Not that big a deal.
(NOT.... Not that big of a deal.)
I'm excited /about/ a time when this extra 'of' nonsense stops.
(NOT.... I'm excited /for/ a time when this extra 'of' nonsense stops.)
Did you use to say and write these things correctly at any time in the past?
(NOT.... Did you /used/ to say these things correctly at any time in the past.)
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it's ok if you don't get it. it's not that big a deal.
big a deal
is that right? not that big deal. not that big a daeal.?
?!
grammar 2012 with thewza
I don't use the of
do you use used?
did you ever use to use used?
I use used
Man, I feel so used!
You shouldn't.
What's the use?
used to use used*
yesterday I wrote 'I'd expect a night out of it'
but should I of wrote 'night of it' without out? CRIPES, wheres catrace
of wrote?
Can someone please run some kind of question mark usage workshop too?
Because that's driving me spare.
you use one when you want a direct answer
I don't see what the problem is?
^ this kind of thing. Guaranteed sign of a half-wit.
questions with exclamation marks,
in the absence of an interrobang?
Bovvered, really
¿¡O RLY!?
Sure I love inane and banal things.
Hey jacques do you want to have a discussion about something inane? I certainly do is how I would reply. Putting cutlery in a drawer, fluff on jumpers, yawning would all maintain a bit of interest from me.
But not this shit. Who gives a toss about your example or whether someone says Tescos and pronounces it haitch or aitch. There's more important things in life like systematically wearing Theo down to a little fleecey shell of a man or discussing christmas food.
Shitheads.
thanks for your essay on how little you care.
enjoy the rest off you're day.
nice essay dicksplash
*nice easy dicksplash
for a nice relaxing facial.
I use the of
how because
i'm excited about this moment in time.
and i'm excited for you too because you now know not to.
nah still gonna
WHAT OF IT
ALL OFF IT
btw when you do the mouseover to see what the start of the OP is
this looks like being the worst thread ever
AND I STILL CLICKED OF IT
did it confirm its status as the worst?
i think it might have
might therefore of otherwise!
its learning me everyday
i agree with that??
That's about right then
what's wrong with
it's not a big deal
what's wrong of with?
it's for to very big of deal
it's not a big deal.
^fine.
it's not a big of a deal.
^no-one would say this. so why do they add the 'of' into 'not that big a deal'?
exactly, TheWza, exactly.
what does any of this even meant?
so you'd be happy saying
not that much a problem
instead of not that much of a problem
eh
it's not much of a problem
to say it's not that big a problem.
i heartily agree
not that big of a NO DEAL
not ^that anal deal.
the real deal:
O - see of you next tuesday
<|>
/\
Grammatical pedanticism - still tiresome after all these years.
I seen some stupid shit film yesterday
No you didn't. You saw some stupid shit film yesterday.
this seems to be a v common mistake that scottish people say
and it drives me spare, so it does.
Indeed
But I've also witnessed some of the toffs on this very website TYPING OUT THAT THEY 'SEEN' SOMETHING INSTEAD OF 'SAW' AND NO ONE CRITICISED THEM. The same people who say 'You drank out of a can? How uncouth' or 'You get your sauces from a jar? I make my own'.
RRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
bunch 'o cunts
the lot of them.
how?
;-)
(^this is fine imo because afaik it has a genuine etymological basis, rather than just being an adopted wrongness.)
there was a circus performer's son who briefly attended my primary school
he had a mullet and kept saying, hey it's not a cheesburger
what's a cheesburger mean?, we said
a cheeseburger is a big deal, he said
and boy let me tell you, this right here is a cheesburger
one helluva cheeseburger
*one hella cheeseburger
I really can't be bothered to read the original post,
or any of the replies.
Still, thought you'd like to know this.
* liked to of known this.
not sure if i of been tested here
I'm calling everyone (most people) cunts. get involved.
COME ON!
unless you're doing a grammar exam, this is really not that big of a dill
hark at ^herb big talk
basilcally, it doesn't really matter
probably sage advice. i haven't got the thyme to argue.
Its really not that big of a deal
(has anyone made this joke yet?)
did you think it would of been you?
or, did you think it would have been you?
she thinks it would or been her
it's great how much it doesn't matter. just put any old words in
people know what you mean. i have a little game where i try to grunt and groan and make sounds to replace as many words are possibly when out and about and in shops and stuff. people hear what they expect to
a mentally handi
sorry, I mean somebody cruelly mocking the mentally handicapped
god you can't make JOKES anymore *writes letter to BBC*
oh don't be rililculous
it just sounds and groans and wrong words
wrong of words in through
because why of that after
i don't understand that
i don't understand cat
what wood cat_race due?
I teach English
and almost nothing pisses me off than grammatical pedantry like the shit in this thread. If something prevents people understanding then it's a problem. Big a deal / big of a deal does not. I've seen such lofty and pathetic arguments between teachers who get high and mighty about this kind of nonsense.
It's like American spelling. If you're not taking an exam, or doing a crossword, it really doesn't matter.
gf was telling that a lot of american spellings were originally the uk spellings or something
idk, she's works in publishing. she was probably trolling me
she'z right.
ize been around for senturies, bro.
yeah, cos this thread was entirely serious. DUHHH.
*checks who posted the thread*
*exits thread quietly*
;D
el biscuit seems to of taken it a pretty seriously.
it annoys me when people say "off of"
instead of from