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Re: BAFTAs 2014

#21 Post by ejwrank » Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:15 pm

Should we have a topic called Grammar, Beate?

Not BAFTA or Stephen Fry related but personally I cannot stand the use of sat and stood that seem to permeate the English language of late. I was NOT sat down but I was sitting down. You were NOT stood in a corner but you were standing in a corner and I would personally like to stick you in a corner if you continued to use stood instead of standing. I have no idea who invented this but it seems to be everywhere and when I hear it used by BBC news correspondents my heart sinks.
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Re: BAFTAs 2014

#22 Post by prettyxcool » Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:38 pm

ejwrank wrote:Should we have a topic called Grammar, Beate?

Not BAFTA or Stephen Fry related but personally I cannot stand the use of sat and stood that seem to permeate the English language of late. I was NOT sat down but I was sitting down. You were NOT stood in a corner but you were standing in a corner and I would personally like to stick you in a corner if you continued to use stood instead of standing. I have no idea who invented this but it seems to be everywhere and when I hear it used by BBC news correspondents my heart sinks.
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Re: BAFTAs 2014

#23 Post by TheyCallMeMrGlass » Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:34 pm

I vote for Beate and EjWrank to head a proper revival of the English language so beautifully spoken by the likes of our Queen, Basil Rathbone, George Sanders, and Trevor Howard. The British language evolved over the centuries but for some reason it just uglier. Even the new generation monarchy have lost the melody and beauty of their parents speech, using the crass lingo of modern slang. Innit?



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Re: BAFTAs 2014

#24 Post by Jayman » Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:47 pm

Speaking of grammar (and you guys are going to hate me for this), I have 2 pet peeves when it comes to British English.

One is the popular mispronunciation of the letter "H" - it's not "HAITCH" for God's sake! It's "AITCH".
As Steve Coogan says in ALPHA PAPA:
"Ha" is the sound of the letter, aitch is its name. One is ha, the other is aitch. Neither is "haitch"
The other is the misuse of continuous tenses (as iterated by ejwrank above).
Eg. I was stood at the back and then I was sat on the floor.
It should be "I was standing at the back and then I was sitting on the floor".
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#25 Post by Ms Thrifty » Wed Feb 19, 2014 10:25 am

Jayman wrote:Speaking of grammar (and you guys are going to hate me for this), I have 2 pet peeves when it comes to British English.

One is the popular mispronunciation of the letter "H" - it's not "HAITCH" for God's sake! It's "AITCH".
As Steve Coogan says in ALPHA PAPA:
"Ha" is the sound of the letter, aitch is its name. One is ha, the other is aitch. Neither is "haitch"
The other is the misuse of continuous tenses (as iterated by ejwrank above).
Eg. I was stood at the back and then I was sat on the floor.
It should be "I was standing at the back and then I was sitting on the floor".
Absolutely, Jayman - I do so agree on both counts. Though re the latter, I believe "I was seated" (etc) is also correct, if not very conversational usage.
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Re: BAFTAs 2014

#26 Post by Shinbone125 » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:50 am

The times plus are doing BAFTA -winning film screenings now, I believe you can only book to see one film.
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