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Re: Where is our language going?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:05 pm
by rudolph_hucker
Mad Dog wrote:rudolph_hucker wrote:All over this forum is the word "definately" instead of "definitey".
I delivered to a place the other day I won't say what massive D.I.Y. company they are but they have a Q and B in their name. I was told to wear a hi-viz vest because its company policy. Bearing in mind the size of this company they had notices saying all visitors to wear hi visability vests.
I went to Screwfix direct in Stoke and corrected 7 spelling mistakes on a notice in the drivers room including the basic term. All drivers must hand in there keys and not return to there vehicles.
"definitely" ;)
See..............people are alway ready to have a go!
Yes, I was referring to Mad Dogs and Englishmen..............................
I wasn't having a go, you genuinely confused me with that.
Ironically I could have asked the same question even if had I known the reference!
It was bound to happen, bllllllllllllloody L button
Re: Where is our language going?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:22 pm
by davealbon
wewantourdarbyback wrote:There is no more annoying use of English than those who insert the letter R in the word can't.
Except from when the Bluetones do it on the song 'Carnt be trusted'. ;)
Re: Where is our language going?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:27 pm
by wewantourdarbyback
There's an RBS cash machine in the Direct Line building in Leeds, it wasn't working a while back with the sign:
Out Off Order
Re: Where is our language going?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:33 pm
by davealbon
I'm not sure if they are still up or not, but the signs around Nene Park last season saying 'Smile, your on CCTV' really used to annoy me!
Re: Where is our language going?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:04 pm
by wewantourdarbyback
missed those.
I forgot to mention people who use 'of' instead of 'have'... i.e. "I'd of thought he was a better choice" that one infuriates me.
Re: Where is our language going?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:27 pm
by Dazzler
davealbon wrote:I'm not sure if they are still up or not, but the signs around Nene Park last season saying 'Smile, your on CCTV' really used to annoy me!
Hehe - me too! I did mean to mention it....
Re: Where is our language going?
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:58 am
by Mad Dog
wewantourdarbyback wrote: missed those.
I forgot to mention people who use 'of' instead of 'have'... i.e. "I'd of thought he was a better choice" that one infuriates me.
There's an entire debate on it here :lol: :
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=86645
Re: Where is our language going?
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:41 pm
by woody
Mad Dog wrote:wewantourdarbyback wrote: missed those.
I forgot to mention people who use 'of' instead of 'have'... i.e. "I'd of thought he was a better choice" that one infuriates me.
There's an entire debate on it here :lol: :
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=86645
My goodness, is it a MASS DEBATE :lol: :lol: :lol:
Re: Where is our language going?
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:47 pm
by woody
Diamondsforever wrote:
Oh, and it's grammar, not grammer!
So not your aged female relative then? :lol:
Re: Where is our language going?
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:50 pm
by woody
wewantourdarbyback wrote:There is no more annoying use of English than those who insert the letter R in the word can't.
Oh yes there is...........listen to the Virgin Media trailers for
ORN DEEMORND
Or the Virgin Media Telephone answering service that goes like this..............
"You have three new messages, message number one, message received at 1304, message begins.... message number two, message received at 1305, message begins....message number three, message reeived at 1321, message begins.
Christ only knows the amount of repetition.............20 messages would bring. :twisted: :twisted: