Grammar slam

[Albumen]

Rooney does it best.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I'm fairly relaxed on grammar these days & a number of mistakes are understandable in a way. However, the one that makes my blood boil is should of, could of, would of. Where did these even come from? It's not even like they actually make any sense or are an abbreviation of something that does.

It's taken from the sound of could've or would've which in turn are abbereviations of could have etc.

Your next sentence drives me potty putting 'even' before a verb.

 

[KZNSeagull]

I'm fairly relaxed on grammar these days & a number of mistakes are understandable in a way. However, the one that makes my blood boil is should of, could of, would of. Where did these even come from? It's not even like they actually make any sense or are an abbreviation of something that does.

've sounds like 'of' when spoken, so it comes from the phonetic spelling, I would guess.

 

[The Large One]

I'm fairly relaxed on grammar these days & a number of mistakes are understandable in a way. However, the one that makes my blood boil is should of, could of, would of. Where did these even come from? It's not even like they actually make any sense or are an abbreviation of something that does.

: pedant git:

Should be 'and', really.

Should be 'nor', in truth.

 

[KZNSeagull]

"I have taken my cup off of the table". Where did that come from?

 

[spring hall convert]

I stand corrected on two counts. Where's that world's hardest animal thread when I need it eh?

 

[KZNSeagull]

: pedant git:

Should be 'and', really.

Should be 'nor', in truth.

His write you no.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

I saw this in Sainsbury's a few weeks ago. Annoyed me so much that I took a photo and twittered at them. Their reply? "What seems to be the problem?"

 

[Ned]

The one that annoys me most "different to". How can things differ towards each other? It's "different from".

 

[CheeseRolls]

Good whilst it is just us pedants here, can I sound off about degrees of uniqueness. Seems to be PR types who want to tell you their offering is very unique, almost unique etc.

its unique or it aint. Their are no halve measures, so please **** of and use another word innit.

 

[dougdeep]

abbereviations

 

[SeagullSongs]

Its easy if your smart,but its to easy too criticize people what make mistakes just because your clever.

Superb

(I make that 7 mistakes?)

 

[Notters]

Good whilst it is just us pedants here, can I sound off about degrees of uniqueness. Seems to be PR types who want to tell you their offering is very unique, almost unique etc.

its unique or it aint. Their are no halve measures, so please **** of and use another word innit.

This is true, but something may have more unique features than something else.

 

[Buzzer]

I make it 9. Any advances?

 

[The Large One]

This is true, but something may have more unique features than something else.

That's using 'unique' as an adjective, which is slightly different.

 

[ElectricNaz]

I make it 9. Any advances?

You look beautiful, do you fancy a drink sometime?

 

[The Large One]

I make it 9. Any advances?

Likewise. Eight if you're American.

 

[Buzzer]

You look beautiful, do you fancy a drink sometime?

Haha!

 

[SeagullSongs]

Likewise. Eight if you're American.

Are you counting a missing comma?

 

[Ned]

And don't get me started on the expression "seven times less" (often about some new wonderful green advancement for instance this car produces seven times less carbon dioxide than its equivalent model). How can some thing be a magnitude less? Do they mean one seventh (which they should state) or do they mean that it actively consumes six times the amount of carbon dioxide that the equivalent model produces?