Happens where the past tense and past participle are the same as in sat/sitting and stood/standing but people would never confuse "I was driven" (past tense past participle) with "I was driving" (past tense present participle) where the past tense is "I drove".
The late and much-missed Sir Terry Wogan used to highlight it often by saying "I was sat sitting here..."
10th Sep 2016 10:51 am
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Lost for Words wrote:
I value the more precise semantics our highly evolved language has to offer.
I value the ones that have evolved into s , f & b 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
10th Sep 2016 11:37 am
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Watching Formula 1 on Sky, yes I know, very sad, but Paul Di Resta's grammar can be very poor.
He does the Scottish 'seen' and 'done' confusion perfectly.....
I think that's his ingrained Glasgow/West of Scotland spik. He's a fine lad but sometimes it grates. Stew,
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10th Sep 2016 1:04 pm
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I have serious problems with spelling and grammar no matter how much i concentrate. Im not daft but have really struggled with it throughout my life. some people especially the older generation really take issue with it but its not held me back (i think!).
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10th Sep 2016 3:27 pm
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I started writing a list of the words that grate with me when incorrectly used and it became that long I decided not to bother posting it.
Spelling mistakes don't usually bother me because we all make those.
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10th Sep 2016 6:22 pm
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"Words that grate" or "words that great"?
Got ya checking though.
10th Sep 2016 6:24 pm
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Ha ha, I'd already questioned myself when I wrote it. Mods:
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10th Sep 2016 6:26 pm
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10th Sep 2016 6:27 pm
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See how easy it is to read this, with the letters in every word mixed up
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
10th Sep 2016 6:27 pm
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That made tatol snese to me.
10th Sep 2016 6:29 pm
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Grammar, the difference between knowing your sh1 t and knowing you're sh1 t. Mods:
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10th Sep 2016 6:33 pm
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Brummies speke tham best anyhows like
12th Sep 2016 8:13 pm
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Bad spelling and grammar are annoying................but the incorrect use of the apostrophe...............sheesh!!!!!
13th Sep 2016 12:42 am
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@ Erea - most of my typing looks like that. I find it easier to key bash and get down what it is I want to say, then sort it out afterwards.
I think that's all correctly spelled.
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Yes al, a quick read of what is written before hitting send works wonders.
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