Eco Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Office-wise I keep my posessions in a drawer, why, therefore, do so many of my colleagues call it a draw ? Is it just me ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Office-wise I keep my posessions in a drawer, why, therefore, do so many of my colleagues call it a draw ? Is it just me ? That's call centre's for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Don't the posh say draw? And not talking Peterborough fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider11 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Don't the posh say draw? And not talking Peterborough fans! Some of them I know I'd be surprised if they could say a 4 letter word (unless swearing) or spell it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted January 8, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Another bloody dagger into the heart of the language...... Just like people who think they are American and walk into pubs / coffee shops etc and say, " Can I get a beer / coffee / sandwich". It's " Can I have a beer / coffee / sandwich, please". Bloody morons. Whatever happened to, " I'm sorry, that's my mistake", now dumbed down to 'my bad'. Last bugbear of the evening, loads on here who completely change the meaning of their thread titles or posts, by using were, when they mean we're. Rant over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 My gripes include people who pronounce "vulnerable" as "vun-ru-ball" - why?? including TV presenters and health workers who deal with vulnerable people!! The number of people who refer to Berkshire as "Burk-shire". And once the car broke down at The Quay in Wareham. When I phoned the RAC the guy said I can't find the Quay (pronounced obviously as the "Key") but I found somewhere near the harbour called the "Kway" I know English spelling can be weird but I'm not having that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 A few mild annoyances: Continent instead of consonant Less instead of fewer Aks instead of ask Excetera instead of etcetera People who pronounce wrath as rath and not roth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 My gripes include people who pronounce "vulnerable" as "vun-ru-ball" - why?? including TV presenters and health workers who deal with vulnerable people!! The number of people who refer to Berkshire as "Burk-shire". And once the car broke down at The Quay in Wareham. When I phoned the RAC the guy said I can't find the Quay (pronounced obviously as the "Key") but I found somewhere near the harbour called the "Kway" I know English spelling can be weird but I'm not having that! Another to add to my collection is "adaptions" instead of "adaptations". Again used by some health professionals ie my work colleagues (or should that be "co-workers" - another one in some workplaces). There seems to be a four syllable syndrome going on . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Office-wise I keep my posessions in a drawer, why, therefore, do so many of my colleagues call it a draw ? Is it just me ?Er... 'Drawer', as in a compartment in your desk you store pens, paperwork and sticky, old copies of Razzle in, is pronounced 'Draw' (or Dror if you want to get all phonetic). If you said 'Dror-er' you'd be referring to an artist or producer of pictures There is no such thing as the death or bastardisation of language, only its evolution. A Victorian linguist would probably be flabbergasted at some of the pronunciations we now regard as 'proper' For you language fact-fans, the only significant European language that has not seen this bastardisation is Icelandic, mainly due to historically no one wanting to live there and more recently, very strict immigration policies (keep it on the other thread please gents). If a Viking warrior were to be transported forward in time 1200 years, the only words he wouldn't understand we're those relating to modern items, i.e. television, motorbike, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 A few mild annoyances: Continent instead of consonant Less instead of fewer Aks instead of askExcetera instead of etcetera People who pronounce wrath as rath and not roth Yes, but I feel like a right tit pulling people up on their poorly pronounced Latin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 The were / we're thing is made worse by predictive text making the wrong guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northamptonshire Red Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Another bloody dagger into the heart of the language...... Just like people who think they are American and walk into pubs / coffee shops etc and say, " Can I get a beer / coffee / sandwich". It's " Can I have a beer / coffee / sandwich, please". Bloody morons. Whatever happened to, " I'm sorry, that's my mistake", now dumbed down to 'my bad'. Last bugbear of the evening, loads on here who completely change the meaning of their thread titles or posts, by using were, when they mean we're. Rant over. *It's* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Rick Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Another bloody dagger into the heart of the language...... Just like people who think they are American and walk into pubs / coffee shops etc and say, " Can I get a beer / coffee / sandwich". Its " Can I have a beer / coffee / sandwich, please". Bloody morons. Whatever happened to, " I'm sorry, that's my mistake", now dumbed down to 'my bad'. Last bugbear of the evening, loads on here who completely change the meaning of their thread titles or posts, by using were, when they mean we're. Rant over. Soooooooooooo, what is it - draw or drawer? Drawer for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northamptonshire Red Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I do get annoyed at all the chav/text speak, 'I luv u 4eva' for example. But language is a constantly changing thing, especially English. Just look at the way people spoke here a few of centuries ago-they'd probably think we were speaking another language now! Americanisms are an example of English that has evolved into a a more 'phonetically friendly' medium. Many of their changes ignore the idiosyncrasies of British English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Soooooooooooo, what is it - draw or drawer? Drawer for me Drawer for me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 If I did get wound up by this sort of thing, people who abbreviate 'would have' into 'would of' instead of 'would've' would be prime offenders but life's too short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted January 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Thankyou Big Tone & Scrumpy, I needed some OTIB reassurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted January 9, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Definitely drawer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I design and sell kitchens Its definitely Drawer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 My favourites that will automatically make me laugh are... Pacific (specific), and my very favourite... Escape goat (scapegoat) I absolutely love this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted January 9, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Morons who think an own goal is a "home goal". Also, this may be a Bristolian thing as I haven't noticed it in other areas I have lived but the amount of people that believe the act of ignoring someone to be "ignorant". Oh and definitely drawer but I have come across many who do call it a draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I have observed a tendency from many, including many on here, to confuse "loose" with "lose". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted January 9, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 The were / we're thing is made worse by predictive text making the wrong guess. Turn it off then, another abomination!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Morons who think an own goal is a "home goal". Also, this may be a Bristolian thing as I haven't noticed it in other areas I have lived but the amount of people that believe the act of ignoring someone to be "ignorant". Oh and definitely drawer but I have come across many who do call it a draw Reminds me of, as a teenager, kids in school talking about the City Ground and not knowing if they were on about Ashton Gate or Nottingham Forest. These people tended to support Manchester United or 'Man U' as they soulfully referred to them as. Main point of this post, though, is to thankyou for opening the issue of 'ignorance' to the floor. Some one I know declares people ignorant because they fail to acknowledge her and, more importantly, her immediate intensions regarding her relationship to the traffic and a roundabout, for example. This never fails to piss me off. Ignorance of the correct usage of the word 'ignorance' is as ironic as people misusing the word 'ironic'. The abuse of the word 'Legend' is another insult to linguistic and cultural appreciaters, incidentally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 The misuse of the word journeyman. It means average not well travelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Those twerps on TV who insist on saying, " Let's have a sneaky peak" when showing a film clip. Look you ***** ,a "sneaky peak" implies that it's illegal or something NO ONE else should see. It'a a ******* PREVIEW ,you thick dolts ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Those twerps on TV who insist on saying, " Let's have a sneaky peak" when showing a film clip. Look you ***** ,a "sneaky peak" implies that it's illegal or something NO ONE else should see. It'a a ******* PREVIEW ,you thick dolts ! Peek.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Morons who think an own goal is a "home goal". Also, this may be a Bristolian thing as I haven't noticed it in other areas I have lived but the amount of people that believe the act of ignoring someone to be "ignorant". Oh and definitely drawer but I have come across many who do call it a draw I think the Bristolian use of "ignorant" means "ignorant of the proper way to behave". It doesn't just apply to ignoring people, it also applies to using the wrong fork to eat your soup, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 The misuse of the word journeyman. It means average not well travelled. Literally, it's a labourer hired by the day, as in "jour". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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