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Pedants' corner

It is not "WOULD OF" it is "WOULD HAVE"

114 replies

frumpygrumpy · 19/01/2009 20:23

"she would of complained" NO

"she would have complained"

AAaaaaargh!

OP posts:
mimsum · 23/01/2009 00:19

ahem, no-one seems to have noticed that license is a verb and licence is a noun ....

expatinscotland · 23/01/2009 00:26

i feel the hot wind
on my shoulder
i'm dialing in from south of the border
i'm on a mexican radio . . .

ThumbBurns · 23/01/2009 00:59

AHEM! mimsum - may I draw your attention to the following?

By ThumbBurns on Wed 21-Jan-09 12:25:57
Stealth, my grandad used to say "brought" for "bought" and I had a client who did as well. I think it's a 'London fing' but could be wrong.

Bubbaluv · 23/01/2009 08:14

Thanks for bringing up by boo boo again!

Stealth, best not watch My Fair Lady

mimsum · 23/01/2009 10:11

i'll get my coat ...

ThumbBurns · 23/01/2009 10:39

sorry bubbaluv! sheer pedantry required me to corrct mimsmum's observation

Bubbaluv · 23/01/2009 12:24

That's Bubbaluv with a capital B thanks very much, and I think you mean correct!

ThumbBurns · 23/01/2009 12:28

absolutely, very astute of you to notice - that at lease was a typo (and the small b was sheer laziness with the Shift key)

purplemunkey · 23/01/2009 20:44

I recently saw a banner advert for the Closer magazine diet club that read 'Loose weight with Closer Diets'.

ThumbBurns · 23/01/2009 22:11

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

StealthPo09IsHere · 24/01/2009 20:26

Maybe they were going for the flabby spare tyre look. Don't jump to conclusions!

StealthPo09IsHere · 24/01/2009 20:26

oh and TB I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't screamed

Jbck · 24/01/2009 20:40

Haven't read whole thread so I may be repeating something but it is a chest of drawers not draws!

A choice between 2 things is a choice not 2 choices!

OP's observance is my pet hate but I am nodding in agreement with most I have read.

Ah, I can breathe easier now.

ThumbBurns · 24/01/2009 23:17

at Stealth - it is my biggest bugbear.
I shall mention myself this time that I managed yet another typo in the last post but one, whilst excusing myself for the previous typo - of course I meant least. [doh! emoticon]

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