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Sat or sitting when speaking or writing.

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Grammaretto Sun 06-Jun-21 20:11:29

That particular expression seems to have taken root.
Mixing up loose and lose annoys me the most and their and there. Oh and your and you're.....
I hope you teach your journalists how to write wink

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MollyAA12 Sun 06-Jun-21 17:28:28

I teach journalists and get cross with them when they write 'sat' as in 'He was sat under the tree when it was raining' instead of 'He was sitting under the tree ......

People on the radio say 'I am sat here' etc.

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