It's going to run and run!

He should get to the STI clinic if it does!

Too much information. Double-yuck.

Maybe they should put carpet down on the shiney floor , would like to see the Gnome slither across while doing the quick step or and slip on anything .

crikey i wasn't going to post here,

My grammer is crap! and my spelling leaves a lot to be desired,

But I see a few friends Hello you lot.

I think we've lowered the tone Fliss!

US!! never naw we dint luv. xx honest

So many gramatical errors in this thread - and I don't just mean the 'funny' posts, rofl.

A few spelling mistakes too.

We aim too please!

That is the way you spell gramatical, well, I've seen it spelled both ways.

I believe both are correct - but that grammatical is more common. (Two 'm's make more sense to me due to the spelling of 'grammar', but I suspect it's personal preference.) Unfortunately my Athens password won't let me log into the OED to check!

Not according to my OED Grammatical is the correct spelling

Will Alesha speak proper this time.

I don't think she knows how

Fair enough - like I said I couldn't get onto the OED with my Athens password for some reason but checked in a lesser dictionary which did seem to have both, but will bow to the OED if they say otherwise!

ETA: Haha, just checked again - I'm such a numpty! I was looking in a Spanish dictionary and it didn't even occur to me! Hah!

When you are elevated to the position of judge telling others where they went wrong you should at least have a grasp of basic English grammar.

I'm sure Alesha has been informed of her bad grammar especially that appalling 'you was'. If she does not correct this, it shows complete arrogance and disregard on her behalf for the millions of viewers.

Surely someone should tell the head judge this as well, then?

I'm still hoping in vain that Alesha will do us all a favour and not bother showing up at all! Well i can dream can't i?

No harm in that I've had the same dream about Bruno for the last three years

In your opinion. Saying things like that makes me think of the days where Received Pronunciations was the official style of speech by the BBC and all you could hear on the BBC was a standard English accent and everybody sounded 'frightfully posh' (Received Pronunciation was originally called Public School Pronunciation).

An article in the Independent said -

What is RP?

Received Pronounciation is simply what has become the neutral accent of the middle classes, although since it is very rare in Scotland, unusual in Wales and dying out rapidly in Northern Ireland, some argue that it should be described as an English, rather than British, accent...There is no such officially defined style of language as "The Queen's English" - although the British Library website notes slyly that the Queen speaks an almost unique form of English. Only about 2 per cent of the population now speak RP. Estuary English, defined first in 1984, is deemed to be a hybrid of RP and South-eastern accents, often called "Mockney" and used by some, including Tony Blair, to give a more working-class slant to their speech.

What part does television play?

...The adoption of Received Pronunciations as the official style of speech by the BBC under Lord Reith in the 1920s was because he believed it would be the most widely understood form of English in Britain and around the world. This accelerated the spread of RP as the standard form of speech for the middle classes and reinforced stereotypically negative perceptions of regional accents. Now the BBC is actively promoting regional accents among its broadcasters, too much for the tastes of some people, particularly the likes of Radio 4 listeners, who have objected to the erosion of RP usage.

What are the new influences?

Unquestionably the main ones have come from immigrant Asian and Caribbean communities, which settled in particular parts of Britain...The use of the interrogative "innit" at the end of the sentence has been attributed to the influx of both Asian and Caribbean words, but may have spread so rapidly because it has similarities with speech patterns among people in Wales and South-west England.

Does it matter if you speak with a regional accent?

It used to be widely believed that you could not get a job in the BBC, or the upper reaches of the Civil Service and the City, if you had a regional accent. While there were never any strict rules about this, it was undeniable that a certain type of Oxbridge-educated Englishman, who would naturally have spoken with RP, tended to dominate the professional classes up until recently. But in today's more diverse, pluralistic society, and thanks to the influence of ethnic minorities, regional - and ethnic - accents are more celebrated than ever.

Clearly not celebrated by everyone on here. Back to the good old days then?

Here endeth the first lesson. Tune in next week for "My mate Moses"

Does it matter ??? can any of the contestants dance properly ?

Jesus christ.

So she speaks with a London accent where she was raised, and her grammar isn't perfect - how very dare she get on our screens and give an opinion on dancing, something shes been participating in since she was 5.

Can the grammar nazis spell "patronising"

Quite clearly they all have a grasp of basic English Grammar,otherwise nobody would understand them, but, and this may come as a surprise to you, Millions of people in this country survive on a grasp of basic English Grammar, it makes them no worse or no better than someone who speaks the queens english perfectly.
And to say it shows a complete arrogance and disregard to millions of viewers is, dont you think, a little bit arrogant and shows disregard to a persons character based on them making the odd mistake in their grammar.

The contestants will no doubt very quickly realise how hard it is to dance on the show and will probably be thinking
" Respect to you Alesha, this is bloody hard and if i can get to anywhere close to your standards then i will be extremely pleased with myself"