Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[P. G. Tipps]

"Bergolree" for Burglary.

I remember having my pronunciation of this word corrected as a child, but this was uttered by the charming and nicely spoken news presenter on the BBC London Regional News just now!

Wonder how long it will take some whippersnapper of a BBC News Presenter to start using the 'cool' American term 'burglarize' ... ?

[ahinton]

Wonder how long it will take some whippersnapper of a BBC News Presenter to start using the 'cool' American term 'burglarize' ... ?

"Burglarize" is merely another example of creating a verb where one did not previously exist whereas "bergolree" is an actual mispronunciation; "bergolree" therefore sits in company with "nucular".

[MrGongGong]

Wonder how long it will take some whippersnapper of a BBC News Presenter to start using the 'cool' American term 'burglarize' ... ?

Nowt wrong with a bit of Booglarizing

[P. G. Tipps]

"Burglarize" is merely another example of creating a verb where one did not previously exist whereas "bergolree" is an actual mispronunciation; "bergolree" therefore sits in company with "nucular".

Well I thought 'burgle' already existed as a verb?

If we spent any time commenting on the mispronunciation of words by BBC News Presenters we could well be on this thread all day, ahinton ...

[P. G. Tipps]

Nowt wrong with a bit of Booglarizing

Yeah, but It ain't Bruckner, baby ...

[Richard Barrett]

whippersnapper

That's a word that sets my teeth on edge to be sure.

[ahinton]

Well I thought 'burgle' already existed as a verb?

"Burgle" does but "burglar" is a noun.

If we spent any time commenting on the mispronunciation of words by BBC News Presenters we could well be on this thread all day, ahinton ...

Some people seem not to care a dirham about that...

[ahinton]

That's a word that sets my teeth on edge to be sure.

Mine, too; it's probably still in the vocabulary of the member who has a strange habit of interpolating hyphens into words where they are not required...

[P. G. Tipps]

Mine, too; it's probably still in the vocabulary of the member who has a strange habit of interpolating hyphens into words where they are not required...

'interpolating' ...

[ahinton]

'interpolating' ...

"Introducing", then, if you prefer.

[vinteuil]

"Introducing", then, if you prefer.

... o, I much prefer 'intercalating'

[ahinton]

... o, I much prefer 'intercalating'

I prefer the unhyphenated words without added hyphens.

[P. G. Tipps]

... o, I much prefer 'intercalating'

[Padraig]

There it is again - 'Indyref2' (The computer hates it too)
Without prejudice, of course.

[Nick Armstrong]

"Theresa May will not debate Jeremy Corbyn ahead of election"

- The Telegraph, covering the fact that there will be no head-to-head between TM and JC.

Dropping the 'with' after 'debate' clearly changes the meaning completely. Surprised at the Toryrag.