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

zenmaster

Oh dear. I seem to be talking to meself (deliberate!) here.

Anyway, I may have mentioned this once or twice on similar threads but I will say it again. My particular bugbear is "Prolly". I have seen it countless times, even on this forum, but I have yet to meet anyone who actually vocalises the word in this way.

Don't get me wrong. I love regional accents and expressions. They are the source of much mirth, merriment and celebration of this great diverse nation, but written English is the great leveller - the means for common understanding. Please try to get it right.

scheming_gypsy

onlyroz wrote: »

Mam is a north-west thing, I think.

more North East.. I've never heard anybody in the North West say it (we say mum) but pretty sure quite a few people from the North East say it though.

scheming_gypsy

zenmaster wrote: »

I'm a tad bewildered here.

How else would an adult refer to a location where a train stops to pick up passengers?

when i read it last night, i thought they said a train station sounded infertile.

maman

pimento wrote: »

Big bugbear of mine.

Hubby
Bubba

They'd be the same people who are bringing up a family of young goats and even take them on their hollibobs!

Slinky

OK, I've just seen it posted somewhere.

My bad.

Where the hell did that come from and why would anybody think it's a good one to repeat?

onlyroz

Hubby and Bubba are infinitely preferable to DH, DS, DD, or any other such exclusive jargon spouted on these boards.

LadyMorticia

I say "bought" because that's how it's supposed to be said.

Birdy12

lizzielondon wrote: »

not as bad as some on here but it drives me nuts when people say 'i should of done that', 'i would of picked you up'

HAVE not OF!!!!!!

've is not of!!!

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Lotus-eater

onlyroz wrote: »

Hubby and Bubba are infinitely preferable to DH, DS, DD, or any other such exclusive jargon spouted on these boards.

I like the short letters to describe things, stops me writing things out time and time again.
Not txt speak please, but things like that are OK.

pimento

cat04 wrote: »

I'm the one who mentioned the pronunciation of Renault, and it seems I've been misled lol. The only people I've ever heard say Renult were the ex and his father, every single other person has pronounced it Reno. I'm from Leeds and have lived in Lincoln for 13 years and always heard it as Reno. Just assumed everyone else pronounced it that way, but I stand correctly. (Also, my comment was made tongue in cheek and not meant to be pretentious (sp?)

I asked the girl in Boots where the Givenchy perfumes were. I heard her say to her colleague "Is that how you say it? I've always called them Give-In-Chee."