Page 2 | To point out that it’s sliver, not slither

Priminister · 2024-06-10T18:55:59+00:00

Sliver is a small slice of something. Slither is what a snake does. ’I had a sliver of cake’, not ‘I had a slither of cake’. ’It’s a sliver of land’, not ‘It’s a slither of land’.

CallThatCloudy · 11/06/2024 10:05

I'm so pleased there have been been people in my life that have pointed out all my mistakes. It's made me a better person.

SpringerFall · 11/06/2024 08:41

Priminister · 10/06/2024 19:59

I saw it on here today. It seems to be a common mistake so I thought I’d be helpful and point it out. :)

I really really hope there is someone in your life that points out all your mistakes

Wotcher · 11/06/2024 08:20

LoreleiG · 10/06/2024 21:49

Me either! And I am usually a bit of a pedant. So I fully appreciate being told this.

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Is this you sarcastically pointing out “me either” as another example, or do you not know it should be “me neither” 🤣

username47985 · 11/06/2024 07:55

@x2boys ahh really. I hadn't realised. I've only ever heard it from that one person. I'm not a grammar corrector, it just sounds so off to me when I hear it.

Rainydayinlondon · 11/06/2024 07:55

x2boys · 11/06/2024 07:44

That tends to.be more of an area thing ,yesI I no its not grammatically correct but lots of people do it in fact there was a thread a,while ago and somebody had written something like she had a borrowed her friend a fiver and poster after poster felt they had to correct her ,(often getting their own grammar wrong...)

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Your clever
specially 😉at this time of the morning
😂

x2boys · 11/06/2024 07:44

username47985 · 10/06/2024 21:05

I've got a friend who says 'can you borrow me a tenner' rather than can you lend me. It's infuriating.

That tends to.be more of an area thing ,yesI I no its not grammatically correct but lots of people do it in fact there was a thread a,while ago and somebody had written something like she had a borrowed her friend a fiver and poster after poster felt they had to correct her ,(often getting their own grammar wrong...)

B1anche · 11/06/2024 06:43

I'm with you OP.

Another one I hear a lot is "CHOMPING at the bit", instead of "CHAMPING".

ASighMadeOfStone · 11/06/2024 05:55

Priminister · 10/06/2024 22:07

I’m quoting this again because I find it astonishing that someone would refuse to post on MN due to spag threads rather than the rampant racism, ageism, ablism and classist threads which are allowed to run unchecked.

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It's not a race to the bottom.

Zimunya · 11/06/2024 05:31

Crispsandcola · 10/06/2024 23:17

Can I borrow you some advise? Just keep in mine that, for all intensive purposes, this is a moo point and, at the risk of becoming an escape goat, we're all on tender hooks but I could care less.

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😀😀😀

AmIbeingTreasonable · 11/06/2024 05:22

That's not quite as bad as people who ask you to be more Pacific!

echt · 11/06/2024 00:07

JustJoinedRightNow · 11/06/2024 00:02

I just googled honing in on and apparently it's acceptable. I'm Australian and I've heard this one many times, as opposed to homing in on

So I see, and I take your point that a word entirely unrelated to its actual meaning is now OK.

Fuck me.

JustJoinedRightNow · 11/06/2024 00:02

I just googled honing in on and apparently it's acceptable. I'm Australian and I've heard this one many times, as opposed to homing in on

Maray1967 · 11/06/2024 00:02

Ozanj · 10/06/2024 19:59

That is definitely not a common subsitution. Only a fool would use slither instead of sliver

Oh dear - I hope MIL isn’t on here - this is a family joke.,

echt · 11/06/2024 00:00

A presenter on "Gardening Australia" said "honing in on" instead of "homing in on" on Friday.'s edition. FFS I'm sure the ABC, as cash-strapped as it is, can afford a second take.

stressedespresso · 10/06/2024 23:59

allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 10/06/2024 23:54

@stressedespresso stressedespresso · Today 21:09
do you have a bad case of mastitis?? or does this post just get on your tits??? 😆

What an immature and vulgar post. It’s a bit sad if that’s all you’ve got to do with your evening.

HelloDenise · 10/06/2024 23:57

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 10/06/2024 20:01

If it was a very, very long swiss roll, could one not have a slither of it?

Or alternatively could one have a thin sliver of snake in a some foreign place where they eat that sort of stuff?

Well l guess you could have a slither of Colin the Caterpillar.

allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 10/06/2024 23:56

@Priminister I must admit, I wonder if many people on mumsnet actually spent any time in the education system at all!! I have to read many posts twice to understand what people are trying to write!

allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 10/06/2024 23:54

@stressedespresso stressedespresso · Today 21:09
do you have a bad case of mastitis?? or does this post just get on your tits??? 😆

AllOfOurGoodTimes · 10/06/2024 23:22

Neither are words I use often. I tend to stay away from snakes and I eat huge wedges of things like cake. 😂

Crispsandcola · 10/06/2024 23:17

Arlanymor · 10/06/2024 20:03

YANBU

I’ll add one of my own.

You can wonder why something has happened, you can’t wander why something has happened. A wander is a leisurely walk.

Can I borrow you some advise? Just keep in mine that, for all intensive purposes, this is a moo point and, at the risk of becoming an escape goat, we're all on tender hooks but I could care less.

AhBiscuits · 10/06/2024 22:15

Priminister · 10/06/2024 22:07

I’m quoting this again because I find it astonishing that someone would refuse to post on MN due to spag threads rather than the rampant racism, ageism, ablism and classist threads which are allowed to run unchecked.

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Because people can be really self conscious about it. My mum was dragged up, barely in the same school for longer than 5 minutes. Her spelling, grammar and handwriting was terrible. She didn't take part in many things she would have enjoyed because she was worried about making a mistake and people thinking she was thick. Correcting grammar uninvited, on a bloody forum of all places, is such a dick move.

CookieCrumbles23 · 10/06/2024 22:12

Priminister · 10/06/2024 22:07

I’m quoting this again because I find it astonishing that someone would refuse to post on MN due to spag threads rather than the rampant racism, ageism, ablism and classist threads which are allowed to run unchecked.

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😂😂OP, are you bored like me?! You seem to really want this thread to pick up.

RedYellowPinkGreenPurpleOrangeBlue · 10/06/2024 22:11

Priminister · 10/06/2024 22:07

I’m quoting this again because I find it astonishing that someone would refuse to post on MN due to spag threads rather than the rampant racism, ageism, ablism and classist threads which are allowed to run unchecked.

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Well this thread escalated quickly!

Original poster

Priminister · 10/06/2024 22:07

AmelieTaylor · 10/06/2024 21:08

I find it FAR more annoying that some people can't post this shite in Pedants Corner.

my best friend is the most amazing person you could hope to meet, but SPaG is dreadful. She won't post on here because of threads like this.

I’m quoting this again because I find it astonishing that someone would refuse to post on MN due to spag threads rather than the rampant racism, ageism, ablism and classist threads which are allowed to run unchecked.

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Synergies · 10/06/2024 22:00

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 10/06/2024 20:01

If it was a very, very long swiss roll, could one not have a slither of it?

Or alternatively could one have a thin sliver of snake in a some foreign place where they eat that sort of stuff?