"I was sat in the bedroom"

[MyChildDoesntNeedSleepAtXmas]

Is it 'I was sitting in the bedroom' or 'I was sat in the bedroom'?

Is it a dialect thing? I've only ever heard people use the latter up North.

'I was sitting' is definitely correct rocking. I don't think that can be disputed.

I think 'I was sitting' is 'correct' as in, it's correct Standard English, and in formal written English I'd always use the former. But some dialects use 'I was sat' and I wouldn't like to say that that was 'wrong'.

I also agree with ChippingIn that 'I was sat' can convey impatience or annoyance, or that you sat for longer than you expected to/wanted to.

And Jacksmania, yes, Benedict Whatshisname, really. [stern glare emoticon]

How about "I was sitting on Martin Freeman when Benedict Cumberbatch walked in, and really it would have been rude not to have sat on both of them"?

I think that is perfect grammar - not to mention perfect manners!

I'd let someone else have Freeman. Sharing ? that's even better manners.

But Benedict is all mine. Sorry.

I don't get the Benecol Cummerbund thing either. Although I probably wouldn't get too annoyed if Mr Freeman told me 'I was sat on the couch', even if he does sometimes look like a baffled basset.

Heathens.

at 'Benecol Cummerbund'.

"I was sat" drives me quietly insane every time I hear or see it. So, very, very wrong & so widely used.
In my case, I would be sitting on Ian Sommerhalder (ha, TeamDamon!) when Adam Levine walked in. If Adam hadn't begged me to leave, I could have sat on Ian all day!!!!! if only

Hmmm. Quite pretty, both of them. On balance though I'll stick with Benedict, although I was quite annoyed by that bit in Sherlock when he said 'you sent John and I'.
If he told me he 'was sat' I might have to get a bit Irene Adler on his ass.

'... John and I'??? I missed that bit. Good job too, or else I would have missed the rest of the story whilst I screamed at the television.

Yes, I almost missed the rest. Only restrained myself because I was watching with DP. Bitched about it afterwards though.

Nearly Sherlock Day ladies. With Russell Tovey as well. I might wee.

I shall be on guard for any '... and I' statements out of place. Any more of this and I shall be writing letters to people.

MrsWembley, I'll sign a petition with you if there are any grammatical fuck-ups this week.

Watched 'Scandal' again and it pissed me off all over again. The 'you sent in John and I' bit, that is. The rest just got me hot under the collar all over again .

Russell Tovey ... meh.

"I was sat" is northern dialect.