BS: Language Pet Peeves part II

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Rain Dog
Date: 19 Aug 24 - 03:54 AM

I agree that it is an odd usage and I am glad to see that not many are using it.

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Thompson
Date: 20 Aug 24 - 04:28 AM

The ubiquity of incorrect "…and I" usage - eg "He gave my mother and I a lift" - should be "my mother and me", as in "He gave me a lift".

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 20 Aug 24 - 04:51 AM

The ubiquity of incorrect "…and I"

Just as bad is the incorrect "Me and ...".
e.g. - "Me and my wife stayed at home". It should be "My wife and I ...", as in "I stayed at home".

DC

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Lighter
Date: 20 Aug 24 - 10:16 AM

Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (1600):

"All debts are cleerd betweene you and I."

And dig that crazy spelling.

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: meself
Date: 20 Aug 24 - 10:52 AM

When you're Shakespeare, you can do what you want ... !

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 20 Aug 24 - 11:07 AM

Meself, should you really be Iself? ;-)

DC

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: meself
Date: 20 Aug 24 - 01:44 PM

Do I look like an elf?? A gnome, maybe - but I ain't no elf!

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Thompson
Date: 27 Aug 24 - 02:22 AM

Farther seems to be disappearing, on this side of the Atlantic anyway - further has won and has colonised farther's meaning. Not a biggie…

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: MaJoC the Filk
Date: 28 Aug 24 - 11:51 AM

I can't remember whether this has been covered:

The word "app" drives Herself to blasphemy, especially when intoned on the recorded space-fillers on automated helplines (which themselves are a blight, but that's a separate rant). I know it's supposed to be short for "application", which is short for "user-facing software"; but I share her annoyance that everybody is assumed to have an Internet-connected phone, which neither of us have, and are willing to spill their guts endless personal details to unknown e-destinations, which neither of us are inclined to.

Argh, with brass knobs on.

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Bill D
Date: 29 Aug 24 - 09:50 AM

I shudder every time I read on a menu.."Roast Beef with 'au jus'"

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Thompson
Date: 30 Aug 24 - 11:31 AM

Increasingly common is the horror "Between 5 to 10 kilometres".
"5 to 10 kilometres" is fine. "Between 5 and 10 kilometres" is fine. but the crossbreeding of the two is wommitworthy.

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: The Sandman
Date: 12 Sep 24 - 02:59 AM

Carbs instead of carbohydrates, is this a reflection of an instant society, where people are too lazy to utter long words

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 12 Sep 24 - 05:36 AM

... is this a reflection of an instant society, ...

It was ever thus. How many people wait for an omnibus or push their babies in perambulators?
People keep fit at the gym;
They get sick if they catch flu;
If their pet gets sick, they will take to the vet but they might have to phone for an appointment first;
A Sales Rep should be good at maths/math;
If I want to sell something, I could put a small ad in the local paper;
I could visit the seaside and walk along the prom.

That will do for now but I am sure people could come up with plenty of other examples.

DC

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: The Sandman
Date: 12 Sep 24 - 05:53 AM

F. O.

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: MaJoC the Filk
Date: 12 Sep 24 - 09:35 AM

> maths/math

Grrr: When will left-Pondians cotton on that there's more than one sort of mathematic :-) ?

But to add to your list, Doug: People with upset stomachs take bicarb.

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 12 Sep 24 - 09:38 AM

I love you too, Sandman.

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 12 Sep 24 - 11:10 AM

As a former regular here was wont to say - absolutely correctly, I may add - “Language evolves”. Most of us manage to adapt to that evolution but, apparently, there are still a few who remain, leaden-footed, firmly entrenched in the past.

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Thompson
Date: 12 Sep 24 - 12:38 PM

Everyone's suddenly cross here. What's on?

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 12 Sep 24 - 02:30 PM

Not everyone is cross, Thommo- I’m perfectly happy and relaxed! ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Mrrzy
Date: 14 Sep 24 - 06:52 PM

Fancy restaurant... bone-in filet? Um...?

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: meself
Date: 14 Sep 24 - 08:45 PM

TV journalist: "Trump repeated a conspiracy that immigrants are eating pets". Sigh ... where to begin ... ?

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Lighter
Date: 16 Sep 24 - 10:04 AM

"Conspiracy" for "conspiracy theory" is now pretty common.

Of course, the "theory" in question is a simple falsehood, not a
"conspiracy" theory.

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: meself
Date: 21 Sep 24 - 04:27 PM

Here's an old one, just for the fun of it: "I KNEW I was going die!!" No, you didn't: you were CERTAIN you were going to die; you were SURE you were going to die; you BELIEVED you were going to die ... !

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Mrrzy
Date: 24 Sep 24 - 07:34 PM

Ok, headline about My son almost died in childbirth.

Checked...

Her son was almost stillborn. Nobody almost dhed in childbirth, at least not in this story.

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: meself
Date: 26 Sep 24 - 11:08 AM

Just got this one from my brother (note: "Tim Hortons" is a down-market coffee-shop chain in Canada):

CBC tells us:

"Shatford told police that after getting his methadone and coffee from the Tim Hortons down the street, he returned to his residence and then didn't leave again until he went out for supper at about 6 p.m."

Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 26 Sep 24 - 11:41 AM

Wow! Tim Horton’s seem to be expanding their business since I was last a customer!

FWIW, I’m not especially enamoured of TH’s coffee (although a TH coffee is better than no coffee), but they do great doughnuts…