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Pedants' corner

We were sat, they were sat, I was sat.

4 replies

ohmymimi · 05/01/2014 22:40

IT'S SITTING, SITTING, SITTING for Pete's sake. Blush Sorry, but 'was sat' is all over Aibu. Just letting off steam.

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Motherinlawsdung · 06/01/2014 01:22

It's all over the BBC, newspapers and just about everywhere else as well. Horrible, horrible. I share your pain.

VenusDeWillendorf · 06/01/2014 01:55

Yes, I agree.
I'm afraid "I was sat" is going to be in the Oxford dictionary soon, as its used so much.
I understand language changes with time etc etc, but we really must fight this one.

Where does it come from, anyone know? Area? Class?

VenusDeWillendorf · 06/01/2014 01:57

It's not its! Maybe "sat" is autocorrect gorn mad?

Percephone · 06/01/2014 02:27

My DH says this. It drives me up the wall! I have started correcting him as I'm worried DS will pick it up. Blush

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