DT Brown, oh dear !

[rary]

It's how the pronunciation of words are getting changed nowadays, that I get annoyed with, usually by the news presenters, though many others follow suit

[Snoop Puss]

^I thought that all started with Angela Rippon. But perhaps you were too young to watch the news back in the olden days.

[Vince G]

Ooopppsss…pub grub menu signs…

Don't let me get you two started

...and market stalls:

Potatoe's £3 for 2 kilo's

[Vince G]

but my current favourite is on the door of our social club billiard room

[Snoop Puss]

Is that a joke, Vince G? Done to catch attention?

[Penellype]

The standard of English everywhere is deteriorating badly. I work in customer service, answering emails, and there are a lot of overseas customers. One email was so indecipherable that I replied asking the customer to write in his own language so that I could use Google translate. He replied angrily that he was English...

[gardenhistory2]

here is best translation of English scene from UK
from movie hot fuzz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cun-LZvOTdw

[ChingfordHarry]

It's how the pronunciation of words are getting changed nowadays, that I get annoyed with, usually by the news presenters, though many others follow suit

One of my pet peeves is people saying "pronounciation".

[rary]

^I thought that all started with Angela Rippon. But perhaps you were too young to watch the news back in the olden days.

Correct.
Now need to go and find out who Angela Rippon was/is and when she read the news

[Vince G]

One of my pet peeves is people saying "pronounciation".

Calling an "h" "haitch" is mine. It's called a hypercorrection, to do with thinking you have to say the sound it makes. By that token we should perhaps call a "W" a "wubble-you"

[Vince G]

Is that a joke, Vince G? Done to catch attention?

Sadly not, judging by other examples in the club. Why is it that social clubs have notices everywhere?

[Vince G]

I already have, you never know.......

Booo, no vouchers!


"Good afternoon, many thanks for your feedback as you say these are not runner beans, we are very sorry for the error, your feedback will be passed on to the marketing team.

Kind regards
Customer Services"

[Nicos]

Ah well…no harm in trying.
At least they took time to respond.

[DannyK]

612 Bus Croydon