Would of. It's a disease I tell you. Stop it now.

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~Lee~Member

Originally Posted by Leccy Endellion:

It's "would've" that's caused it. People see/hear "would've" and think "would of" rather than twigging it's "would have" contracted.

I find it far less annoying than "chimley" which makes me twitch.

Or "as" for "has" which is spreading like an epidemic. Still, I have to double check affect/effect every bloody time so I'm no one to talk

My gran used to say chimley.....Dropped H's really get on my nerves tbh,I hate that.

2/19/114:52 PM

XochiMember Memoriam

Know what you mean Ditty!

Phenomenonen, don't ya reckon?

(Would post smileys but can't for reasons of which I refer you back to the Ship. Boo hooo! Insert crying smiley)

Got to go now because the lappy's about to run out of juice.

Lubs ya all!

2/19/114:52 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

night Xoch

(will check back in the ship for graphical probs shortly.. and then get one of the boys to report it for ya! )

2/19/114:54 PM

XochiMember Memoriam

(kissy icon to the cow) xxx

2/19/114:55 PM

Former Member

Someone is going to blow a gasket in a minute....

With all the would ofs could ofs flying around...

2/19/114:55 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

for the goddess xx

2/19/114:55 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

Originally Posted by Issy:

Someone is going to blow a gasket in a minute....

With all the would ofs could ofs flying around...

they should of edited

2/19/114:56 PM

DuckyMember 10 years

Originally Posted by Leccy Endellion:

Originally Posted by Ducky:

Careful with that editing thing, it's a slippery slop to RANDOM caps and unnecessary underlining

So far I have managed to limit it to editing typos only. That keeps me more than busy.

2/19/114:56 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

Originally Posted by Issy:

Someone is going to blow a gasket in a minute....

With all the would ofs could ofs flying around...

they should of edited

PMSL!!

2/19/114:57 PM

DuckyMember 10 years

Originally Posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

phenomenon <- I really struggle to say that..

Abominable......till someone told me to think "a bomb in a bull"

2/19/114:58 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

Originally Posted by Ducky:

Originally Posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

phenomenon <- I really struggle to say that..

Abominable......till someone told me to think "a bomb in a bull"

hahahaha

someone told me to say.. pheno men on

it kinda plays with the flow of what I am saying though.

I only use the word when talking about two things..

flying ant day & laydees synchronising

2/19/115:00 PM

PrometheusMember

Originally Posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

phenomenon <- I really struggle to say that..

Do dooo be doobie. Sorry

2/19/115:03 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Prometheus:

Originally Posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

phenomenon <- I really struggle to say that..

Do dooo be doobie. Sorry

Is it bad for me to say I laughed there?

2/19/115:05 PM

Former Member

I try not to ever get into a conversation where I would use the word phenomenon...
Save's embarrassment...

2/19/115:06 PM

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

Originally Posted by Leccy Endellion:

Me and the little 'un have this routine. He says " I brought" I say "No, you took"...he says "I'm bringing" I say "No, you're taking"...he stamps his foot, sighs and asks me to explain the difference.

I can't.

I can't explain it, I KNOW but I have no idea how the frick I know, or even why. If I ever get stabby/shouty over my horrendous education, it's times like this. Thank God I was only ever let loose on primary kids in a classroom coz I'd be stumped with older bairns.

'Take away' and 'bring to'?

It does depends on the speaker's choice of emphasis, however.

You could say, "I am going to bring a bottle with me", or "I'm going to take a bottle with me", but you wouldn't ask someone to 'take a bottle', if you wanted them to 'bring a bottle.

2/19/115:07 PM

DuckyMember 10 years

Originally Posted by Issy:

I try not to ever get into a conversation where I would use the word phenomenon...
Save's embarrassment...

I do the same with Statistics. But guess what? They only went and changed the exam spec for GCSE maths! I've just had to teach nothing but Statistics to years 9 and 10 since September.

2/19/115:08 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

Originally Posted by Prometheus:

Originally Posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

phenomenon <- I really struggle to say that..

Do dooo be doobie. Sorry

2/19/115:08 PM

PrometheusMember

To clarify for the Ditty...

Phenomen.. (well nearly)

2/19/115:09 PM

Soozy WooMember

Hyperbole

When I read that word I have to think about how it's pronounced (not that it really matters) - don't think I've ever used it in conversation TBH!

2/19/115:12 PM

Former Member

I love the word Hyperbole.. Soozy and it is one that I do try and use in conversation..

Hello btw - haven't seen you for a while - hope all is well.

2/19/115:13 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

Prom.. I love it!

2/19/115:14 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

I love the word hyperbole too.. but only since I twigged that it was the way hyperbole (as spoken) was written.

I remember reading a book and wondering what a hyper bowl was

2/19/115:15 PM

DuckyMember 10 years

Hahahahaha! That's my fave Muppet moment (of which there are many

)

2/19/115:17 PM

Former Member

If we're going down that road..........I remember back in the day when I had to go round the classes and read for the various teachers.........I was the only one who knew the word colnel

testament to what my mam taught me eh? she used to be washing floors on her hands and knees and had me following behind her reciting words

god bless ye mam

2/19/115:17 PM

Soozy WooMember

Originally Posted by Issy:

I love the word Hyperbole.. Soozy and it is one that I do try and use in conversation..

Hello btw - haven't seen you for a while - hope all is well.

All's well - just decided to take a bit of a break. Sometimes you say the wrong thing with no malice intended and there are on or two who are on your back. At the mo I'm just dipping in and out.

2/19/115:18 PM

LeccyMember

Originally Posted by Blizz'ard:

Ooh is that it, take away and bring to? I will remember that (the daughter has got it, and to be fair she is not as geeky as him...so I've no idea why he doesn't grasp it)

#lovelearningstuff

Right, if someone could just cement punctuation, effect/affect and explain colons and semi colons to me, in a way that sinks in, I'd be set

2/19/115:19 PM

LeccyMember

I cannot get my head round "chauffeur" I know WTF it says and I know how to pronounce it. I bloody know, but my mouth doesn't. I always want to rhyme it with chicken chasseur, I KNOW it doesn't. I bloody know how to say it....but it's like a driver-tic. I can't help it

2/19/115:26 PM

Soozy WooMember

Originally Posted by Leccy Endellion:

Originally Posted by Blizz'ard:

Right, if someone could just cement punctuation, effect/affect and explain colons and semi colons to me, in a way that sinks in, I'd be set

As I remember - a colon is used to prefix a quote or at the start of a list (within a sentence).

A semi colon is a bit more tricky but I think it links two short sentences together. Something like that.

2/19/115:27 PM

LeccyMember

Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:

Originally Posted by Leccy Endellion:

Originally Posted by Blizz'ard:

Right, if someone could just cement punctuation, effect/affect and explain colons and semi colons to me, in a way that sinks in, I'd be set

Cheers for that, I just stick them where I think they look right, which is usually not right.

2/19/115:36 PM

Karma_Member

Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:

Originally Posted by Leccy Endellion:

Originally Posted by Blizz'ard:

Right, if someone could just cement punctuation, effect/affect and explain colons and semi colons to me, in a way that sinks in, I'd be set

As I remember - a colon is used to prefix a quote or at the start of a list (within a sentence).

A semi colon is a bit more tricky but I think it links two short sentences together. Something like that.

That's what I thought too. So, for example:

^^Using it like that to start off bullet points or a LIST.

A semi colon is a bit more tricky but I think it links two short sentences together. Something like that.

Me too but I can't be arsed to go through my course book to show an example (I saw one the other day).

2/19/115:38 PM

Karma_Member

Originally Posted by Leccy Endellion:

I just say shofa

Posh peoples say sho-ferrrrrr

2/19/115:39 PM

LeccyMember

Ta for tip on punctuation K.

Chauffeur...me gob cannot help saying "shaff-urh" then I slap myself upside then forehead

2/19/115:50 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Leccy Endellion:

, I just stick them where I think they look right, which is usually not right.

The thing is.....you're trying

2/19/116:07 PM

LeccyMember

Originally Posted by spud:

The thing is.....you're trying

Oh I'm very trying

2/19/116:29 PM

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

Originally Posted by Leccy Endellion:

Ta for tip on punctuation K.

Chauffeur...me gob cannot help saying "shaff-urh" then I slap myself upside then forehead

Just try saying sofa in a Sean Connery accent.

2/19/116:42 PM

CroctacusMember

The plural of faux pas is faux pas but you pronounce the s in pas instead of saying 'pah'.

2/19/117:56 PM

jacksonbMember

i'd like to metion 'definately'

and the americanisation we now endure, how many times have i hard in costa's ' cani get a latte?'

we should also consider ' borrow and lend' as in ' i lent off him' or 'i borrowed him it'

2/19/1110:16 PM

pepsiMember

My pet hate is when people spell losing as loosing

I remember when I did the basic skills support qualification, my tutor said that text speak should be accepted, because it has got a whole load of kids communicating in written language who probably would never have bothered before.

2/19/1110:38 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

Originally Posted by Croc:

The plural of faux pas is faux pas but you pronounce the s in pas instead of saying 'pah'.

Thank you Croc!

I did google it but that didn't help.. there were many different variations

2/20/112:32 AM

Garage JoeMember

Can any of youse borwer us a tab?

2/20/112:36 AM

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