Anyone else getting annoyed with the poor grammar?
psychoblob
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"I dont want nothing to do with you"
no, it should be i dont want anything to do with you....
is it wrong that it grates so much on me?
no, it should be i dont want anything to do with you....
is it wrong that it grates so much on me?
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Go and stand in the corner until further notice.
I'd like to claim it was deliberate!
Also missing apostrophes and capital letters...
It doesn't bother me so much in speech 'cause it's just part of the accent, however in writing there's no excuse!
*No, it should be "I don't want anything to do with you".
Is it wrong that it grates on me so much?*
HTH
No-one mentioned that! Anyway it's should have, not should of. The verb 'to of' is non-existent!
My biggest hate.... is that the 'th' sound has turned in an 'f' these days. So lazy! Bloody annoying. :rolleyes:
i totes agree
"I don't want nothing to with you".
No, it should be I don't want anything to do with you...
Is it wrong that it grates so much on me?
Few of us are perfect at grammar
Hands up, I'm an uptight red-penner, so I really hate it when I'm on my phone and it decides I want to say 'aunt' rather than c......
As in, "What do you fink I am? Fick?" Kind of answers itself don't you think? :rolleyes:
"up-tight"
"I dont want nothing to do with you"
no, it should be i dont want anything to do with you....
is it wrong that it grates so much on me?
Last edited by psychoblob : Today at 21:41. Reason: pedantry
BIB - lovin it
That pisses me off nearly as much as double negatives, Mark on The Chase does it (firty free fousand pounds!), I always think it seems strange for someone that intelligent, who also teaches kids, to use such bad pronunciation.... innit
See my point?
I missed a full stop as well!
Live in a glass house then don't....!
My biggy was the 'dis' 'dat' 'der' phenomenon....
Language changes....
Give it 50 years... There will be no vowels in writing and only Fs, Ss, and Ds in spoken.
Some of us are too rpecious - all of us contribute to changing language. That's how it's always been
Then of course there are the 'end of the day' and the '100%' brigade who also seem to have no idea of English grammar or syntax.
One more for you.... when people insert the word 'of,' instead of 'have.'
i.e. I could of, I should of... instead of I could have, I should have. It's so common these days.
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Nice one, I forgot about that one, it's on a lot of American TV & drives me up the wall!