Mr Grumpy whinge

[slogen51]

Why do people , usually under 35, say when ordering food or drinks " can I get ... "

I just heard someone say " can I get a Lemonade , Orange juice and a Peroni"

What's wrong with saying "May I have " ?

You can get pregnant but you may have a Peroni.

NB. Google word assist ( what a joke that is) for Peroni is person.

God I can't spell whinge!

[Malcolm]

That one doesn't bother me, but the incorrect usage of was instead of were really grates. For instance in the title of the song by Midge Ure "If I was...". It's "if I were".

And don't get me started on there, their and they're.

Another Grumpy old man.

[Mike]

Don't get me started either.

Another one is people that write "could of" instead of "could have"!

[SpilsbyPete]

I agree

On the the Coningsby Spotters Group

I See

As the BBMF flown today
or Wot time are they flying today

Did they ever go to school

[Mike]

It seems that a lot of people in the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Norfolk areas say "as" instead of "has", I've noticed it on here and some Facebook groups too.

[Sparts99]

I hate 'can I get'. At school we were told never to use get or got anyway, clumsy language we were told. To this day I try not to, 40+ years.

[roger4]

I once received an email at work from a colleague in Texas which included the word "y'all" - took ages for the penny to drop (it's as in "how y'all doing?").

[Mike]

Then there's "My bad", oh my God - how awful is that?

[daggerfan]

As a grumpy former newspaper sub-editor I just can't abide seeing apostrophes used in plural words. For example, going into a coffee shop and seeing on the menu that they sell panini's! Or looking at a tourist information board that says the local area has a wide selection of shops and cafe's! Aaaaargh!

[Mike]

That drives my nuts as well and it happens everywhere you look, what about plurals of aircraft names that end with a number - should it be F-15s or F-15's? I'd go for the former.

[Freeman Lowell]

and cafe's!

Is that really an apostrophe or just a mis-placed acute accent?
Freeman

[mustang5861]

That drives my nuts as well and it happens everywhere you look, what about plurals of aircraft names that end with a number - should it be F-15s or F-15's? I'd go for the former.

F-15s - plural
F-15's - singular possessive
F-15s' - plural possessive

What really gets my goat is the use of 'try and' followed by a verb; it just doesn't make grammatical sense, but it's used here, there and everywhere, including news broadcasts. Muppets everywhere, take note: it's 'try to'!

Oh, one other: 'ten items or less'. It's 'fewer'!

Rant over. Stand easy.

[reheat module]

Gawd, gerra life!
Soz, my bad...

Only joking, I too become infuriated at the appalling grammar of modern culture.

[Blackcat1]

Forget the formalities I say "Oi wench, get a me a beer right now"!!!

[Blackcat1]

Oh my God, we are so, so , so sad

[mustang5861]

Oh my God, we are so, so , so sad

I'm very, very sad and very, very pedantic; but I'm also an editor, so I get paid for it!

PS: the comma after the second 'so' doesn't need a character space.

[Blackcat1]

Pardon me but it's Saturday evening & im getting wasted so forgive me for my punctuation

Hang on... It is Saturday isn't it? During lockdown every day seems the same

[Morseman]

Sorry, QRT ZAF SES ZBK2 the lot of you.

[Blackcat1]

Sorry, QRT ZAF SES ZBK2 the lot of you.

Well said!

[Blackcat1]

Wasted? , who am I kidding? . Im pushing 40, I can't do that anymore