Die Dice! Die

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Like.

Me sisiter uses 'like' as just about every other word, and she's not the only one. It's infuriating.

I had something more productive to say, but I've forgotten it, so I'll stop here.

Edit: Where, if at all, should the word 'gotten' be used?
 
Roo
Like.

Me sisiter uses 'like' as just about every other word, and she's not the only one. It's infuriating.

I had something more productive to say, but I've forgotten it, so I'll stop here.

Edit: Where, if at all, should the word 'gotten' be used?
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I hate that bad use of English. It's used 'like' too many times.
 
The most common and annoyingmistake made when writing the English language is the possessive. Famine, I think we already had a mini argument about the difference between "its" and "it's", though if I remember correctly it was a little off-topic. Well, leave it to you to open a thread entirely about grammar!

I know your qualms are mainly about spoken English, but when I see the misuse of "it's" to mean the possessive of "it" in professional advertisements, I freak out (actually I just shake my head, but whatever).
 
"Gotten" should only be used in the phrase "ill-gotten gains". And at no other time.

One thing that I find irritating is "off of". As in "This fell off of the back of a lorry". It's just "off". As in "This fell off the back of a lorry". The words "fell off" set up the location, as in "the back of a lorry". The word "of" is completely redundant. And, as we established in a previous post of mine espousing grammatical irritations, I hate tautology.

Appears to be particularly prevalent in the US, where it could be passed off as a colloquialism, but for a British person to say it is tantamount to admitting to watching too many US TV shows.

I still hate apostrophes used in plurals, generally in the words "pizza's" and "kebab's".

To get back on-topic, one of the most irritating verbal mannerisms my wife has is her confusion of "adverse" and "averse". The confusion is so prevalent it's actually documented in the Oxford English Dictionary web site thus: "A common error is to use adverse instead of averse, as in I am not adverse to helping out, rather than the correct form I am not averse to helping out. "

Averse = adjective (averse to) strongly disliking or opposed to.
Adverse = adjective harmful; unfavourable.

Both definitions from OED. (www.askoxford.com?view=uk)
 
GilesGuthrie
I still hate apostrophes used in plurals, generally in the words "pizza's" and "kebab's".
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You really know people are dense when their takeaway shop sign includes this error. Damn, sign writers should know better!
 
Anderton
The most common and annoyingmistake made when writing the English language is the possessive. Famine, I think we already had a mini argument about the difference between "its" and "it's", though if I remember correctly it was a little off-topic. Well, leave it to you to open a thread entirely about grammar!

I know your qualms are mainly about spoken English, but when I see the misuse of "it's" to mean the possessive of "it" in professional advertisements, I freak out (actually I just shake my head, but whatever).
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I had a decent excuse - it was 2.30am when I posted :D

I could have edited, but I left it there on purpose (twice) just to annoy you :D

Victor Vance
If you think that's bad in school yesterday while playing Yahtzee one of my classmates said 'Roll the dices'.
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Oh dear Lord...

GilesGuthrie
One thing that I find irritating is "off of". As in "This fell off of the back of a lorry". It's just "off". As in "This fell off the back of a lorry". The words "fell off" set up the location, as in "the back of a lorry". The word "of" is completely redundant. And, as we established in a previous post of mine espousing grammatical irritations, I hate tautology.

Appears to be particularly prevalent in the US, where it could be passed off as a colloquialism, but for a British person to say it is tantamount to admitting to watching too many US TV shows.
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Ah - now I use this one, on purpose, to signify someone from the television, in imitation of dumb people. Shane Ritchie a.k.a. "him off of EastEnders".

For this you can blame Richard Whiteley. You know, him off of Countdown. :D

(actually, Richard Whiteley's autobiography is called "'Im off")
 
How about mutated and mutilated :D

Actually what annoys me most is Congradulations!! there's no 'D' in that word yet people insist on spelling it that way :mad: and the of/off thing is annoying too.
 

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