Pretty common in speech, particularly amongst people under 30 years old, and in print in the latest CTC magazine - half a penceEqually common among youngsters on super market tills giving change - one pounds and one pence.The hint is even written on the coin where it clearly says "one penny".
What about people who say "five pound"?
I've heard it on the lips of Geordies, & many, many, others
Quote from: Greenbank on 01 December, 2010, 12:33:24 pmWhat about people who say "five pound"?They don't. They say "five paaahnd".d.
It doesn’t matter where you start. Just start.
I've never referred to a green banknote as a 'five pounds' note...
Quote from: citoyen on 01 December, 2010, 02:50:11 pmQuote from: Greenbank on 01 December, 2010, 12:33:24 pmWhat about people who say "five pound"?They don't. They say "five paaahnd".d.I've never referred to a green banknote as a 'five pounds' note...
Help! I'm proofing an article about a couple - Mr & Mrs Wiggins - and the copy says "the Wiggins's then moved to Johannesburg". Should it be "Wigginses" or "Wiggins" or what?
Quote from: Auntie Helen on 01 December, 2010, 12:08:13 pmHelp! I'm proofing an article about a couple - Mr & Mrs Wiggins - and the copy says "the Wiggins's then moved to Johannesburg". Should it be "Wigginses" or "Wiggins" or what?If you have to use the plural of Wiggins, it would be "Wiggenses", as in "dresses" or "messes" being the plurals of dress and mess respectively.Sam
Would not the Wiggins family be known as the Wigginses, not the Wiggenses? It seems a bit odd to change the spelling of their name.
It didn't make me cringe but did make me smile when I read in a magazine that I should "apply a volume-enhancing moose to roots".
'Slippy'. That is all.
... a manor that may frighten them."