to think Greg and John from Masterchef have finally taken MN's advice on...

[MardyBra]

... pronouns.

A couple of years ago they were muddling up their nominatives and accusatives big time, and we had a big thread about it. And now I notice that they've had a grammatical overhaul.

Oh bum. I can't find the old thread now.

Yay! Found it.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2347711-to-wish-someone-would-teach-those-bloody-Masterchef-presenters-about-the-correct-use-of-pronouns-not-in-the-least-lighthearted?msgid=53640518

Obviously nobody else gives a shit but me. But having not been on MN for many months I am very excited to see there is a emoticon. How long has that been there.

I'm waiting for someone to use blackberries brambles this year

Ooh. I don't remember brambles.

Although when thread searching earlier I also found one I'd started about wanky plate turning that I'd forgotten about. I'm clearly a woman with an unhealthy obsession about MC.

just read the old post, and i'm wondering how people pronounce chocolate if they don't say chock-lit?

The bottle came about as a tribute to Zombie after she passed away, I think last year.

Also hope that they ask Greg to stop shouting every word rather than speaking.

So about the lovely Zombie. I do remember seeing that. Gin is a great tribute.

GreatFuck (may I call you that?) Choc - let?

I HATE people saying chocklit!

It's the way John says "kofte" that grates on me. And houmous. Cuffter and hoomus apparently. Argh!

Chock o lit

you may mardy ....right, i see, yes, when i say its more like chock-lut. with a schwa on that last syllable. i was wondering if people were pronouncing the middle o and making it a 3 syllable word, because i'd feel well stupid doing that. full disclosure, i'm both welsh and common.

Yes!John saying 'kufta' the other night made me and dh laugh lots. We don't get out much

I usually assume John's pronunciations are down to him being Antipodean and all that. Like "Yoh- Gurt".

I noticed that too when I started watching this series OP! Really used to make me wince. Didn't even know there'd been a thread on it. (Can't quite believe I give this much of a shit either )

You're probably right, but it just amused us as suddenly Greg started saying it too! Almost as funny as when John wore dungarees once but that's a whole different thread

Ah, I've found my people!

I just read the first thread - v fun. But so, so true.
And I love that it was Not Lighthearted.
A pedant after my own heart, MardyBra!

The pronounciation of Kerfter mad us have a (surprisingly rare) row.
H (easily influenced obviously) said something like 'oh I always add an egg to my kerfter.

In the 25 years I have known him he has made a kebab once. About 2 weeks ago. There is no fucking always about it and it is not a fucking kerfter you bloody twat.

I told him such and he was offended. So I killed him and put the body under the patio. Dickhead.

Which one of them can't do 'PASTA'. John I think. I can't remember now how he says it but I know it makes my head come spinning off every time he does it.
It's either 'PUSSTA' or 'PARSTA'.

MOIST [ grin]

Oh I hate PAAAARSTER too!

I'm so glad it's not just me with the kofte thing. It's come up surprisingly often this series, too!

I stopped watching in 2007 when one of them described rhubarb as "unctuous". Twats

I couldn't understand why they were both calling it "koofta" then later on Greg called it "kofta" but John was still calling it "koofta"

And now there's a whole new pronunciation phenomenon from Greg with the arrival of Yule-Reeka.