Actress Emma Thompson has spoken out against the use of sloppy language.
She said: "We have to reinvest, I think, in the idea of articulacy as a form of personal human freedom and power."
She also said: "There is the necessity to have two languages - one that you use with your mates and the other that you need in any official capacity. Or you're going to sound like a knob."
Yay! It drives me mad when intelligent people think it's cool to speak as if they never went to school. It seems to be a peculiarity in the UK, where you're positively encouraged not to appear too clever.