Brought vs bought

FoxEye · 28 Aug 2015 at 14:31

McGray said:
People are just idiots.

I also regularly see confusion with 'lose' and 'loose' on these forums.

Stupid, stupid everywhere.

The other thing is look at TV presenters.

A lot of these people are misusing the English language themselves.

If those people are our examples, then it's not surprising that so many people can't write or speak proper, like.

Eg every single football pundit. They all say things like, "As a team they done the job they set out to." None of these people have heard of "did", hence they never use it.

traveyb · 28 Aug 2015 at 14:34

I don't think it helps when the browser uses US English

clockwork.satan · 28 Aug 2015 at 14:36

McGray said:
People are just idiots.

I also regularly see confusion with 'lose' and 'loose' on these forums.

Stupid, stupid everywhere.

Haha! Yes! The loose/lose thing annoys the living daylights out of me! The there/their thing and 'could have' instead of 'could have' really get on my nerves too.

But nothing... NOTHING gets on my nerves as much as those who are too lazy or incapable of writing any full words and strt 2 wrt lk ths tht rly anys me.

McGray · 28 Aug 2015 at 14:38

It annoys me way more than it should.

Diddums · 28 Aug 2015 at 14:39

Come on, own up. Which one of you did this?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=28496492&postcount=23

McGray · 28 Aug 2015 at 14:40

FoxEye said:
The other thing is look at TV presenters.

A lot of these people are misusing the English language themselves.

If those people are our examples, then it's not surprising that so many people can't write or speak proper, like.

Eg every single football pundit. They all say things like, "As a team they done the job they set out to." None of these people have heard of "did", hence they never use it.

Spoken word is different to written though.

Being a Bristol boy, I sure do not speak how I write!

V F · 28 Aug 2015 at 14:41

boxman2000 said:
There their, I'm just glad you bought this to my attention. That'll be £5 please.

Don't get me started on how stupid some people can be with their grammar. The sheer number of grammatical and spelling errors in CV's that hit my desk regularly is simply astounding - into the bin they go!

It is funny reading the job applicants for Sky/News and such. Have you noticed the endless mistakes in just about every form for broadcasting? As well as most news articles/live tickers/BBC text.

Let alone the amount that cannot to count the runtime for the Sky Movies sections. Films finishing 20 - 40 minutes according to what Sky thinks.

Does anyone remember this? http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/mar/15/council-ban-apostrophes-street-signs

FoxEye said:
The other thing is look at TV presenters.

A lot of these people are misusing the English language themselves.

If those people are our examples, then it's not surprising that so many people can't write or speak proper, like.

A lot of them make up their own words and lingo. As most of their lives are on social media. They lower themselves the way how everyone else expresses themselves.

esoteric · 28 Aug 2015 at 14:43

My brother says "bot" instead of "but", he's been doing it for so long I don't remember when it started.

I went to a friends house once and she was doing maths homework with her son. I kept over hearing a word, "coy-in", curiously I went over to observe and they were doing sums involving money, then I figured it out. Coins!. She was late 30's at the time too, close to 40 years she's been saying coy-ins. Her kids said it that way too until I told them.

My, Sister, she uses a remolt control for her TV. At least she is aware of it.

My, Mum. Has anyone heard of a currier? meaning courier. She can't say code either and says cold instead.

coolsurfer · 28 Aug 2015 at 14:48

"Will you borrow me some money?"

hughtrimble · 28 Aug 2015 at 14:54

coolsurfer said:
"Will you borrow me some money?"

They were asking you to borrow money on their behalf.

I hope

boxman2000 · 28 Aug 2015 at 14:55

V F said:
Let alone the amount that cannot to count the runtime for the Sky Movies sections. Films finishing 20 - 40 minutes according to what Sky thinks.

Ahh, you mean the Microsoft time zone?

Yes, the "your file will finish copying in 2 minutes" or actually 1/2 hour.

Drizmod · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:02

I always confuse these two as well. I must have not been paying attention in school.

Amleto · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:16

apparently,

are = our

as well

Daftbrown · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:27

It's defiantly annoying!

VoG · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:28

Defiantly = definitely.

That one crops up far too often.

Muban · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:30

Andelusion said:
To be honest it does, even though it's quite a pacific detail.

Stop it! *shakes Andelusion by the shoulders*

Daftbrown · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:33

I have worked in housing for many years, as have many of my colleagues who still insist on declaring that people are not 'legible' for housing.

You determine eligibility every day of your working life yet you cannot say the damn word..?

I despair...

Then I let it all go... best that way (or I vent semi-anonymously on internet forums).

lafemmefatale · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:34

VoG said:
Defiantly = definitely.

That one crops up far too often.

And definately.

Wizzfizz · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:34

Love the way people go into perfect grammar mode when posting in these sort of threads(full stop)

Flying_Hellfish · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:36

McGray said:
People are just idiots.

I also regularly see confusion with 'lose' and 'loose' on these forums.

Stupid, stupid everywhere.

That is a brutal one. The similarity in sound to 'choose' is what catches people out - it is a different tense in this case, if you think of 'chose' (choose/chose, [loose]/lose/lost).

It's something you need to have been taught (and remember!).