Demise of word ‘those’

Road-Hog · 30-11-2018 09:35AM #1

Has anyone noticed that an awful lot of people of all ages groups and social classes no longer or rarely use the word ‘those’......?

Outlaw Pete · 30-11-2018 09:44AM

The demise of the word lot I think is far more worrisome.

kneemos · 30-11-2018 10:01AM

Them.

fiachraX · 30-11-2018 10:06AM

'Before' has been removed from the vocabulary of everyone in RTE. It seems that now they can only say 'ahead of'. I think it started in the sports deparment but it has proved very contagious.

Deebles McBeebles · 30-11-2018 10:09AM

Those b*stards!

Comhrá · 30-11-2018 10:12AM

and the word 'lose' has been largely replaced with 'loose' for some strange reason.

30-11-2018 10:18AM

Comhra wrote: »

and the word 'lose' has been largely replaced with 'loose' for some strange reason.

Some people can't distinguish the to, which is strange too be honest.

Pherekydes · 30-11-2018 02:16PM

Whatever happened to 'moment'?

It's not "at the minute", FFS, it's "at the moment".

Make the moment great gold again!

Ursus Horribilis · 30-11-2018 02:17PM

What about have? It has been replaced by of.

Deebles McBeebles · 30-11-2018 02:18PM

Would of instead of would have.

Edit: Dammit Ursus

30-11-2018 02:19PM

What has happened to the language across the board over the last few years has been an atrocity..

tuxy · 30-11-2018 02:23PM

I seen to so many times. I don't know why they done it but they do!

mattser · 30-11-2018 02:24PM

I'm hearing you.....and......Going forward :mad::mad:

lawred2 · 30-11-2018 02:25PM

I wondered about the park wondering how old the trees were

Gah

hightower1 · 30-11-2018 02:39PM

The word that boggles me is "yous".

It's actually shocking the volume of people who think this is an legitimate pronoun. These people are normally well spoken and have otherwise good syntax, spelling, grammar and punctuation.

tuxy · 30-11-2018 02:41PM

I seen yous down town when I done the shopping

bodhrandude · 30-11-2018 02:44PM

I find myself lately sometimes to write 'Ya no' rather than 'ya know', I need to get out of that habit.

tuxy · 30-11-2018 02:46PM

If you spell you wrong I think the best thing is to keep going and spell know wrong.
It shows some level of consistency.

farmchoice · 30-11-2018 02:49PM

recently a new and very annoying verbal tick has crept into nearly every conversation/interview you hear on the radio and the television.
the interviewer will ask a question and the interviewee will begin their reply with the word....so.
Q. where are you from?
A. So, i was born in Mayo.

Q. why did you murder them all.
A. so, they were annoying me a lot.

its very very annoying.

tuxy · 30-11-2018 02:51PM

On the plus side I think the misuse of the word literally is on the way out. That trend didn't last as long as I expected.

Deebles McBeebles · 30-11-2018 03:12PM

tuxy wrote: »

On the plus side I think the misuse of the word literally is on the way out. That trend didn't last as long as I expected.

Good. I literally hate that.

Church on Tuesday · 30-11-2018 03:22PM

It drives me mad to see no one written as noone.

Leroy42 · 30-11-2018 03:28PM

How terrible. A language that evolves and changes over time.

You are absolutely right. The rules created by some unknowns at some distant time should never be changed.

OldMrBrennan83 · 30-11-2018 03:29PM

'doze'.

Church on Tuesday · 30-11-2018 03:31PM

Leroy42 wrote: »

How terrible. A language that evolves and changes over time.

You are absolutely right. The rules created by some unknowns at some distant time should never be changed.

I think it's more about maintaining a certain standard.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 30-11-2018 03:32PM

tuxy wrote: »

I seen yous down town when I done the shopping

It should be 'I saw yous down town when I did the shopping'

joe40 · 30-11-2018 03:33PM

hightower1 wrote: »

The word that boggles me is "yous".

It's actually shocking the volume of people who think this is an legitimate pronoun. These people are normally well spoken and have otherwise good syntax, spelling, grammar and punctuation.

That particular one bugs me as well. It is a pity there is no plural for "You"
"ye" is getting a bit dated.

LLMMLL · 30-11-2018 03:34PM

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

I think it's more about maintaining a certain standard.

There is no standard. There is nothing inherently wrong with most of the examples given in the thread.

Archeron · 30-11-2018 03:35PM

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Good. I literally hate that.

Me too, when i see it my head literally explodes and sprays brain matter everywhere.

Bigbagofcans · 30-11-2018 03:35PM

"Those bones those bones need calcium" - Yeah 'those' just sounds wrong there.

SuperGrover · 30-11-2018 03:37PM

'Obliged' seems to be out the window. 'Obligated' now, for some reason.

Demise of word ‘those’

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