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To think that chester draws isn't as bad as

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ChangeThePassword · 15/08/2020 14:36

'chester freezer'

I'm not defending chester draws, but at least I can understand how it happened.

I've just seen someone talk about their 'chester freezer' on Facebook. There's no excuse.

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Katinski · 18/08/2020 00:12

I remember when my elderly next door neighbour told me she was going with her family to see that well known rock band - Status CrowGrin

Arksed instead of asked really winds me up. There's a TV presenter who says that.

PoloNeckKnickers · 18/08/2020 05:04

@margotsdevil

Can't believe this thread is nearly full and no-one has mentioned "it's a mind field" yet...

Also (although I guess this could be a local thing.. brufen or (worse) ibrufen instead of ibuprofen.

Loads of people seem not to be able to say 'ibuprofen'. When DH was in hospital, the nurse kept saying 'iprofobin' and I thought at first she meant a different drug. I was asked at work by a colleague if I had any iprofen for her backache.
WhatInFreshHell · 18/08/2020 05:18

@butterpuffed

Someone said the other week that something had happened 'out the blew'
I saw this too! I almost died!
CaptainMyCaptain · 18/08/2020 07:46

@margotsdevil

Can't believe this thread is nearly full and no-one has mentioned "it's a mind field" yet...

Also (although I guess this could be a local thing.. brufen or (worse) ibrufen instead of ibuprofen.

Brufen is a brand name I think. My husband always says it and he's generally quite particular about medical stuff.
Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 18/08/2020 07:53

The bananas need eating.

That's got me thinking! I'd say that, I think. It's probably because 'the bananas need to be eaten' takes longer. I'll suggest, tentatively, that sentences like that or 'this room needs cleaning' are OK because eating/cleaning and so on are used as nouns as well as parts of verbs, and when we use 'need' we add a noun afterwards. 'I need sleep', 'The farmer needs a wife' and so on.

'The dog needs fed' doesn't work in Standard English because 'fed' is the past participle of the verb 'to feed', and as far as I can recall is never used as a noun.

'Needs gone asap', which I've only ever seen on MN as I'm not on Facebook, makes me laugh. The fascinating thing about language is that we all know what that means, even though it's not Standard English.

therarebear · 18/08/2020 07:53

On my local FB group I've seen loads of people asking about how long ques are. Queues!!!

And more and more (on TV and now at work) I have been hearing/seeing "Please may you...". (Have posted about this before, it gives me the rage). First noticed Stacey Dooley saying it, and she's meant to be a journalist!

CaptainMyCaptain · 18/08/2020 07:53

bins need emptied. The bananas need eating.
Being pedantic here, but that would be 'the bananas need ate' as it would be past tense like 'the bins need emptied', missing out 'to be'. Apart from attributing wants and desires to bananas 'the bananas need eating' sounds fine to me.

I think the 'dogs need fed' thing is Scottish but could be wrong.

BunniesLoveBananas · 18/08/2020 08:13

@CaptainMyCaptain

bins need emptied. The bananas need eating. Being pedantic here, but that would be 'the bananas need ate' as it would be past tense like 'the bins need emptied', missing out 'to be'. Apart from attributing wants and desires to bananas 'the bananas need eating' sounds fine to me.

I think the 'dogs need fed' thing is Scottish but could be wrong.

Yes exactly they are not the same.

I thought 'The dog needs fed' was a Yorkshire thing, but that might be just because I knew someone from Bradford who said it.

I don't think I've heard this. "The dog needs feeding" maybe.

I know people who say "innit" and "knowwhatmean"

Youngatheart00 · 18/08/2020 08:25

I used to work with a Scottish chap who would talk about work that “needs done” which makes me think it’s a local colloquialism rather than an ‘error’?

museumum · 18/08/2020 08:27

The dog needs fed is just short for the dog needs to be fed.
The dishes need (to be) washed
The bins need (to be) emptied
These have been used for generations in Scotland and most people know the “to be” is just missing for brevity.

“Needs (to be) gone“ Is a much newer thing I’ve only seen on Facebook selling in the past 5-10 years and doesn’t quite fit the same pattern.

museumum · 18/08/2020 08:29

@Youngatheart00

I used to work with a Scottish chap who would talk about work that “needs done” which makes me think it’s a local colloquialism rather than an ‘error’?
The work needs to be done. It’s just the passive voice. Not implying who will do the work but point out it needs to be done.
BunniesLoveBananas · 18/08/2020 08:33

@museumum

The dog needs fed is just short for the dog needs to be fed. The dishes need (to be) washed The bins need (to be) emptied These have been used for generations in Scotland and most people know the “to be” is just missing for brevity.

“Needs (to be) gone“ Is a much newer thing I’ve only seen on Facebook selling in the past 5-10 years and doesn’t quite fit the same pattern.

I think it is clear what they mean. That's not really the point of the thread.
randomer · 18/08/2020 08:37

'the bananas need ate'

No, wrong. Never.

ScorpioSphinxInACalicoDress · 18/08/2020 08:40

need + past participle is mostly used in Northern Ireland. It's not incorrect. It wouldn't be 'needs ate" but "needs eaten"

marmitemom · 18/08/2020 08:41

I see far too many 'dinning' tables for sale.

CaptainMyCaptain · 18/08/2020 08:42

@randomer

'the bananas need ate'

No, wrong. Never.

I know, no one ever says that. I was just pointing out that 'the bananas need eating' wasn't the same as 'the bins need emptied'. Eating/emptied are not the same tenses.
CaptainMyCaptain · 18/08/2020 08:43

@ScorpioSphinxInACalicoDress

need + past participle is mostly used in Northern Ireland. It's not incorrect. It wouldn't be 'needs ate" but "needs eaten"
I agree. I obviously didn't make my point clearly.
CaptainMyCaptain · 18/08/2020 08:44

And 'eaten' would be better than 'ate' but 'eating', as in the post I was referring to, isn't the same.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 18/08/2020 08:51

‘On mass’ is another.
It truely is enough to make you dispare.

Re primary teachers with poor SPAG, I can’t understand why they’re not tested at the beginning of their training and given remedial English if necessary.
Sad to say, a reasonable grade in GCSE Eng Lang is no guarantee any more.
I could devise a perfect test - a passage of English with multiple errors and no punctuation, which they would need to write out correctly. 🙂

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 18/08/2020 08:54

Another I’ve just seen on here, disinterested (impartial) instead of uninterested.

Discrete instead of discreet is another common one.
The meanings are quite different.

Stressing · 18/08/2020 08:58

Has 'saw throat' got a mention?

I see that a lot in mums' groups.

CaptainMyCaptain · 18/08/2020 08:59

@Stressing

Has 'saw throat' got a mention?

I see that a lot in mums' groups.

I suppose it does feel like a saw has been at your throat.
SquirrelFan · 18/08/2020 09:03

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g Thanks for enlightening me -- I guess I should have googled it before posting!

thecatsarecrazy · 18/08/2020 09:15

Yesterday someone was trying to resell a bunk bed they had "brought" off Facebook

onemorecupofcoffeefortheroad · 18/08/2020 09:20

Councillor instead of counsellor.
Councilling instead of counselling.

"You should see a relationship councillor" or "I am seeing my councillor for some councilling this afternoon and will ask about bla bla"

This is a regular occurrence on the MN relationships board with seemingly articulate posters. Drives me nuts.