Misuse of the word 'on'...

[lovelyjubilly]

Aibu to detest the way that the word 'on' is suddenly misused in so many contexts?

Just two examples:

"I do it on a morning."
NO! I thinking you mean in the morning'.

"What do you think on my shirt?"
NO! What do I think about your shirt?

Rant over.

Aibu?

There is a NHS radio advert locally which talks about seeing a GP on the weekend which makes me cringe every time I hear it.

Ive heard - on a dress size 8.

In your opinion. Lots of people use different words and phrases in different ways, depending on where they were born or live. YANBU to be annoyed by it, but YABU to tell people how to speak.

Mners can be such schoolmarms. I imagine them carrying round a red pen and telling people to write out the correct version 20 times.

I've never heard anyone use 'on' like that - is it a regional thing do you think?

It was definitely a thing in Yorkshire. ‘On a night’ was heard a lot when I lived there.

Agree with Dragons.

I can accept 'on' with most things but what I will never accept is the misuse of the word 'of'. It makes my teeth itch.

@juddyrockingcloggs you beat me to it!!

Can't beat of instead of have

Bear not beat!!! Lol

I don't hear on I hear of so "see a Dr of a weekend" or "what do you do of a morning".

So irritating 😠

Off of annoys me.

And I recently started a thread about those who said they are “pissed off at DH.”

Or “angry at MIL.”

You’re pissed off WITH them, you can’t be angry AT someone. Grr.

I've never heard it used like that ever.

Never heard this - are you in the North? I suspect it is perfectly usual in some areas.

I've never heard this before.

In which region do you live?

There is a NHS radio advert locally which talks about seeing a GP on the weekend which makes me cringe every time I hear it.

Google tells me that "on the weekend" is American English. I have no problem with it, and had no direct American English influences growing up, so I'm surprised to find that out.

english.stackexchange.com/questions/75466/at-on-the-weekends

I'm not keen on "space" instead of place/room.

There is a NHS radio advert locally which talks about seeing a GP on the weekend which makes me cringe every time I hear it.

How is that wrong? it’s just like saying “i’ll see you on Friday”

One I’ve noticed on MN is the misuse of “to which”.

Someone had a thread the other day where they said “he owned a house with his ex to which he moved out of”

In your opinion.

No it's not the OP's opinion that it is wrong. It is the English language that dictates this is wrong.

I think it's a regional thing. I remember my DS's mates would say "I'll knock on for you" in my head I was thinking "noooooooo, you'll call around for him".

*It's is the English language that dictates this is wrong
*
The English language evolves all the time.

I've never heard this! Regional I suppose! Good job too - it would make me stabby

It’s just dialect It’s what keeps regional English interesting. Perfectly usual phrases in Yorkshire.

The English language evolves all the time.

Yes but the examples in the OP are not 'evolution' they are incorrect use of the language.