Comments on: English: The Language You Speak http://www.crackerwax.com/2007/11/18/english-the-language-you-speak/ don't make me come over there Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:44:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tony http://www.crackerwax.com/2007/11/18/english-the-language-you-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Tony Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:24:16 +0000 http://www.crackerwax.com/2007/11/18/english-the-language-you-speak/#comment-171 It really annoys me when people say 'can I lend some money off of you?' No, you may borrow money from me. No, actually, you may not. It really annoys me when people say ‘can I lend some money off of you?’

No, you may borrow money from me.

No, actually, you may not.

]]> By: Mummykins http://www.crackerwax.com/2007/11/18/english-the-language-you-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Mummykins Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:38:50 +0000 http://www.crackerwax.com/2007/11/18/english-the-language-you-speak/#comment-165 Another one is institute, a building or an establishment for the promotion of education and institution, an organised body with a charitable purpose, an established law etc. or familiar figure in history. Another one is institute, a building or an establishment for the promotion of education and institution, an organised body with a charitable purpose, an established law etc. or familiar figure in history.

]]> By: Ellen http://www.crackerwax.com/2007/11/18/english-the-language-you-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Ellen Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:31:05 +0000 http://www.crackerwax.com/2007/11/18/english-the-language-you-speak/#comment-164 Lynne Truss eat your heart out!!! I agree. What winds me up a treat is kids at school who write... 'I should of done this', rather than 'should have', and the overuse of the word <strong>like</strong>. 'It's like, so annoying.' 'It was like really cold', etc. Either it was really cold or it wasn't. It can't be <strong>like</strong> really cold. Lynne Truss eat your heart out!!! I agree. What winds me up a treat is kids at school who write… ‘I should of done this’, rather than ‘should have’, and the overuse of the word like.

‘It’s like, so annoying.’

‘It was like really cold’, etc. Either it was really cold or it wasn’t. It can’t be like really cold.

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