Chris 'Was Not Was' Hughton

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The rant - I don't understand how an articulate, hardly stupid man like Chris Hughton can persist in using 'was' in place of 'were' in his interviews. I can understand it with less articulate guilty parties such as Palace thicko Pardew and Villa thicko Sherwood, but CH, really?

The advance apology - Advance apologies for the rant, and it is a trivial thing in the grand scheme of things, but CH will arguably be a role model for a lot of youngsters and it just seems like sheer laziness.

Hopes for this thread - a debate on lazy speak in general.

 

Goldstone1976

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I don't see how it can be an "advance apology" for a rant if it has been written after the rant. It's just "an apology", isn't it?

 

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Goldstone1976 said:

I don't see how it can be an "advance apology" for a rant if it has been written after the rant. It's just "an apology", isn't it?

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I have to say that were, sorry was, a concern!

 

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It does seem a little strange, I agree. CH is an articulate guy, so the consistent misuse of "was" vs "were" is surprising.

 

Jam The Man

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I would imagine it's the dialect of his youth and the location he grew up in, and it's hard to alter it after so long?

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Well it's the way he was brung up, the local lingo and the way of the manor back in the day. He aint gonna change nahr is he?

 

Mr Bridger

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"hopes for this thread"

to get you a hobby.......

 

Biscuit

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I've always thought his post match interviews was good.

 

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Mr Bridger said:

"hopes for this thread"

to get you a hobby.......

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Oh I very much doubt my life could ever be as full and interesting as yours Mr B. Best I stick with this for now eh?

 

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It’s a South London thing.

 

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Sweeney Todd said:

Itz a sarf larnden ting.

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Fixed for you.

 

Normal Rob

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Bombadier Botty said:

Hopes for this thread

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Well, they was high.

 

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Sweeney Todd said:

It’s a South London thing.

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I'd agree with respect to "was" incorrectly used instead of "were", but "were" instead of "was" is a Yorkshire thing. Neil "COLIN" Warnock is a testament to that

 

Moshe Gariani

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Alan Sugar and my very high functioning CEO brother-in-law (amongst others!) do exactly the same.

It is hardly crime of the century.

I'm much more concerned about where exactly we will sit in a "Second Half of the Season" league table come the end of the season. A play-off spot is still possible and would be very heartening.

 

8ace

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were loose

 

Mackenzie

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was loose

 

Lower West Stander

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Totally with the OP on this.

My mum was an English teacher and I had grammar and punctuation drilled into me from an early age. Badly spoken English drives me mad although I agree there are far more important things in the world.

 

Wilko

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The northerners I work with seem to get it the other way around. Following a clap of thunder just now my Wigan born friend pipes up with 'What were that'?

 

Easy 10

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I thought this was going to be a startling revelation about CH being involved with an 80's one-hit wonder.

Open the door, get on the floor
Everybody walk the dinosaur

 

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Sweeney Todd said:

It’s a South London thing.

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It’s a South London thing, innit.

 

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Lower West Stander said:

Totally with the OP on this.

My mum was an English teacher and I had grammar and punctuation drilled into me from an early age. Badly spoken English drives me mad although I agree there are far more important things in the world.

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Pretty similar here. It grates me when people use phrases like the OP suggests...