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Something else that drives me mental...

46 replies

pjmama · 28/07/2009 22:16

When people type "I should of...." instead of "I should have...".

Makes me want to scrub out the inside of my head with a pan scourer

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LadyGlencoraPalliser · 28/07/2009 22:47

I hate it too. And another really common one is 'where' instead of 'were'. What is that about? Do a lot of people actually pronounce were that way and that is why they misspell it?

BecauseImWorthIt · 28/07/2009 22:48

.... and 'your' instead of 'you're'

Dragonesque · 28/07/2009 22:50

I love you pedants....

LovingtheSilverFox · 28/07/2009 23:01

"What you got?" directed towards three yo DD1. I constantly correct to "What do you have?" Even my dear father, who has been known to telephone the BBC to correct their mistakes, fell foul of this the other day. Why do people feel the need to drop grammer from the window when speaking to small children? (Aside, sorry, grammer? grammar? Typed both and they both looked right. I am too tired to think clearly!)

BecauseImWorthIt · 28/07/2009 23:03

Grammer is another one ...

shouldweorshouldntwe · 28/07/2009 23:03

loose/lose
brought/bought

Makes me want to scream.

ludog · 29/07/2009 19:29

Too/to
There/Their

Original poster
pjmama · 29/07/2009 20:12

Supposably instead of supposedly.... AAAARGHH!!

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PuppyMonkey · 29/07/2009 20:16

I don't like: "Can I get?"

PerArduaAdNauseum · 29/07/2009 20:18

"There's no one quite like grammer
And I know you will agree
That she always is a friend to you
And she's a friend to me..."

word · 29/07/2009 20:58

pjmama,

I know it's irritating, but you can see why they do it.... "I should've" does sound amazingly like "I should of".

Wow, I've got my kind hat on today. It doesn't come out very often!

word · 29/07/2009 22:03

Puppymonkey. Quite agree with "Can I get.." There's no excusing unnecessary Americanisms! Makes me shiver.

word · 29/07/2009 22:05

"How are you?"

"I'm good, thanks".

AAAAGHH! I'm asking after your health, not your behaviour!

SlartyBartFast · 29/07/2009 22:13

exactly, I'm good, that is a matter of opinion.

word · 29/07/2009 22:21

Ha ha ha, will remember that one, Slarty.

BrigitBigKnickers · 29/07/2009 23:01

"pacific" instead of specific.

definately

gotten

DontCallMeBaby · 29/07/2009 23:06

DD (5) quite clearly says 'should of' etc, so I know what she's going to be writing, given half a chance ... sigh. I'm biting my lip though, and concentrating on trying to get her to say 'because' and 'before' instead of 'acause' and 'afore', weird child.

Tommy · 29/07/2009 23:11

lol at "I'm good" - my sister says this - she is 48 FGS
(trying to get down with the yoof )

MollieO · 29/07/2009 23:20

Lose/loose is another one.

Molesworth · 29/07/2009 23:20

The thing that narks me is people using "beg the question" incorrectly. I see it all over the place. Even my tutor did it

BitOfFun · 29/07/2009 23:21

Last night's Home Show flashed up some titles talking of "Complimentary Colours"- is that free paint then? Or does the wall talk and tell you how nice you look?

EmmaPr · 29/07/2009 23:29

My DD says somethink instead of something, but then I know alot of adults who do too. It's quite a common one.

People who drop 'literally' into every sentence is another one.

MitchyInge · 29/07/2009 23:32

gotten is ok though, just a bit archaic this side of the atlantic

think of ill-gotten gains for example

PigeonPie · 01/08/2009 22:32

I hate 'what do you want?' when it's actually 'what would you like?' - we 'want for nothing' because we are very lucky but there are things which we might 'like'.

Rant over DH does it all the time and I have to mutter under my breath!

alexpolismum · 02/08/2009 14:24

I hate the weird new use of "X and I" after a preposition, eg 'He gave it to X and I'

It just makes me cringe.