Drago's English language rant #72

[nickyboy]

Both absurd things to write. The correct phrase is "your obedient servant" surely?

Only if preceded by "I remain, Sir,....."

I put Kind Regards on all my business emails. Unless I am very, very angry with someone and want them to know it, in which case I put "Regards"

 

[Drago]

Kind Regards is bad enough, but lazy people who simply put KR drive me to fits of apopleptic rage.

 

[NorthernDave]

Kind Regards is bad enough, but lazy people who simply put KR drive me to fits of apopleptic rage.

^^^ Agreed

 

[John the Monkey]

Only if preceded by "I remain, Sir,....."

I put Kind Regards on all my business emails. Unless I am very, very angry with someone and want them to know it, in which case I put "Regards"

If I'm very angry with someone, I put Best Regards. Only I know the fury consuming me at the point I hit "send".

 

[perplexed]

Woke up in the night, couldn't get back off. Put BBC News on with the volume low. Its either keeps me occupied for an hour if I can't get off, or acts like counting sheep if I can.

Anyway, someone being interviewed said something literally outrageous, and I was literally exploding with rage. I then fell asleep, and now can't remember what itnwas they said.

So now I'm angry with myself for forgetting, and also worried in case I've got early onset Alzheimer's. I'm literally confused. Whatever it was, it was pertinent to this thread.

Worry not, that nice, dependable, strong and stable Trazor May will be along to sooth your fretting brow... (Can brows 'fret')?

 

[perplexed]

Dropping the letter T in words annoys me. I hear people under 30 do it mostly. Be''er(better) bu''er(butter)ma''er(matter)are a few examples. Now i expect this as the education authorities encouraged/allowed/promoted this slovenly way of talking about 20 years ago. Even those who work for the BBC use this lazy way of talking. For example one person who works for BBC Radio Lancashire continually says Ever'on when referring to the football club Everton. I pass Radio Lancashire's building quite a lot and have often thought about going into the reception and asking to see this presenter to have it out with him about his slovenly way of speaking.

One of our local radio presenters does this. 'Sheffield Wednesday' becomes 'Shevuld Wensdeh', 'Sheffield United' becomes 'Shevuld Uni'ed'...

 

[Drago]

Oh yes, footballists is another one.

Its not Arsenal "vee" Scumtown Probation Service reserve team.

Its "versus"!

 

[swansonj]

Oh yes, footballists is another one.

Its not Arsenal "vee" Scumtown Probation Service reserve team.

Its "versus"!

So you'd never say "e.g.", you'd always say "exempli gratia"?

 

[Accy cyclist]

One of our local radio presenters does this. 'Sheffield Wednesday' becomes 'Shevuld Wensdeh', 'Sheffield United' becomes 'Shevuld Uni'ed'...

That would do my head in,as they say. He probably think that most football fans speak like that and he's just communicating on their level.

 

[swee'pea99]

My personal bugbears are 'unique' used as a kind of marketing ketchup and, similarly, The in italics, as in The heating engineers. No, you're not the heating engineers; you're one of many heating engineers. As for unique, whenever I hear it I think, yes, well, so is every turd laid by a dog in the history of creation.

 

[classic33]

Woke up in the night, couldn't get back off. Put BBC News on with the volume low. Its either keeps me occupied for an hour if I can't get off, or acts like counting sheep if I can.

Anyway, someone being interviewed said something literally outrageous, and I was literally exploding with rage. I then fell asleep, and now can't remember what itnwas they said.

So now I'm angry with myself for forgetting, and also worried in case I've got early onset Alzheimer's. I'm literally confused. Whatever it was, it was pertinent to this thread.

Police have stopped the battle bus, due to it having the wrong number plate.

 

[Salad Dodger]

Nobody like, seems to have like, literally looked at the use of the word like, like. It's like literally used to death, innit?

I hear it and I'm like..............that about it, like.

 

[Tin Pot]

So you'd never say "e.g.", you'd always say "exempli gratia"?

Not only have I forgotten e.g. I cannot remember i.e. either.

For shame.

 

[NorthernDave]

Police have stopped the battle bus, due to it having the wrong number plate.

Why, what was wrong with it? It looked strongly and stably attached...

 

[classic33]

Why, what was wrong with it? It looked strongly and stabley attached...

Someone appears to have swapped them with another vehicle.