`Renting Out` No no no.

horace_2

Perhaps I am an old duffer perhaps a grumpy old man but I find it very irritating to see narrative referring to `landlords renting out`.

Please, please landlords` do not rent out. Landlords` let.

When was the last time you saw a `Buy to let mortgage` offer referred to as a `Buy to rent out mortgage`?

Is this a general decline in the use / comprehension of the English language?

Landlords` let. Tenants` rent.

Rant over.

Grumpy Horace.

tom188

Yes evidence on this site suggests the majority of the UK appear to have a grasp of the English language almost as feeble as their grasp of how financial products work.

SteveCat

horace wrote:

Perhaps I am an old duffer perhaps a grumpy old man but I find it very irritating to see narrative referring to `landlords renting out`.

Please, please landlords` do not rent out. Landlords` let.

When was the last time you saw a `Buy to let mortgage` offer referred to as a `Buy to rent out mortgage`?

Is this a general decline in the use / comprehension of the English language?

Landlords` let. Tenants` rent.

Rant over.

Grumpy Horace.

Do not LET it bother you matey ;-)

tomstickland

Thanks for buying that to my attention.

horace_2

>>> SteveCat

Thank you for a very interesting reply.

Do you, by any chance, have a double first in `Media Studies`?

horace.

Gorgeous_George

horace wrote:

Perhaps Please, please landlords` do not rent out. Landlords` let.

Landlords` let. Tenants` rent.

What are the ` characters for?




GG

scorpio_princess

tomstickland wrote:

Thanks for buying that to my attention.

LOL You mean to buy and to bring are two entirely different verbs??

I cannot tell you how annoying I find it when people say 'brought' instead of 'bought' - so glad i've got that off my chest!!

rosysparkle

horace wrote:

landlords` .... Landlords`


Is this a general decline in the use / comprehension of the English language?

Landlords` ... Tenants`

There is a decline in the correct use of apostrophes.

paint

horace wrote:

Is this a general decline in the use / comprehension of the English language?

Evidently!

horace wrote:

Landlords` let. Tenants` rent.

I'd recommend this, though to be frank (but you may call me paint) I much prefer this one .

horace_2

I was wondering when the first person would mention the incorrect use of apostrophes.

A deliberate mistake on my part but sadly only 5 marks out of 10 chaps. There are other errors. I wonder who will identify them?

Crafty horace.

abaxas

But you could also say.

Tenants employ their landlords? Ie pay them money to provide a service.

A 'buy to employment mortgage'.?