To actually hate people who say bought instead of brought

[GentleButter]

Why?
WHY DO PEOPLE SAY BOUGHT WHEN THEY SHOULD SAY BROUGHT?
It's unbearable.
I cannot bear it when someone says it.
I'm polite, so I have to use every muscle in my throat and mouth to stop myself from screaming "But you didn't BUY it! So WHY are you saying BOUGHT????"
It happens constantly.
I was in a meeting at work. Someone said "Yes, I bought this issue up the other day" internally, I screamed "But you didn't BUY this issue, so WTF are you saying you BOUGHT it?".
This goes on and on all around me.
Worst of all, my own husband says it, which is insufferable. No amount of me correcting him will make him understand the nonsense of saying 'bought' when he should say 'brought'. And he went to private school, so he was well educated and he still can't get it right. There's no excuse.

I never knew that!

Is he a Geordie? Chimley is very commonly used.

My pet hate is getting incorrect and correct in the same piece of writing.... the café sells teas and coffee's..... WHY?!

You can pronounce the en in enclave either way, like envelope. (It's a long time since I've heard anyone say onvelope, though).

Genuinely and generally! Argh!! I hear these used in error constantly on reality shows!

And chimbley. It's how language evolves - people "tame" combinations of sounds that aren't usual in their languages. Hence febyouary and lieberry and jography for February, library, geography.

People are often doing something quite sophisticated when they get words "wrong", and they rarely get them wrong in ways that stop language from working - people understand things like brought / bought, him and me, teas and coffee's etc. Mistakes that interfere with comprehension don't proliferate. They just annoy people sometimes. But uniform pronunciation and spelling among speakers of the same language isn't normal, historically.

Can anyone step in here? I tried and failed to deliver a link, couple of vids for choice on YT, tia

Dint instead of didn't.
Cos instead of because.

Both my kids do this no matter how much I correct them!!

I know it’s a local thing for both of these but I still want to cringe whenever I them.

My sister in law will say “The train what got me in at two o’ clock.” Instead of that got me in and my mother in law talks about going out in the cor instead of car.

I enrolled on a computer course waaaaaay back and uttered the word imput once. The lecturer looked at me and said 'It's input' I never ever said imput again and still remember it. So yes, once corrected never forgotten.

My old man says to me, can you borrow me a tenner? I say to him, who do you want me to borrow it from? Annoys the crap out of me, but he still says it!

I must admit I am guilty of saying 'can I get a latte please?' I do say 'CAN I GET,' instead of 'can I have.'

A bit of a habit, picked up from my millennial daughters! 😬

So you are reluctant to hear them (loath) or you hate them ( loathe).

Surely someone has mentioned "versing" by now. For example,when referring to football "next week we are versing the Saints ". All of my DC say it. I gave up years ago.

Wow you might need to get laid OP, the level of rage you have over this is not normal

Plural 😂
You have to proofread if you are going to be spelling and grammar police. 👮‍♀️

I think it's sort of acceptable to say "Can I get?" if it's unclear whether something might be obtainable or not - e.g. "Can I get a coffee here?" if you don't know if the establishment has a cafe and/or if it's currently open, or if you're wanting something a little more niche.

However, going up to the counter and saying "Can I get...?" when asking for something standard that is on their menu and clearly available is weird - I'd expect the response "No need, Madam - if we could take your order, our assistants will get it for you."

The Dutch take it one step further, with 'five past half four' - meaning 3:35!

Mind, my DM always used to say e.g. 'five and twenty to three' for 2:35; never 'twenty-five to three'. I don't remember anybody else apart from her DM ever saying it that way around.

I’ve heard this the other way around, as in ‘I brought a new dress’ 🤦🏼‍♀️ I can’t stand when people use worst instead of worse ‘my day can’t get any worst’ drives me mad! And also ‘I didn’t do nothing’ had to try explaining that one to someone in work, I gave up in the end 😂

I've addressed this.
Read my posts.

One I've heard a lot recently is the phrase, "the proof is in the pudding". No it isn't.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

I keep hearing it on TV.

Along with "very unique" no it isn't it is very unusual or it is unique.

Another one, but I'm fairly sure is autocorrect is I'll instead of ill.

BTW I'm dyslexic and it does make things harder, but not impossible.

Cannot stand this with a passion!

I’ll raise your bought for an haitch, rather than aitch.

I couldn’t read all the posts but didn’t spy this little gem anywhere. People of all ages, including my own children, saying ‘anyways’ to change the conversation.

Bought and brought drives me nuts, too! No, Leanne, you have not brought a house. You bought it!
I wonder what age the posters are using incorrect terms? Children have had so much SPAG at school that the cohort growing up should be getting it right and even correcting parents.
I also wonder what jobs people do and the level of communication required. I would worry if they are in jobs where clear written reports are needed and have such a poor grasp of English.

Ooh I would see red with that!!!!