Itsmeee Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Genuine question here. I have noticed that a lot of Manx people use ‘off’ when they mean ‘of’. Is this an accent thing or a dialect thing? I'm not trying to belittle or insult anyone. I’m just curious as to how it came about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Inbreeding. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 (edited) Not paying attention in English class Edited March 24 by Passing Time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Just now, Passing Time said: Badly educated Poorly educated, you dunce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Just now, HiVibes said: Poorly educated, you dunce. Read again, already amended phlegmwad… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, Mr. Sausages said: Inbreeding. Fuck of. 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Same with Sixth or Sickth. Class thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Of/off, to/too. Sometimes I suspect it’s the dreaded spell check/auto complete. The one I really hate is of for have or ‘ve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, John Wright said: Of/off, to/too. Sometimes I suspect it’s the dreaded spell check/auto complete. The one I really hate is of for have or ‘ve. or "should of" instead of "should have" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 4 minutes ago, Passing Time said: or "should of" instead of "should have" That’s what I said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Just now, John Wright said: That’s what I said d'oh - must learn to read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itsmeee Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 I’ve noticed that it’s not just when people write, so possibly not an education issue. I hear people saying ‘off’ instead of ‘of.’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 The semi literate blind leading the semi literate blind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 5 hours ago, Itsmeee said: I’ve noticed that it’s not just when people write, so possibly not an education issue. I hear people saying ‘off’ instead of ‘of.’ It’s definitely a Manx education issue. You’ll also often hear people saying “there” when they mean “their”. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 7 hours ago, Mr. Sausages said: It’s definitely a Manx education issue. You’ll also often hear people saying “there” when they mean “their”. It's the 'they're' that really greats with me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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