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Pedants' corner

I thought I'd seen it all...

129 replies

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 01/03/2025 15:39

...but over on Facebook someone has repeatedly used 'cart' instead of 'can't'. Not just the once, which I could overlook, but continuously.

I may have to delete Facebook. And then burn my laptop.

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GordonLaChance · 13/03/2025 16:59

I keep seeing ‘are’ instead of ‘our’. Really makes me cringe!

NeverDropYourMooncup · 13/03/2025 17:09

ThatDoesntWorkForMe · 11/03/2025 06:02

N instead of and. There are a lot of ‘skiddish’ lost animals too.

They must have seen my cat immediately after DP decided that it would be a great idea to clean the kitchen cupboards with Mr Sheen - without considering the potential consequences of spray drift.

Poor animal was definitely skiddish - as was I for a few (extremely sweary) moments before DP was summoned back to the kitchen to resolve the issue.

Topseyt123 · 13/03/2025 17:14

I've just seen Caracas for chicken carcass (on a thread about chicken soup).

Caracas is the capital city of Venezuela, not the dead body/bones of a chicken!

Bignanna · 13/03/2025 17:23

War mongerer
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worserer

Bignanna · 13/03/2025 17:25

Topseyt123 · 13/03/2025 17:14

I've just seen Caracas for chicken carcass (on a thread about chicken soup).

Caracas is the capital city of Venezuela, not the dead body/bones of a chicken!

Edited

In Poland I was amused to see decomposed chicken on the menu, when they meant deconstructed chicken, which sounded equally unappetising!

SharpWriter · 13/03/2025 17:44

Wendolino · 10/03/2025 11:09

I've noticed a few interesting house ads on Facebook. They all seem to be in a sort after area and have an on sweet.

I've seen estate agents write 'sort after' in their listings on RightMove. Unbelievable really.

HappiestSleeping · 13/03/2025 22:26

Highlighta · 12/03/2025 05:06

Walla

This week someone was selling pj's and sleepers.

I saw walla on a thread on this board a day or so ago. I found it so funny I have used it a couple of times today as I couldn't stop laughing about it. It's stuck though. Kill me now. 🤦‍♂️

SpringIsSpringing25 · 14/03/2025 09:22

GordonLaChance · 13/03/2025 16:59

I keep seeing ‘are’ instead of ‘our’. Really makes me cringe!

I have an accent and my voice message does this all the time?! 🙇🏻‍♀️

it's a great function on the phone when you can't use your fingers to type, but it needs further English lessons!! it mixes up all of the there/theyre/their type things as well as are/our, to/two/too and definitely needs lessons and punctuation!!

I tried to proofread it, but depending on the day I can't always manually fix it.

It comes out with some proper nonsense as well.

ThatDoesntWorkForMe · 14/03/2025 19:08

NeverDropYourMooncup · 13/03/2025 17:09

They must have seen my cat immediately after DP decided that it would be a great idea to clean the kitchen cupboards with Mr Sheen - without considering the potential consequences of spray drift.

Poor animal was definitely skiddish - as was I for a few (extremely sweary) moments before DP was summoned back to the kitchen to resolve the issue.

Ha!

sashh · 15/03/2025 09:31

Another from Nextdoor:

Does anyone no of any garages t rent in...

Theimpossiblegirl · 15/03/2025 09:36

My sister uses gawjuss.
Just why?

PaperwhiteTheFriendlyGhost · 16/03/2025 15:23

I've never seen lone behold before today on here but have frequently seen low and behold.

PaperwhiteTheFriendlyGhost · 16/03/2025 15:26

I've also seen ano (I know) and anorl (and all or an' all, itself a colloquialism for as well). Horrendous!

DuckieDodgyHedgyPiggy · 16/03/2025 15:36

PinkoPonko · 12/03/2025 04:42

Some of my “bare bugs”:
Using borrow and lend interchangeably. E.g., “DS borrowed his friend a game”. And, believe it or not, I recently saw leaned as a past tense for lend.
A newsreader on a renowned overseas channel using incidences for incidents.
Keep hearing/reading casted for cast in X role.
”Infidel” being used to mean adulterous person. This took me a while to work out as the term was being bandied about on a Bollywood gossip site.
”Revert back” to mean respond (also entrenched in Indian English).
And, proofing pudding.
Shriek!

Infidel for someone being unfaithful is brilliant! It makes a kind of sense, if fidelity is being faithful, doesn't it?

PeggyMitchellsCameo · 16/03/2025 15:39

All I am reading about recently is outfits women are wearing for the ‘racers’ and I can’t cope.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 16/03/2025 18:05

PaperwhiteTheFriendlyGhost · 16/03/2025 15:23

I've never seen lone behold before today on here but have frequently seen low and behold.

Lone behold cropped up on a thread on here and you must have been able to hear the groan from Pedants' Corner as we all clocked it.

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Jalopy77 · 16/03/2025 18:24

polly tunnle
couple off times
rocking hource😓

niadainud · 16/03/2025 19:49

Jalopy77 · 16/03/2025 18:24

polly tunnle
couple off times
rocking hource😓

Jesus Christ.

I haven't actually seen this one, but I reckon it's only a matter of time: "He told me a cock and balls story."

StMarie4me · 16/03/2025 20:48

I loathe been instead of being. As in my DH was been a pain. And Chester Draws. Obviously.

Lovelyview · 16/03/2025 20:53

I have a confession. Because this is an anonymous forum I secretly enjoy not capitalising proper nouns. Sorry! 😁

pleasedonotfeedme · 16/03/2025 20:55

Saw a new one on here the other day - “a loss cause”!

coldcallerbaiter · 16/03/2025 21:00

Ewe instead of you - has anyone seen this?

Gonksmum · 16/03/2025 21:04

Quincy instead of quinsy used repeated in a post on here.

LillyPJ · 16/03/2025 21:06

'Alot' instead of 'a lot' is becoming frighteningly common.

DarkMode2025 · 16/03/2025 21:07

Someone was discussing their "polka straight" hair on here the other day.

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