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

dogstarheaven

and what about -

somethink

This gets my goat everything time, but when it's your MIL et al, you can't exactly put them right, can you???!!

She also says Injuns to mean Indians or Asian people, but this really gets me quite incensed as she's the kinda person who likes to repeat herself often and forgets that we have listened to her same xxxt on every visit we have from her.

Has anyone dealt with misinformed/uneducated family members before about their vocabulary or do they suffer in silence/brush it aside?

Gillyx

Remembered the phrase I've heard people say "I'm going to borrow her the book" It really gets on my nerves, the word is LEND. :mad:

richardw

'He borrowed me £10, so I brought a present for my sister.'

Lotus-eater

My 8 year old understands the difference between the two !!!!!!, I explained to her the other day that alot of adults get it mixed up and she was surprised.

And don't start me on people saying "Borrow me some blah blah" Ahhhhhh!

Lotus-eater

Gillyx wrote: »

Remembered the phrase I've heard people say "I'm going to borrow her the book" It really gets on my nerves, the word is LEND. :mad:

Ahh, great minds

jamespir

i think you all have too much time on your hands lets people speak how they like

Lotus-eater

jamespir wrote: »

i think you all have too much time on your hands lets people speak how they like

I don't sit meditating about it. But it gets on my wick, doesn't take any time at all to think someone is an idiot.

claire16c

Im from the South and no one I know says them the wrong way around - why would you - they have completely different meanings? Weird. I would always say bought if I bought something!


Ive only heard northerners say 'youse.'

iris

Greener_Grass wrote: »

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

Do you mean 'their';)

euronorris

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

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".

And in the West of the country too.

I'm from the south east, and I know the difference between bought and brought. Same with they're, there and their etc, BUT...I do sometimes mix them up accidentally without realising.