killienick Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I've noticed a trend on here recently of people been unable to properly differentiate between "seen" and "saw." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamdunk Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 This thread is descending into you're grammers shite, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 This thread is descending into you're grammers shite, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I've noticed a trend on here recently of people been unable to properly differentiate between "seen" and "saw."Oh, I feel a bit sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 With you on most of that...but a wee tad harsh with the imply/infer point...i reckon I've misused both in the past...dumbfucker that I am! We probably all misuse many terms for ages, but you're still allowed the rant! It only took one post for Romeo to point out my idiocy for example! I spent years saying "seeg" for segue, even though (and this is the idiotic part) the correct pronunciation of segue; segway, was a part of my vocabulary. It was just a dipshitted blindspot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Also, people who put apostrophes in any word with an s at the end should be shot. A guy I work with regularly send group emails out that begin "hey guy's". I get a bit sad each time. I think what used to annoy me most about my ex-boss and his poor grammar & spelling was that he thought he was a bit of an authority on these matters, and also wasn't the kind of guy that took criticism very well. He was old and set in his ways. A double-spacer as well. There were even occasions where he was reviewing contracts or letters that myself or a colleague had written and he "corrected" them with his rubbish. This put us in a pretty awkward position as he wanted us to sent out these now poorly written/scanning documents with our names attached to them. Generally speaking we'd quietly correct them back again and hope he didn't notice, but it was a hassle I could have done without. Edited for another f-ing typo. Now I'm paranoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 As someone said earlier, a common saying which drives me mental is "cheap at half the price". It would be, it's HALF the price! Surely it should be "cheap at twice the price"? Also, they're not sayings, but people just using completely the wrong word drives me insane. Their, there, they're are the most common culprits - IT'S REALLY FRICKIN EASY PEOPLE! Also, people who put apostrophes in any word with an s at the end should be shot. Edit for sticky keys The cheap one is supposed to be an expression of surprise that you paid so much for an item. Ie Do you like my jacket, cost £100.00Aye it's nice, but it would've been good value if it had been half the price. You have been grossly overcharged you mug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 A guy I work with regularly send group emails out that begin "hey guy's". I get a bit sad each time. I think what used to annoy me most about my ex-boss and his poor grammar & spelling was that he thought he was a bit of an authority on these matters, and also wasn't the kind of guy that took criticism very well. He was old and set in his ways. A double-spacer as well. There were even occasions where he was reviewing contracts or letters that myself or a colleague had written and he "corrected" them with his rubbish. This put us in a pretty awkward position as he wanted us to sent out these now poorly written/scanning documents with our names attached to them. Generally speaking we'd quietly correct them back again and hope he didn't notice, but it was a hassle I could have done without. Edited for another f-ing typo. Now I'm paranoid. You'll have to start supporting someone else. Not sure who, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Exactly. The original phrase was "cheap at twice the price", meaning a great deal. This was later tweaked to "cheap at half the price" by various wags, aiming to rip the piss out of mugs overpaying for tat. The tragedy is that utter imbeciles have since heard the second phrase and repeated it for precisely the wrong reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 The cheap one is supposed to be an expression of surprise that you paid so much for an item. Ie Do you like my jacket, cost £100.00 Aye it's nice, but it would've been good value if it had been half the price. You have been grossly overcharged you mug. Confusing 'i.e.' and 'e.g' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Confusing 'i.e.' and 'e.g'No, ie meaning that is to say. I wasn't giving an example. I was re-wording the expression to better illustrate its proper use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 It's "lose" motherfuckers, L O S E not "loose". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 ^^^ Head's loosed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Does the pope shit in the woods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Does the pope shit in the woods? Probably. Seeing as it's likely he's a Celtic supporter. Lidl bag, surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Two time champion... NO !!!!! Twice champion please...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 This thread was quite amusing to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Two time champion... NO !!!!! Twice champion please...... ^^ never got beyond his 1x table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Americans attempting to seem not arsed about something by suggesting that they COULD care less. Bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 "It begs the question" is probably one of the more famous examples of "misinterpretations of sayings", rather than the "shit people say that annoy me". http://begthequestion.info/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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