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emma1103 · 2023-04-10T10:51:45+00:00

Am I being unreasonable to expect people to know the difference? So often I'm reading about how people brought this bargain, etc. It just really winds me up for some reason.

jaqueandjill · 10/04/2023 12:52

Would of, could of

Arrgh

NoCatsToday · 10/04/2023 12:52

YANBU. Personally I can cope with them all except Pacific for specific.

Went to an open day at Imperial and the academic showing us round was doing this. Did. My. Head. In.

jaqueandjill · 10/04/2023 12:53

Close are boarders

Westfacing · 10/04/2023 12:54

Brought/bought is often complained about here, but I've never actually read or heard it misused. Presumably it's a typo or autocorrect if written by someone whose spelling/grammar is otherwise correct?

Lose/loose is a lost cause on MN and GN!

NowZeusHasLainWithLeda · 10/04/2023 12:54

rumpsteak · 10/04/2023 12:52

The overall level of poor language use annoys me. I don't know how people can come through at least eleven years of schooling and still not be able to construct gramatically correct sentences with correct langauge.

Can they spell grammatically and language though?

CherryBlossom321 · 10/04/2023 12:55

“Of”, instead of “have” or the abbreviated version, ‘ve.

UnsolicitedOpinions · 10/04/2023 12:55

BabaBooPuffinsRock · 10/04/2023 12:47

It's AIBU not pedant's corner. 🤷‍♀️

Pedants’ not Pedant’s! There’s definitely more than one pedant!

Westfacing · 10/04/2023 12:55

NowZeusHasLainWithLeda · 10/04/2023 12:54

Can they spell grammatically and language though?

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DiddyHeck · 10/04/2023 12:57

I don't see the point of this thread unless you think this is earth shattering news to those who continually get it wrong?

This won't be the first time they've been told this.

jaqueandjill · 10/04/2023 12:57

rumpsteak · 10/04/2023 12:52

The overall level of poor language use annoys me. I don't know how people can come through at least eleven years of schooling and still not be able to construct gramatically correct sentences with correct langauge.

Good one 😂

DiddyHeck · 10/04/2023 12:58

NowZeusHasLainWithLeda · 10/04/2023 12:54

Can they spell grammatically and language though?

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😂😂😂

User639762456 · 10/04/2023 12:58

TV license is the one that annoys me, it's licence not license.

ilovesooty · 10/04/2023 12:59

rumpsteak · 10/04/2023 12:52

The overall level of poor language use annoys me. I don't know how people can come through at least eleven years of schooling and still not be able to construct gramatically correct sentences with correct langauge.

😂

MyFaceIsAnAONB · 10/04/2023 12:59

Weary and wary 😤😤😤😤

NowZeusHasLainWithLeda · 10/04/2023 12:59

DiddyHeck · 10/04/2023 12:57

I don't see the point of this thread unless you think this is earth shattering news to those who continually get it wrong?

This won't be the first time they've been told this.

It's the people who say, "brought is the past tense of bring .." etc that make me laugh. It's as if they think they're somehow showing off some superior linguistic knowledge by typing out a basic grammar fact.

icanneverthinkofnc · 10/04/2023 12:59

I'm with you..and it's not regional before someone says that. The words have two different meanings.

I went to school with a girl who said,' My mum learned it to me.' Even as a young child, I knew it was 'my mum taught me'. I just thought she was a little dim.

Daydreamer123456 · 10/04/2023 13:01

Westfacing · 10/04/2023 12:54

Brought/bought is often complained about here, but I've never actually read or heard it misused. Presumably it's a typo or autocorrect if written by someone whose spelling/grammar is otherwise correct?

Lose/loose is a lost cause on MN and GN!

Definitely not a typo.

I have 2 friends who continually say brought when they mean bought.
One from the West Midlands and the other South East.

I'm from the North-West and never hear anyone say it.

BeyondMyWits · 10/04/2023 13:04

Those who are pointing out errors in other people's postings should look at their own motives. Do you do it to actually help others, or because it makes you feel superior.

I used to be pedantic, but had a think about it. Now stuff just goes right on by.

LettingMySouthSideShow · 10/04/2023 13:09

rumpsteak · 10/04/2023 12:52

The overall level of poor language use annoys me. I don't know how people can come through at least eleven years of schooling and still not be able to construct gramatically correct sentences with correct langauge.

You must have had a sheltered life if you don’t understand how that can happen.

worraliberty · 10/04/2023 13:10

BeyondMyWits · 10/04/2023 13:04

Those who are pointing out errors in other people's postings should look at their own motives. Do you do it to actually help others, or because it makes you feel superior.

I used to be pedantic, but had a think about it. Now stuff just goes right on by.

What they don't realise (or probably do but their need for superiority is more important to them), is that every time these threads are posted, they'll be putting people off turning to Mumsnet when they have a real problem.

MN is supposed to help parents, not make them feel as though they're not good enough to post here.

Rainbowshit · 10/04/2023 13:10

YANBU

Ladybones · 10/04/2023 13:10

I really dislike it when people say “he teached me about it, he teached me a lesson etc!” It’s TAUGHT! Ah! See it on MN all the time.

IronCandle · 10/04/2023 13:10

I always notice loose and lose on here.

DiddyHeck · 10/04/2023 13:12

rumpsteak · 10/04/2023 12:52

The overall level of poor language use annoys me. I don't know how people can come through at least eleven years of schooling and still not be able to construct gramatically correct sentences with correct langauge.

Do you think everyone's been through at least eleven years of schooling or something?

LettingMySouthSideShow · 10/04/2023 13:12

BeyondMyWits · 10/04/2023 13:04

Those who are pointing out errors in other people's postings should look at their own motives. Do you do it to actually help others, or because it makes you feel superior.

I used to be pedantic, but had a think about it. Now stuff just goes right on by.

In some cases at least it’s to feel superior. One of the people who have posted on this thread, corrected someone’s SPaG on a post where they were describing a very upsetting thing that had happened to them. What a cunt.