Bought or Brought!

[Berpisc]

I know it is taught in schools, whether it is absorbed is another matter

 

[FleabittenT]

Where you to? All I can suggest is that you move to South Wales. Where to you by?

And my personal favourite - who's coat's that jacket?

 

[SusannaF]

I'm guilty of plenty of typos, but it's lose/loose that gets me.

You lose a stirrup, and loose a horse in a field.

 

[Seahorse]

I have a friend on facebook who always writes he "fills" ill today, in the end I had to hide him as it was annoying me so much!

 

[Pipkin]

Where you to? All I can suggest is that you move to South Wales. Where to you by?

And my personal favourite - who's coat's that jacket?

Argggghhh this annoys the hell out of me and I live in Neath and work in Swansea!!! I'm surrounded by people who talk like a bunch of twits all day everyday, I look forward to going home and having a sensible conversation with the horses

Typical annoying Swansea speak

Where do you live to?

I`ll be there later now!

I brought is another pet hate of mine aswell as their, they're and there (come on people really?) I cannot stand bad grammar!

Text speak is another annoyance aswell as bad spelling

I think i`m just easily annoyed.

 

[badgerdog]

Haha, I didn't think I would generate so many posts but I'm pleased I'm not the only one to notice. I also see lots of spelling mistakes such as hayledge, confirmation, shorely (for surely!) but I can tolerate them in a way because I know some people find spelling really difficult. What I find incomprehensible is that bought and brought have completely different meanings! They are not difficult words in the English language, how do so many people get them mixed up?

 

[Pipkin]

I think we should ask the people who use " I brought"

 

[rosie fronfelen]

Brought from bring, Bought from buy. Simples-

 

[smellsofhorse]

Around here they say

"slider" instead of "slide.

"where is that too?" instead of "where is that?

 

[FleabittenT]

Typical annoying Swansea speak

Where do you live to?

I`ll be there later now!

Oh yeah, forgot that!

I'm down by here, be there now in a minute.

Classic

 

[jodie3]

I like this post!

One thing that annoys me is TV or radio presenters who either mispronounce words or use incorrect grammar, especially if they 'umm' or 'err' alot too.

Are you sure we haven't wandered back into the grumpy thread?

 

[Penny Less]

I brought the books back to the Library is a favourite of my husbands
- it's took !!!!!!

Also nothink, somethink, there is no k !!!

 

[Fellewell]

This is priceless! Where did you find it? (If you wrote it yourself, you're very talented!)

The ode is doing the rounds via email. I've tracked it back to a motorcycle company in Farnham, Surrey. So far no one's claimed responsibility

 

[scatty_mare]

I also hate it when people 'loose' things but my absolute pet hate is Americanisms - I HATE it when people say pr-eye-vacy - it's privacy!
I also can't abide it when words like garbage, store and vacation are used in this country.
I have no idea why this annoys me so much. It's completely irrational

 

[Horsehead]

I don't mean to be too pedantic here but I can't help noticing that a lot of people on this forum use the work 'brought' when they mean 'bought'. Eg. I 'brought' a pony for £2000.
Am I missing something here, is it a new way of talking or is it simply a typo? I haven't noticed it on any other forums I've been on.
I really don't want to offend anyone I'm just curious.

OMG this was the post I was too scared to make, for me correct English is bought. My best friend is from Leicester and he says brought and it winds me up no end, but that is my opinion

 

[Horsehead]

I also hate it when people 'loose' things but my absolute pet hate is Americanisms - I HATE it when people say pr-eye-vacy - it's privacy!
I also can't abide it when words like garbage, store and vacation are used in this country.
I have no idea why this annoys me so much. It's completely irrational

again agree with this!!!

 

[brokenleg]

I think, (I may be wrong) that this brought bought business is related to where you come form. It seems to come from the midlands.

I only say this as i'm from Cheshire but work in Stoke where they say brought- very annoying!!

I also have a friend from Bridgenorth in Shropshire and she says brought too!!

 

[Llewellyn]

Unfortunately I was screwed over by the education system and age 22 I have post-its everywhere with root words on and their spellings, I do my spellings everyday like a good girl and do you know what I still can't spell but at least I'm doing somthing about it. But unfortunately I do not score poorly enough on tests to get any extra time or help throughout the whole of school explain how someone who is comfortably in top set at school in economics, english language and biology (a-levels) gets DDE for her grades? Because I can't spell and they don't care if you are intellegent or not just if you can spell. Give me a verbal interview or exam I will get high grades give me written work I will not. Presentation in my degree A written work D+. To re-enforce this I can speak and read, french, german, spanish and some italian but can write non of it because of my spelling.

And as for laughing at anybody elses use of english, never. I have an odd accent birmingham, yamyam and berkshire with an odd beaufort twang and a bristolian 'love it'. I get laughed at alot for my 'boos' not a 'bus'. But I would not laugh at anyone.

My pet hate is obvious in spoken english thats why I can spot it written down.

Root word for the week: Necessary leading to necessity, necessitate, necessitous, necessity

htobago as you seem to think it is a lack of effort which produces this effect of not being able to spell. Saying I have not bothered to learn brings me to tears a complete lack of understanding or sympathy of how some peoples mind works or doesn't. Luckily the dog has given me a hug.

 

[Faithkat]

Ahh, I do love a grammar/spelling thread My personal pet hate is should/would/could/must of. Makes no sense at all!!

Oh yes, don't get me started on that one. "of" should be HAVE; it's laziness again - the abbreviated have becomes "..ve" and morphs into "of" . . . aarrrghhhh . . . it's even cropping up in tv adverts now . . . .

 

[loopyloop]

:mad
htobago as you seem to think it is a lack of effort which produces this effect of not being able to spell. Saying I have not bothered to learn brings me to tears a complete lack of understanding or sympathy of how some peoples mind works or doesn't. Luckily the dog has given me a hug.

I know I've only quoted the final paragraph (It was far to long to quote the whole thing!) but I wish this forum had a 'like' button! Very well put!

I understand we all have pet hates but for some people they just can't help it! I like to think my spelling and grammar is ok, I'm not stupid and I'm not lazy but I do have to think when typing! Some people find it difficult, they just can't help it!

More importantly, my pet hate: non horsey posts in the NL!! haha!

 

[badgerdog]

Llewellyn you've obviously tried hard to overcome your difficulties in spelling. I suggested in an earlier post that I could sympathise if people can't spell, my brother has always had problems. In my original post I was actually curious as to why people say 'brought' instead of 'bought' which are words with different meanings.
I too have an accent and use colloquialisms and I certainly don't speak the queens English but I don't think I use the wrong words to describe something. If I do I hope someone will point it out!

 

[Black_Horse_White]

I think, (I may be wrong) that this brought bought business is related to where you come form. It seems to come from the midlands.

I only say this as i'm from Cheshire but work in Stoke where they say brought- very annoying!!

I also have a friend from Bridgenorth in Shropshire and she says brought too!!

Ay up duck ow at? Dunner know what theyt is on about. Any way dunner werrit.