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If I hear these one more time......

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Katek Fri 25-Aug-17 23:20:11

Oh I so agree! I wonder what they actually write?

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phoenix Fri 25-Aug-17 22:45:57

I feel the need to have a bit of a grump about people who post "of" when it should be "have".

I know that in conversation it sounds like (for example) I should of said" but it is actually "should have said.

Yes, I appreciate that there are things in life that matter more, but we all have our little foibles.

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Katek Fri 25-Aug-17 22:28:40

It seems that over the tv this evening people have been saying "off of" or "for free"! It's doing my head in as we used to say-I have even started shouting at the screen. I have become my father

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