General Chat

In the past year or so I have noticed many on GR using the word OF rather than HAVE such as in the following example: "He should of looked harder.....". Perhaps just a misunderstanding rather than a conscious choice but it's getting so common now that I suspect it might become the norm. No big deal, but not advised in schoolwork or applying for that important job?

Denis

Denis I was talking about this only yesterday and could not agree more.

I find it absolutely infuriating. It really is basic English language.

When I was a LSA in a secondary school, I walked into a class one morning to see a list of about 10 items the children should have done by Friday.
Unfortunately, every item started:
You should of .....
When the teacher came in, I pointed it out to him, he immediately wiped the board, and explained it was a student teacher!!!

Where I work, some very highly paid people seem unaware of their gaffe, and they run courses an create visual displays!!. I used to point out their error, then decided I had my own increasing workload to do on p*ss poor wages, so, unless they wanted to pay me proof reading wages, they could look stupid. :-P

yes I agree there

bad grammar from people that I "would of thought", "should of known better!!"

gets right up my nose, (so to speak)

there ARE people that write as they speak, that's where the problem lies, methinks...

Edited.......there ARE people that write in the same manner in which they speak

And there are also people that are able to speak as(while) they write, I cant, I'm not ambidextrous!

Yea, wicked, like 'aint nuffink wrong wive it, innet, na wot I mean?! ;-)

nice one Mayfield

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it's certainly not just on here - you can hear it on TV and radio all the time

do i get let off cos i do try
and thease little things ,.;'! well i dont no were to put them so i dont put them any were

i do try and use spell cheek but dont all ways no if im picking the right word

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I was writing about professionals and bad grammar, have no problem with people on websites misspelling, or even typo's!!

I don't think it's explained in schools. If I found a child writing 'of' instead of 'have', I would look at what they'd written and put it as a question eg if they wrote 'I should of done my homework', I would ask 'Of you done your homework'. They'd look at me like I was mad, then I'd explain about should've.
Likewise with 'you and I' and 'you and me'.

don't you go worrying DameShelley - we all understand - you're a one off :-D :-D <3

Shelly still lovin the car :-D :-D :-D

Has anyone else noticed the increasing use of "uventually", particularly on television?

Annie

It absolutely infuriates me that people belive they have the right to down others that dont use the correct word in the right place or a full stop here or there or the use of a comma etc ......,,,,,,they are understood,,,,,,,,,,that is all that matters.!

no one knows if that person has a problem,,,,,,,,!

Bob, I am sorry to be pedantic but you hit the one that irritates me.

There are no people that write as they speak, there are, however, countless people who write as they speak.

The other thing that jumps out at me is the use of biggest or youngest of two instead of bigger or younger.

I try not to think of people who were sat at a table.

thank ann
i no you are all use to me and dont take any noteist

mersey thinking of sending me new car to noddy
wounder if he would like a new polka dot car instead of his plain red and yellow one

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Kay - what is wrong with correct grammar and spelling?

A minority of people will have literacy issues of course but it seems to me that 99 per cent of the population now suffer from an inability to write correctly when there is no excuse.

Is it equally acceptable to state that black is white or 3 + 4 is 31 ?

If it is incorrect then it is, um, incorrect.

It is pretty evident when somebody has a problem with expressing themselves on a forum and that is fine , it's a forum.

What really annoys me is when I pay money for a newspaper and the people whose job it is to write it are not even able to write correct English.

It is the tool of their trade and they are selling me a sub-standard product.

My pet hate........... "I don't have none"

:-(

According to recent newspaper reports, the majority of the UK public believes that residents must speak English to be considered truly British.

The quality of speech was not mentioned. And I'm not sure if many of our current home-grown sporting personalities sparkle with clarity.

You don't not have no pet hates?

I don't have pet hates. We had a cat once and some guinea pigs.

Annie