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Brought or Bought - what do you say?
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That's a huge one for me too, but I get tired of trying to explain it.
One I'm guilty of is using "fixin to do something," instead of "going to do something."
I don't encounter that often so when I do it annoys me. I had a woman 25+ years my senior who told me she could not spell or speak as well as I could because at my age she was home raising babies taking care of her man.
I used to hate when people would say, "guess what I learnt today?" Apparently that is common in the UK though and not so much in the US. My typical issues are loose/lose, you're/your, etc.
I receive many letters throughout the week where people are complaining about "loosing" something. I'm almost conditioned to not notice the mistake and just read on.
Holycrapflaps that one really gets me too.
Here in Sheffield UK we get a lot of 'k's instead of 't's. I don't know if it's a region dialect thing or whether it's nationwide but LOADS of people say Kekkle, Digikal, Hospikal and bokkle.
Infact that's just pushed me over the edge, where's my gun?
Totally with you on that.
Another one that bugs me... "Can you borrow me some money"
Oh, here's one that makes me cringe, "libary" instead of "library." <mumble>uneducated... lazy... wtf is wrong with you?</mumble>
Kekkle? As in "I'll just go put the kekkle on, shall I?"*
*Standard British response to any bad news, family tragedy, disaster, lottery wins, good news or ad break…
I LOL'd.Holycrapflaps that one really gets me too.
Here in Sheffield UK we get a lot of 'k's instead of 't's. I don't know if it's a region dialect thing or whether it's nationwide but LOADS of people say Kekkle, Digikal, Hospikal and bokkle.
Infact that's just pushed me over the edge, where's my gun?
"Jewlery"
Let me clarify the bokkle, kekkle post so you do not to think half of Sheffield if completely retarded.
I'm talking about the pronunciation not the spelling here.
We don't have adverts on bus shelters advertising 'Digikal TV' or quick boil Kekkle's or anything like that.
I'm talking about the pronunciation not the spelling here.
We don't have adverts on bus shelters advertising 'Digikal TV' or quick boil Kekkle's or anything like that.
I LOL'd.
"Jewlery"
The American spelling of Jewellery i.e. Jewelry (different to redwarriors 'jewlery') is so unequivocally wrong.
Wow, that's a big one for me too; can't believe I didn't think of it.
I'm still ROFL!Let me clarify the bokkle, kekkle post so you do not to think half of Sheffield if completely retarded.
I'm talking about the pronunciation not the spelling here.
We don't have adverts on bus shelters advertising 'Digikal TV' or quick boil Kekkle's or anything like that.
another vote against "axe". If I were ever to "go axe somone" I should expect to be promptly detained by the Provosts (hows that for a propper and old word for police) on a charge of attempted/premedited murder (dependant on where i axe them and the damage done by said axing)
another good one, especially near voting time;
Polital canvisser (PC) - "can I ask you who you'll be voting for?"
me - "Yes"
PC - bemused/befuddled look on face and dramatic pause... "can I ask you who you'll be voting for?"
Me - "yes, certainly."
PC - more puzzled look on face... "can I ask you who you'll be voting for?"
Me - "yes."
PS - walks away looking thoroughly confused and muttering to themselves.
well they never actualy asked me whom i would vote for!
Polital canvisser (PC) - "can I ask you who you'll be voting for?"
me - "Yes"
PC - bemused/befuddled look on face and dramatic pause... "can I ask you who you'll be voting for?"
Me - "yes, certainly."
PC - more puzzled look on face... "can I ask you who you'll be voting for?"
Me - "yes."
PS - walks away looking thoroughly confused and muttering to themselves.
well they never actualy asked me whom i would vote for!
My dad says pusgetti instead of spagetti. It's because he can't hear well, so he mispronounces a lot of words. But, even after 40 years of it, we still crack up when he says it.
Then people in Sheffield are "retarded".
Oh come on. The type of person who would say "libary" will probably never be looking for one.
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I'm going to get pissed on in this thread for asking this, because the answer may be something really obvious, but how would you say it?
Damn, I didn'te ven realize that Americans spelt it like that. I always thought the American/wrong way lacked the second "l" (i.e. "Jewelery" instead of "Jewellery").
FAKE EDIT: Actually, my Dictionary Widget says "Jewelry" is the American spelling of the word, while "Jewelery" doesn't exist, which means I was wrong about the American spelling. However, "Jewelery" doesn't register as a spelling mistake in Firefox. Hmmm......
"Guess what I learned today?"I'm going to get pissed on in this thread for asking this, because the answer may be something really obvious, but how would you say it?
The one person I know who says it, has a master's degree in education! *sick*
If someone is astounded and unable to grasp something they might say:
"I can't fathom that"
[unable to plumb the depths of that deep thought]
Unless you are that person I know that says:
"I can't phantom that"
[unable to hide it behind a ghostly entity???]
WTF??
Woof, Woof Dawg
"I can't fathom that"
[unable to plumb the depths of that deep thought]
Unless you are that person I know that says:
"I can't phantom that"
[unable to hide it behind a ghostly entity???]
WTF??
Woof, Woof Dawg
Although depending on context maybe the person did mean they could actually care less than they do right now
My pet peeve is then and than. But also they're/their, your/you're, to/too,... too many to mention