Totally OT: Pet hates

[S Viemeister]

And pre-prepare.

[S Viemeister]

Present tense seems to be the only tense used by many news commentators.

[Tim Streater]

But I don't like my vice versa, thank you *very* much.

[Johnny B Good]

Funnily enough, mine too (BTW, it's "Tourette Syndrome" - you added an extra 's').

[Tim Watts]

"Literally, I was like sacred, it was literally mayhem"

I saw multiple "literally"'s yesterday in the Evening Boris and thought of this thread.

[Andy Burns]

That's got so bad that the OED[1] now includes a definition of literally that means figuratively.

[1] remember, it's descriptive not prescriptive.

[News]

That must have made home life 'interesting'. My father was not quite that bad, although there were certainly elements, and he was extremely dogmatic. He just made decisions that may not be based on logic, but once made ...

[News]

In message , The Natural Philosopher writes

Well, if we're including the written word then yes, stationary is a winner. Too, to and two. There, their and they're. Break and brake. The list goes on.

[T i m]

I actually saw someone write 'anythink' just recently. I thought it was only something people said.

Cheers, T i m

[The Natural Philosopher]

It is in fact Tourette's syndrome.

Possessive.

Only Americans drop the {'s}

[The Natural Philosopher]

You've loosed me there...

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Do be a refugee from Scotland living in England, you'd really need to be some 500 years old.

Which country are you a refugee from, Wodney?

[News]

In message , T i m writes

I have just read a post elsewhere, where the author typed any think for anything.

[stvlcnc43]

Sikth instead of sixth.

"Off his (her, my, our etc.) own BACK", instead of "BAT".

[Sam Plusnet]

But "I can't be doing with" is acceptable?

[Sam Plusnet]

And some historians!

[S Viemeister]

I have noticed that. I find it really annoying.

[Johnny B Good]

It's a strange question to ask at this stage but yes, you're safe. :-) It's an entirely acceptable phrase afaiac and it does have a longer pedigree than the "It does my head in" phrase.

You were obviously quite comfortable using it the first time round. Why you now seem to be not so sure is a bit of a puzzle. Was there any particular reason for seeking my opinion in particular? After all, I'm not a "Well Known Phrases and Sayings" guru. You'd be much better off googling the phrase than seeking my approval. :-)

[Sam Plusnet]

As I was casting nasturtiums at "parking up" I thought I would introduce a couple of my own hostages to fortune and I wondered why one triggered a response but not the other.

Your answer made ample sense.

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , Huge escribió:

Confusing 'affect' and 'effect'.