Thread: Wot not How.
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Old 18-04-2005, 05:13   #108
Terry
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Re: Wot not How.

It doesn't really bother me at all if posters on here spell correctly or not. I recognise the word and that's that. Even when the grammar is wrong I can usually work it out what the meaning is. I haven't had any problems so far understanding anyones English in here. What bothers me is "Yank speak". The yanks have this quite annoying habit of using the verb 'To bring' instead of the verb 'To take'. If we offered to take someone to Blackpool from Accy for example, a yank talking to you in the street in Accy' would offer to bring you to Blackpool. Not take. That to me is atrocious English. I come across it all the time in books written by american authors. They misuse the two verbs constantly.

However, if anyone wishes to improve without having to go back to school, just read lots and lots of books and you will find that over time your English will get better.
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