For wanting to stick pins in my eyes when people write "on route"

[gratefulforwhatihavegot]

If you don't understand how to write something then don't try and be clever.

Oh, come now, have a sense of humour.

The classic PA response.

One thread.

58 mistakes.

All from people patting themselves on the back and hee-hawing about their French GCSEs.

22 different posters, all making seriously elementary mistakes in their use of English.

I could list the posters individually, and help them to understand the error of their ways. I could start 58 threads in PC, obviously not referring to this one at all but just mention that there are some things which I've seen, generally and generically, that "make my teeth itch".

I shan't, of course, because a pedant I may be, but a condescending twat who is unable to see the irony in picking fault with other people whilst making mistake after mistake myself, never.

Off you trot pedants. Google is your friend, seeing as English language, for 22 of you, clearly isn't.

Hamartia is another word I like to use. And we all know what comes after that. Don't we?

Oh, and in the interests of equality, (and yes, today, I do have too much time on my hands, so ner) I logged the mistakes of the people not being smug twats on this thread.

I think you can all guess the outcome.

It's a funny old world, innit?

If you read the thread, ici, you will notice that the 'it's a joke' trope has already been dragged out, and you will deduce (maybe with the aid of one of them big books with all those there words and wot they mean in it?) that my post was a tiny bit sarcastic?

I bet the OP is sitting back chortling at everyone bickering amongst themselves on this thread.

Goodness me!! What's wrong with us all just now?

I gave up MN for lent and now I'm back I'm beginning to think I should have stayed away!

Take a few breaths everyone, eat more/less chocolate what ever works.

Threads complaining about spelling/grammar are quite common on MN. It doesn't have to be sneers.

Oh and I'm not sure if she's still around ( as it was 5 pages ago but yes Sarcy I do pronounce it draw-ers. I'm Scottish we love to pronounce our rrrrrs!

^^ 'sneery' obviously! My phone judges me!

Did I bugger anything up when I was complaining about rein/reign?

It's not twattish for you to tell me if I ask!

Daffodils I always used to say 'draw-ers'. I can't remember whether it was my mother or my husband who told me I shouldn't!

As a child, I also once asked my mother if something was foh-ks fur. She has a French O-level, so she was suitably horrified.

In the West of Scotland, we say draw-urs and fil-um etc - we never use one syllable when two will do!

I think lengthening your words is always acceptable, if you have a Scottish accent. It's like how I always add extra cocoa powder to cake recipes.

Just had to google "hamartia", Sangria. Good word.
Now is that "ham-art-i-a" or "ham-arsha"?

While we're on the subject of pronunciation, how does one pronounce en route? Is complete Anglification acceptable, or should I really work that nasal vowel and say 'en rOO'?

I think you'd sound a major twat if you tried to sling in any fancy pronunciation. I just go with it exactly as it looks - on root.

Drawers does have two syllables. I say draw-urs. I am American. Like the Scots, we pronounce our r's (well, most of us do).

MN is very non-rhotic centric.

Ah but Tilly we aren't lengthening 'drawers' in this case as the 'er' is actually there, everyone else is shortening it!!

But Agent is correct I do like a nice 'fil-um'.

Scone loving both your comment and the beauty of your username.

These are all brilliant

Say lavvy and walla will henceforth be part of my repertoire

Cru de tays!!

That's a good point tilly. How should I be pronouncing en croute so I don't offend anyone? Pie?

Ah.
Just realised the thread has moved on somewhat… 10 pages to be exact

Thanks, Daffodils. When I first joined MN, it took me a while to figure out that people were adding a silent r in phonetic spellings to lengthen/broaden the a sound.

And I was taught to pronounce scone by Scots.

Foxy
Life is so complicated.

Say faux how it looks, and people laugh at you. Say en route how it doesn't look, and people laugh at you!

I'm still reeling from finding out that using apropos makes me look ignorant. I thought I just looked pretentious.

limited Pie. Definitely.

I'm still reeling from finding out that using apropos makes me look ignorant. grin I thought I just looked pretentious.

You aren't alone. Imagine my surprise and shame when I discovered it was two words.

What a humbling experience lurking on this thread has been. It takes me right back to when I gauchely (see how cosmopolitan I am now?) pronounced gamut as ga-MOOT, having only ever seen it written. Luckily there was someone on hand to laugh encouragingly and correct me in front of a number of others.

In the same spirit, I'd like to point out to everyone who's mocked those who 'spell words wrong' that it's 'wrongly'.

In regards to.

That is the latest one which makes me want to scream. Loudly.

No. It is with regard. With. And it's only ever "regards" if you're sending them, as in "kind regards".

I work with educated people who do not have dyslexia or any such hidden SN. Some both say and write in regards to.

It makes me want to hit my head against my desk. Not least because one is an insufferable know it all.