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I always cringe when I hear newsreaders say............... "over to our Ireland / China / Russia / Portugal correspondent " - grammatically it grates on the ear, but of course it cannot be Irish/ Chinese / etc correspondent - as it indicates the reporter is of that nationality.

Much better and easier on the ear to say ............." over to our correspondent IN Ireland/China/Russia/Portugal ".

(My Q pronunciation irritation is BOLERO - a small jacket. BOL'AI'RO is a piece of music by Ravel)
 
Anyone remember Carmel? She used to say, let's go for a quick short break...

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this word yet - FABRICATION.

From Wiktionary:
Noun

fabrication (countable and uncountable, plural fabrications)

(uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture

the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government

(countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood

The story is doubtless a fabrication.

Whilst if they are talking about how the item was made, it is correct, the fact that there is such a negative meaning as well - I'd steer well clear.
 
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Something which is probably grammaticly correct but which I find doesnt scan is "two times as many/two times the value"
I have always said "twice as much" - I have only noticed this recently.
 
Its the Americanisation of our vocabulary that's the problem. "doing the math" rather than mathS is another - AND I still get referred to as " you guys" by young waiters/waitresses in restaurants when with a girlfriend ! grrrrrrrr! I blame a lot of the tv programmes for this.
 
Chloe Everton seems to love that term "you guys"...........the last time I looked I hadn't swapped my chesticles for testicles, so nope Chloe, definitely not a guy.
 
Mssrs Barkers sketch in full, as there were many likes for the shorter excerpt.

Happy Bank Holiday weekend all.


"Good evening. I am the president of the Loyal Society for the Relief of Suffers from Pismronunciation, for the relief of people who can't say their worms correctly, or who use the wrong worms entirely, so that other people cannot underhand a bird they are spraying. It's just that you open your mouse, and the worms come turbling out in wuck a say that you dick not what you're thugging to be, and it's very distressing.

"I'm always looing it, and it makes one feel umbumftorcacle, especially when one is going about one's diddly tasks. Slopping at the Sloopermarket, for instance. Only last wonk, I approached the chuckout point, and I shooed the ghoul behind the crash desk the contents of my trilly, and she said 'All right, granddad, shout 'em out.' Well, of course, that's fine for the ordinary man in the stoat who has no dribble with his wolds. For someone like myself, it's worse than a kick in the jackstrop.


"Sometimes, you get stuck on one letter, such as wubbleyou. And I said, 'Well, I've got a tin of woup, a woucumber, two packets of wheese and a walliflower'. She tried to make fun of me and said, 'That will be woo pounds, wifty-wee pence.' So I just said 'Wobblers!' and walked out.

"So you see how dickyfelt it is. But help is at hand. A new society has been formed by our mumblers to help each other in times of excream ices. It is balled Pismronouncers Unanimous, and anyone can ball them up on the smellyphone any time of the day or note, twenty-four flowers a spray, seven stays a creek, and they will come 'round and get drunk with you.

"For foreigners, there will be inperpetwitters, who will all speak many sandwiches, such as Swedish, Turkish, Burkish, Jewish, Gibberish and Rubbish. Membranes will be able to attend tight stool, for heaving classes, to learn how to grope with the many complinkities of the daily loaf.

"Which brings me to the drain reason for squeaking to you tonight. The society's first function as a body was a grand garden freight, and we hope for many more bodily functions in the future. The garden plate was held in the grounds of Blennham Paleyass, Woodstick, and the guest of horror was the great American pip singer, Manny Barrellow. The fete was opened by the bleeder of the opposition, Mister Dale Pinnock ... Pillock, who gave us a few well-frozen worms in praise of the society's jerk. He said that 'In the creeks and stunts that lie ahead, we must do out nut roast to ensure that it sucks weeds.' "And everyone visited the various stores and abrusements, the rudeabouts, thing boats and the dodgers, and of course, all the old favorites such as Srty your Length, guessing the weight of the cook and tinning the pale on the wonky. The occasion was great fun, and I think it can safely be said that all the men present and thoroughly good women were had all the time.

"So, please join out society. Write to me, Doctor Small Pith, The Spanner, Poke Moses, and I will send you some brieflets to browse through and a brass badge to wear in your loophole."
 
Not really a mispronunciation, but the one that grates with me - and it's an official QVC thing, not specific to any presenter - is "advanced" orders.

Surely - SURELY - it should just be "advance"?

An "advanced order" would be one that's a cleverer order than the other ones. Or one that's a bit Stephen Hawking and ahead of its time.

An "advance" order is just one that's in the future.

Yes? No?


Probably their "logic" is that the items when sent to you will be advanced orders. It's all in the tense, doesn't work for present, but they do say "on" advanced order so they think it's ok.
 
Not really a mispronunciation, but the one that grates with me - and it's an official QVC thing, not specific to any presenter - is "advanced" orders.

Surely - SURELY - it should just be "advance"?

An "advanced order" would be one that's a cleverer order than the other ones. Or one that's a bit Stephen Hawking and ahead of its time.

An "advance" order is just one that's in the future.

Yes? No?

i can't say it had ever occurred to me before but I do agree with you. AdvanceD orders would surely be orders that have progressed further (farther?!?) than others, i.e. an order that is more advanced. Advance orders are surely orders in advance, which these are, something being ordered in advance of them being supplied.
I know what I mean..... :emo:
 
I like Charlie as a presenter but must say that sometimes he 'grates' by stating that is talking his way into his 'P45' and sometimes comments he makes about his partner Michelle and the fact that they are not married etc, though the other night was fun, not sure if it was a repeat or not but first time I watched it, stating that he wanted a Bose speaker for his bday present and if Michelle was watching...., she apparently sent something 'fairly naughty' and not read out loudable :), bet he was welcomed home that night!
 

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