to of said something

[zobey]

I started training for a new job and we are in a large group for this. Every time that the trainer is talking the same group of lads sit and talk. It's really off putting and I've tried to block them out but I carnt. A few others in the group have picked up on it too. I stayed behind and in passing mentioned it to the trainer who said he has noticed and will be sorting it tomorrow. Was ibu to say something?

No, but you are being unreasonable to ask

Yanbu. They was rude of others to talk. You're there to learn.

To have said something

What Fluffy said. YABU because of "of".

My thoughts exactly fluffy

Why do people do this?

Fucking Derek

Of course you weren't unreasonable to mention it.

The trainer should have stopped them during the session. If he didn't, he wasn't doing the job he's paid for.

I think you were absolutely right to say something - drives me crazy when people talk all through something when other people are trying to listen and learn. Actually I think your trainer should have dealt with it straight away when it happened -by telling the lads to be quiet. Because he's let another class go by where the people who want to listen weren't able to.

As an aside - always fun to see when the grammar Nazis will come goosestepping onto a thread - pretty quick off the mark this time, so IIRC that means those of us with a basic grasp of good manners get to down a glass of

They were really rude op. This happens during meetings and training sessions where I work all the time. So annoying! Well done for speaking up, I haven't

Oh just noticed the other helpful responses. Goosesteping grammar police indeed. Ignore them.

I'd be mortified if someone had to tell me they couldn't concentrate on my training because of other people's behaviour. I'd see that as a failure on my part.

To say "of said" is quite different to writing it - can you not see how wrong that looks?

MrsGosling

...and can you not see how pompous you look?

I hope I spelt pompous correctly

Yanbu you were right to raise the issue. It's so distracting when you're trying to make use of time and others waste it.

Mumsnet is a conversation forum, not a workplace or a school. It's so rude to pick on a complete stranger's grammar. You wouldn't do it if you'd just met the OP in person (or at least I hope you wouldn't) so why do it here?

OP YWNBU and I would not worry about it, especially if he'd noticed anyway.

Thanks all don't feel as bad now.

ywnbu. You should be able to politely ask without seeming unreasonable. You'd think !

If you stood in a play ground with some mums you had never met, and one of them said....I should of said something...would you say Have it's have not of! no, didn't think so.

Op, you were absolutely right to say something,I hope the tutor gets it sorted for you.

Some posters need to learn some manners. Go and play in pedants corner and leave posters alone. It's rude & uncalled for.

No, people just need to speak slightly correct English and stop pretending it doesn't matter in life.

I think it was assertive of you to speak to the trainer.