Friday, June 11, 2021

RTE presenters using incorrect version of past participle

Oliver Callan during his programme this morning on RTE Radio 1 talking about non-alcoholic drink said:

“...... you have drank in the past...”

RTE needs to run a course on English grammar for all presenters.

This error with the past participle is happening all too often.

The grammar gaffe was at approximately 09.14.

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