I don't get that.quote:Originally posted by Midnight Choir:
'Ass' instead of 'arse'
It IS ass, there is no 'R' sound in it. It IS ass, there is no 'R' sound in it.quote:Originally posted by littleleicesterfox:
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.
It's growing fast!
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
14.Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
15.Littleleicesterfox
quote:Originally posted by Twee Surgeon:
the misuse of 'of' (as in should of)
No.16 twee?
Neither am I. O, OH, EAU and EAUX all sound 'oh' so how do you know which way they spell it when it is spoken only?quote:Originally posted by PeterCat:quote:Originally posted by Rawky-Roo:
Also, what about when people say 'Sumfink' instead of 'Something'
Oh and 'Gat-O' instead of 'Gateaux'.
I'm not getting that last one, Rawky.
Oh, are you meaning misplaced stress, as oposed to mispronounced/misspelled word?quote:Originally posted by PeterCat:I'm not really seeing the difference (and I speak French), but I'm sure you're rightquote:Originally posted by Rawky-Roo:quote:Originally posted by PeterCat:quote:Originally posted by Rawky-Roo:
Also, what about when people say 'Sumfink' instead of 'Something'
Oh and 'Gat-O' instead of 'Gateaux'.
I'm not getting that last one, Rawky.
Some people pronounce it 'Gat-O' instead of 'Ga-toe', ya get me!
OH says 'oree' instead of awry 
We jokingly say gatooks.quote:Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:quote:Originally posted by Rawky-Roo:quote:Originally posted by PeterCat:quote:Originally posted by Rawky-Roo:
Also, what about when people say 'Sumfink' instead of 'Something'
Oh and 'Gat-O' instead of 'Gateaux'.
I'm not getting that last one, Rawky.
Some people pronounce it 'Gat-O' instead of 'Ga-toe', ya get me!
Still not getting that one
But it's only ever in the family and everyone knows thats not the correct pronunciation. 
btw - par-lee-ment gets on my nerves - it's subtle but it's still parliament. There's another but it escapes me at the moment.
But the Th - F thing annoys me as well!
But the Th - F thing annoys me as well!
DrawRing instead of drawing.
Fink or hink instead of think.
Proply instead of properly
Haitch instead of aitch.
Fink or hink instead of think.
Proply instead of properly
Haitch instead of aitch.
I've never understood how those two could get mixed up.quote:Originally posted by onetoo:
What about brought instead of bought too.
Prolly or proberly instead of probably.
Not using the correct spelling of two/too/to in the correct context.
Not using the correct spelling of two/too/to in the correct context.
quote:Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Prolly or proberly instead of probably.
Not using the correct spelling of two/too/to in the correct context.
Guilty of the 'prolly' thing, but that's just me being lazy. I know the proper word is probably quote:Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:quote:Originally posted by Twee Surgeon:
the misuse of 'of' (as in should of)
No.16 twee?
ah go on, go on ... I'll have 16. I wanted to keep my sig neat but you have tempted me.
The past tense ends in 'ED' (generally) not 'T'
i.e.
spelled, not spelt
burned, not burnt
smelled, not smelt
etc.
i.e.
spelled, not spelt
burned, not burnt
smelled, not smelt
etc.
quote:Originally posted by Yogi 19:
DrawRing instead of drawing.
Fink or hink instead of think.
Proply instead of properly
Haitch instead of aitch.
I have a friend that suffers from what I call misplaced H syndrome. She puts it in front of words where it shouldn't be and drops it off the front of words where it should be, as in, HI'll 'ave han 'alf of lager. HI've booked into han 'otel. It used to drive me mad as I was always wanting to correct her but now I figure that she can't actually 'elp hit.
has anyone rit about people saying rit instead of wrote?? I quite happily feel like putting people in hospital for saying RIT! That berk Charlie said it the other day 
I quite happily feel like putting people in hospital for saying RIT! That berk Charlie said it the other day quote:Originally posted by Twee Surgeon:quote:Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:quote:Originally posted by Twee Surgeon:
the misuse of 'of' (as in should of)
No.16 twee?
ah go on, go on ... I'll have 16. I wanted to keep my sig neat but you have tempted me.
The have/of/would've 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
14.Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
15.Littleleicesterfox
16.Twee Surgeon
Just changed the name to avoid confusion and reflect onetoo's sig. Will put it in mine now too
quote:Originally posted by BARMY BRUMMIE:
has anyone rit about people saying rit instead of wrote??
No, don't think so: good one
quote:Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:
The have/of/would've 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
14.Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
15.Littleleicesterfox
16.Twee Surgeon
Just changed the name to avoid confusion and reflect onetoo's sig. Will put it in mine now too
quote:Originally posted by
Just changed the name to avoid confusion and reflect onetoo's sig. Will put it in mine now too
Just noticed Queenie has 'of it of club' in her sig we need to decide which we're calling it!
Well, it should be apostrophied, as they really are meaning 'I'm going to Tesco's shop'.quote: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?
Super begins to worry she'll be a hostage to fortune!
quote:Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
The past tense ends in 'ED' (generally) not 'T'
i.e.
spelled, not spelt
burned, not burnt
smelled, not smelt
etc.
Haven't we spoke about this in another thread on C4 Fluff? Did we not decide that at least two of them could be used either way
quote:Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
The past tense ends in 'ED' (generally) not 'T'
i.e.
spelled, not spelt
burned, not burnt
smelled, not smelt
etc.
Think I say burnt
quote:Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:Well, it should be apostrephied, as they really are meaning 'I'm going to Tesco's shop'.quote: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?
Super begins to worry she'll be a hostage to fortune!
But when they do that they say I'm going to Tescoses
My dad used to drive me mad with San-yoi instead of Sanyo and Penelop instead instead of Penelope lol. My mum always got her words wrong...one time watching tv in a bar she called out, 'look at the size of those testicules', when it was an octopus on the screen
quote:Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:quote:Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
The past tense ends in 'ED' (generally) not 'T'
i.e.
spelled, not spelt
burned, not burnt
smelled, not smelt
etc.
Think I say burnt
I burnt my fingers or, I burned my fingers
I've remembered another: betteni instead of shouldn't I
quote:Originally posted by Bethni:
My dad used to drive me mad with San-yoi instead of Sanyo and Penelop instead instead of Penelope lol. My mum always got her words wrong...one time watching tv in a bar she called out, 'look at the size of those testicules', when it was an octopus on the screen
I hate how British newsreaders (and other people) pronounce tsunami as "sue-narmy". It's tsu(pronounce the 't' as well as the 's') -na(short 'a') -mee.
quote:Originally posted by onetoo:quote:Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:quote:Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
The past tense ends in 'ED' (generally) not 'T'
i.e.
spelled, not spelt
burned, not burnt
smelled, not smelt
etc.
Think I say burnt
I burnt my fingers or, I burned my fingers
I thought burned was present tense and burnt past tense..but I'm probably wrong!
Both burnt and burned are correct.quote:Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:quote:Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
The past tense ends in 'ED' (generally) not 'T'
i.e.
spelled, not spelt
burned, not burnt
smelled, not smelt
etc.
Think I say burnt
warbingtons instead of warburtons bread arrgghh!!!!!
Ooh, this is turning into a proper little pedants corner isn't it? I love it!
I know it's spelled 'During' but how is it pronounced?
Is it Jur-ring or Dur-ring?
Is it Jur-ring or Dur-ring?
quote:Originally posted by onetoo:quote:Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
The past tense ends in 'ED' (generally) not 'T'
i.e.
spelled, not spelt
burned, not burnt
smelled, not smelt
etc.
Haven't we spoke about this in another thread on C4 Fluff? Did we not decide that at least two of them could be used either way
Either "ed" or "t" ending can be used in those irregular verbs, although the "ed" ending is more commonly used now.
Thanks, but can i point out that there appear to be two FMs on 12?quote:Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic: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.
Done
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
14.Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
quote:Originally posted by Rawky-Roo:
I know it's spelled 'During' but how is it pronounced?
Is it Jur-ring or Dur-ring?
"Dyuring"
quote:Originally posted by Queen of the High Teas:
Ooh, this is turning into a proper little pedants corner isn't it? I love it!
See pm Quennie! Confusion over the name of the club!
SouthHampton instead of Southampton (Sou-thampton)!
someone from Southampton will probably come along and correct me now
someone from Southampton will probably come along and correct me now