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IceCreamWoes · 2024-08-23T20:21:35+00:00

I've seen about 8 threads in the last 2 days with posters writing ect when they obviously mean etc. I probably am being U but it really does irrationally fucking irritate me! I need to get out more, yes. I've had two (big) glasses of wine 😂. So, am I?

Emptyandsad · 24/08/2024 00:43

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I used to work with an American who once said "let's get this document signaturised"

andthat · 24/08/2024 00:41

TeenLifeMum · 23/08/2024 21:37

I proof copy as part of my job. Drives me nuts that people write their instead of there and the wrong your etc. Also, I’m an apostrophe pedant.

However, it’s worth noting that the average adult reading age in England is 9 and in my county it’s 8. Plus 1 in 9 people are dyslexic.

And presumably you’d be out of a job if everyone was grammatically perfect.

Sooka · 24/08/2024 00:40

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Emptyandsad · 24/08/2024 00:39

Two I hate:
▪︎ To 'step foot' in a place; it's not 'step foot', it's 'set foot'
▪︎ The creeping americanisms which are becoming common, e.g. "it's not that big of a deal". We always used to say "it's not that big a deal". What is the "of" doing there?

ILoveToCleanSaidNooneEver · 24/08/2024 00:37

I avoid using effective and affective because I just don't get them. I've looked at both words, and their meanings, and I still don't get it.

People's spelling or grammar do not 'fucking irritate' me in the slightest, and I'm happy to reveal my weakness.

murasaki · 24/08/2024 00:35

Isittimeformynapyet · 24/08/2024 00:33

Sorry, I should have gone to sleep and hour ago.

I just keep seeing that superfluous full stop on here, and was thinking how often exclamation marks are used correctly in advertising so even if people don't read much they ought to have just "absorbed" how to use them.

Could be typos, I guess.

I've got a lot from your posts on this thread - thanks 👍🏼

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So should I, and you may well be right, not something I'd considered ,sleep well!

Isittimeformynapyet · 24/08/2024 00:35

*an hour ago! 😴🙄

Isittimeformynapyet · 24/08/2024 00:33

murasaki · 24/08/2024 00:25

Not sure what the point is here?

Is it just a typing error on phones, or something else, I've not seen it on tv? Or should I say on tv.?

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Sorry, I should have gone to sleep and hour ago.

I just keep seeing that superfluous full stop on here, and was thinking how often exclamation marks are used correctly in advertising so even if people don't read much they ought to have just "absorbed" how to use them.

Could be typos, I guess.

I've got a lot from your posts on this thread - thanks 👍🏼

murasaki · 24/08/2024 00:33

In irrelevant news, Latin teachers seem to live for ever. Mine was balding and aged when he took my A level class, and is now teaching my niece, and has a Facebook page open for his 50 years at the school. He looks exactly the same as he did in the 90s, which for a.man who went to the pub every lunchtime and snoozed while we watched I Claudius on VHS , but all 15 of us got A grades, is quite impressive. I think they'll have to wheel him out of there.

murasaki · 24/08/2024 00:27

AutumnLeavesAndSunshineAndRain · 24/08/2024 00:23

Very annoying I agree @IceCreamWoes

Even more annoying is 'USE YOUR WORDS!' What the fuck does that even mean? Who started it? And do people think they're smart and clever when they say it?!!! (Just saw it on a thread and it's wound me up!) 😆

Also, someone saying 'kindly OP.......... ' (followed by something mean and rude!) ARRRRRGGH!!!!!!!!! 😠

Oh, 'kindly OP,' is the the new 'with all due respect'

If you're going to call it out, own it.

JudyJudeplusOne · 24/08/2024 00:27

I exit a thread at "would of"!

murasaki · 24/08/2024 00:25

LiterallyOnFire · 24/08/2024 00:24

Everybody should have to learn about the roof falling on on Caecilius i the Cambridge Latin course

There's a MNer knocking about somewhere called MetellaInHortoEst or similar.

Haha, it was when Grumio was also in hortus that it almost kicked off....

Sooka · 24/08/2024 00:25

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murasaki · 24/08/2024 00:25

Isittimeformynapyet · 24/08/2024 00:22

The little thing that's been bugging me lately is this.!

     .!   or  .?

Lot's of people don't read much - I get that - but surely they see advertising?

I do think many people are just very unobservant and don't pay attention.

Not sure what the point is here?

Is it just a typing error on phones, or something else, I've not seen it on tv? Or should I say on tv.?

LiterallyOnFire · 24/08/2024 00:24

Everybody should have to learn about the roof falling on on Caecilius i the Cambridge Latin course

There's a MNer knocking about somewhere called MetellaInHortoEst or similar.

AutumnLeavesAndSunshineAndRain · 24/08/2024 00:23

Very annoying I agree @IceCreamWoes

Even more annoying is 'USE YOUR WORDS!' What the fuck does that even mean? Who started it? And do people think they're smart and clever when they say it?!!! (Just saw it on a thread and it's wound me up!) 😆

Also, someone saying 'kindly OP.......... ' (followed by something mean and rude!) ARRRRRGGH!!!!!!!!! 😠

Isittimeformynapyet · 24/08/2024 00:22

The little thing that's been bugging me lately is this.!

     .!   or  .?

Lot's of people don't read much - I get that - but surely they see advertising?

I do think many people are just very unobservant and don't pay attention.

murasaki · 24/08/2024 00:21

Very interesting thread without being TOO snarky though, thanks all.

Sooka · 24/08/2024 00:19

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murasaki · 24/08/2024 00:18

Conditional tense basically relies on it being a condition , e.g. if I were you I would do that. The condition being you are pretending to be them for the moment. If I were you I'd order the pizza. As I'm me, I'll have the spaghetti.

DrunkTinkerbell40s · 24/08/2024 00:15

And discusting rather than disgusting!

murasaki · 24/08/2024 00:14

Its a conditional tense. You just got it ingrained in the same way that I don't know why it's similar to.and different from...

But a little broader language education given English is so polyglot wouldn't be a bad thing.

Lifeinlists · 24/08/2024 00:13

@Sooka yes, I did wonder if it was a pisstake. For the sake of family harmony,I haven't got round to pointing that one out to my brother!

@verityrosa Sorry about that. Just being a bit technical really. All you need to know is that it's is only ever short for 'it is' (and 'it has'). English has lots of confusing rules!

Isittimeformynapyet · 24/08/2024 00:12

murasaki · 24/08/2024 00:03

I have to say, and this isn't an option available to most kids, I learned more about English grammar from learning Latin than from English lessons at School. I clearly remember the 'who knows what a subjunctive is' question, where Mr C was greeted with 26 blank 12 year old faces. Turns out it's 'if I were you'.

'If I was you' is another one that pisses me off, but I get why it happens. But conditional tense people!

Someone said upthread that they instinctively know what sounds right, and I agree.

I didn't learn Latin (it would have been wasted on me at that age) but I did read and my parents spoke well.

I know that it's "if I were you", but I don't know what the proper names are that explain why.

"If I was you" just sounds wrong.

I wish I had done Latin now though.

Carriemac · 24/08/2024 00:12

Fathercrispness · 23/08/2024 23:41

Check your privilege here. Mocking those less educated than you on a forum that you know they will read? Would you say this to anyone’s face? Thought not.

The privilege of a decent eduction should be shared .
Why let people carry on making mistakes ? Are we thinking they are too stupid to learn?