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| |  Posted 07/04/2008 11:01:19 | |
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| Benny (07/04/2008)
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The one that really really bugs me is, when talking about competition, after beating an opponent someone says "...we won them". City won United 2-1. No no no, they won the derby.... they beat United.
It has irked me from a very young age that.
Yup, definitely merits a slap. Like "Can you borrow me a fiver?" Well, I would have had you asked correctly.
Yes, annoys me. As does 'she were hot', when it should be 'she was hot'. 
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| | | Posted 07/04/2008 11:01:48 | |
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| Benny (07/04/2008)
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Although I am not quite as grammar-nazist on the forum as Bert, I also like to point out people's bad grammar, most of the time to their complete annoyance. One of the most common is; 'Me and my mate went...'. I duly point out it is; 'My mate and I'. Oooooo and dont they hate it....  Also my boss's spelling is frikkin terrible. One of the worst I can recall is an email he sent to a client and copied a few of us in with the word 'mistermina'. I called him and pointed out it is actually 'misdemeanour'. Twunt. Incorrect use of disinterested is one I can never let slide. "Would of" is fast becoming a pet hate too. dis·in·ter·est·ed   Audio Help /dɪsˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd, -trɪstɪd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dis-in-tuh-res-tid, -tri-stid] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective | 1. | unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee. |
| 2. | not interested; indifferent. |
—Related forms dis·in·ter·est·ed·ly, adverb dis·in·ter·est·ed·ness, noun —Synonyms 1. impartial, neutral, unprejudiced, dispassionate. See fair1. —Antonyms 1. partial, biased. —Usage note Disinterested and uninterested share a confused and confusing history. Disinterested was originally used to mean “not interested, indifferent”; uninterested in its earliest use meant “impartial.” By various developmental twists, disinterested is now used in both senses. Uninterested is used mainly in the sense “not interested, indifferent.” It is occasionally used to mean “not having a personal or property interest.”
Many object to the use of disinterested to mean “not interested, indifferent.” They insist that disinterested can mean only “impartial”: A disinterested observer is the best judge of behavior. However, both senses are well established in all varieties of English, and the sense intended is almost always clear from the context. They've been reading this forum, Benny. However, technically it is correct in both senses. It's only technically correct because of lots of misuse. I shall remain on my high horse. You can find me in pedant's corner. *pulls up a seat next to Benny in pedant's corner (which I suppose should be pedants' corner now there's two of us here...)* If the original meaning was 'not interested, indifferent' then surely the misuse is using it to mean unbiased
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| | | Posted 07/04/2008 11:04:18 | |
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| 'There, their and they're' really isn't as complicated as some people like to think it is. Just think about what it is you're trying to say and it's quite straightforward.
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| | | Posted 07/04/2008 11:09:31 | |
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| Labmonkey (07/04/2008)
'There, their and they're' really isn't as complicated as some people like to think it is. Just think about what it is you're trying to say and it's quite straightforward.Indeed. Same with apostrophe usage.
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| | | Posted 07/04/2008 11:09:38 | |
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'There, their and they're' really isn't as complicated as some people like to think it is. Just think about what it is you're trying to say and it's quite straightforward.Similar with your and you're. I'm in a facebook group called "if you can't tell the difference between your and you're you deserve to be shot". A tad over the top perhaps, but there's a good point being made somewhere in there. My favourite facebook group at the moment is "If you see Joey Barton when you're out...try and get him arrested"
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| | | Posted 07/04/2008 11:10:44 | |
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| I had a mate at high school who used to always ask me why I supported "Man UCity". No typo there either! It used to well piss me off!
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| | | Posted 07/04/2008 11:13:41 | |
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'There, their and they're' really isn't as complicated as some people like to think it is. Just think about what it is you're trying to say and it's quite straightforward.Indeed. Same with apostrophe usage. With the annoying exception of "its" to indicate possession. That's a bugger.
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| | | Posted 07/04/2008 11:15:10 | |
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| Squidge (07/04/2008)
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'There, their and they're' really isn't as complicated as some people like to think it is. Just think about what it is you're trying to say and it's quite straightforward.Similar with your and you're. I'm in a facebook group called "if you can't tell the difference between your and you're you deserve to be shot". A tad over the top perhaps, but there's a good point being made somewhere in there. My favourite facebook group at the moment is "If you see Joey Barton when you're out...try and get him arrested" You have a favourite facebook group! lol |
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| | | Posted 07/04/2008 11:21:45 | |
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| | Glad to see that the forum's intellectual level is rising this morning. As I said on another thread some days ago, I particularly dislike the misuse of "bring" and "take". The Irish seem to completely miss the point.
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