English as she is spoke ?

tegwini 09/05/2008, 15:13

Is it just me - am I becoming a grumpy old git, BUT is there anyone out there like me who really sees red to read & hear poor quality English? for example :

apostrophe 's' everywhere !! when plural, or slap one in if there's an s - why not?

or not knowing the difference between there & their

using 'of'' instead of have - eg I must of made a mistake,

Not knowing the difference between of & off,

matching singular/plural subjects with verbs eg A range of goods was available, very common this one

And loads more, and you can see such silly errors on the BBC, shop signs (we have a Tony's Pizza's nearby), loads in the classroom, and last but not least, lots on this forum. I don't mean typos, which are obvious, or spelling mistakes which happen to the best of us, but constant seriously silly & unnecessary mistakes which make my ears curl!

Love to hear your opinion

Regards

tegwini

I think, therefore perhaps I am...

Re: English as she is spoke ?

Dick Smith 09/05/2008, 15:18
I think you know my views!

These are very simple things to get right (as you said elsewhere, in England we expect 8 year-olds to be able to do them).

I think that perpetually getting them wrong is a disrespectful act towards the reader.

I would also add to your list; starting sentences with lower-case letters, ignoring full stops, blocks of unpunctuated text. 'Text' language.

Before anyone sets off, this is not about dyslexia, or any other real or imagined learning difficulty, it is about learning some simple rules and applying them.

Regards

Dick Smith

Nowhere is there warmth to be found
Among those afraid of losing their ground

Re: English as she is spoke ?

krusty 09/05/2008, 15:18
Me , not bothered ....we are not at school now. Big Smile [:D]

Re: English as she is spoke ?

Dick Smith 09/05/2008, 15:20
So writing properly was just something you did at school?

Funny attitude...

Regards

Dick Smith

Nowhere is there warmth to be found
Among those afraid of losing their ground

Re: English as she is spoke ?

Cat 09/05/2008, 15:22
I find that I can be fairly forgiving about poor grammar and spelling, it is rudeness and a general lack of manners that I see as far worse forms of disrespect. As Dick says, it's about learning a simple set of rules and applying them.

Cathy

Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

Re: English as she is spoke ?

powerdesal 09/05/2008, 15:30
One that really jumps out at me is loose instead of lose and vice-versa. Also the phrase "top of the hour" just where did that one come from?

Steve
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Re: English as she is spoke ?

tegwini 09/05/2008, 15:38

How about : 'At the end of the day' , & 'sort of' & loads of other meaningless expressions?

tegwini

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Re: English as she is spoke ?

tegwini 09/05/2008, 15:44

It's just occured to me that it is good manners when writing to others to do it as well as possible. That's not asking for much, quite apart from the fact that language is for communication,and errors cause confusion, not communication.

tegwini

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Re: English as she is spoke ?

tegwini 09/05/2008, 15:51

A range of goods was available- sorry if this was not clear, this is correct, the singular subject is matched to the singular verb form. This is a very common error.

I could not pm back - the return system would not work for me - sorry!

Regards

tegwini

I think, therefore perhaps I am...

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