Linguistic pedantry

[Duquesne Whistle]

21 hours ago, davieG said:

I was comparing it to actor and actress.

I gathered that. It was a (gentle) attempt to take the piss on my behalf. No offence intended.

[Duquesne Whistle]

21 hours ago, peterborofox said:

Definitely spelt as defiantly or definately

 

This spelling is probably correct in Glasgow. 

[davieG]

1 hour ago, Duquesne Whistle said:

I gathered that. It was a (gentle) attempt to take the piss on my behalf. No offence intended.

None taken, we’re all good.

[Wakeyfox]

On quiz shows or game shows when they announce the prize as "a massive £50k" or "a huge £25k".

The size of the prize is defined by the amount of money, it is undoubtedly a massive or huge prize, but the size of £50k is still £50k.

[FerrisBueller]

Fairly obvious ones -

 

Your and You're.

Their, There and They're.

To and Too.

Generally and Genuinely.

 

How can you not know this by now? Most phones have frigging autocorrect anyway!

 

 

[HighPeakFox]

50 minutes ago, FerrisBueller said:

Fairly obvious ones -

 

Your and You're.

Their, There and They're.

To and Too.

Generally and Genuinely.

 

How can you not know this by now? Most phones have frigging autocorrect anyway!

I think it's because phones often autocorrect to either the wrong word, or a word that has been misspelt so frequently by the user that it has learnt the wrong spelling. Also, phones don't respond very well to people who aren't great at constructing sentences properly, and people that don't check.

[FerrisBueller]

1 minute ago, HighPeakFox said:

I think it's because phones often autocorrect to either the wrong word, or a word that has been misspelt so frequently by the user that it has learnt the wrong spelling. Also, phones don't respond very well to people who aren't great at constructing sentences properly, and people that don't check.

Yeah, to be fair autocorrect can be ducking annoying!

[String fellow]

Rhyming poetry that doesn't even rhyme properly!

E.g. William Blake:-

Tiger Tiger, burning bright,

In the forests of the night;

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

[HighPeakFox]

30 minutes ago, String fellow said:

Rhyming poetry that doesn't even rhyme properly!

E.g. William Blake:-

Tiger Tiger, burning bright,

In the forests of the night;

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

 

[Jon the Hat]

On 18/05/2021 at 19:11, Steven said:

Them instead of those. 

HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES EH?

[Dunge]

Not mine so much, but a family member absolutely loathes “burgalry”.

 

I also once heard someone say “burglared” to complete the square.

[orangecity23]

18 minutes ago, Dunge said:

Not mine so much, but a family member absolutely loathes “burgalry”.

 

I also once heard someone say “burglared” to complete the square.

Some Americans use "burglarized" as in "My apartment has been burglarized".

[Milo]

1 hour ago, String fellow said:

Rhyming poetry that doesn't even rhyme properly!

E.g. William Blake:-

Tiger Tiger, burning bright,

In the forests of the night;

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

Surely if a poem doesn’t rhyme it’s not rhyming poetry...

[String fellow]

24 minutes ago, Milo said:

Surely if a poem doesn’t rhyme it’s not rhyming poetry...

It's surely a crime,

For a verse not to rhyme.

Without the right word,

The poem's a turd!

[HighPeakFox]

9 minutes ago, String fellow said:

It's surely a crime,

For a verse not to rhyme.

Without the right word,

The poem's a turd!

Assonance is a thing, so I'm afraid your post is transferred out to the 'what grinds my gears' thread... 

Edited 20 May 2021 by HighPeakFox

[Dunge]

There once was a chap from Japan

Whose poetry never did scan

When asked why this was

He said “It’s because

I always try to fit as many words into the last line as I possibly can.”

[Free Falling Foxes]

Mrs. FFF is university educated, yet still uses and writes, somethink instead of something.

[The Jolly Fox]

'I was sat with my friends'

[Alf Bentley]

4 hours ago, orangecity23 said:

Some Americans use "burglarized" as in "My apartment has been burglarized".

 

One American used "booglarize".......but he used it very well. 

 

 

[worthosoriginals]

On 19/05/2021 at 00:05, tom27111 said:

Double negatives really piss me off.

 

"I ain't got none." "I'm not going nowhere."

 

So you do have some and you're going somewhere? 

We dont need no,

educashun. 

[bovril]

5 hours ago, orangecity23 said:

Some Americans use "burglarized" as in "My apartment has been burglarized".

I do like America and Americans but...

 

"off of"

"quickness"

"verbiage"

 

can **** off

[Strokes]

I love threads like this, it’s nice knowing what annoys people. You never know when it might come in useful.

[Blarmy]

Something that’s grating on me lately is all dogs being referred to as “puppies” or “pups”, regardless of their age. 

[String fellow]

I'm a big fan of limericks, but Edward Lear's are crap! In every one, the fifth line's last word always repeats the last word of the first or second line. Not impressed.

Anyway, here's one written with Sunday in mind.

 

Kane un Able

There once was a forward from Tottenham
Whose loan days at Leicester - we've forgotten 'em.
For us he scored two
That is in fact true,
But on Sunday, his shots, we'll be stoppin 'em!

[String fellow]

There are plenty of young girl from Uttoxeter limericks, but here's one for us locals, written with this morning's wet weather in mind.

There once was a fellow from Leicester,
Who frequently wore a sou'wester.
But it didn't much rain
And so he became
A Leicester sou'wester divestor.