Common sayings people get wrong

Collingburnian · Nov 12, 2016

It's pretty obvious that some posters are in dire need of an English lesson - or several

GT49er · Nov 12, 2016

bn9 bha said:
I thought this was a thread about common sayings people get wrong, it seems to have been turned into an English lesson by some posters.

It's a very similar thing - people getting common sayings wrong is often through misunderstanding/misuse of the English language.

Taybha · Nov 12, 2016

Green Cross Code Man · Nov 12, 2016

Collingburnian said:
It's pretty obvious that some posters are in dire need of an English lesson - or several

Full stop?

Worried Man Blues · Nov 12, 2016

An old boss of mine said sales have dropped like a rocket!

SIMMO SAYS · Nov 12, 2016

That BG bloke really knows what he's talking about :moo:

BrianWade4 · Nov 13, 2016

Green Cross Code Man said:
Only happened in the last twenty years or so. It's deplorable.

Edit: Seems I was wrong. But it's still an ugly use of the word 'invite' if used as a noun.

http://grammarist.com/usage/invite/

Agreed, brother!

maffew · Nov 13, 2016

Wood through the trees

It swings in roundabouts

BN9 BHA · Nov 13, 2016

SIMMO SAYS said:
That BG bloke really knows what he's talking about

Had to laugh at a few posts mentioning pedal stool, not sure I've heard anyone call it that, I do hear toilet system though.

Titanic · Nov 13, 2016

Hadn't heard this one for some time... PACIFICALLY :nono:

Monkey Man · Nov 13, 2016

As a kid I was always puzzled by what I thought was "in this Dane Age". I couldn't work out why Denmark was so powerful.

looney · Nov 13, 2016

Lifes a bitch then you marry one.

Greg Bobkin · Nov 15, 2016

Collingburnian said:
It's pretty obvious that some posters are in dire need of an English lesson - or several

But others would need less. :cheers:

Worthingite · Nov 15, 2016

When people use "loose" and "loosing " rather than lose or losing.

Mr H · Nov 15, 2016

When people use we're instead of we'll

Mackenzie · Nov 15, 2016

Worthingite said:
When people use "loose" and "loosing " rather than lose or losing.

Mr H said:
When people use we're instead of we'll

were loose

Collingburnian · Nov 15, 2016

I response to #193, for "less", read "fewer".

Collingburnian · Nov 15, 2016

Woderful example of getting it wrong on #27 of the Southgate for England job thread. "Seaman peddling backwards" Pedalling, Shirley

Thunder Bolt · Nov 15, 2016

Seen several times in posts on Nsc - queue when they actually mean cue. It's a prompt, as in an actor's prompt, meaning lots of posts will follow this.

Greg Bobkin · Nov 17, 2016

Collingburnian said:
I response to #193, for "less", read "fewer".

Exactly.

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