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    I cringe when I see or hear "us" used instead of "we" as from a news reader on TV recently "us Australians are living beyond..." should be we Australians.

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    The one that annoys me most is "somethink", "nothink" etc. I've heard supposedly well educated people pronounce words that way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fxst View Post
    Another word that annoys me no end is payed instead of paid. What are they teaching this generation?
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    So, if the past tense of pay is paid, why isn't the past tense of play plaid? Is it because plaid is used by the yanks instead of tartan?
    And how come the past tense of say is said, but pronounced sed?

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    Only a matter of time before we return to the primeval grunt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rustynail View Post
    Only a matter of time before we return to the primeval grunt.

    I've an 18 year old that/whom/who/? is already there!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker View Post
    I've an 18 year old that/whom/who/? is already there!
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    Quote Originally Posted by fxst View Post
    Another word that annoys me no end is payed instead of paid. What are they teaching this generation?
    Pete
    Actually "payed" is a legitimate word, and is in fact the past tense of "to pay" but a very different meaning of the word "pay" than you usually see it in.

    "Payed" is the past tense of the now archaic meaning of "pay" which means to seal a deck with rope and tar, and is not gramatically correct for having given someone money. However there are those out there who argue that it is in the dictionary so they can use it. Its like saying that "whether" and "weather" are interchangeable because they are both in the dictionary too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 62woollybugger View Post
    The one that annoys me most is "somethink", "nothink" etc. I've heard supposedly well educated people pronounce words that way.
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    This is actually correct, some do think, others don't think
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    If the spell checker does not under line it it is OK.
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    Quote Originally Posted by A Duke View Post
    If the spell checker does not under line it it is OK.
    Depends if you've got it set to American or English.
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    Top of my list is when advertisers claim "10 times less". Idiots.
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    Quote Originally Posted by A Duke View Post
    If the spell checker does not under line it it is OK.
    I've recently seen some idjit argue that his use of the word strait rather than straight was legitimate as the spellcheck didn't underline it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker View Post
    I've recently seen some idjit argue that his use of the word strait rather than straight was legitimate as the spellcheck didn't underline it!
    Unfortunately, spellcheck only tells you if you've spelt a word correctly, not if you've used it correctly

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    Quote Originally Posted by grumpy john View Post
    top of my list is when advertisers claim "10 times less". Idiots.
    yes, yes, yes.
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    People using "f" instead of "th"

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