Brought vs bought

lafemmefatale · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:40

Flying_Hellfish said:
It's something you need to have been learnt (and remember!).

Fixed.

dacads · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:45

Did this really have to be bought to our attention?

Diddums x · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:46

dacads said:
Did this really have to be bought to our attention?

Yes, you need too be aware of these things.

timmeh · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:47

A lot of people around here say 'axe' and 'axed' instead of 'ask' and 'asked'. Absolutely boils my ****.

d_brennen · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:53

One of the biggest butchers of the English language was Shakespeare, now read and examined in English classes the world over.

Spelling/grammar Nazis be damned

lunar · 28 Aug 2015 at 15:54

Just think of present and past tense to evaluate which to use; brought or bought.
I.e. I will bring it over here; I brought it over here.
I will buy it; I bought it.

balky12 · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:00

I can't be asked to explain.

lafemmefatale · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:02

Handy reference, with swearing redacted.

Digital X · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:12

Bought: I bought a cake from a shop.
Brought: He brought a gift to the party, he brung, he is bringing.

I really hope "brung" is actually a word. It sounds silly to me.

BigChief · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:15

won vs beat.

Having a conversation about a football result.

"We won them".

No, we beat them. If we had won them, then we would be taking them home as a prize

malachi · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:17

And people care so much because?!?!?!?!

kinger8938 · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:18

i do it

and i am sorry, but recently made efforts to correct myself.

same with the "There, Their and They're"s just laziness really

arctine · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:19

Don't confuse not caring about something with stupidity.

And don't overlook dialect and learning disabilities before judging a person.

D3K · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:21

I agree with everyfink in this thread.

Bought/brought and "you was..." are the worst examples of idiocy in our spoken language. People who say chill out, it doesn't matter have never heard themselves. It does matter, because anything of importance that comes out of your mouth after is ignored.

Cosimo · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:22

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

You type with your browser...

spudbynight · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:35

This pacific error really winds me up.

silversurfer · 28 Aug 2015 at 16:53

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ttaskmaster · 28 Aug 2015 at 17:21

Most people have either spoken or written words they just habitually stumble over, regardless of how aware of it they are or how well educated they have been. Plenty of people here with Masters and Doctorates still make mistakes, or repeated typos (most commonly teh instead of the).
It's called being human.

If it still upsets anyone, I'll pu thrugh there leterbocks and that'll be the end of it!

Diddums x · 28 Aug 2015 at 17:29

Moses said:
Some people are just too thick, or too lazy, to get it right. It can often be jarring when reading something which has such errors, but what's worse are the spackers who correct what people say rather than engaging with what they obviously mean.

And you managed to insult both sides of the discussion. Bravo.

ttaskmaster · 28 Aug 2015 at 17:34

Moses said:
but what's worse are the spackers who correct what people say rather than engaging with what they obviously mean.

I do that to tease my wife!

Depends on the person, really. Often we both know what they meant, so it not only shows that I was listening but that I care that they don't make mistakes like this in front of someone else.

Sometimes I will do it as an insult, but they'll have generally earned it anyway and their spoken/written words are the least of their sins!