Media mistakes

[EEPhil]

Latest ITV GMB nonsense on the strap. "TV TIDBITS". WTF?!

 

[trog]

I blame the tangerine tw*t U.S.Less U.S.Less

The Grammarphobia Blog: Tidbit or titbit?

Why do Americans use “tidbit” for a word that the British spell “titbit”?

grammarphobia.com

 

[Owen Smith]

I blame the tangerine tw*t

I'm going to steal that.

 

[trog]

I'm going to steal that.

Feel free, I like it because a tetchy admin could not be sure if I meant it spelt with an "i" that would no even offend a pearl clutching snow flake or with the "a" that he deserves.

 

[gomezz]

Latest ITV GMB nonsense on the strap. "TV TIDBITS". WTF?!

Want to be sure what you are taking offence at here?

 

[Black Hole]

Tidbit vs. titbit, presumably, but maybe "titbit" is now considered too risqué to be woke.

 

[Owen Smith]

Tidbit vs. titbit, presumably, but maybe "titbit" is now considered too risqué to be woke.

Bluetit, coaltit, long tailed tit, all UK small birds. Presumably because tit meant small or tiny at the time, hence titbit (and it rhymes better than tidbit).

 

[RobH1]

Bluetit, coaltit, long tailed tit, all UK small birds. Presumably because tit meant small or tiny at the time, hence titbit (and it rhymes better than tidbit).

Correct:
"Birds known as tits get their name from the Old English word "titmase," which meant "small bird". The term "tit" itself signifies something small or little, and "mase" referred to a type of bird, combining to describe these diminutive creatures."
From Brave search.

 

[gomezz]

Tidbit vs. titbit, presumably, but maybe "titbit" is now considered too risqué to be woke.

Huh? But tidbit is the correct, long-standing term and titibit is the common error similar to a damp squid.

 

[Owen Smith]

Huh? But tidbit is the correct, long-standing term and titibit is the common error similar to a damp squid.

Titbit not titibit, and it's been titbit in British English for a couple of centuries or more. Language changes, and as is often the case with language and spelling the American version is older and more original. Colonials don't like to change things, whereas the mother country moves on. Look at Canadian French vs actual French, same thing happens.

 

[EEPhil]

Tidbit vs. titbit, presumably, but maybe "titbit" is now considered too risqué to be woke.

Maybe, but it is the general Americanisation of spellings on ITV's GMB that's getting on my tits! It's GMB not GMA!
The other day it was maneuver instead of manoeuvre. I'm sure there was a third example, but I've forgotten it!

As long as I can remember (over 65 years) it's been titbits, manoeuvre, favourites, honour, humour etc. in British English. Why has ITV started using American spellings?

 

[prpr]

that's getting on my tits

Getting on your tids, surely?

 

[simonog]

On the same line, I find Americans seem to be offended when, talking about my Morgan racing car, I mention that I need to pump some grease in the nipples. [sigh]

 

[Owen Smith]

When I worked for a Canadian company they were astonished that there is a town in the UK called Maidenhead.

 

[Black Hole]

But tidbit is the correct, long-standing term

Depends where you hail from.

 

[Black Hole]

Bluetit, coaltit, long tailed tit, all UK small birds.

Indeed. Not to mention the tee shirt worn by the barmaid in a pub I frequented, printed with birds it took me a little time to identify: Great Tits.

 

[Black Hole]

ITV News, item about prostate cancer treatment: commentary said "less than 1%...", graphic showed ">1%". So which is it?

 

[RobH1]

When I worked for a Canadian company they were astonished that there is a town in the UK called Maidenhead.

We had some guests from NZ who enjoyed going to Cockermouth in Cumbria.

 

[prpr]

going to Cockermouth in Cumbria

They obviously didn't go between Sunday and Tuesday then. It's shut, even in August.

 

[RobH1]

They obviously didn't go between Sunday and Tuesday then. It's shut, even in August.

So true! But they sniggered a lot.