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"me" skirt, "me" friend etc....

rainbows7 · 2012-03-18 22:56:53

Is it just me or does it bother any one else when you hear people say "me" instead of "my". I know each to their own but gosh it annoys me to listen to it. I'm hearing it on tv a lot lately "me pencil, me friend, me runners". Do you agree it's not correct english? Although, I think a lot of people up North say it?

18-03-2012 10:56pm

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Is it just me or does it bother any one else when you hear people say "me" instead of "my". I know each to their own but gosh it annoys me to listen to it. I'm hearing it on tv a lot lately "me pencil, me friend, me runners".
Do you agree it's not correct english? Although, I think a lot of people up North say it?

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#2 18-03-2012 11:03pm

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hazel111 wrote: »

Is it just me or does it bother any one else when you hear people say "me" instead of "my". I know each to their own but gosh it annoys me to listen to it. I'm hearing it on tv a lot lately "me pencil, me friend, me runners".
Do you agree it's not correct english? Although, I think a lot of people up North say it?

Far more common in Dublin and it's grating on the ears.

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#3 18-03-2012 11:06pm

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hazel111 wrote: »

Is it just me or does it bother any one else when you hear people say "me" instead of "my". I know each to their own but gosh it annoys me to listen to it. I'm hearing it on tv a lot lately "me pencil, me friend, me runners".
Do you agree it's not correct english? Although, I think a lot of people up North say it?

I agree, it's not correct english and it does annoy me when people on television can't pronounce words properly. Particularly when it's news presenters. Frequently mispronounced words that irritate me most include three, thousand and other.

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#4 18-03-2012 11:06pm

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i like it

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#5 18-03-2012 11:07pm

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oh me oh my, me ears are falling off my head...

sorry OP, i couldn't resist!

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#6 18-03-2012 11:08pm

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My mother says it all the time. Drives me nuts. She also says "them" instead of "those"

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#7 18-03-2012 11:09pm

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Me Ma and me da are from Dublin and who cares how anyone pronounces words?

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#8 18-03-2012 11:12pm

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Hey there,

You might be better off checking out Linguistics & Etymology or if it's just a pedantic complaint about the use of specific language then requesting membership to Spell Czechs might suit better.

Either way, it's really not a discussion topic pertinent to tLL, so thread closed. :cool:

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