Said husband.. said friend..

[KettleOnCredit]

I feel levels of disgust each time I read this. Simply writing 'my friend/ husband' would leave the reader in no confusion..

My cat has now become 'the aforementioned feline'

It smacks of people who achieved at best a grade C at GCSE English, now attempting to come across as literate and well read.

It smacks of people who achieved at best a grade C at GCSE English, now attempting to come across as literate and well read.

I only got a C in GCSE English, which had nothing to do with my being illiterate and everything to do with the childhood trauma I was suffering through at the time. Not that it matters, there are many reasons someone might only get a C for GCSE English, especially given those with SEN were often overlooked as needing more support years ago (people like you would have just scrapped them off as just being thick or illiterate I'm sure).

Being sneery about a GCSE grade and using it as a measuring stick for literacy is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard. A good friend of mine didn't get any GCSEs and lived in squats growing up, and now she's just completed her PhD, I'll tell her to try not to write above her station though or try to appear too literate given her lack of GCSEs.

It comes across as a bit pretentious, same with 'Dear Reader'. My particular bugbear is 'brought' instead of 'bought' and 'hence why'.

I like it. It adds a bit of personality to the post. You can picture the OP speaking as you read. People are chatting on here, not writing formal reports.

If you are going use ellipses, it is three dots, not two…

Are you depressed? my daughter lashes out and is really unpleasant when she is low

looking down on others grammar or school grades is tragic

I suggest you read through the “ what’s the worst thing that that has happened to you thread “ really puts your gripe into perspective

or would you like to talk about the thing that’s really bothering you ?

I have to admit that bit did actually make me laugh. And I am one of those people who achieved a D in English language and literature. This was one of the less offensive insults I’ve seen on MN.

'Said husband/said wife' etc. should only be used when one or the other has been previously mentioned, as 'previously mentioned' is what it means.

Apart from that, who cares, it's unimportant.

Be annoyed as you like, but don’t expect other people to tailor their writing style to meet your personal preferences. People don’t exist to make you happy, you know. Telling them off and issuing orders makes you look absurd.

She is, she is simply just a “dick”

@KettleOnCredit What’s your take on the use of ‘yourself’, as in “I voted for yourself” Traitors stylee? 😁

Have you tried increasing your HRT?

Hmm. I’d see the use of ‘said’ described by the OP as akin to the incorrect use of reflexive pronouns (‘myself’, ‘yourself’ etc when it should be ‘me’ and ‘you’) — it’s an over-correction in an attempt to sound formal (though only used in written contexts). It does give a weird air of legalese to an account of what someone’s friend said to their other friend about a different friend calling her child Ginevra.

It’s considerably less irritating than the strange usage on here of ‘cue’ (often spelled ‘queue’ or ‘que’, eg ‘I went out last night in my new shoes. Queue/que Vanessa saying ‘Those are my shoes!’ Que/queue Chloe ripping them off my feet’ etc etc.

🤣🤣

I’m not entirely sure what to post on the aforementioned thread about said feline anyway.

If nothing else, this thread has introduced me to the word queef. Didn't come across it during my GCSE English exam, but will use said word ad infinitum going forward (I hate the phrase going foward...)

How on earth have you never heard queef? Most of us have heard at least one before 😂

@HangryLikeTheHulk That's so true. The police-speak that annoys me the most is 'seized'. You hear it all the time when police are recounting how they dealt with a crime. I get that it's probably the most accurate word to use but it just sounds so damned dramatic.

'We entered the property at 08.00 and seized several items of interest'

They’re just using the language from the legislation that underpins their powers.

Clearly I've led a sheltered life!!

Maybe there are a whole bunch of police posting on Mumsnet?

I really don't like it when there is a particularly nasty crime and the police spokespeople say 'the victims are being supported by specially trained officers'. It makes everyone sound like they're The Flying Wallenders or some other acrobatic artistes.

Who hurt you? 😂 take up a martial art or something if you want to feel better about yourself.

Paaaarrrp!

She could have used that spare one at the end of her next paragraph.