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Should of, could of but in the end just couldn't

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  • gordikin
    gordikin Posts: 4,422 Forumite
    I brought (bought) really annoys me!
  • thistledome
    thistledome Posts: 1,566 Forumite
    "Can I have a lend?" instead of "Can I borrow?"
    Love the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not trouble their joy, don't harrass them, don't deprive them of their happiness.
  • dinglebert
    dinglebert Posts: 1,231 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    My particular complaint is a single word often spelt wrongly on forums. It is paid not payed. What is wrong with people, its not diffcult.
  • wigglebeena
    wigglebeena Posts: 1,988 Forumite
    "Can I have a lend?" instead of "Can I borrow?"

    Up here they just say, "Can I lend?" when they mean, "Can I borrow?" I guess the answer is "Sure, I am willing to accept unlimited amounts of money from you at zero interest!"
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    How about 'defiantly' instead of definitely? You see it all the time lately, and all I can say is !!!!!!? It's a whole different word!

    i do that :o i usually catch it before posting/sending but i do it
    dont know why
  • Salster278
    Salster278 Posts: 80 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
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    An e mail to the whole of our sales force from the head of IT said 'by now you should of received your new laptops'. What I wonder is what do people who put 'of ' instead of 'have' think when they see the correct form written?
  • Simbacat
    Simbacat Posts: 134 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    The one that really winds me up is when people write ect instead of etc!!! How simple is it to write those 3 little letters in the correct order!!:mad:
  • wigglebeena
    wigglebeena Posts: 1,988 Forumite
    sazz1006 wrote: »
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    An e mail to the whole of our sales force from the head of IT said 'by now you should of received your new laptops'. What I wonder is what do people who put 'of ' instead of 'have' think when they see the correct form written?

    They think you've got it wrong. I had someone who did it lecture me about taking care with use of English.
  • triticale
    triticale Posts: 771 Forumite
    It's NAIVE, not niave, nieve or neive!
  • carpedieme
    carpedieme Posts: 113 Forumite
    a colleague describing her daughters difficult behaviour, " I think its a phrase!!! she's going through "!!!!!!
    enjoy every day, you dont know how long youve got!:o
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