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

madrhino

I couldn't convice my 7 yr old nephew that it is aitch and not haitch when referring to the letter H. His mum (my sister in law) had told him that it was haitch and that his teacher had got it wrong when she said aitch! It was a difficult one because I could see that he would get upset to believe his mum was wrong but at the same time I didn't want him miseducated as things stick with you at that age.

SueMaggie

I won't give you a full list of my annoyances as we'd still be here in a fortnight, but the two that I've noticed recently are:

newsreaders who pronounce law and order as Laura Norder

my ex-sister-in-law who misses out the words "to the" in various sentences so "Do you want to go to the shops?" turns into "Do you want to go shops?". Her children also are frequently asked if they want to go toilet or go bed.

JodyBPM

I'm really surprised that we southerners are being blamed for this poor grammar! I live in the SE, and I don't use any of the examples given here. I'm sure that some southerners might, but that is because they are poorly educated, but not because they are southerners! I'm sure that lack of education is equally prevalent in the North as the South, and there must be people making these errors all around the country...

building_with_lego

Have a little read of this: a little light reading before bed! Guaranteed to get your blood boiling, I assure you.

Loose/ lose is my particular bugbear- just how hard can it be? And, like, don't get me, like, started on, like, young people's fabulous speech. DD is only seven and it's starting already :eek: :mad:

*max*

I knew I shouldn't have read this!

Another one that really makes my blood boil is the use of "woman" (singular) when they mean "women" (plural). IT'S NOT EVEN PRONOUNCED REMOTELY THE SAME, PEOPLE!!! Honestly....:cool:

Fleago

Draw instead of drawer. "I put it in the draw". :mad::mad::mad:

candygirl

It's bought if you buy something, and brought if you bring:D Also why do Southerners say "off of" instead of "off?":D

jackieb

I say bought. I don't think I ever say brought something. For example, if I was bringing a bottle to a party i'd never say i'd brought a bottle, or even that i'd taken a bottle. It's words that aren't used in our dialect.

We say 'teen'. The difference is I do know the correct one to use, and if I was talking to someone not from here i'd know what to say.

jackieb

candygirl wrote: »

It's bought if you buy something, and brought if you bring:D Also why do Southerners say "off of" instead of "off?":D

Draw instead of drawer is another annoyance.

Although, I say 'draar' :rotfl:

candygirl

jackieb wrote: »

I say bought. I don't think I ever say brought something. For example, if I was bringing a bottle to a party i'd never say i'd brought a bottle, or even that i'd taken a bottle. It's words that aren't used in our dialect.

We say 'teen'.

Now that's just bloody awkward;):rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: