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Speak good England
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Hi, for a long time now I have noticed that the grammar used during childrens programs is often terrible. Don't you think that is awful for a child's English during the formative years?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.My girls, 16 and 14, seem to have a language all of their own! everything is in abbreviated code and proper English has been lost in the mists of time! The phrase that irritates me most is...'I turned round and said...'I even find myself doing it now!! do people really do a little twizzle on the spot before they speak!!
Hi there is one thing that annoys me more than bad english that is ignorant/cheeky people.
I just want to say to thewillow, how can what someone says on TV can affect your spelling or punctuation??
Last time I checked childrens programs didn't have subtitles spelling out what they are saying with bad spellings.
Maybe your on a different channel from the rest of us?
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I lived in ireland for 3+ years and noticed the small differences (especially the 'Haitch') but they don't put the extra r in drawing! I doubt that the presenters in question are all from Ireland as you suggest, however Irish immigrants in the south of England years ago?...It's possible.
Another thing that I noticed is that the Irish will use 'bring' instead of 'take' e.g. 'bring this over there' instead of 'take this over there' (I know I'm generalizing).
Another personal gripe is the over-use of inane phrases e.g. 'In any way, shape or form' or 'what part of .... don't you understand?' - What part of STOP USING THAT FREAKING PHRASE don't you understand?
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Kids in the US drive me nuts with their so-called "cool" lingo: "So I was like all 'is anyone hungry?', and he was like 'well, I hate Mickey D's,', so I went 'well, what do you want then?' and he goes 'I don't care, as long as it's not Mickey D' and I was all like 'let's just go somewhere, I'm starving...'"