Is it just me?
 

I'm fine with spelling errors, people not using capitals for proper nouns, grammatical screw ups, slang, local idioms etc.. but what really winds me up is the use of the word OF instead of the word HAVE

There's a thread in general at the moment...

Should OF gone to Specsavers....*mutters profanity under his breath*

I can readily accept 'hav', 'av', or 'ave'....but not 'OF'!! *more profanity*

Is it just me? Am I finally joining the 'grumpy old pedant' brigade?

Re: Is it just me?
 

Well I am with you Guinness.
Text speak is another example.

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Not that bothered personally, perhaps its who used the word?:D

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Appun tha reight, thay shud a gon tu them thieur speksavurs

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Have you been talking to Susie? This is her main bug ... Maybe you are just filling in for her while she is taking a vacation;)

A lot of this kind of stuff happens when you have a Latin style grammar imposed on a Germanic language ... I could go on for hours about the moribund subjunctive ... but I'll spare youse guys the agony:D But I agree; "shoulda went to Specsavers" would of been better.

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No....it isn't just you. It struck me when the thread was first posted, but I gritted my teeth and tried to ignore it...for the reasons you have put in your post....but seeing as you brought it up.......yes it irritates the bejasus out of me. So you definitely aren't on your own.

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Spelling , bad punctuation, basically all bad grammar gets my goat, but we may as well get used to it as teachers only need to get the meaning of what is being conveyed these days. Apparently bad spelling and grammar are not deemed to be important anymore

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Hey ... that's two a youse guys! A couple or three more and we'll have us a pedant's revolt happnin'.:eek::D

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GruMpy ,OwD peDant, BrigadE

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I can take it or leave it, if we were to take issue with all the little niggles that turn up on here from various folk no thread would ever be on topic for more then 3 or 4 posts. :)

The only time really that it "bothers" me, is when someone is using it as grounds to have digs & theirs is equally as bad in one form or another as the person they're disparaging.

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I agree with you, Dave, and members do use it against other members if they are gunning for them.

I know we all tease, Jaysay, but he admits to his dyslexia and takes it in good sport, and knows we do not mean it in a nasty way. Of course, we realise what an intelligent man he really is.

I am Admin. on a small site aimed at over 18's (no, not pornographic or anything :D), and our members get away with a lot more than what they would on here ...but all good fun.

It taught me one lesson: We have a member who, a few years ago, had a cerebral hemorrhage. He now has difficulty arranging his words into the correct order and his spelling is absolutely atrocious. He also appears to have keyboard tourettes and comes out with naughty childlike sexual statements about private parts. They are completely harmless though and very often a good intelligence breaks through.

I met him last Christmas. Such a generous, kind, well spoken and articulate gentleman.

You just never know, do you. So live and let live, Guinness.

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You are not wrong there, Bernie. Teachers do tend to put emphasis on structure and content on a piece of work, which does seem sensible and a good attitude. However, it should be linked in with good grammar and spelling. Why not ? :confused:

My granddaughter once got an 'A' for an essay. She had spelt 'phone' as 'fone' and it hadn't been corrected. My daughter was furious and rang up the school to complain. Bit of a twist that, eh ? Usually, parents ring to complain when they think their children's work should have been given a better mark. :D

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I am not gunning for anyone, but some people do not know they have got it wrong..how are they to learn if they are not told?

I would not have brought it up, but seeing as someone else did, then I gave me personal view on the subject.....we all have them....personal views and things that get our goat.......and without those things there probably would be not much of a forum.

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And yes,we do become a little more inflexible, less tolerant, as we get older.....and that is something which is happening to all of us.

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I'm not gunning for anyone either, it's just the 'of' and 'have' that's one of my own bugbears, like squeezing the toothpaste from the middle or putting the milk in the cup before the hot water :eek: