I thought I'd seen it all...

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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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niadainud · 05/04/2025 14:55

Flozle · 05/04/2025 13:07

A common one round these is “puck” instead of “picked”. So “he was puck up” instead of picked up. Makes me clench so hard.

Past participles seem to be falling into disuse/misuse: I have rang, I was sat, I have ran, I have laid down, etc.

niadainud · 05/04/2025 14:56

PaperwhiteTheFriendlyGhost · 05/04/2025 13:36

I particularly hate his instead of he's especially when nobody ever uses shis instead of she's. Just WHY??????

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Because people don't read, and don't care.

Gonksmum · 05/04/2025 19:27

I've heard " hence why" a lot recently and it always sounded wrong, but I wasn't totally certain about this. According to our friend AI, it's "grammatically incorrect and redundant".

Emptyandsad · 05/04/2025 22:12

Gonksmum · 05/04/2025 19:27

I've heard " hence why" a lot recently and it always sounded wrong, but I wasn't totally certain about this. According to our friend AI, it's "grammatically incorrect and redundant".

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Hence means 'because of this'. 'Because of this why' makes no sense

So, 'I broke my foot, hence I can't walk', not 'hence why I can't walk'

Hence literally means 'from here' (hither=to here and hence=from here)

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