Jamie Smith signs for another year

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Ah the grammar police, conveniently ignoring that many words change their meaning over time. Anyway what i dislike is the superior attitude of grammar pedants on a football message board. If you want to converse in a rigid language suffocated by rules then learn french. Leave the rest of us to our beautiful poetic ever changing English.

Great. But this isn't a word changing its meaning, it's people who don't understand the grammar of their own language. Of isn't an auxiliary verb, and isn't about to become one.

 

[Mackenzie]

I understood what Luke17 was saying, isn't that sufficient?

 

[Juan Albion]

It does make sense. It's common to substitute of in place of have. i do it myself sometimes. Of course if you want to make a petty point scoring jibe, then pull him up on it by all means. If you want to be constructive you could at least tell him where he's going wrong

You mean I could teach him something that 10+ years of schooling have failed to do? Do I get well paid for this?

Oh, of course, it is just a football message board so it doesn't matter. Silly me.



Anyway, on to the "your" and "you're" ignoramuses. . .

 

[Spider]

You mean I could teach him something that 10+ years of schooling have failed to do? Do I get well paid for this?

Oh, of course, it is just a football message board so it doesn't matter. Silly me.



Anyway, on to the "your" and "you're" ignoramuses. . .

Jesus. I like correct grammar as much as the next man but, talk about an overreaction!

 

[Juan Albion]

Jesus. I like correct grammar as much as the next man but, talk about an overreaction!

No sense of humour today?

 

[Juan Albion]

Who the f*** is Jamie Smith?

Dunno, but he better have a good command of the English language, innit.

 

[Billy Mays]

I'm going to stand up for Juan Albion here. I'm a pedant when it comes to the English language as well. Join us if you don't want our wonderful language to morph into some sort of chav txt spk. LOL. Innit.

 

[Uncle C]

Great. But this isn't a word changing its meaning, it's people who don't understand the grammar of their own language. Of isn't an auxiliary verb, and isn't about to become one.

Surely you've heard of the verb to 'of'

I of
You of
He/she ofs
They of
We of

Whats wrong with that?

 

[itszamora]

I'm going to stand up for Juan Albion here. I'm a pedant when it comes to the English language as well. Join us if you don't want our wonderful language to morph into some sort of chav txt spk. LOL. Innit.

I agree. The use of 'of' in place of 'have' and saying things like "your a really good mate," or "I have found you're pencil," really pisses me off.

 

[Lurker]

I'm going to stand up for Juan Albion here. I'm a pedant when it comes to the English language as well. Join us if you don't want our wonderful language to morph into some sort of chav txt spk. LOL. Innit.

wot e sed.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

No sense of humour today?

No sense have humour, surely?

 

[Juan Albion]

No sense have humour, surely?

Shirley, Shirley?

 

[Juan Albion]

Surely you've heard of the verb to 'of'

I of
You of
He/she ofs
They of
We of

Whats wrong with that?

The missing apostrophe.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Surely you've heard of the verb to 'of'

I of
You of
He/she ofs
They of
We of

Whats wrong with that?

No I ofn't.

 

[Juan Albion]

No I ofn't.

Know eye ofn't.

 

[The Ringleader Returns!]

Anyway, good luck to Jamie Smith.

 

[nasjaq]

Long time listener, first time caller. I can't believe this is the issue that's prompted me to post.

What our friend mistakenly believes to be the common use of 'of', is actually the contracted form of 'have', 've'.

As in, 'I would've'. Sounds a bit like 'I would of' when you speak, but clearly when you write it down it's different. He needs to learn this, and should be humiliated until he does.

 

[Juan Albion]

Long time listener, first time caller. I can't believe this is the issue that's prompted me to post.

What our friend mistakenly believes to be the common use of 'of', is actually the contracted form of 'have', 've'.

As in, 'I would've'. Sounds a bit like 'I would of' when you speak, but clearly when you write it down it's different. He needs to learn this, and should be humiliated until he does.

Oi, shut it, newb. If there's any grammar policing to be done, I'm sure I can handle it by myself.

:guitar:

 

[severnside gull]

Long time listener, first time caller. I can't believe this is the issue that's prompted me to post.

What our friend mistakenly believes to be the common use of 'of', is actually the contracted form of 'have', 've'.

As in, 'I would've'. Sounds a bit like 'I would of' when you speak, but clearly when you write it down it's different. He needs to learn this, and should be humiliated until he does.

Quality first post.
Stay on this topic in future and you are bound to attract plenty of responses.
Good luck



not sure I should of said that. It might not've been appreciated