Originally Posted by Lynn R

It must be a regional thing, but my OH says "windowscreen" instead of "windscreen" which really grates on me.

Originally Posted by lynnxa

is he from Essex or Norfolk?

my OH used to say that too - he was from Essex, but he blamed his mum who was from Cromer.............

Originally Posted by Pocaloca

They were ordered to teach that way by the government, it wasn't necessarily their choice. For example, a lot of teachers disagreed strongly with phonics (teaching reading and writing via sounds rather than spelling patterns). This teaching method led to a whole generation of kids who can only write with the spellchecker turned on. And now the govt are talking about bringing it back!

Originally Posted by Pocaloca

Do people think the rules of grammar should be adapted to follow to popular usage, or that usage should follow the rules?

There is no Real Academia for English, like there is for French and Spanish, so who should make those rules?

Originally Posted by Lynn R

It must be a regional thing, but my OH says "windowscreen" instead of "windscreen" which really grates on me.

Originally Posted by Beaverstate

Absolutely correct, Its windshield

Originally Posted by Dick Dasterdly

Only in America surely.

Originally Posted by Beaverstate

Does anywhere else count