I should of known

[Boringgeoff]

I cringe when I see or hear "us" used instead of "we" as from a news reader on TV recently "us Australians are living beyond..." should be we Australians.

[62woollybugger]

The one that annoys me most is "somethink", "nothink" etc. I've heard supposedly well educated people pronounce words that way.

[Grumpy John]

Another word that annoys me no end is payed instead of paid. What are they teaching this generation?
Pete

So, if the past tense of pay is paid, why isn't the past tense of play plaid? Is it because plaid is used by the yanks instead of tartan?
And how come the past tense of say is said, but pronounced sed?

Not wonder I hated english, or should that be English, in school.

[rustynail]

Only a matter of time before we return to the primeval grunt.

[Sawdust Maker]

Only a matter of time before we return to the primeval grunt.

I've an 18 year old that/whom/who/? is already there!

[elanjacobs]

I've an 18 year old that/whom/who/? is already there!

Who

[doug3030]

Another word that annoys me no end is payed instead of paid. What are they teaching this generation?
Pete

Actually "payed" is a legitimate word, and is in fact the past tense of "to pay" but a very different meaning of the word "pay" than you usually see it in.

"Payed" is the past tense of the now archaic meaning of "pay" which means to seal a deck with rope and tar, and is not gramatically correct for having given someone money. However there are those out there who argue that it is in the dictionary so they can use it. Its like saying that "whether" and "weather" are interchangeable because they are both in the dictionary too.

Cheers

Doug

[rwbuild]

The one that annoys me most is "somethink", "nothink" etc. I've heard supposedly well educated people pronounce words that way.

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This is actually correct, some do think, others don't think

[A Duke]

If the spell checker does not under line it it is OK.

[Grumpy John]

If the spell checker does not under line it it is OK.

Depends if you've got it set to American or English.

[Grumpy John]

Top of my list is when advertisers claim "10 times less". Idiots.

[Sawdust Maker]

If the spell checker does not under line it it is OK.

I've recently seen some idjit argue that his use of the word strait rather than straight was legitimate as the spellcheck didn't underline it!

[elanjacobs]

I've recently seen some idjit argue that his use of the word strait rather than straight was legitimate as the spellcheck didn't underline it!

Unfortunately, spellcheck only tells you if you've spelt a word correctly, not if you've used it correctly

[chrisb691]

top of my list is when advertisers claim "10 times less". Idiots.

yes, yes, yes.

[elanjacobs]

People using "f" instead of "th"