I know we all love a Chester drawers, but I have one better

[FelicityBeedle]

Introducing the fabulous new piece of furniture, the shezlon!

My friend had an amazing text from a family member telling her, "You think you're so much better than us, up there on your pedal stool!"

We still use that one today.

Thank you difficultbloodywoman that was interesting

(Going to look up what rhotic means now...)

The only people I know in person that do this are people who have received a good education (better than nine, which was littered with supply teachers), or my parents (evacuated, school broken up, fragmented teaching) or may grandparents' - WW1, leaving school at 14.
However, many people don't want to learn, and think education stops at the school gates.
From peers and younger people I see "Should of", "as a pose to", "I'm weary of big dogs", "his going to be upset" and other mistakes. On social media it doesn't matter, in speech it's not noticeable, but if you're writing material for professional communications, it matters.
Among my friends with dyslexia and/or learning difficulties I don't see these errors. It is limited to those who are 'educated'.

Well you don't know what other people think, seems to me you're being very judgemental.

Personally I had a good laugh at lots of these and think nothing bad of the creators, it just tickles my fancy. But as someone with a lot of experience working with people for whom English is a second or third language, and also with people who have learning differences, I recognise many errors as symptomatic of struggles with education, literacy and language differences.

So many learners miss out on good literacy learning and it is no fault of their own. Please don't assume they don't care or had the same choices as someone for whom literacy has come easily.

While we are furnishing our mumsnet house we must think about a buro

I always find that word ( bureau?!) really hard to spell so maybe they’re on to something with Buro!!!

I saw an Otter Man on recently as well 🦦

@MrsMoastyToasty

While we are furnishing our mumsnet house we must think about a buro

Ha! I love the idea of a shopping list of furniture * buro * shezlon * micheal wave * fridge fizzer * 3p sweet * chester draws

I have just seen a sofar for sale.

I am keen to buy it as I really think I need one of those.

....does this bit of honesty count???

😂

@UltimateBlends

....does this bit of honesty count???

I need to read through the thread and see if anyone else has come up with something so amusing. It almost had me buying "the tent of dreams" I would pay her in gin, obviously.

Unsurprisingly, it's "sfs"

@ForwardRanger

Well you don't know what other people think, seems to me you're being very judgemental.

Personally I had a good laugh at lots of these and think nothing bad of the creators, it just tickles my fancy. But as someone with a lot of experience working with people for whom English is a second or third language, and also with people who have learning differences, I recognise many errors as symptomatic of struggles with education, literacy and language differences.

So many learners miss out on good literacy learning and it is no fault of their own. Please don't assume they don't care or had the same choices as someone for whom literacy has come easily.

I must add, in all seriousness, I worked with a woman who struggled with grammar and English in general, we worked in care, so part of her job was to write about the care she had given during the day, she was wonderful at her job, but when it came to putting pen to paper, it wasn't literature. Many times we had to correct her notes. We really shouldn't put people down, when they might genuinely struggle with being correct with words or spelling.
Ps. I also am aware that mine not be perfect!

@TomRipley

I have one better

I was surprised to see the michael wave priced in dollars. I’ve heard people with very broad Bristolian accents say what sounds like “michaelwave” and assumed it would be a West country seller.

Last night in a FB group I saw,

Pampers grass

I will admit I did snort and think of this thread

We really shouldn't put people down, when they might genuinely struggle with being correct with words or spelling.
Ps. I also am aware that mine not be perfect!

We don't have to be perfect, it's about communication and I believe that the point is to get the message across as a typo or small error here or there neednt be a big deal. But I do think that when you're a words person it can be a great delight to come across these wee treasures.

I remember a teacher writing about a group of 4 year olds, "All the children were playing in the mud kitchen except for Samuel who was playing with himself". 😂

@UltimateBlends, .

I agree that if getting your message across is what matters, but I do wonder why people use words or expressions that they don't understand. Examples might be 'in tact' for intact , 'high rate' for irate, 'doggy dog^ for dog eat dog.

Who wants one of these?

(the yellow squares hide where it is listed)

Via twitter

The mistake of 'sleeper' for slipper doesn't surprise me. We holidayed in Kefalonia many years ago, and passed a shoe shop which had stands of shoes outside. They had made a cardboard notice saying 'sleepers'. We stared at it for a few minutes before it dawned on us they meant slippers, but when they pronounce the word that's how it sounds, so they were sort of right.
Likewise in Portugal a bar advertising a 'pull' table. Again, almost right, if said aloud it sounds like pool !

My grandmother alwats used to wish everyone "bonny pet ee" before a meal and I'd try not to catch my mum's eye in case she snorted with laughter.

😂😂😂

There’s a local cafe here called “mange tout” The singage is in cursive. Dm misread it as “mango toot” so that’s what we now call it.

I liked this one as we call them mangy towt as a joke in our house.