I know this is petty but... it's BOUGHT not BROUGHT!

zara*elise

pramsay13 wrote: »

The whole country is going to the dogs!
I saw an advert on a bus for a taxi company "Needing to get to the airport? We'll get you their."
Shame on the person that wrote it, shame on the company that made up the sign, shame on the bus company for allowing it on their bus, and shame on the driver for taking the bus out that day. I even feel a little bit of shame for not following the bus to the depot and ripping the sign right off the back.
There should be a forum for just such a rant! Sign me up.

This has to be my favourite post. Best I've seen on MSE.

loveGSDs

i have to admit i had a wee chuckle when i saw a post where the word can't was spelt carn't numerous times - as well as in the title!

there are also so many who can't spell mortgage either

Bogof_Babe

Someone who posts regularly on one of the forums I use regularly types "i's" instead of "is". I think apostrophy errors are quite crazy sometimes. (sometime's?) .

la_farfallina

I before E except after C.

Although scientists would be inclined to disagree.

bigmuffins

Can I join too please?

Typos I can live with but 'brought' bugs me no end!
And lend instead of borrow
Chester Draws - Arghhhhhhhhhhh
Drawring is another pet hate!
I have to bite my tongue hard/sit on my hands when I hear/see these!

And sorry Bogof_babe but:

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Someone who posts regularly on one of the forums I use regularly types "i's" instead of "is". I think apostrophy errors are quite crazy sometimes. (sometime's?) .

:beer:

Blackpool_Saver

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Someone who posts regularly on one of the forums I use regularly types "i's" instead of "is". I think apostrophy errors are quite crazy sometimes. (sometime's?) .

I am told the phones do this i's and h'im, see if you can tell if the post is from a phone !!

googler

pramsay13 wrote: »

The whole country is going to the dogs!
I saw an advert on a bus for a taxi company "Needing to get to the airport? We'll get you their."
Shame on the person that wrote it, shame on the company that made up the sign, shame on the bus company for allowing it on their bus ....

It's incredible that the signwriters seem to lack the basic skills required.

Somewhat like an electrician who doesn't know AC from DC, a plumber who can't a compression fitting from a solder ring......

moneybunny123

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

The silly thing is, they write it but they wouldn't say it like that. "I brought a new house".

I always want to ask where they brought it from and where they took it to.

Unfortunately, people DO say it like that. In Stoke-on-Trent, it's incredibly common for people to say brought instead of bought, as well as borrow instead of lend (and lots of others that wind me (a non-Stokie) up on a daily basis

googler

"I done it" instead of "I did it" and variations on the theme.

Grrrrrrr.....

Outpost

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

I am almost scared to post this in case you find something in mine !!!!!

Too many exclamation marks if you ask me.