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Originally posted by squiggle:
Since I used to be a secretary can I just say it annoys me to bits when people say seckertree.

I've been called worse

What about brought instead of bought too.

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Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:

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Originally posted by SazBomb:

Of instead of have

oohhh yes

No. 7 SazBomb?[/QUOTE]

[/QUOTE]
Good, had already taken the liberty Saz!

The 'of it of' Club:
1.Supercalifragilistic
2.Jeggo
3.Blackpudlian
4.Blizzie (?)
5.PussycatJ
6.Storm
7.SazBomb
8.Onetoo
9.Moomin
10.Joods
11.Queen of The High Teas
12.Squiggle
12.Cinnamon girl

Any more takers?[/QUOTE]

Sorry but Cariad is No. 1, she's had that as her sig for years.

What about when people add an s? e.g. I'm going to Tescos rather than I'm going to Tesco?

Super begins to worry she'll be a hostage to fortune!

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Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:

Good, had already taken the liberty Saz!

That's ok, I wandered off a bit because my mam is here, helping clean the flat before I move (ok, ok, she's doing it all )

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Originally posted by The Secretary:

quote:

Originally posted by squiggle:
Since I used to be a secretary can I just say it annoys me to bits when people say seckertree.

I've been called worse

Heard loads of people say secketerry

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Sorry but Cariad is No. 1, she's had that as her sig for years

'Of' is not a verb.

Everytime I see 'of' misused I think of Cariad

Jeez, I've spent too long on BB forums

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Originally posted by queenshaks:

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Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:

quote:

Originally posted by SazBomb:

Of instead of have

oohhh yes

No. 7 SazBomb?

[/QUOTE]
Good, had already taken the liberty Saz!

The 'of it of' Club:
1.Supercalifragilistic
2.Jeggo
3.Blackpudlian
4.Blizzie (?)
5.PussycatJ
6.Storm
7.SazBomb
8.Onetoo
9.Moomin
10.Joods
11.Queen of The High Teas
12.Squiggle
12.Cinnamon girl

Any more takers?[/QUOTE]

Sorry but Cariad is No. 1, she's had that as her sig for years.[/QUOTE]

Thanks Queenshaks, I asked earlier for someone to remind me of who had that sig as she should be the founder member, not me

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Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:


Thanks Queenshaks, I asked earlier for someone to remind me of who had that sig as she should be the founder member, not me

I was just saying...


Known Cariad for many years on the forums.

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Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:
What about when people add an s? e.g. I'm going to Tescos rather than I'm going to Tesco?

I can understand that one, because people are actually using the possessive: as in, "I'm going to Tesco's (shop / establishment)".

What I can not stand is the"educated" people that read and report the news.
Why do they say "Drawring" instead of drawing?
Why do they say "Lore" instead of law?
On that Cash in the attic programe, which I can't watch because of the shouty Lorne Spicer.
She really gets me cross, she says "Jewlery" instead of jewelry
I also hate the " Fink, Fort , vis, vat and ve over brigade.Surley it is just as easy to say the word correctly as it is to say the words wrong.
Please may I also join the of/have/off club. Thankyou.

LOL, got that off your chest then, Sezit

You're right though

How about when people say "allot" or "alot" when they're saying something like "I like that a lot".

Or when people miss out the 'T' in words. Like saying beh-urr when they mean better.

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Originally posted by queenshaks:

quote:

Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:


Thanks Queenshaks, I asked earlier for someone to remind me of who had that sig as she should be the founder member, not me

I was just saying...

Yeah I didn't think you were having a dig, I was racking my brains,(or is that wracking lol!) to remember her name- joked many times with her about the use of of and have


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4.Blizzie (?)
5.PussycatJ
6.Storm
7.SazBomb
8.Onetoo
9.Moomin
10.Joods
11.Queen of The High Teas
12.Squiggle
12.Cinnamon girl

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Originally posted by queenshaks:
There is no such word as brang!


Also me ma in law used to visit a market in Hackey, it was on Wrigley Road but always called it Ridley Road.

Think you mean the other way round Queen! It's definitely Ridley Road, I used to live just round the corner - but I've heard people say Wrigley Road.

I don't ususally mind mispronunciation, it's quite often funny - there's a woman at work who always says 'one foul sweep' instead of 'one fell swoop' - she says it A LOT and no-one's ever told her!!

The one really really really annoys me is

WESTMINISTER - there's only one 'i', don't put in another one, it's wrong!!! And don't argue with me when I tell you........!!

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Originally posted by queenshaks:
There is no such word as brang!

Or brung!

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Originally posted by Queen of the High Teas:
Or when people miss out the 'T' in words. Like saying beh-urr when they mean better.

And the famous Essex glottal stop, along the same lines, Wa'er, I always want to say "Its WATER

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Originally posted by sezit:

Please may I also join the of/have/off club. Thankyou.

Consider it done, you okay with 13?...Now why did I correct ok to okay then...panicking!

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1.Supercalifragilistic
2.Jeggo
3.Blackpudlian
4.Blizzie (?)
5.PussycatJ
6.Storm
7.SazBomb
8.Onetoo
9.Moomin
10.Joods
11.Queen of The High Teas
12.Squiggle
12.Cinnamon girl
13.Sezit

Adults who type 'fankoo' instead of 'thank you' or 'ickle' instead of 'little'

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Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:

quote:

Originally posted by sezit:

Please may I also join the of/have/off club. Thankyou.

Consider it done, you okay with 13?...Now why did I correct ok to okay then...panicking!

The 'of it of' Club:
Honorary founder member to be confirmed: Cariad
1.Supercalifragilistic
2.Jeggo
3.Blackpudlian
4.Blizzie (?)
5.PussycatJ
6.Storm
7.SazBomb
8.Onetoo
9.Moomin
10.Joods
11.Queen of The High Teas
12.Squiggle
12.Cinnamon girl
13.Sezit

Thankyou Super. Yes, I am okay with 13, I am not supersticious. But I am urinating my self laughing here, as we are all trying to "talk" correctly now,and not show our ignorance.

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Originally posted by PeterCat:

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Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:
What about when people add an s? e.g. I'm going to Tescos rather than I'm going to Tesco?

I can understand that one, because people are actually using the possessive: as in, "I'm going to Tesco's (shop / establishment)".

yep, but when they say it in that sense they say I'm going to Tescoses

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Originally posted by sezit:

Thankyou Super. Yes, I am okay with 13, I am not supersticious. But I am urinating my self laughing here, as we are all trying to "talk" correctly now,and not show our ignorance.

This is sooo going to come back and bite me I do sometimes q like using 'alternative spellings' etc. on here for a laugh or as a gentle p take..the rest of the time I am of course, doing it accidentally on purpose,or sometimes I've had one too many /am tired and my brain isn't in gear. Those are my excuses and I'm sticking to 'em

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Originally posted by Midnight Choir:
Adults who type 'fankoo' instead of 'thank you' or 'ickle' instead of 'little'

I'm guilty of fankoo but I've only ever done it on here. *Makes mental not not to do it again*

Not so much a mispronunciation..but anything Lloyd Grossman says

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Originally posted by Queen of the High Teas:

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Originally posted by Midnight Choir:
Adults who type 'fankoo' instead of 'thank you' or 'ickle' instead of 'little'

I'm guilty of fankoo but I've only ever done it on here. *Makes mental not not to do it again*

I agree with everything you said about Steve Wright, Queen.

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Originally posted by onetoo:
What about brought instead of bought too.

Flog'em...that kinda talk is inexcusable ~ reet

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Originally posted by Rexi:

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Originally posted by Pip*:
Unacceptable - UnacSEPTable ughhhh!

How are you supposed to pronounce it? Is it unacKeptable

I think I've been saying it wrongly for years

It is pronounced UN-ACK-SEP-TABLE

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Originally posted by Heatseek:

quote:

Originally posted by onetoo:
What about brought instead of bought too.

Flog'em...that kinda talk is inexcusable ~ reet

Ya darn reet (Sorry everyone)

You can put me down for membership of all spelling, grammar and word misuse/mispelling clubs/groups/cliques.

Your/you're
Their/there/they're
affect/effect
less/fewer
asterix/asterisk (Asterix is a cartoon character)
most of everything else that has been mentioned so far.

I might think of a few others later.

My favourite hate word is 'gotten'. It is the Americanised version of the verb got/get. It is slowly creeping into English. I know that 'gotten' was used in England in the 16th and 17th Century, as can be seen from documents of that time (Samuel Pepys' diary, etc). But it passed out of usage because it was grammatically incorrect. The only time gotten should be used in English is when it is hyphenated, as in 'ill-gotten gains'.

Noah Webster has a lot to answer for!

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Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:
Fanku

ARRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by Twee Surgeon:
My favourite hate word is 'gotten'. It is the Americanised version of the verb got/get. It is slowly creeping into English. I know that 'gotten' was used in England in the 16th and 17th Century, as can be seen from documents of that time (Samuel Pepys' diary, etc). But it passed out of usage because it was grammatically incorrect. The only time gotten should be used in English is when it is hyphenated, as in 'ill-gotten gains'.

Noah Webster has a lot to answer for!

My infant school teacher always said that there was no need to use the word 'got' at all, there was always an alternative. Makes me feel guilty if I use it now

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Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:

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Originally posted by DanceSettee:
its not so much mispronounciations that get on my nerves... it's the constant use of American terms that P me off

It's not "movies" it's films, it's not autopsy its post mortem etc etc.....and the next person who uses "tad" in front of me is soooo going to get it

Ooooo that's reminded me: empathetic instead of empathic

And empathic instead of emphatic.

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Originally posted by *Yogi Bear*:
my mum says mozarelly which doesn't really get on my nerves but makes me laff..

People always mis-pronounce my last name which is kinda annoying but also understandable

Things HAVE come to a pretty pass when people can't pronounce 'BEAR' properly.

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Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
You can put me down for membership of all spelling, grammar and word misuse/mispelling clubs/groups/cliques. :

Done
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2.Jeggo
3.Blackpudlian
4.Blizzie (?)
5.PussycatJ
6.Storm
7.SazBomb
8.Onetoo
9.Moomin
10.Joods
11.Queen of The High Teas
12.Squiggle
12.Cinnamon girl
13.Sezit
14.Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing

quote:

Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
You can put me down for membership of all spelling, grammar and word misuse/mispelling clubs/groups/cliques.

Your/you're
Their/there/they're
affect/effect
less/fewer
asterix/asterisk (Asterix is a cartoon character) <-----------------
most of everything else that has been mentioned so far.

I might think of a few others later.

This makes me

You can add me to the of/off/have group as well although I'm probably terribly guilty of some real abuses of the English language due to my accent.

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Originally posted by squiggle:

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Originally posted by Twee Surgeon:
My favourite hate word is 'gotten'. It is the Americanised version of the verb got/get. It is slowly creeping into English. I know that 'gotten' was used in England in the 16th and 17th Century, as can be seen from documents of that time (Samuel Pepys' diary, etc). But it passed out of usage because it was grammatically incorrect. The only time gotten should be used in English is when it is hyphenated, as in 'ill-gotten gains'.

Noah Webster has a lot to answer for!

My infant school teacher always said that there was no need to use the word 'got' at all, there was always an alternative. Makes me feel guilty if I use it now

haha, don't feel guilty. Gotten is up there with sisstifficates, ax (for ask), skellingtons, the misuse of 'of' (as in should of), Berningham, etc. But most of them make me laugh when I hear them. I cannot stand the misuse of gotten tho. It is just sooooooooo wrong.

'Ass' instead of 'arse'

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Originally posted by Queen of the High Teas:
Oooh don't get me started on this topic! I HATE it when people pronounce schedule the American way as sked-ule instead of shed-ule.

Please don't shout at me, but I have to admit to saying sKedule. This, I understand, is because my Grandmother spent a good few years in Canada and so passed it on to my mother who in turn passed it on to me. By the time I discovered that the UK pronunciation was SHEDule, it was too late to get out of the habit.