Why do NRL players say me?

[Ladmate]

It really annoys me that they can't speak English.

Instead of saying "I'm happy with the team and myself", they say "I'm happy with the game and meself".

So why can't they say "my"?

 

[user_nat]

Me can't say that I've noticed.

 

[Someone]

me brain hurts trying to understand your claims.

Come again?

 

[Dutchy]

You make me wanna neck meself Ladmate.

 

[eagles4eva]

?????

 

[Ladmate]

I'm serious. Where's the education for these footballers? Why can't they distinguish between "me" and "my"?

 

[East Coast Tiger]

If that's the most grammatically incorrect thing a player says he's doing well.

 

[dclayw]

Gotta keep that working class image. Goes hand in hand with the overuse of the word "obviously" and at the end of almost every interview there's the "if we do this that or the other we should come up trumps". It's just league speak and I don't really have a problem with it meself.

 

[cleary89]

you know. gotta give 110%. full credit to the boys.

 

[Noa]

Bugger me.

 

[innsaneink]

It really annoys me that they can't speak English.

Instead of saying "I'm happy with the team and myself", they say "I'm happy with the game and meself".

So why can't they say "my"?

Watch the rah rahs if it irks you so FmyD

 

[El Diablo]

f**ks me

rackin me brain trying to figure out why though

what does the winner get?

 

[Chook Norris]

i says that meself too

 

[griff]

I've heard players talk in real life say "my self" but then when interviewed on TV say "'me self''. I guess its just the culture. I find I change the way I speak in different contexts as well.

 

[Angry_eel]

ye na the boys played well.

 

[Captian_Klutz]

Well there is an "m" and "e" in "team".

 

[Chook Herron]

lol reminds me of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F4W0R1Zr_8

 

[zombie jesus]

He really give it to him.

 

[dclayw]

I've heard players talk in real life say "my self" but then when interviewed on TV say "'me self''. I guess its just the culture. I find I change the way I speak in different contexts as well.

Well who really cares I guess but I think what you say is partly true, it was what I was alluding to in my earlier post when I referred to "league speak". Do you think many players would actually use the term "come up trumps" in general conversation. There are an awful lot of them who use that term in pre/post match interviews.

 

[Parra]

yeah nah