AIBU to say it's not "ect"

[IceCreamWoes]

I've seen about 8 threads in the last 2 days with posters writing ect when they obviously mean etc. I probably am being U but it really does irrationally fucking irritate me!

I need to get out more, yes. I've had two (big) glasses of wine 😂.

So, am I?

Yes, that's a simpler way of putting it, thanks.

I work in mental health so people busting out ect tickles me more than most

But l find the lose / loose confusion more annoying

Draw really really annoys me

Everybody should have to learn about the roof falling on on Caecilius i the Cambridge Latin course

Seriously though, I learned so much more about grammar from learning Latin than I was ever taught in English, because it started from an assumption of no knowledge . And went on to a Classics degree, hence my pedantic nature, but it was the one of Boris's ideas i didn't object to, you learn more about your own language by learning the ones that underpin it.

The privilege of a decent eduction should be shared .
Why let people carry on making mistakes ? Are we thinking they are too stupid to learn?

Someone said upthread that they instinctively know what sounds right, and I agree.

I didn't learn Latin (it would have been wasted on me at that age) but I did read and my parents spoke well.

I know that it's "if I were you", but I don't know what the proper names are that explain why.

"If I was you" just sounds wrong.

I wish I had done Latin now though.

@Sooka yes, I did wonder if it was a pisstake. For the sake of family harmony,I haven't got round to pointing that one out to my brother!

@verityrosa Sorry about that. Just being a bit technical really. All you need to know is that it's is only ever short for 'it is' (and 'it has'). English has lots of confusing rules!

Its a conditional tense. You just got it ingrained in the same way that I don't know why it's similar to.and different from...

But a little broader language education given English is so polyglot wouldn't be a bad thing.

And discusting rather than disgusting!

Conditional tense basically relies on it being a condition , e.g. if I were you I would do that. The condition being you are pretending to be them for the moment. If I were you I'd order the pizza. As I'm me, I'll have the spaghetti.

Very interesting thread without being TOO snarky though, thanks all.

The little thing that's been bugging me lately is this.!

     .!   or  .?

Lot's of people don't read much - I get that - but surely they see advertising?

I do think many people are just very unobservant and don't pay attention.

Very annoying I agree @IceCreamWoes

Even more annoying is 'USE YOUR WORDS!' What the fuck does that even mean? Who started it? And do people think they're smart and clever when they say it?!!! (Just saw it on a thread and it's wound me up!) 😆

Also, someone saying 'kindly OP.......... ' (followed by something mean and rude!) ARRRRRGGH!!!!!!!!! 😠

Everybody should have to learn about the roof falling on on Caecilius i the Cambridge Latin course

There's a MNer knocking about somewhere called MetellaInHortoEst or similar.

Not sure what the point is here?

Is it just a typing error on phones, or something else, I've not seen it on tv? Or should I say on tv.?

Haha, it was when Grumio was also in hortus that it almost kicked off....

I exit a thread at "would of"!

Oh, 'kindly OP,' is the the new 'with all due respect'

If you're going to call it out, own it.

In irrelevant news, Latin teachers seem to live for ever. Mine was balding and aged when he took my A level class, and is now teaching my niece, and has a Facebook page open for his 50 years at the school. He looks exactly the same as he did in the 90s, which for a.man who went to the pub every lunchtime and snoozed while we watched I Claudius on VHS , but all 15 of us got A grades, is quite impressive. I think they'll have to wheel him out of there.

Sorry, I should have gone to sleep and hour ago.

I just keep seeing that superfluous full stop on here, and was thinking how often exclamation marks are used correctly in advertising so even if people don't read much they ought to have just "absorbed" how to use them.

Could be typos, I guess.

I've got a lot from your posts on this thread - thanks 👍🏼

*an hour ago! 😴🙄

So should I, and you may well be right, not something I'd considered ,sleep well!

I avoid using effective and affective because I just don't get them. I've looked at both words, and their meanings, and I still don't get it.

People's spelling or grammar do not 'fucking irritate' me in the slightest, and I'm happy to reveal my weakness.