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Rigid Brain vs. "I am sat ..."

Damojo

Nobody likes a pedant (as I've discovered over the years), but, c'mon peepz: rulez is rulez!

Here is what my rigid brain's thought tornado is hitting me with several times a day, every day:

  • If asked where you are headed, you might reply, "I am going to the park."
  • If asked what you are up to, you might reply, "I am listening to Taylor Swift."
  • If asked where you are located, why the hell would you say, "I am sat on a chair"?!

If it's not, "I am went ...," and it's not, "I am listened ...," then it's not, "I am sat ..."! It's "SITTING"!

And the same goes for "I am stood" and "I was sat", etc. No. Just. No.

God, that feels better. Let me feel the love! Bring it on!

E&OE

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  • in reply to Lotus

    Unless affect is a noun, like in "flat affect".

    Or unless effect is used as a verb, like in "to effect change".

    They sound more-or-less the same when spoken, so they aren't the worst of my triggers.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Affect is usually a verb, meaning to change something or someone

     "That drug affected me badly"

     "I'll try not to allow emotions to affect my decision"

    Effect is usually a noun, describing a change that results when something is done or happens, or a feeling/mood created by something

     "That drug had no effect on me"

     "Joining this community had a positive effect on how I was feeling"

  • in reply to Damojo

    - luxuriant vs luxurious

    - infamous vs. notorious

    - inflammable vs. non-flammable

    - tortuous (winding or twisty) vs. torture

    -:enormity (past use - someone’s quality or character as being outrageous, or as being extremely wicked / an act of great wickedness, or atrocities) vs. enormity (current use - very great size, extent, or seriousness of something, e.g. responsibility or task)

    - fulsome (past use - negative connotations of something so exaggerated, or elaborate that it must be insincere) vs. fulsome (current use in journalism - positive sense)

    - nonplussed (past use - confused, unsure how to react and perhaps you can take no more of a situation) vs. nonplussed (current use - not bothered)

  • in reply to Damojo

    Affect and Effect are difficult for many people, it can be quite hard to know which to use and when.

    I was never taught grammar at school and I tend to either over punctuate or under punctuate. My biggest bug bear is people using text speak when writing posts or emails and shoving emoji's into sentences, not all of us know what they mean and I find it mentally disruptive. I know I'm a poor speller, but I do try and get it right, but some people's spelling makes mine look brilliant, I suspect in part it's because English is such a difficult language. I remember really struggling with which, which to use and whether I should it or weather for metoerlogical stuff. Silent letters are also very common, bough, cough and through is a nightmare example.

  • in reply to Stuart333
    Stuart333 said:
    I also don't like when the wrong word is used. I can't help but correct it.

    We should get a room.

    Here are a few triggers for you to get your adrenaline flowing:

    • irregardless
    • disinterested vs. uninterested
    • literally
    • fewer vs. less
    • thread depth (of a tyre) [KMN!]
    • effect vs. affect
    • for all intensive purposes [shudder!]
    • Me and Stuart [verb] ...
  • in reply to Damojo

    What bothers me more is ambiguous or incomplete statements. So more of a logic error. It causes me problems as I then struggle to evaluate what it means.

    I also don't like when the wrong word is used. I can't help but correct it.