My pet hate at the moment re grammar is when someone says something like 'it's more greener' . No, it's greener or it's more green. If I was any good Tina I would now go and get packed lunch for daughter ready and wash all the dishes instead of sitting here typing this
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Even worse when they say ' it is more gweener' there isn't a documentary on these days where someone isnt going for a wow on the wiver or planting wodadendrons.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
GG, you mentioned another bane of my life, the b....y computer spellcheck! Sometimes when I'm in full flow I type away like a mad thing, but when I read over my masterpiece the spellcheck has changed half a dozen words - I missed the warning as I was already half a mile ahead of myself.
I had a grammar school education and English was one of my best subjects - I related well with the teacher and enjoyed the lessons. As a result, whenever I see bad grammar or blatant spelling mistakes, especially in books which presumably have been checked by proof-readers, then I get this pain behind my eyes and a burning need to deface the offending paperwork. I resist of course - I just moan about it to friends and relatives, most of whom groan, and change the subject. It's good to use this particular thread - thanks to GG for starting it up!
If I was any good Tina I would now go and get packed lunch for daughter ready and wash all the dishes instead of sitting here typing this
Ah, well that's where I excelled myself. Washed everything up and put it away (no dishwasher), made my son's salad for tomorrow (as you know, he's only 33) and have done a bit more of the accounts. I feel so righteous.
Now going to find something to watch on catchup. Bit of a night owl.
I wasn't much good at anything much at school dmball except talking.
Good job you lot do not live in my neck of the woods everything is nautical, the floor is the deck, living room main deck, upstairs upper deck if we are up we go below decks. We go aft and fora rd, port and starboard and often in our cups roll in the scuppers. "Oh dad is in the engine room" the kitchen, "Hannah do you want the heads" toilet if daughter is taking me out I get told wear your tiddly suit and we eat scran. When they brought starngers from sounth of the Tees home they thought we were from Mars, not our fault if they do not talk properly. I ask why "Train Station" in my day it was the Railway Station we left from and came back to, the Bus Station was always the Terminus and the spell check does not know its ears from its elbows, well that is my way of putting it.
Even worse when they say ' it is more gweener' there isn't a documentary on these days where someone isnt going for a wow on the wiver or planting wodadendrons.
Brilliant Making me laugh this morning. You all seem to stay up very late- I'm lucky if I manage to stay awake past half 9 especially if I lie down on settee! Tina I'm now ironing a shirt for youngest- when are the little darlings going to find out how that thing works!!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Frank - does scran mean the same in E.ngland as it does here? We use it sometimes just meaning tasty food in general. Dm, it's when you see the 'onion's 98p' thing...still makes me laugh! I heard there was a council who was going to remove the apostrophes from street names in case it 'confused people' .......aaagh You couldn't make it up!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
When are all of you Mammy's going to treat your children like young people My OH used to think that our two boys would starve if she was not back from where ever we where to feed them , I taught them from an early age how to boil an egg butter bread and make tea , how to look after their clothes took a bit longer but they know now, Just after we were married I made a big mistake I said to my young wife that she should stay in bed that it was to cold for her to get up to make my lunch for work that was in 1983 ,I was making mine up to my retirement in December last . When my children started to earn their own keep she would get out of bed, make there lunch and get them their breakfast,its such a long day for them she would say.I only discovered this when I came home early one morning from doing a 12 hour night shift. They all know where the washing machine is how to work the microwave and where the clothes line is ,Stop treating them with kid gloves they will survive and if you don't believe me just stop for a week and do your own thing ,Life is too short to be running after kids in there teens or older .
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My pet hate at the moment re grammar is when someone says something like 'it's more greener' . No, it's greener or it's more green.
If I was any good Tina I would now go and get packed lunch for daughter ready and wash all the dishes instead of sitting here typing this 
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fairygirl, how I relate to all you say - especially about what I should be doing instead of this!
Tina, most school pupils would probably agree with your grandson.
I had a grammar school education and English was one of my best subjects - I related well with the teacher and enjoyed the lessons. As a result, whenever I see bad grammar or blatant spelling mistakes, especially in books which presumably have been checked by proof-readers, then I get this pain behind my eyes and a burning need to deface the offending paperwork. I resist of course - I just moan about it to friends and relatives, most of whom groan, and change the subject. It's good to use this particular thread - thanks to GG for starting it up!
If I was any good Tina I would now go and get packed lunch for daughter ready and wash all the dishes instead of sitting here typing this
Ah, well that's where I excelled myself. Washed everything up and put it away (no dishwasher), made my son's salad for tomorrow (as you know, he's only 33) and have done a bit more of the accounts. I feel so righteous.
Now going to find something to watch on catchup. Bit of a night owl.
I wasn't much good at anything much at school dmball except talking.
Good job you lot do not live in my neck of the woods everything is nautical, the floor is the deck, living room main deck, upstairs upper deck if we are up we go below decks. We go aft and fora rd, port and starboard and often in our cups roll in the scuppers. "Oh dad is in the engine room" the kitchen, "Hannah do you want the heads" toilet if daughter is taking me out I get told wear your tiddly suit and we eat scran.
When they brought starngers from sounth of the Tees home they thought we were from Mars, not our fault if they do not talk properly.
I ask why "Train Station" in my day it was the Railway Station we left from and came back to, the Bus Station was always the Terminus and the spell check does not know its ears from its elbows, well that is my way of putting it.
Frank.
Palaisglide, there is one thing I have never understood , why is a toilet known as the Heads .I
am not Army although I did 4 years in "Civil Defence".
Derek
Brilliant
Making me laugh this morning. You all seem to stay up very late- I'm lucky if I manage to stay awake past half 9 especially if I lie down on settee! Tina I'm now ironing a shirt for youngest- when are the little darlings going to find out how that thing works!!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Frank - does scran mean the same in E.ngland as it does here? We use it sometimes just meaning tasty food in general. Dm, it's when you see the 'onion's 98p' thing...still makes me laugh! I heard there was a council who was going to remove the apostrophes from street names in case it 'confused people' .......aaagh
You couldn't make it up!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
When are all of you Mammy's going to treat your children like young people My OH used to think that our two boys would starve if she was not back from where ever we where to feed them , I taught them from an early age how to boil an egg butter bread and make tea , how to look after their clothes took a bit longer but they know now, Just after we were married I made a big mistake I said to my young wife that she should stay in bed that it was to cold for her to get up to make my lunch for work that was in 1983 ,I was making mine up to my retirement in December last . When my children started to earn their own keep she would get out of bed, make there lunch and get them their breakfast,its such a long day for them she would say.I only discovered this when I came home early one morning from doing a 12 hour night shift. They all know where the washing machine is how to work the microwave and where the clothes line is ,Stop treating them with kid gloves they will survive and if you don't believe me just stop for a week and do your own thing ,Life is too short to be running after kids in there teens or older .
Derek