Not that i'm defending it but that's what it is, sadly.
I can see the logic in that, but would still be genuinely baffled by it if it were the case, on the basis that the contraction is clearly taught to folk throughout their schooling! When I hear colleagues aged 30+ coming out with the erroneous 'of' at work (admittedly there are only a couple who do it), I can only assume then that they have just forgotten their education!! :eek:
Not sure if it has been mention but Tagliatelle.
Most of the TV chefs mispronounce it and if they are going to cook it in front of millions they should know how to say it.
The habit of importing foreign pronunciations of brand names irks me. Clarkson on Top Gear saying Porscher for what every schoolboy of my acquaintance grew up calling a Porsche is bad enough; we're now to refer to Skoda as Shkodah apparently.
And add the use of the word 'get' to the pile. My elder son does it endlessly - can I get a shower, can I get a lift, can I get a yoghurt...
Aks for ask.
Barth, parth, glarss, parstah - does my head in.
And omitting the definite article from dates; it's July sixth and on the show today...; coming to a cinema near you July 10th. Gaah. It's July the sixth, July the tenth.
The habit of importing foreign And omitting the definite article from dates; it's July sixth and on the show today...; coming to a cinema near you July 10th. Gaah. It's July the sixth, July the tenth.
Even worse the Americanism of missing "th" off the dates,i.e. July six. :mad:
Not sure if it has been mention but Tagliatelle.
Most of the TV chefs mispronounce it and if they are going to cook it in front of millions they should know how to say it.
Of course, it's a silent G. Something that only you, me, my mum, my nan and my sister seem to realise (my nan's Italian).
of, of of OF OF!!! in place of 'have'!!! AAAAAAAAAARGGHHH!!!!! Where do people pick this up from?? Does someone deliberately teach it to them as an act of sabotage or something?? :mad: :mad: :mad:
I said in an earlier post that the word 'get' should be avoided if at all possible. So another one that really annoys me is the American originated 'just got' - as in
Car insurance just got cheaper!
Congratulations to the OP - this has been an interesting thread - and I am glad to know that there are plenty of others who abhor the incorrect use of language.
I said in an earlier post that the word 'get' should be avoided if at all possible. So another one that really annoys me is the American originated 'just got' - as in
Car insurance just got cheaper!
Congratulations to the OP - this has been an interesting thread - and I am glad to know that there are plenty of others who abhor the incorrect use of language.
Yep. It's enlightening how many of us Brits criticize the Americans when they are the ones which have kept faithful to the English language and it's us that have changed.
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I can see the logic in that, but would still be genuinely baffled by it if it were the case, on the basis that the contraction is clearly taught to folk throughout their schooling! When I hear colleagues aged 30+ coming out with the erroneous 'of' at work (admittedly there are only a couple who do it), I can only assume then that they have just forgotten their education!! :eek:
I'd say it was the first one for me.
Most of the TV chefs mispronounce it and if they are going to cook it in front of millions they should know how to say it.
And add the use of the word 'get' to the pile. My elder son does it endlessly - can I get a shower, can I get a lift, can I get a yoghurt...
Aks for ask.
Barth, parth, glarss, parstah - does my head in.
And omitting the definite article from dates; it's July sixth and on the show today...; coming to a cinema near you July 10th. Gaah. It's July the sixth, July the tenth.
Drawing and maintenance.
Apologies to those who are indigenous to the area but so-called "Estuary English" gets my goat.
Mainly due to the inability to pronounce the letter 'L'.
As in, for example, "another brick in the waw'
Even worse the Americanism of missing "th" off the dates,i.e. July six. :mad:
Sked du al
instead
shed u al
Of course, it's a silent G. Something that only you, me, my mum, my nan and my sister seem to realise (my nan's Italian).
This came immediately to mind for me.:mad:
Car insurance just got cheaper!
Congratulations to the OP - this has been an interesting thread - and I am glad to know that there are plenty of others who abhor the incorrect use of language.
Yep. It's enlightening how many of us Brits criticize the Americans when they are the ones which have kept faithful to the English language and it's us that have changed.