anotherbanana Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 exacerbated doubtless by social media typing. But does it matter?mLet the language evolve, surely rather than being ‘ controlled’ by a group of seriously old and pompous largely men: https://www.lefigaro.fr/langue-francaise/expressions-francaises/cinq-fautes-de-francais-que-vous-ne-voulez-plus-jamais-lire-20211107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssomon Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Nearly as bad as Brits using "of" in place of "have", as in "I should of done it" in English, which is very common on forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Errors such as those in the article reveal a lack of understanding of the structure of a phrase. They are not just a spelling mistake, but ssomon (I nearly wrote Solomon) is right. Versions of them are common in in English0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted November 7, 2021 Author Share Posted November 7, 2021 True, Norman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Don't start me on the topic of English grammar! "I'm bored of the weather!". "I aint got no XXX" Personally I abhor the Americanisation of English: particularly usage of that awful word "Got"; when in the USA it is usually expressed as "Gotten". For my sins, I still remember clause and phrase analysis and still use it when writing. "I've got to go shopping." Think about what this actually means. "I have got." Do you; how quaint; and what is "Got"? Can you eat it? All that is needed is to say "I have to go shopping." I have noticed the French language and its grammar, vary considerably, depending where in France one is. What has fascinated me, is to research the root languages in different areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le martin-pêcheur Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 And let's not forget..........I was like and he was like and he went and I went. This was supposed to represent a conversation of sorts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 One in English which irritates me is the replacement of "should" by "need to " as in "X needs to answer this question", when in fact that is just the speakers opinion, not X's need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 To drag the thread back to French, there was a good example of the topic in our local paper not long ago. "La Machine a vendagé" instead of "La Machine à vendager" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssomon Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 17 hours ago, NormanH said: Errors such as those in the article reveal a lack of understanding of the structure of a phrase. They are not just a spelling mistake, but ssomon (I nearly wrote Solomon) is right. Versions of them are common in in English0 Solomon is OK ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssomon Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, NormanH said: To drag the thread back to French, there was a good example of the topic in our local paper not long ago. "La Machine a vendagé" instead of "La Machine à vendager" I believe the verb is vendanger ? Edited November 8, 2021 by ssomon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Exactly....the error isn't in the spelling mistake... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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