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Pedants' corner

Pack lunch

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beautifuldaytosavelives · 22/10/2022 13:35

Possibly my most rage inducing Mumsnet phrase. Also very prevalent on FB. Have to sit on my hands so as not to correct people I know. Any takers or do I need to calm down?

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Anonymous177 · 22/10/2022 15:00

Have some corn beef and calm down.

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upinaballoon · 22/10/2022 22:53

Corn beef / cornbeef / ice tea

We use to live in Wyoming.

On a general thread, a few months ago, these sorts of words must have been under discussion, or maybe it was about the words which irritate. I said that I'd seen 'Corn beef' and 'Ice tea' in Sainsbury's and that I see it as a laziness not to put the 'ed/d' there. I was accused of being racist.

I used to correspond with an American lady who was well able to write a grammatical letter but she would write 'use to'.

Without shrieking about it I still see it as basically incorrect and lazy.

Now, when it comes to ice cream, it did start off as being cream which was iced..............................

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Bobbins36 · 22/10/2022 22:56

I’ll see your pack lunch and raise you should of, would of and could of.with a side order of “less xxx” when it should be FEWER.

Rage inducing.

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Wooltongirl · 22/10/2022 23:02

Reach out is my trigger. What’s wrong with contact or ring???

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America12 · 22/10/2022 23:02

'Bare with me '. Are we all getting undressed?

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JamesGetIn · 22/10/2022 23:05

Today I witnessed "must've met" (must admit) and "right away" (right of way).

Ridiculous.

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DoodlePug · 22/10/2022 23:06

Al instead of I'll, both written (texts) and spoken. If I hadn't seen the written version first I'd have thought it was a regional accent.

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Puffalicious · 22/10/2022 23:07

I'm in Scotland and it's common to have a 'pack' lunch or have 'slep in'. Many also refer to people in plurality as youse/ yous/ use, as in 'Are youse going to the park?'

Both absolutely infuriating and I need to silently scream (let's not get into the erosion of adverbs or I may KILL someone ).

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AdaColeman · 22/10/2022 23:15

You are quite right @beautifuldaytosavelives as any fule kno they should be calling it bait or snap not pack lunch.

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CourtneeLuv · 22/10/2022 23:19

beautifuldaytosavelives · 22/10/2022 13:35

Possibly my most rage inducing Mumsnet phrase. Also very prevalent on FB. Have to sit on my hands so as not to correct people I know. Any takers or do I need to calm down?

You need to calm down. MacDonalds is most rage inducing atm.

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LadyGardenersQuestionTime · 22/10/2022 23:20

Ah, I knew my pedantic sisters would have been wincing with me at “right away” today.

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OhamIreally · 22/10/2022 23:29

That "right away" woman I'm sure was just trolling the pedants. She acquiesced too easily when corrected.

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Bobbins36 · 23/10/2022 08:21

Am on tender hooks waiting for these replies 🥴

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ODFOx · 23/10/2022 08:29

When I was still involved with Brownies a colleague sent out a note telling all parents that a pack tea would be required for the first day of camp. I resisted the urge to correct her.
One girl brought a box of teabags.

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Baystard · 23/10/2022 08:38

I see your pack lunch OP and I raise you...

...box set.

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paulmccartneysbagel · 23/10/2022 08:43

My parents and their generation call it 'pack up' where I'm from! 🤯

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AgentProvocateur · 23/10/2022 08:43

@Puffalicious I’m also from Scotland but not living there now, and I often think how useful ‘yous’ was and how there needs to be a formal way to make it clear you’re taking to more than one colleague.

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Maltester71 · 23/10/2022 08:46

I used to live in Australia. Heard ‘chaise longue’ pronounced ‘ chayze lounge.’

still not over it fifteen years later

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CuriousCatfish · 23/10/2022 08:47

I call it a pack up.

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Whereisthehugeteddybear · 23/10/2022 08:47

paulmccartneysbagel · 23/10/2022 08:43

My parents and their generation call it 'pack up' where I'm from! 🤯

My inlaws call it that too, I'd never heard of it before

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CuriousCatfish · 23/10/2022 08:56

Funny how we don't all talk the same. I can't get worked up about regional dialects. Im fact I quite like them.

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GinasGirl · 23/10/2022 08:58

I call it a pack up too @paulmccartneysbagel

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MagpiePi · 23/10/2022 09:00

i think these examples are all very communal garden, aren't there any a bit more interesting.
😬

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Whataretheodds · 23/10/2022 09:03

Puffalicious · 22/10/2022 23:07

I'm in Scotland and it's common to have a 'pack' lunch or have 'slep in'. Many also refer to people in plurality as youse/ yous/ use, as in 'Are youse going to the park?'

Both absolutely infuriating and I need to silently scream (let's not get into the erosion of adverbs or I may KILL someone ).

But you'll split an infinitive...

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