AIBU to say it's not "ect"

"Off of" irritates me too.

Another one is "cover off on", when someone is saying that they are about to cover a topic. It's come from America, but it's getting more common in the UK now.

Also...

"alternate" being used instead of "alternative".

And...

"attendee" instead of "attender" for someone who attends something (e.g. a conference), "retiree" instead of "retirer" for someone who retires, and "escapee" instead of "escaper" for someone who escapes.

In each case " er" is the person doing the verb and " ee" is the person it's done to (e.g. an employer employs an employee).

But all of these are well and truly lost now.

I wasn't being unkind when I made this thread, to those of you that thought that was my aim. I wouldn't correct someone's errors in response to a thread they started with ect in so I made my own.

I like being corrected (and there are some on here I definitely use and won't in the future now!).

I don't think adverbs were ever properly explained to me before my mother-in-law pulled me up on it about 15 years ago and I was pleased she did. I don't want to sound like an idiot but these things pass us by or we forget, or become influenced by language from loads of sources (friends, social media etc). My sibling was thankful I explained bought/brought to them. Same for the I/me debate when it was explained to me in an easy to understand way.

I think language can annoy the fuck out of you when used badly/incorrectly but that in itself doesn't make you an arsehole.

Usually it's because people don't know they are using the wrong word or grammar. I think it depends if you're someone who wants to improve the way you communicate. I can see the other side though, if you're embarrassed about your written communication or defensive about your education, then most likely you'll not take the correction in the spirit it was intended.

I've enjoyed understanding what frustrates others, and I've learnt a lot. Glad my half bottle of wine last night made me start this thread!

I agree with @CLEO42 about the "off of". It drives me mad. I don't know whether or not it is a regional thing because I never heard in when I lived in NW England, but I hear it regularly in the SW.

"I heard it off of YouTube", was a particularly irritating response.

My mum used to talk about should/shall and would/will: should/shall being used for the first person singular or plural and would/will for 2nd and 3rd person singular or plural. For example, should I take this out? Would you take this out? Could anyone please clarify that one. Also, please add me to the list of Latin students of the Caecilius/Metella scheme.

'You' for 'your', as in 'you husband'. Is it a typing error or do some people really think 'you' is correct? It's quite common on mumsnet.

'You' for 'your', as in 'you husband'. Is it a typing error or do some people really think 'you' is correct? It's quite common on mumsnet.

Play dates/ boundaries/ im broken and many more get my teeth itching.
Most threads are over exaggerated 8 out of ten threads start with i him my child has SEN.
To be honest MN is the only place ive come across that has the most parents with SEN needs.
And older mums never really hear of a mum on hear in their 20 when you its oh your so young to be doing this.
Ok if you knocking on 50 and your child will most likely be you carer.

I was reading a thread the other day where someone was asking for advice and made a SPAG mistake in her OP. Instead of giving her advice some absolute arsehole linked her to a thread like this where people were sniggering at SPAG mistakes. It was by far one of the most twattish things I've seen on MN and I've been here a long time.

The one that is bugging me recently is "free reign". Seen it so often on various threads that I started to doubt myself. Hint, it's about horses not royalty.

But only one category is blameless as regards their lack of education.

Also, if you made a purchase, you BOUGHT something

It’s a drawER, not a draw

<breathes>

Lol 😀. I was trying to tone down my rudeness. 🌺

I am well enough off to have a car; I could have bought one if I wanted one. But I didn't. I still don't have a car

Some people value education but don't have the opportunity to get it. Others have the opportunity but don't take it because they don't value it. Both categories lack an education.

Not helped by the fact that the people who make TV programmes seem to have no interest in correcting people on their shows who make the mistake. I always wonder why the producer or director doesn’t say “Sorry Gregg, can you just do that bit again, but say “Last round you made a dessert that really impressed both John and ME”, rather than “impressed John and I”.

Do they

(a) not notice
(b) notice but think it’s an endearing quirk
(c) notice but are too scared of being shouted at by the presenters

Maybe they know that DH and I enjoy shouting “ME!ME!ME! at the TV” 😂

I hear it too in voiceovers that are obviously scripted. George Clark for example. Kirstie and Phil get it right, love them for that.

On a serious note, you can’t blame people for thinking it is correct when you hear people on TV saying it.

But don't you think that if you don't use the correct word/punctuation/spelling automatically then you don't really know it, so you probably won't get it right when it does matter?

And my point is that people who had the right opportunities for education but waste them can’t describe themselves as having a lack of education. They can describe themselves as coming from a culture or background that did not value education. But they had the opportunity right there.

Is your DH conflating ‘let him’ and ‘left him’ as in ‘I left him to it’?