Grammar Discussions

[JessicaTam]

Today's peeves:

Does the writer mean ‘disinterested’ or ‘uninterested’? "... it might seem problematic to stage a musical as utterly disinterested in the inner lives of .... as Jersey Boys".


…. hosting a subscriber event ....... where myself, Stephen Bartholomeusz, and business section editor Mathew Dunckley…" (will be in attendance).

sheesh.

'Myself' is appearing quite often. Such as 'Please contact myself if ...'

 

[get me outta here]

'Myself' is appearing quite often. Such as 'Please contact myself if ...'

It reminds me of, “I touch myself”.

 

[Buzzard]

It reminds me of, “I touch myself”.

Divine

 

[Happy Trails]

From the fully woke Independent no less.

"She made history when threw herself in front of the King's horse at Epsom Derby to protest against women's suffrage.

Emily Davison died from her injuries four days after the horse crashed into her on 4 June 1913, in front of stunned crowds."

On International Women's Day we remember the death that changed everything

 

[andye]

From the fully woke Independent no less.

"She made history when threw herself in front of the King's horse at Epsom Derby to protest against women's suffrage.

Emily Davison died from her injuries four days after the horse crashed into her on 4 June 1913, in front of stunned crowds."

On International Women's Day we remember the death that changed everything

Criticising that is like shooting fish in a barrel. An interesting mental image of her deathbed though.

 

[JessicaTam]

I was intrigued to see that a shop in Auckland tailor makes suits, and has suites for hire. To be honest, the shop didn't look big enough.

 

[Captain Halliday]

I was intrigued to see that a shop in Auckland tailor makes suits, and has suites for hire. To be honest, the shop didn't look big enough.

Hotel suites, airline suites or lounge suites?

 

[kookaburra75]

Not so much grammar, but showing up the vagaries of the English language.
While in Sri Lanka we saw misspellings - some accidental but I think some deliberate as well, such as:

• Car sticker - Keep Clam and Drive Safely
• Road side billboard for bridal shop - For the most stylish Bridle Wear
• Restaurant - Swiss cuisine including Cheese Foundous

 

[coriander]

From news.com.au google news feed:

"There has been plenty of noise surrounding the AFL scraping runners, but the league bite back by stating they are unlikely to revert back now."
How many errors can they fit in one sentence?

 

[Deleted member]

'Myself' is appearing quite often. Such as 'Please contact myself if ...'

That drives me crazy !!!

 

[Deleted member]

From the fully woke Independent no less.

"She made history when threw herself in front of the King's horse at Epsom Derby to protest against women's suffrage.

Emily Davison died from her injuries four days after the horse crashed into her on 4 June 1913, in front of stunned crowds."

On International Women's Day we remember the death that changed everything

When all she needed to do was move to NZ where women had the right to vote since 1893 ......

 

[JohnM]

Snipped from this morning's Oz...

 

[get me outta here]

There’s a chook egg recall on. Presumedly, these supermarket egg boxes come in either six or one dozen sizes. So why are there headlines describing the eggs as , “these ones ....”. That is so irritating.
‘These’ would be perfect.

 

[eddie 73]

I have a bug bear with past or present tense while being served by telephonists and retail assistants.

“And what was your surname?”, .....ah, it still IS smith...

“And what card DID you want to pay with?”...aaah, I’d still like to use my Amex.

And on it goes... everywhere, and it drives me mad. Oh, it drove me mad.

 

[Deleted member]

I notice that “self” in some form or other is added into everyday language. “My wife and myself will be going” .
“Will yourself be attending”?
The latest (courtesy of AFF) is “we did it to self-justify.....”
I guess I am going to have to suck it up :-(

 

[Deleted member]

I have a bug bear with past or present tense while being served by telephonists and retail assistants.

“And what was your surname?”, .....ah, it still IS smith...

“And what card DID you want to pay with?”...aaah, I’d still like to use my Amex.

And on it goes... everywhere, and it drives me mad. Oh, it drove me mad.

My favourite is: “ that will be $8.00 today”
my response: “will it be a different price tomorrow” ?

 

[Buzzard]

I notice that “self” in some form or other is added into everyday language. “My wife and myself will be going” .
“Will yourself be attending”?
The latest (courtesy of AFF) is “we did it to self-justify.....”
I guess I am going to have to suck it up :-(

Don't you mean you're going to have to suck it up yourself

 

[Hvr]

The latest (courtesy of AFF) is “we did it to self-justify.....”

Is that like gratifying for myself as a WP?

 

[Captain Halliday]

I found where Qantas keeps the cleaners in the BNE J lounge.

I don’t know where they keep their apostrophes.

 

[Hvr]

He has listed a two-bedroom unit at number 107 with a price guide of $175,000, adding that it has been repainted with new carpet.

A brush would've been easier and probably cheaper.

Two two-bedroom apartments for sale for less than $200,000 in once-troubled Frankston complex

Melbourne's housing market is bottoming out and there's bargains on offer - but buyer beware, they're cheap for a reason.

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