to be annoyed when people don't know the difference between bringing and buying?

[PinkMartini]

When you pay for something - you have bought it
When you carry something - you have brought it.
Is is really that hard to get them right?

I've got a classic...in the ante natal class the midwife says "hold baby like this" or "when you are bathing baby". It's hold THE baby. THE baby. It's A baby. Surely this one word is easy to include. The health service cuts aren't that bad are they? It does seem to be a habit.

I hate secretary spoken without the first r (seccetary).

The baby thing is a midwife thing I think they always say bath baby or hold baby, must be their training .

Ooooh, MargotandJerry, I know just what you mean with the "yourself" thing!

I have to deal with a lot of recruitment agents (grrr), and they do a lot of "I just wanted to touch base with yourself".

Bad grammar in CVs, too. Aaaaaaaaargh

Phew glad it's not me. Pacific, could of, yourself also all very irritating. Haven't specifically notice seccetery but will probably hear it a lot now.
Sorry that it's not a jumble sale scandal thread though, that would be good!

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Although I also think one can tell between typo and people who don't know.

I think the baby thing is the midwives trying to talk in the neutral third person and failing.

Personally I hate it when new born babies are referred to as 'it' as in 'it's a girl/boy' so 'bathe baby' tends to pass me by .

A friend of my DH says 'He learnt it to me'. I have to bite my tounge so as not to scream at him that it should be, 'He tought it to you'

I always thought they were using 'Baby' as a name, like 'Baby Jones' when they are first born.
I am a bit of a language pedant myself, but married a true Cockney so have had to get over myself a bit and learn to accept that we are all different and that both accent and dialect are a part of individuality. Just be glad we're not all alike- how boring would that be?

I thought you were having difficulties with your Blue Peter Bring & Buy events