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I teach on a law conversion course and after complaints from firms of solicitors that the law trainees we were sending them could not write good English we introduced grammar into our introduction module.  An expert from the English department produced appropriate rules and I had to give a lectures on them.  These were so boring that people walked out before the end and we quickly decided to record the lectures so they could be listened to online.  I remember telling them that knowing the correct rules wouldn't make them happy, it would just make them incredibly irritated when others, e.g. on the BBC news, get it wrong.



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However, I love the people who use 'whom' randomly, thinking it makes them sound posh

 I love this discussion and totally agree with CD.  Another of my pet hates is when people incorrectly use "myself" when it's not a reflexive pronoun, again presumably because they think it sounds posh. 

 



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SuperT wrote:
Coup Droit wrote


However, I love the people who use 'whom' randomly, thinking it makes them sound posh

 I love this discussion and totally agree with CD.  Another of my pet hates is when people incorrectly use "myself" when it's not a reflexive pronoun, again presumably because they think it sounds posh. 

 

I LOVE ME!!!!!

-- Edited by SuperT on Wednesday 17th of January 2024 11:54:29 AM

 



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Christine wrote:
SuperT wrote:
Coup Droit wrote


However, I love the people who use 'whom' randomly, thinking it makes them sound posh

 I love this discussion and totally agree with CD.  Another of my pet hates is when people incorrectly use "myself" when it's not a reflexive pronoun, again presumably because they think it sounds posh. 

 

I LOVE ME!!!!!

-- Edited by SuperT on Wednesday 17th of January 2024 11:54:29 AM

 

 So agree with inappropriate use of 'myself'.   People use is as a subject too - as in -'Jack and myself are going to...  ' when they would never say ''Myself is going to ..  '



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Anyone else think we should start a 'grammar' thread in the Chat Section. I am learning so much. smile



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Bob in Spain wrote:

Anyone else think we should start a 'grammar' thread in the Chat Section. I am learning so much. smile

My pet subject.  Happy to oblige.  Done!  wink



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SuperT wrote:
Coup Droit wrote


However, I love the people who use 'whom' randomly, thinking it makes them sound posh

 I love this discussion and totally agree with CD.  Another of my pet hates is when people incorrectly use "myself" when it's not a reflexive pronoun, again presumably because they think it sounds posh. 

 



-- Edited by SuperT on Wednesday 17th of January 2024 11:54:29 AM

 Oh yes! Loathe this. It often goes hand in hand with the phrase not a problem in lieu of yes, e.g. please can I have a menu? Not a problem. arrggghhh!!!



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