to absolutely hate the how people are speaking English!

So many Scottish folk saying they say pants, but what about Donald Where’s Your Troosers? At least we know in London they are definitely trousers - often of the baggy or cor blimey variety.

Gotten is correct. It's just not used in some dialects anymore.

The trend for female and male instead of woman and man is, I assume, due to the fact that woman and man now seem to refer to gender identity rather than sex.

It's all the media/YouTube vids from America, gaming, online stuff. Have heard DC say 'parking lot' and other such phrases, never say film but movie. We correct but seems irreversible and ingrained. Xx

As you quite rightly say, language evolves. It's a natural and organic process. You can't police the reasons for that evolution.

Im in NE England and dont know ANYONE who uses the word pants for trousers.

“Gifting” makes my teeth itch.
As does “elevate”.

“Gifting” irks me unreasonably 😂

Calling shops “stores”, ugh. “Shop in-store” - nooooo! Buy in the shop 😂

And then there's an elegant little short.

"Can I get..." when ordering food or drink is my pet hate.

Surely it should be "Please can I have....."

Yes, but they are pants plural, not a single pant.

omgggg

Ah the old "gotten has been around for hundreds of years in the UK" argument. The thing is, are the British people who say "gotten" (you know, the ones who used to say "got" until a couple of years ago) using that word because they've been reading lots of 17th century literature? Or could it possibly be because of something they've seen on Netflix.....

Split infinitives were deemed incorrect by 18th century grammarians who were trying to standardise the English language. They argued that because you could not split a Latin infinitive, and Latin was to them a ‘perfect’ language, therefore you should not split them in English.

Which is obviously complete balderdash. (There’s a lovely old word!). Latin infinitives are one word, English ditto are two.

Young people today are clueless. Whenever I see lol at the end of a sentence I cringe. These people work in local authority God help us.

I'd say lift and z-ed but I would also say vit-a-mins. Others might say 'vite-a-mins'

Yes there is. It's an old English word that has fallen out of fashion in some dialects but has been retained in others, such as hiberno English.

‘Gotten’ arrived in the US with English settlers in the 16th century. It derives from Middle English and Old Norse, and was in common usage in England until later in the 17th century. It’s very much English.

Exactly!
"I arrived at the supermarket and someone took the parking place I was about to drive into. I was really pissed so I had a go at him".
I find myself thinking "What?!! You shouldn't be driving if you're drunk!"

I agree OP...

I can remember my mum complaining at me picking up Americanisms from watching TV shows like Starsky & Hutch and Charlie’s Angels in the 1970s! Nearly 50 years ago. Language evolves, think about changing slang and words that are ‘in’ for teenagers. And I don’t imagine any of us speak like Shakespeare on a regular basis. And then think of all the regional variances that are often discussed on here.

Well first of all we can't all be like you, sadly 😞 and secondly some younger people who grew up with the internet, don't even know the difference - theatre V theater , I have seen many examples like this. Honestly, It's like trying to put toothpaste back into the tube .

I have an aversion to those who pick up on split infinitives without nuance, regarding this as some sort of signal of poor English usage. In the early C20, Fowler pointed out that a split infinitive is a stylistic choice and may be justified to avoid awkward language usage. He suggested that where split infinitives are concerned, English users divide into five types:

1. Those who do not know or care
2. Those who do not know but care greatly
3. Those who know and condemn.
4. Those who know and approve.
5. Those who know and distinguish

Sorry, not legal.

Where do you live in Ireland? I'm Irish and have lived in 5 different counties and had a dad from Donegal and mum from Cork and not once have I ever heard pants used for anything except knickers! And trousers are trousers

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