looks like the work of a severely dyslexic person who has used autocomplete to give their best guess for each word. Using a dictionary to check literally every word would take them hours. I suspect that fifteen years ago that person wouldn’t have written any of that down: social media has really exposed the literacy difficulties experienced by adults.

They would have been better off using the dictate function on their phone.

This is my biggest pet hate, I work with a woman that says it I can't help correct her, no you bought it not you brought it. I internally scream and cringe at the same time!

Its mildly irritating when someone persistently uses a word incorrectly because it can be distracting. But this applies equally, if not more so to me to the uses of silly phrases people adopt such as dog 'needs fed'; and oft repeated clichés, misused or used hyperbolically. However, very few people never make errors of language, and I would'nt want people to be hating (or 'hating on'!) me for mine.

I don't hate the people but I do hate hate when people say it.

Never heard that before. But seriously? Take a nap or something, getting so furious over something so small is worrying.

I have only seen this the other way round, so incorrectly using brought when they should have used bought.

I can’t add a screenshot but this is the exact wording from part of a Facebook comment I saw a few days ago on a holiday park guest page:

I was wandering about the rent shop an weather they would delver. If I have to collect and drop it they would brake. An can their be a fone in are shally. Last time I brought food at the ALDIs an it waisted so shall I of not took it? Do we get a pacific shally as soon as book or do we weight until are brake date?

There was so much more but it got deleted as every reply was just confirming the correct words they should’ve used.

Surely if you are unsure of the correct word or spelling to use, you’d check an online dictionary or thesaurus before posting!

I've heard this and other double negatives in soaps on tv too. It's dumbing down when everyone should be aspiring to do better.

And I'll direct you to the hundreds of haitch Vs aitch threads on here and explain to you that haitch is equally correct, and the standard name of the letter in Ireland. So you can stop getting worked up about that one in future!

There's nothing wrong with "can I get", it's in the same category as haitch and gotten - taught as incorrect in England and so English pedants love to criticise it, but it's long been used and accepted elsewhere. It's very normal in Ireland for example as well as the US, probably Scotland too.

When you ask someone "what did you get for your birthday", you're not implying that they went out and bought the presents themselves. Can I get in a coffee shop is used in the same sense.

I love the recurring 'less V fewer ' joke in Game of Thrones @scruffydogstinks 🤣 always makes me laugh.

Where I’m from a lot of people say “I seen that film”. I can’t stand it.

I hate turnt instead of turned.
Chester draws. It should be chest of drawers!
Learnt instead of taught ie ""She learnt him to tie his laces."
Also hate famalam and holidays.
Hubs and hubby annoy me too.
There are many more!

Ooh I would see red with that!!!!

Bought and brought drives me nuts, too! No, Leanne, you have not brought a house. You bought it!
I wonder what age the posters are using incorrect terms? Children have had so much SPAG at school that the cohort growing up should be getting it right and even correcting parents.
I also wonder what jobs people do and the level of communication required. I would worry if they are in jobs where clear written reports are needed and have such a poor grasp of English.

I couldn’t read all the posts but didn’t spy this little gem anywhere. People of all ages, including my own children, saying ‘anyways’ to change the conversation.

I’ll raise your bought for an haitch, rather than aitch.

Cannot stand this with a passion!

One I've heard a lot recently is the phrase, "the proof is in the pudding". No it isn't.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

I keep hearing it on TV.

Along with "very unique" no it isn't it is very unusual or it is unique.

Another one, but I'm fairly sure is autocorrect is I'll instead of ill.

BTW I'm dyslexic and it does make things harder, but not impossible.

I’ve heard this the other way around, as in ‘I brought a new dress’ 🤦🏼‍♀️ I can’t stand when people use worst instead of worse ‘my day can’t get any worst’ drives me mad! And also ‘I didn’t do nothing’ had to try explaining that one to someone in work, I gave up in the end 😂

The Dutch take it one step further, with 'five past half four' - meaning 3:35!

Mind, my DM always used to say e.g. 'five and twenty to three' for 2:35; never 'twenty-five to three'. I don't remember anybody else apart from her DM ever saying it that way around.

I think it's sort of acceptable to say "Can I get?" if it's unclear whether something might be obtainable or not - e.g. "Can I get a coffee here?" if you don't know if the establishment has a cafe and/or if it's currently open, or if you're wanting something a little more niche.

However, going up to the counter and saying "Can I get...?" when asking for something standard that is on their menu and clearly available is weird - I'd expect the response "No need, Madam - if we could take your order, our assistants will get it for you."

Plural 😂
You have to proofread if you are going to be spelling and grammar police. 👮‍♀️