Originally Posted by gibletjohn:
“It was in the Mail. She gets paid £100k for every brain cell she has.
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“It was in the Mail. She gets paid £100k for every brain cell she has.
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She's only getting 10K! Wow, I thought Alesha's hold out for more!
The Alesha Dixon 2010 'you was' count thread
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I do wish Alesha would hurry up and learn to speak properly as I'm getting tired of waiting to start a string of threads accusing her of selling out, betraying her roots, generally getting above herself and putting on airs and graces etc etc :yawn: etc :sleep:
Originally Posted by SideshowStu:
“I do wish Alesha would hurry up and learn to speak properly as I'm getting tired of waiting to start a string of threads accusing her of selling out, betraying her roots, generally getting above herself and putting on airs and graces etc etc :yawn: etc :sleep:”
“I do wish Alesha would hurry up and learn to speak properly as I'm getting tired of waiting to start a string of threads accusing her of selling out, betraying her roots, generally getting above herself and putting on airs and graces etc etc :yawn: etc :sleep:”
Good point, very inconsiderate of her.
Originally Posted by SideshowStu:
“I do wish Alesha would hurry up and learn to speak properly as I'm getting tired of waiting to start a string of threads accusing her of selling out, betraying her roots, generally getting above herself and putting on airs and graces etc etc :yawn: etc :sleep:”
“I do wish Alesha would hurry up and learn to speak properly as I'm getting tired of waiting to start a string of threads accusing her of selling out, betraying her roots, generally getting above herself and putting on airs and graces etc etc :yawn: etc :sleep:”
This could create a whole new divide, on a par with
I'm glad Arlene has gone / Bring back Arlene
Originally Posted by DavidJames:
“Good point, very inconsiderate of her.
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“Good point, very inconsiderate of her.
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Isn't it though? If only she'd oblige me I would create an incredible amount of infuriatingly similar threads on the subject that would make the infamous Bhoy's efforts to beat a subject to death seem half-hearted and tame by comparison
Originally Posted by SideshowStu:
“Isn't it though? If only she'd oblige me I would create an incredible amount of infuriatingly similar threads on the subject that would make the infamous Bhoy's efforts to beat a subject to death seem half-hearted and tame by comparison”
“Isn't it though? If only she'd oblige me I would create an incredible amount of infuriatingly similar threads on the subject that would make the infamous Bhoy's efforts to beat a subject to death seem half-hearted and tame by comparison
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Well, you could start in advance.
Don't let mere facts get in your way, no-one else does.
Even if she has grammar problems of which annoy me at times. At least it's not me me me with Alesha. How would everyone feel if they were bitched to the press? I would be furious. Arlene was abusive to John Sergeant contary to his bad dancing. Alesha on the other hand tells it to their faces.
Originally Posted by gkmacca:
“A grammar thread on Digital Spy? People in greenhouses...”
“A grammar thread on Digital Spy? People in greenhouses...”
LOL! It's glass houses. Greenhouses isn't totally accurate since they're not all made of glass.
Anyway, she just said it there to Peter if anyone's interested.
Originally Posted by tonydancer:
“Or add something to this thread, a count of every time Matt Baker says "us" instead of "me" on this show and on Countryfile, which he presents.
Or maybe even recognise that both Alesha and Matt are just using the grammar of a particular UK dialect, that one is no better or worse than the other, and thus abandon this thread?”
“Or add something to this thread, a count of every time Matt Baker says "us" instead of "me" on this show and on Countryfile, which he presents.
Or maybe even recognise that both Alesha and Matt are just using the grammar of a particular UK dialect, that one is no better or worse than the other, and thus abandon this thread?”
Originally Posted by Doug P:
“Am more than happy to abandon this thread but could you say more about the grammar of a dialect point? Surely WAS is wrong in any dialect?”
“Am more than happy to abandon this thread but could you say more about the grammar of a dialect point? Surely WAS is wrong in any dialect?”
Quite right Doug. It's so irritating when people say 'you was' instead of 'you were'. It's simple enough IMO.
It is fairly ironic that there are so many grammatical errors made by posters on this thread.
Unfortunately for this generation there are teachers in schools who use was when it should be were. It is it seems not something that teacher training establishments feel should be corrected.
Unfortunately for this generation there are teachers in schools who use was when it should be were. It is it seems not something that teacher training establishments feel should be corrected.
I'm happy to volunteer and help Alesha with her grammar. Although I'm not a teacher and English isn't my native tongue, I'll give it a try. Doesn't matter how long it will take. I'm ready to sacrifice my precious time for the greater good that is Strictly.
I cringe when I hear the "you was" coming out from her, but other than that I think she is better this year than she was before.
Originally Posted by Castanet:
“Quite right Doug. It's so irritating when people say 'you was' instead of 'you were'. It's simple enough IMO.”
“Quite right Doug. It's so irritating when people say 'you was' instead of 'you were'. It's simple enough IMO.”
Castanet, for the nth time, dialect grammar is a different grammar, not wrong grammar. If someone says "you was" every time, and an identifiable group of people share that way of speaking, it's a dialect. If that irritates you it's because the people who speak the dialect irritate you. Are you anti-yoof, anti-saaf-east, anti-Alesha as a person, or just anti anything and anyone that's different from you?
Tha wants te gerrover thisen, tha does.
Different dialect from Alesha's but I'm sure she'd echo the the sentiments.
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