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possibly this is just recency phenomenon in which case it's still just as annoying*
Is it just me or is "was sat" erroneously occurring in non-British fanfic narration on the rise over time?
*that is to say, very annoying, but not as annoying as "whilst"
*that is to say, very annoying, but not as annoying as "whilst"
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"He was sat comfortably on the sofa reading when he heard a sound", "I'm sat in bed when the phone rings", "She was stood waiting for hours", etc.
(So it's not just 'sat', but I'm not sure if it goes beyond 'sat' and 'stood'.)
But yeah, it does have an odd quaintness that suggests there could be a peculiar story behind it...
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Do you read it as a class marker? Somehow it doesn't seem to be in (British-authored) stories about Oxford-educated spies in St. James Park, but does show up in narratives about East Enders and the like. I'm not sure about this aspect, however.
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My particular pet peeve lately is the "needs [verb]ed" for "needs to be [verb]ed" regionalism. Whatever region it's from, can they please come and take it back? It's clunky and makes me stumble over it every single time.
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