I do wonder however if there are many (or any) who habitually have got certain words wrong in usage or spelling, but do eventually learn after reading correct ways which until then appeared wrong to their eyes.
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I depends on the pacific (specific) situation.
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Another one (perhaps more heard in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK).
People saying "how?", usually in response to being told something which they don't like.
The correct word to use is almost always "why?".
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The name is Tesco. "I'm going to Tesco".
You don't hear (or at least, I don't hear) people saying "I'm going to Burger King's".
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There's a sandwich shop near my workplace that advertises "panini's" in the shop window.
Maybe I'm a pedant but if a sandwich shop has such a lax approach to basic grammar then chances are the quality of the products they sell must similarly be poor, so I've never used them!
People who wanting things for nothing
I was talking at work about the veg I am growing and someone not taking part shouted up if you have any spare I will take it off your hands
I said I would be happy to let them have some for a small charge to cover some of the cost to me with the reply I don't want to pay it cannot cost you much and it better to give it away than it go to waste
I would rather put it in the compost bin than give it to someone like that
I was talking at work about the veg I am growing and someone not taking part shouted up if you have any spare I will take it off your hands
I said I would be happy to let them have some for a small charge to cover some of the cost to me with the reply I don't want to pay it cannot cost you much and it better to give it away than it go to waste
I would rather put it in the compost bin than give it to someone like that
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In similar vein to @CaptainHaddock 's post #8493 - below is an image of the booking page for an Asian restaurant. I've deliberately removed the name & contact number.
How many 'Pepole' do we know?
How many 'Pepole' do we know?
I'm not sure top notch grammar is required to rustle up a good sandwich.
D6130
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....especially Italian grammar! However - just for the record - as an Italian speaker, the singular is panino and the plural is panini. (In much the same way as the plural of Pendolino Is Pendolini.
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It's an attitude thing. If you're slipshod about advertising your products with a lazy "this'll do" approach then chances are you'll have a similar slipshod attitude when making the products you intend to sell.
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I do agree, shoddy presentation doesn't fill me with confidence in the product.
It depends on the business - a stray greengrocer's apostrophe may irritate the hell out of me, but I generally associate it with ignorance rather than attitude
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Is it the unnecessary apostrophe, the unnecessary "s" (or both) that most pains you?
Sadly the redundant "s" appears to be almost universal in Britain. Having family Italian connections it pains me too.
For me I think it's that it's just not the name of the outlet. If Asda wanted to be known as Asdas they would just change their signage to Asdas. Pluralising it, or turning it into a possessive noun, just doesn't make sense.
One could make an argument that “Asdas” is a reasonable interpretation of the original name from which “Asda” was created, ie Associated Dairies. Being plural, Asdas could be too.
No such potential with Tesco.
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It was adding "s" to the (already plural) "panini" that I was referring to, rather than a shop name
It's common for english speakers to get Italian plurals wrong, - a single piece of spaghetti is a spaghetto, and a street 'art' example is a graffito. Another irritating UK english speaker's habit is partial adoption of foreign pronunciation, e.g. Prezzo, the double z being a 'd' sound followed by a 's"' sound, just lik pizza. The there's Ibiza, pronounced ibeetha (where the i is short as in 'it'). If some can say the z as a 'th' sound, why change the i to an 'eye' sound? For those locked into little english only pronunciation, * why not say 'eyebeeza?
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Falcon1200
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But surely Tesco's (with an apostrophe) is OK though? It is their shop! And of course in spoken language the presence, or not, of an apostrophe is not known.
D6130
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In my experience of living in various different parts of the country over the years, the use of an apostrophe plus 's' after the name of a store chain seems to be mainly a Yorkshire thing.
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How's it pronounced in Hertfordshire?
In English though the plural of Pendolino is Pendolinos, as it is a proper noun in English. In English we do not have to use Italian plural forms, like how you might get two pizzas from Domino's and not two pizze, or how you might see three operas a year and not three opere. And even forfend Abbey Road Studi.
Bad grammar is one thing but anyone being pretentious by inconsistently using foreign language forms in English is worse.
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My boldIn English though the plural of Pendolino is Pendolinos, as it is a proper noun in English. In English we do not have to use Italian plural forms, like how you might get two pizzas from Domino's and not two pizze, or how you might see three operas a year and not three opere. And even forfend Abbey Road Studi.
Bad grammar is one thing but anyone being pretentious by inconsistently using foreign language forms in English is worse.
That principle seems to be adopted by our national radio broadcaster. Presenters will, for instance, firmly say 'stadiums'.
Even on The Media Show.
How's it pronounced in Hertfordshire?
Depends who you are talking to!
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I could cope with paninos, if I have to, I can at least see a degree of logic there. But paninis is indefensible, let alone panini'sIn English though the plural of Pendolino is Pendolinos, as it is a proper noun in English. In English we do not have to use Italian plural forms, like how you might get two pizzas from Domino's and not two pizze, or how you might see three operas a year and not three opere. And even forfend Abbey Road Studi.
Bad grammar is one thing but anyone being pretentious by inconsistently using foreign language forms in English is worse.
Perfetto! However when Italians go to bed they put on a pigiama (singular) whilst we put on a pair of pajamas even though there's only one of them!
Merle Haggard
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Also trousers, jeans, shorts, tights; perhaps because they all have two legs. Versus skirt, kilt.
Absolutely.In English though the plural of Pendolino is Pendolinos, as it is a proper noun in English. In English we do not have to use Italian plural forms, like how you might get two pizzas from Domino's and not two pizze, or how you might see three operas a year and not three opere. And even forfend Abbey Road Studi.
Bad grammar is one thing but anyone being pretentious by inconsistently using foreign language forms in English is worse.
I’m for “stadiums” rather than “stadia” every time.
What annoys me is people who get it wrong with other languages - “de minimus” when it should be “de minimis” for example. Latin “O” level grade B 1977. Ablative plural.
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People from not using full stops.
On that piece each potential sentence, 'I' is used but frequently the lack of capitalisation accompanies text with no punctuation.People from not using full stops.