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I got a grief of her because I did not show up
Or
I got a load of grief off her because I did not show up?
 

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Hey there,

Only the second sentence is good. The logic is like this:

I got something off her
that something is a load of grief
 

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You ought to be aware that neither of these expressions is standard English....
 

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[AmE - not a teacher]

I got a load of grief from her because I did not show up.
 

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Do you use She gave me a lot/loads of grief... in AmE?
 

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Do you use She gave me a lot/loads of grief... in AmE?

Most definitely, with or without the lots/loads.

She gave me grief for showing up so late.
 
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You can find millions of examples of non-standard English on the internet.
 

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You can find millions of examples of non-standard English on the internet.

Millions of native English speakers speaking non-standard English?
Please check the source of the first example.
 

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Millions of native English speakers speaking non-standard English?
Please check the source of the first example.

That source states that it is informal.
 

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Sure, but I still hear native English speakers use similar constructions here in Australia.
 

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Sure, but I still hear native English speakers use similar constructions here in Australia.

Yes, I'm sure you do. However, it's not the sort of English that we teach to students.
 

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Good point. What do you think of "wanna" and "gonna"?

BTW I do teach about informal constructions in conversational English. ESL students do need to recognise them after all.
 
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Good point. What do you think of "wanna" and "gonna"?

BTW I do teach about informal constructions in conversational English. ESL students do need to recognise them after all.

People say "wanna" and "gonna". I think the important thing is to teach learners that they will hear them but they should try to use correct English when speaking and never use them in writing.
 

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You ought to be aware that neither of these expressions is standard English....

get grief informal to be criticized angrily I got a load of grief off Esther because I was ten minutes late.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary Online (grief)
 

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get grief informal to be criticized angrily I got a load of grief off Esther because I was ten minutes late.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary Online (grief)

As I said earlier in this thread, that source states that its informal.
 

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Good grief!
 

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People say "wanna" and "gonna". I think the important thing is to teach learners that they will hear them but they should try to use correct English when speaking and never use them in writing.

I agree with you when you say they should never use such expressions in writing, but I don't think there's anything wrong if a student of English as a Foreign Language said:

I got that habit off a friend of mine.
I got stick off my dad for coming in late.

I'd be chuffed if one day a student of mine came up in class with an informal statement like those above. It would probably mean they had a chance to use English with their friends outside a formal learning environment.
 
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