Penners said:
Dunno 'bout you, but although I find it easy to ignore when spoken by the educationally challenged, it really grates when used by people who speak and write normal English.
Penners said:
Nemesis said:However, nowadays you increasingly hear — and see — the preposition of being used, especially in informal contexts.
Naming no names, in another thread you'll find someone saying that they "would of thought...". That's incorrect by any standards!Nemesis said:Q: I hear a lot of people saying that they’re bored ‘of’ something, rather than bored ‘with’ it. Which wording is correct?
A: The usual preposition to use after the adjective bored is with, as in I got bored with all their squabbling. However, nowadays you increasingly hear — and see — the preposition of being used, especially in informal contexts. (One possible reason for this is the influence of tired of, which has a similar meaning to bored with.) However it’s still best not to use‘bored of ’ in careful speech or writing.
Pford75 said:Although it is relatively simple these days to use a spell or grammar checking function. I've always felt that if someone will not invest sufficient effort in articulating their question, why should I invest effort in providing an answer?
Nemesis said:Let's not get too hung up on it all, or people will not post probs in fear of being held up and found wanting
Sorry to break up the English lesson too.Gervase said:May I put in a small plea for the banning of masonry nails? I've just spent the day trying to remove skirtings and architrave from a barn conversion, and have come to hate masonry nails with a venom I'd previously reserved only for the Daily Mail.
The bastard things either pull off great scabs of cement render and lumps of the stone underneath or they break clean off, leaving a spike of tempered steel sticking out of the wall which can't be removed other than with the trusty angle-grinder. What the hell is wrong with screws?
In fact, what the hell is wrong with screws full-stop? Why does carcassing, studwork and any ad-hoc timber have to be nailed in this enlightened age? Now that we have screws and impact drivers which make the assembly (and taking-apart) of timber easy-peasy, can we PLEASE consign nails to the great outdoors?
Grrr!
Sorry. But I do feel better for that.