Attention Brits
In which I risk the patronage of my UK subscribers by getting right stroppy about how you been doin’ the King’s English. *
1 . One is not "adviced." The verb form is "advised." One is "advised."
2 . One is not "disorientated." "Disorientated" is not a word. It's what's called a back-formation. You formed it backwards from the noun-form elaboration, "orientation."
One is "disoriented."
3 . One really needs to use the subjunctive.
-"If was in that building I woulda run."--WRONG
-"If I were/If I had been in that building, I woulda run." --CORRECT
4 . One is not “taking” a meeting. One attends meetings.
5 . Likewise, one does not “take” a decision. We make decisions, we don’t “take” them. They're not pre-made on the buffet.
* Genuinely outraged pushback comments will look very silly indeed on a humorous post. As you were.
Ok more. Lol . You hit a nerve Josh. The current Vogue of women saying:
“I’m ON my period “ vs what I grew up hearing “ I HAVE my period.”
What is this ON? Like you can switch it off? Ride it like pony? Freaking bugs me.
Now do "bring" and "take". Urgh. Is it just me or does anyone else almost come unglued when they hear "bring" being used instead of "take".
"I'm going to bring that bottle of wine to her dinner party." No. No, you're going to "take" it.