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Thread ID: 128474 2012-12-22 04:37:00 Another pet hate to get you going! Richard (739) PC World Chat
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1319730 2012-12-22 19:46:00 Everythink instead of everything! Neil McC (178)
1319731 2012-12-22 19:54:00 "Jewelry" instead of "jewellery"

"Mischevious" (miss-chee-vee-us") instead of "mischevous"

Weather presenters using a pretentious (and strictly incorrect) "negative" temperature, instead of using "minus" or "below". Actually, make that "presenter" singular because there's only one idiot locally who does that (I know of).

News readers placing an incorrect emphasis on words, resulting in a totally different meaning. A classic example of this was when a newsreader was relating the events leading up to a brawl. Having given that background, she followed on with "the Police say ... " (should have been, "the Police say ... ")

Rant over

:sleep
WalOne (4202)
1319732 2012-12-22 19:58:00 Or the number of TV news reporters who begin every third sentence with the word "Now,"

Or the lead sports reporter on TVOne who places the emphasis on the last word of every sentence................
Zippity (58)
1319733 2012-12-22 20:15:00 Petrol and diesel vehicle drivers who think they and they alone should be allowed to use the roads gary67 (56)
1319734 2012-12-22 20:22:00 Woman for Wimin

He come up from Dunedin
Cicero (40)
1319735 2012-12-22 21:06:00 I hate when people have a phrase or word completely wrong because they have misunderstood what they hear.
Using "of" instead of "have" is a common one and makes no sense when you look at it. Just because contractions like "must've" (must have) sound like "must of" which is nonsensical.

Things like "for all intensive purposes", "with all do respect", etc. Easy to miss in conversation but glaringly obvious when written down.
dugimodo (138)
1319736 2012-12-22 21:10:00 What a sad bunch you lot are today. :lol:

Mary Xmas to all Youse Fellas and Fellesses :banana

Hope I got the speling and pranuceation rite.

PS the "Youse" was to remember our old friend Surfer Joe... Hi Joe
kenj (9738)
1319737 2012-12-22 21:17:00 What a sad bunch you lot are today. :lol:

Mary Xmas to all Youse Fellas and Fellesses :banana

Hope I got the speling and pranuceation rite.

PS the "Youse" was to remember our old friend Surfer Joe... Hi Joe

Is Joe still with us?

Lots can't say how and now !
Cicero (40)
1319738 2012-12-22 21:39:00 I very rarely watch any other news except TV1 News and I have never heard this expression. zqwerty (97)
1319739 2012-12-22 21:50:00 I hate it when people say they'll speak "with" someone, rather than "to". "With" essentially means at the same time...

Especially telephone receptionists that add insult to injury with grammatical error "Good morning, you're speaking with Sweet Fanny, how can I assist you today?"

Grrr
WalOne (4202)
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