Oh and by the way, there are now many people on TV who don't have a clue when it comes to present perfect "endings", including the likes of Ant 'n' Dec and Alan Shearer.

They are constantly saying things like "Should have took" or "Should have went", which sounds horrible.

It's a disgrace.

 

I don't think anyone cares

I don't think anyone cares

 

Only the ignorant and "lazy" ones.;)

 

Fortunately people like Antonia do, and she's not even English.:cool:

Only the ignorant and "lazy" ones.;)

 

Fortunately people like Antonia do, and she's not even English.:cool:

 

How does it make me lazy and ignorant if I don't care whether Alan Shearer uses grammatically correct English? It's not like he's a newsreader or anything.

How does it make me lazy and ignorant if I don't care whether Alan Shearer uses grammatically correct English? It's not like he's a newsreader or anything.

 

It sets a bad example to the thousands who are listening, who then think it's correct grammar.;)