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Common saying that far too many people get wrong.
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It bothered me the first 500 times, but no longer. It still bothers me when employees say "expresso", despite the fact that it's usually spelled correctly.Jill Sandwich said:
It also bothers me when people say "Intendo" or "Pokeman", or when they put an "s" at the end of the names of supermarkets.
"I'm going to Krogers."
"Yeah, there's a sale on it at Farmer Jacks."
Mama Smurf
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I saw a fucking author write "I could care less" on a message board lately. Almost joined just to show him his mistake.
It was Scott Bakker for anyone who knows who he is. Really not something you'd expect if you've read any of his books.
It was Scott Bakker for anyone who knows who he is. Really not something you'd expect if you've read any of his books.
Do The Mario
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Well there is this old saying the some people struggle with
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http://mp3.dubyaspeak.com/foolmeonce.mp3
Naked Snake
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Bobety said:
That's not so bad, many people I know use "LOOOOOOOOOOL!!" when they find something very funny.
gunstarhero
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"Make like a tree and get out of here!"
hooded pitohui
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It kind of bugs me when people talked about the "Game Boy Advanced," and all the great titles like "Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced."
RevenantKioku
PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS oh god i am drowning in them
"It is always in the last place you look." should be
"It is always in the last place you would look."
But even if you say the second one, you get called out on it with the whole "Durf, of course it is in the lace place I look, a-hurf."
"It is always in the last place you would look."
But even if you say the second one, you get called out on it with the whole "Durf, of course it is in the lace place I look, a-hurf."
lilraylewis
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I've noticed quite a few people say "old-timer's disease" instead of "Alzheimer's disease." "Alzheimer's disease" is not really an idiomatic expression, but I think this little slip fits nicely in this thread.
Oh yeah--if I'm not mistaken, I believe "old wives tale" requires an apostrophe in the end of "wives." I could be wrong, though.
Oh yeah--if I'm not mistaken, I believe "old wives tale" requires an apostrophe in the end of "wives." I could be wrong, though.
I will admit two linguistic shortcomings:
Until not to long ago, I thought "Play it by ear" was "Play it by year"
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"To make ends meat" not "to make ends meet" (like.. if you are struggling in life to get by, you are struggling to make "ends meat" the worst, crappiest meat there is)
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Until not to long ago, I thought "Play it by ear" was "Play it by year"
and
"To make ends meat" not "to make ends meet" (like.. if you are struggling in life to get by, you are struggling to make "ends meat" the worst, crappiest meat there is)
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jiji said:
:lol Good one.
The usage of "jack shit" bugs me. "Jack shit" means nothing. So to say something like:
"I didn't learn jack shit!" is a double negative and doesn't make any sense. Rednecks and non-rednecks alike use that one, which is disturbing. It should be:
"I learned jack shit in that class."
Much better.
"I didn't learn jack shit!" is a double negative and doesn't make any sense. Rednecks and non-rednecks alike use that one, which is disturbing. It should be:
"I learned jack shit in that class."
Much better.
When I was working as a car salesman, and people would refer to a "V4." I never corrected them, but I knew then that I could get away with anything.
Then when it came time to buy a car, I stopped in a dealership, forget the brand, and the salesman refers to the "V4 and V6 options." ARRRGGGHHH!!!
Then when it came time to buy a car, I stopped in a dealership, forget the brand, and the salesman refers to the "V4 and V6 options." ARRRGGGHHH!!!
Schmo Florez
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"I'm going over to K-Mart's place" > "I'm going over to K-Mart's" -- Now K-Mart is a bad example, but I reckon you get the point .[/QUOTE]
OH DAMN I hate that! The worst is "I'm going to buy a dvd at Best Buys." I've noticed my fellow Mexican people do it the most.
:lol I just noticed I went back and read over my post a few times to make sure I didn't butcher a saying/grammer/spelling.
.[/QUOTE]OH DAMN I hate that! The worst is "I'm going to buy a dvd at Best Buys." I've noticed my fellow Mexican people do it the most.
:lol I just noticed I went back and read over my post a few times to make sure I didn't butcher a saying/grammer/spelling.
Mama Smurf
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Schmo Florez said:
Grammar.
Oh, here's another one that only my parents and other Indian immigrants use.
They use "bet" as the past tense of "beat". As in, "The Steelers bet the Jets last week."
It makes no sense to me; they seem to think that since other words have similar past tenses, that you can apply that rule to any word. Well, obviously, English isn't as systematic of a language as they think it is.
They use "bet" as the past tense of "beat".
As in, "The Steelers bet the Jets last week." It makes no sense to me; they seem to think that since other words have similar past tenses, that you can apply that rule to any word. Well, obviously, English isn't as systematic of a language as they think it is.
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Mama Smurf said:
DAMN!!!!!
Brian Fellows
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When in rome......
Mama Smurf
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Brian Fellows said:
Are you saying people use it incorrectly? Otherwise I don't see anything wrong with just using the start of a saying when everyone knows what the entire thing is.
It's like saying "The devil you know". Everyone knows the rest and can just fill it in in their heads.
Yeah, i thought it could actually be an abridged possessive statement, like you noted, but it still sounds off. it might be grammatically legal, but saying "I'm going to Beth's (a person)" versus "I'm going to Kroger's (a place of business)" just sounds better to me.Hooker said:^ That last "s" is just a sign of lazyness.
"I'm going over to K-Mart's place" > "I'm going over to K-Mart's" -- Now K-Mart is a bad example, but I reckon you get the point
And yeah, my use of quotes and parentheses is probably off... i could care less since i don't know jack shit about using no punctiation.
ScientificNinja
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I find it amusing that most Americans are incapable of saying "A-L-U-M-I-N-I-U-M". They leave out the second "i" and say "aluminum".
"N-U-C-L-E-A-R" is another favourite - often replaced with "new-kew-ler"
:lol
"N-U-C-L-E-A-R" is another favourite - often replaced with "new-kew-ler"
:lol
Mama Smurf
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ScientificNinja said:
Except I think that's actually a different word.
ScientificNinja
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Nope - just looked up my trusty dictionary. It's the same word.Mama Smurf said:
Mama Smurf
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No, it means the same thing, but it's a different word. Like colour/color, only it's pronounced differently too.
ScientificNinja
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I'd tend to think America doesn't want to evolve with the rest of the worldCyan said:
Fight for Freeform said:
A crank is also an eccentric or nutty person. So a crank letter or crank call would be a call produced by such a person. As far as I know, "crank call"l is 'correct' and I have a feeling that "prank call" is just a mispronunciation of "crank call".. but Im not positive and both "crank call" and "prank call" make sense, but Im resonably sure most people have no clue what crank means (in this sense).
Mama Smurf
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StoOgE said:
I'm pretty certain they're different things.
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