Bought vs Brought

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AIBU to cringe every time someone uses 'brought' when they mean 'bought'?

"I went to the shop and brought a ^^"

I don't normally care about things like this. Never ever correct anyone (even in this case). But for some reason this one really makes me cringe.

Is brought rather than bought always wrong? Or AIBU and it's regional or something?

Only in some regional accents.
I say bath etc with a short /a/ but say can't with a /a:/
Daffodil- oddly, you don't seem nearly as bothered about the correct use of commas or capital letters.

Thankfully as a teacher, I have the 'right' and the opportunity to correct (adult) student’s grammar and I do it consistently. My teeht grate at 'took', instead of 'have taken' . Or 'have went', as opposed to 'have been'. I suppose it's colloquial and that’s fine, but there needs to be a ‘received register’ that everyone can speak.

Surely you don't correct "took" when it's being used correctly?

That's just a regional difference, not an error

No. writing “carnt” is most certainly an error. The word is spelled “can’t” regardless of how you pronounce it.

I didn't say anything about writing it...

I also hate “I was sat there when...”. The word is “sitting” !!!!!!

I didn't say anything about writing it.

I did

I meant people actually writing “

ha ha teeth obvs!

You also responded to my question which is what I then responded to. I carnt understand why you're upset.

For me call these pale into insignificance compare to Haitch!

I think one of my biggest pet hates is "I seen it" rather than "I saw it"

All not call obviously

I've just realised a bring and buy sale in the past is a brought and bought

You also responded to my question which is what I then responded to.

I did indeed respond to your question. The exchange went as follows.

Theukisgreatt

@JuanSheetIsPlenty "carnt"? How else do you say it?
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Today 23:40 JuanSheetIsPlenty

I meant people actually writing “carnt”.

But since you ask, you say Can’t. Because there is no r in it.

You will see that the first line of my responses to your question says “I meant people actually writing “carnt”

I carnt understand why you're upset.

Mayrbe becaurse I’m nort urpset?

I've just realised a bring and buy sale in the past is a brought and bought

Aha! I think you’ve found the source of the confusion

I buyed a present, rapt it, then brung it to you.

That’s right ay it?

I wish it wasn’t perceived as mean to correct grammar. I think people should know the correct way to spell things. I’d always rather know if I’m spelling something wrong. I don’t think we should just accept poorer and poorer levels of spelling and grammar just because people weren’t taught properly in school or have struggled. It isn’t making fun or putting them down to show them the right way- it’s just showing them the right way.

That's fine if the person is your child/someone who works for you/someone you're teaching/someone you're close to.

But on a public internet forum of course it's bloody rude. People generally use internet forums to chat to people - not to feel like they're visiting the head teacher.

Besides, it's quite narcissistic in my opinion if anyone believes that after an adult has been through the whole education system and they're still getting it wrong, that person 'correcting them' is going to be 'the one' who suddenly makes it all 'fall into place'

Just leave them the fuck alone and concentrate on what they're actually saying, rather than how they're saying it.

If you can't do that then I don't think the internet is for you (generic you btw).

I've never come across anyone in real life who confuses brought and bought but it seems pretty common in mn. Same with using of instead of have.

Some other ones that cause my teeth to itch are: I was sat/stood instead of I was sitting/standing; recommend me a thing instead of recommend a thing to me; insure instead of ensure; and worst of all, dh and I instead of dh and me. If you would use me without dh, then it's still me with dh.

It's not a regional thing but I often recall the wrong one when I'm speaking - I know I've done it and correct, but I still often do it by accident.

I agree with TheGoogleMum about should've spawning the hateful 'should of'. I see a lot of written errors that seem to arise from the spoken word, when either the speech is unclear, or the people hearing misapply a homophone:

Chester drawers
In the same vain
Reign someone in
I can't bare it etc.

I still have to think about the difference between brought and bought. It seemed to be really common to get it muddled up when I was a kid (Midlands). I had an ex who could never get it right.

One of our directors says 'across the piste'

I’m not British and have only heard about this misuse of bought and brought on MN

I am British, 60 years old and have never heard this misuse until this thread.

The joke

@JuanSheetIsPlenty

I cringe when people write "wrapped" for rapt

And this is a regular thing?? I would assume that the sort of person who chooses to use an obscure word like "rapt" would know how to spell it!

But on a public internet forum of course it's bloody rude. People generally use internet forums to chat to people - not to feel like they're visiting the head teacher.

The thing is, if someone is giving out advice or information and they have something wrong- it isn’t perceived as wrong or rude or narcissistic correct them. Even if it’s something that’s of no consequence like in a silly chat thread and someone talks about the capital of the US being New York for example. No one would bat an eyelid at someone saying, actually it’s Washington DC.