Is it just me?

[Guinness]

Originally Posted by Chris SUI JURIS

SHOULD OF called this the gramer/pronunsiation/dislexea thread

See I'm fine with every single word in that sentence except the second one

Ripped the following from an online dictionary

of -
auxiliary verb Pronunciation Spelling .
have: He should of asked me first.

Pronunciation note
Because the preposition of, when unstressed ( a piece of cake ), and the unstressed or contracted auxiliary verb have ( could have gone, could've gone ) are both pronounced [uhv] or [uh] in connected speech, inexperienced writers commonly confuse the two words, spelling have as of ( I would of handed in my book report, but the dog ate it ). Professional writers have been able to exploit this spelling deliberately, especially in fiction, to help represent the speech of the uneducated: If he could of went home, he would of.

Sheesh! I really am a sad old pedant... I'm trolling through a dictionary on a Saturday afternoon??

[Chris SUI JURIS]

Originally Posted by Guinness

See I'm fine with every single word in that sentence except the second one

Ripped the following from an online dictionary

of -
auxiliary verb Pronunciation Spelling .
have: He should of asked me first.

Pronunciation note
Because the preposition of, when unstressed ( a piece of cake ), and the unstressed or contracted auxiliary verb have ( could have gone, could've gone ) are both pronounced [uhv] or [uh] in connected speech, inexperienced writers commonly confuse the two words, spelling have as of ( I would of handed in my book report, but the dog ate it ). Professional writers have been able to exploit this spelling deliberately, especially in fiction, to help represent the speech of the uneducated: If he could of went home, he would of.

Sheesh! I really am a sad old pedant... I'm trolling through a dictionary on a Saturday afternoon??

lol get yourself down the local and have a pint,the dictionary can wait

[egg&chips]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

It would be a change from the back biting which goes on on here.

I'll remember to wear boots if I change my mind!

A tad harsh Gordon! I'm shocked that anyone could view the forums as anything but a utopian discourse medium filled with mutually respecting soul siblings

[Sunflower49]

Originally Posted by Guinness

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?

Nope, it irritates me too, nothing to do with age-I've been a pedant since I was in my teens!

Originally Posted by Eric

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 But I agree; "shoulda went to Specsavers" would of been better.

If it was typed like that, it wouldn't bother me as it would look to clearly be intentional word play rather than ignorance causing misuse of words!

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

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

It's true!In fact, I have even found myself having to think about correct use of words despite my pedantry, because they're written incorrectly SO often!From internet forums and discussions boards, websites, supermarkets, to official documents, letters and formal texts!It' saddens me and really winds me up.

Originally Posted by MargaretR

Should've - is the correct way to spell 'should of'

Should've | Easy to understand definition of should've by Your Dictionary

Originally Posted by Michael1954

Should have not should of!

Yes should have, 'Should've' been its abbreviation.

Originally Posted by Michael1954

I work in Manchester and a few of my Mancunian colleagues always pronounce have as of.

Pronunciation is different I think. Not everybody pronounces words as they're written-some words are correctly pronounced nothing like they are written.

I use the word 'Mote' quite often. It's got a few different applied meanings.

I like words. Probably why I get irritated at their mistreatment.

Dyslexia is obviously a cause, however I know many people who use it as an excuse. Not saying anybody on here is in that bracket.
My friend is dyslexic and his written words are impeccable-because he has deemed it as important to take time to learn to overcome the problem, and he checks if he isn't sure. Another method of learning.

I am rubbish at mathematics-but I double check if I'm doing something mathematical, do not assume I am correct.

[Restless]

Originally Posted by Guinness

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?

at school we had teachers that ran out crying. Stand-in teachers that told us to "copy from page..." I had to struggle along learning English myself.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Restless

at school we had teachers that ran out crying. Stand-in teachers that told us to "copy from page..." I had to struggle along learning English myself.

Never had to struggle to learn English ... I was born and raised in England. But I did have to re-learn a few words and terms when I landed in Canada ... pronunciation was different too: Canadians pronounce "Ottawa" without pronouncing a single "t" ... "Oddawa" ... Have to be careful sometimes too ... if you ask someone for a "rubber" instead of an "eraser", you might be handed a condom. And, to keep on topic, "of" instead of "have" is quite common here.

Oh, and Sugarmouse, it is "If it were typed like that" ... Ah, the subjunctive

[Gordon Booth]

Originally Posted by egg&chips

A tad harsh Gordon! I'm shocked that anyone could view the forums as anything but a utopian discourse medium filled with mutually respecting soul siblings

A tad harsh?
I promise not to kick you and you threaten to bite my ankle?
A disgrace to your profession!
What's spiritualism and souls got to do with this thread anyway?

[Eric]

Originally Posted by katex

'Mote.' Now you see, that is a word I had never heard of before ... so guess we can teach others something new about the English language ...

"The Mote in God's Eye", Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle is a fun read ... Oh, and maybe you should of spent more time on Bible study

[Less]

Originally Posted by sugarmouse0707

Yes should have, 'Should've' been its abbreviation.

I'll see your pedantry and raise it to being rather than been?

[Sunflower49]

Originally Posted by Less

I'll see your pedantry and raise it to being rather than been?

Haha true.

I was just er, exemplifying the fact that I see so many mistakes , I pick them up

I'll bet, if you were bored enough to watch my posts of a weekend, the sense they make is questionable compared to during the week. Nocturnal living does something to my cognition!

[heth]

The problem I have is that I type as I would talk and for the ones that have met me sometimes that is difficult!

I have been told off at work for it!

[cashman]

Originally Posted by heth

The problem I have is that I type as I would talk and for the ones that have met me sometimes that is difficult!

I always have typed as i talk.

[Marl]

My bug bear is when people say baf instead of bath and fousand instead of thousand...Even Mark the schoolteacher on the chase says fousand instead of thousand and it irritates the hell out of me especially when he is supposed to be so intelligent!!!!!!.

[MargaretR]

I cringe when I hear 'drawring' and 'nothink'

[Sunflower49]

Don't think I've heard the former but hearing folk put a 'K' on the end of nothing/something/everything riles me as well-I usually cannot help but say something(k).

Also people who do that, often say 'Noffink'-not even 'Nothink'......