Do you say brought or bought when talking about something you have bought

Greener_Grass · 21 November 2011 at 2:27PM

Just wondering really, since moving down south i find it really strange people say I "brought" something when infact they mean they bought it, Brought is to bring and bought is to buy, why do people say brought instead of bought?! do they not know the difference or is it just the done thing in certain areas of the country? :think:

scheming_gypsy · 21 November 2011 at 2:29PM

they're just a bit thick; same as the people who say ass instead of arse

Bought - Brought
They're - there - their - der
Your - You're - ur

heretolearn_2 · 21 November 2011 at 2:30PM

No, it isn't the done thing or a local variation, it's just uneducated as this goes beyond a minor dialect variation (such as using 'youse' for a plural you, which is common in parts of the south east), it's simply a failure to understand the difference between the two words.

balletshoes · 21 November 2011 at 2:31PM

I don't know anyone who says "brought" when they mean "bought" - I am from the North of Scotland and live in the Midlands. We "bought milk at the shop" and "brought milk from the shop".

Greener_Grass · 21 November 2011 at 2:35PM

I am from scotland too and had never heard anyone say it before but now everybody seems to say it, i just noticed someone use it on the amazon black friday thread which made me think of it, i want to correct every person i see saying it wrong but i guess its just the same as people who muddle up there, thier and they're

scheming_gypsy · 21 November 2011 at 2:36PM

heretolearn wrote: »

No, it isn't the done thing or a local variation, it's just uneducated as this goes beyond a minor dialect variation (such as using 'youse' for a plural you, which is common in parts of the south east), it's simply a failure to understand the difference between the two words.

youse gets around, it's popular in Liverpool and Glasgow as well.
another backwards one from darn sarth, is saying his instead of he's / he is. They even type it like that as well "his going to his mates tonight".

Gillyx · 21 November 2011 at 2:36PM

Bought here, brought doesn't even have the same meaning. Had another phrase in my head I've found a lot of southerners say that doesn't make sense but I can't think of it now.