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To wonder why so many people are misusing the word "brought" lately?

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VioletBam · 15/06/2016 16:26

I've been on MN and other forums for about ten years now. I've never before seen SO many people write "I brought a new top..." or "I went to Tesco and brought one of their kettles." etc...instead of bought.

It's a really hard mistake to make in my opinion!

Brought....bought....totally different!

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arahia · 15/06/2016 16:29

I would understand if they were shortening the word "bought" but they are actually adding an extra letter!
Baffling.

AppleSetsSail · 15/06/2016 16:30

I haven't seen this one yet. I'll be on the lookout.

KateLivesInEngland · 15/06/2016 16:30

I hate it. It's the one, apart from loosing, that really makes my cheeks clench!!

BossWitch · 15/06/2016 16:31

It's because people are fuck wits.

Arkwright · 15/06/2016 16:31

Yes I see it on ffacebook all the time.

The one that irritates me is Kerb. You don't have a dropped curb it's kerb.

Bananalanacake · 15/06/2016 16:31

been and being gets confused, not just on MN.

VioletBam · 15/06/2016 16:31

Isn't it!? Drives me potty. I always have to bite my lip on threads where it appears....but I suppose this thread has stopped my habitual politeness and means I'm rude for correcting people.

Or does it? After all...I'm not pointing to anyone specific!

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TheNaze73 · 15/06/2016 16:31

You're not being a pedant there at all. It really boils my piss. YANBU

WorraLiberty · 15/06/2016 16:31

It does set my teeth on edge, but I don't say anything.

The same as people who are 'loosing' weight...

VioletBam · 15/06/2016 16:33

Banana but been and being sound alike in certain accents. Still not an excuse for not noticing they're two different words I suppose!

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SaucyJack · 15/06/2016 16:33

Maybe it's regional?

I've always heard it in speech from people rahnd 'ere.

DrawingLife · 15/06/2016 16:39

I'd assume it was a predictive text error. Easily missed.

Pohara1 · 15/06/2016 16:40

Definitely not unreasonable, but then I am a grammar nazi. Facebook sends me round the bend! They're, their and there are three different words!!

A friend of mine posted a photo of her newborn nephew with the caption 'New membr of de family, wll dne to X an Y fr bringin dis bbe in world' But she does butcher the English language anytime she posts anything.

DrawingLife · 15/06/2016 16:41

My favourite spelling mistake is "bare" instead of "bear". I always imagine MIL's face when people ask whether they should "grin and bare it" on MN threads...

Lilacpink40 · 15/06/2016 16:43

It's ok I can read these posts as I brung my glasses. That's right init?
#LOL

How many people want to slap me now? Wink

usual · 15/06/2016 16:43

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RiverTam · 15/06/2016 16:44

Spoken I often misuse bought but not written, it just looks wrong! Could be autocorrect though.

BossWitch · 15/06/2016 16:45

That's fine, I am a bit of a cunt. Wink

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Obviouspretzel · 15/06/2016 16:54

It's not a mistake though, as in a spelling mistake. People who say it say it all the time, surely you would know it didn't make sense, particularly as this has only recently started happening so some of them must have correctly been saying 'bought' for years before swapping it for 'brought'.

BossWitch · 15/06/2016 16:56

They usually are, yes. But I wouldn't be upset if someone thought I was thick based on my inability to use the English language. I'm an adult, I've had access to education, if I can't distinguish between two different words I am either stupid or lazy or both. Or auto correct happened.

usual · 15/06/2016 16:57

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BossWitch · 15/06/2016 17:11

And I accept your thinking that!

Vagndidit · 15/06/2016 17:15

dons a helmet and waits for someone to mention "Americanism"