Brought or Bought - what do you say?

[Mr. lax]

This has bugged the shizzle out of me for ages and today its REALLY got my goat. I've seen 3 people today say 'brought' instead of 'bought'.

"Hey I just brought an iMac"

"So where is it?" I reply

"At home" is usually the response.

"So why did you say you had brought something when you haven't?"

*confused stare*

I think you see where I'm going here.

What other things that people say incorrectly but aren't even aware of bug you?

... seriously? Bought?

 

[EricNau]

We don't say it in California either.

I do.

 

[echeck]

"I could care less!"

This absolutely infuriates me!

If you could in fact care less then you obviously care more than you are trying to convey!

Other's that bug me:

Than/Then
Further/Farther

The usual "your" and "there" variants are also annoying when misused.

I am also the only person I know that doesn't shorten or replace words with numbers in text messages. Doing this is just annoying which, of course, causes people do it to me even more. Jerks.

And it's pop, not soda. Although I've noticed that I rarely say "pop" or "soda" anymore, but rather I just say "beverage", and then specify what kind.

Question:

Do you think kids today are able to separate what is proper vs. what is accepted on the net?

 

[Daveman Deluxe]

I'm growing weary of people misusing the term "begging the question".

When a position leaves a related question unanswered, that is not "begging the question". That may cause you to "raise a question".

Begging the question is a form of circular logic, in which the deduction contains a proposition that the argument aims to prove. It can also refer to a statement in which the premise is as questionable as the conclusion.

Get it straight, people!

 

[TwinCities Dan]

This thread is awesome!

And actually, yes, "My friend Herb grows 'erbs" sounds better to me than "My friend Herb grows herbs."

I met that Herb guy back in College!

"Beers" is correct if there is more than one type of beer.

Correct.

That's a woodworking tool.

ROFL!

hwat (instead of) what

I picture that David Chappel skit, you know...

"HWAT?"..."YE-AH!"

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

"I could care less!"

This absolutely infuriates me!

If you could in fact care less then you obviously care more than you are trying to convey!

Other's that bug me:

Than/Then
Further/Farther

The usual "your" and "there" variants are also annoying when misused.

I am also the only person I know that doesn't shorten or replace words with numbers in text messages. Doing this is just annoying which, of course, causes people do it to me even more. Jerks.

And it's pop, not soda. Although I've noticed that I rarely say "pop" or "soda" anymore, but rather I just say "beverage", and then specify what kind.

Question:

Do you think kids today are able to separate what is proper vs. what is accepted on the net?

I'd consider myself a kid, after all I am but 17. I'm apart of the Myspace generation but not quite old enough to be of the Napster generation. I like to think that I use proper grammar on the internet. In my experience it has been people much older than I, in their thirties, who have the worst internet grammar. I call them the WAN2CyBER generation.

 

[Chundles]

I say **** instead of ****

 

[Rhosfelt]

Hmm, maybe this is regional, but I've never heard anyone actually pronounce the "r" in February. Any other NY/NJ folks gonna back me up on this?

Come to think of it, I think quite a few of these examples are simply regional accents at work. I don't think pronunciation variation is nearly as annoying as adding or taking away entire letters/syllables of words.

I've always said it "Feb-u-weary" as well. I don't think I've ever heard the "R" and it would just sound weird at this point.

ps - I also spell it wrong often, but when I take a second look I can see that I did it.

 

[MyDesktopBroke]

Jaguar: Actually, the English pronouncation is suppossed to be "Jag-waar", not "Jag-you-are" or "Jag-wire".

I tried so hard to get two of my friends to believe me, but they wouldn't listen.

Did any of you already mention eggcorn vs. acorn?

About "Should have" vs "Should of" Most of the time, and I guess I'm only speaking for myself, people say "should have" fast enough to only make it sound like "should of." If you asked somebody what they'd just said, but slowed down, they would probably say "have" instead of "of."

 

[atszyman]

About "Should have" vs "Should of" Most of the time, and I guess I'm only speaking for myself, people say "should have" fast enough to only make it sound like "should of." If you asked somebody what they'd just said, but slowed down, they would probably say "have" instead of "of."

Are you sure that they aren't using the contraction should've in the place of should have?

The former would sound a lot like "should of" and would be a completely valid use of the contraction.