instead of, "can i "borrow" something off of you", also, why do some people say acrossed instead of across?
i;e "i need to get acrossed the road" or "those 2 roads go acrossed each other"...
2006-10-20 00:15:08 · 21 answers · asked by stuio 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Because they are illiterate.
My Mother-in-law uses "learn" in the wrong context also - She says to my 3 yr old daughter "When you go to big school they'll learn you how to read and write."
I could smash her face in when she does it - I've told her but she responds by saying - "You'll be old y'self one day" as if age has anything to do with being thick!
Aaaarrrggghhhh - Rant over for the week - Have a great weekend.
2006-10-20 01:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by Phlodgeybodge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be that they have just picked up bad habits or maybe that English is not their first lanhuage. Some people I know who speak English as a second language use the "lend something off you phrase". I try not to be patronising but tell them it is borrow. I a, sure I make many mistakes when I speak another Language other than English.
2006-10-20 08:05:01 · answer #2 · answered by Inky Pinky Ponky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People make a huge amount of mistakes in their grammar and spelling these days..Just look at the spelling and grammar in some of the Yahoo questions !! The example you quote has been around for a long time though..I can remember classmates being corrected by the teacher when saying "Can I lend your pencil " ? etc; I think the texting issue has a lot to do with this problem also..Sad I'm afraid, that a language that can be used to convey our thoughts and descriptions of the world around us in such beautiful ways, has finally slipped into the sad state it is in today !!
2006-10-20 07:48:05 · answer #3 · answered by Ed B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lack of education. They don't know the difference between the meanings of the verbs 'to lend' and 'to borrow'. With the second example, I would say they have a speech impediment or a nasal problem, ie., they're actually saying 'acrosst
2006-10-20 07:23:50 · answer #4 · answered by uknative 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to tell you that I think you are the pot calling the kettle black.
One does not borrow something "off of you", one borrows something "from" you.
As to your question that asks why people use improper grammar, I must presume it is because they either don't know any better or they simply don't care.
I think it begins during childhood, in the home. Children generally use the same grammar and word usage as their parents.
2006-10-20 10:11:55 · answer #5 · answered by catherine02116 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Borrow is someone asking and lending is from owner to borrower!
Grammar is dying and shows no sign of revival!
2006-10-20 07:33:04 · answer #6 · answered by urbanrt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they can’t speak properly its borrow. Can I borrow your credit card not can I lend your credit card. As for acrossed no one has evev said that to me.
2006-10-20 07:21:29 · answer #7 · answered by carla s 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because correct grammer and spelling no longer seem to be important in our education system. It seems that as long as you can get your point across it doesn't matter whether it is grammatically correct.
2006-10-20 07:23:29 · answer #8 · answered by zephs mummy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bad English - and it's not even "can I borrow something OFF you", it's "can I borrow something FROM you". But thats if we want to split hairs and be pedantic!
2006-10-20 07:24:03 · answer #9 · answered by long_luscious_lashes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just lack of edumication Hee Hee
2006-10-20 07:17:50 · answer #10 · answered by stephensgaz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋