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Re: Punctuation mark
Originally Posted by Glenat
ooooh, I hate it when people say "borrow me a pen" :mad:
maybe it's a brummie thing :D |
Re: Punctuation mark
It's a chavie thing, walking round town listening to different people talking is so frustrating...if they are English then they just cant speak English properly! isnt it becomes 'ennit' can i have becomes 'gimme dat'
And everyone else is Polish! Our new Polish bus drivers talk 'chavie' english..its really annoying! The english taught at school isnt much better either, my 15yr old tries talking in chavie, lasts about 2 seconds...but we've noticed some of his written work slumps into chavie/text language and it is not corrected!
Originally Posted by Clippies
I hate it too! It may be a brummie thing actually as Dale used to say it until I drummed it out of him!
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Re: Punctuation mark
Originally Posted by worzel
Borrow mixed with lend (Should be to lend something to someone else, borrow from someone). I remember my games teacher being asked by a classmate who had forgotten their t-shirt if they could "lend a t-shirt" looking confused when the teacher asked who they wanted to lend it to.
I have to admit "would of"; "could of" etc., is one of my pet hates. ("are two" of my pet hates???) |
Re: Punctuation mark
Originally Posted by Jensen Healey
I'm sure you meant to write "to whom they wanted to lend it"! :D
I have to admit "would of"; "could of" etc., is one of my pet hates. ("are two" of my pet hates???) Your drinking to much :beer: :scared: Ahhhhh! |
Re: Punctuation mark
Originally Posted by Glenat
And while I'm thinking about it, I have it when people use the wrong too/to and you're/your.
Your drinking to much :beer: :scared: Ahhhhh! |
Re: Punctuation mark
Originally Posted by Glenat
ooooh, I hate it when people say "borrow me a pen" :mad:
maybe it's a brummie thing :D |
Re: Punctuation mark
Originally Posted by Britishaussie
At last! A bunch of people after my own heart. I hate seeing incorrect punctuation, or worse still, no punctuation at all and no capital letters (some posts on this forum are very difficult to read due to lack of punctuation). I'm not perfect either but I did RSA typing and RSA III English Language which stood me in good stead.
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Re: Punctuation mark
Originally Posted by worzel
Another common mistake is to say " would of" instead of "would have". Presumably because people hear would have said as would've which sounds like "would of"?
Borrow mixed with lend (Should be to lend something to someone else, borrow from someone). I remember my games teacher being asked by a classmate who had forgotten their t-shirt if they could "lend a t-shirt" looking confused when the teacher asked who they wanted to lend it to. Immigrate (to enter a country) when you mean emigrate (to leave) is a common one on here I seem to remember a very long thread on this sort of thing a few months back. Another howler is people who say "barter" when they actually mean "haggle." :rolleyes: |
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