OT: Expressions people botch

[IPostedWhat]

You've got to get up pretty early in the morning to slip one by

That's odd, my proctologist says the same thing.

I could never finger out why he says it?

 

[whyoh]

My favorite:

I'm better then him.

It's really not that hard.

 

[whyoh]

 

[Darkstone42]

It rather irks me when people misuse "apparently."


They should often use "evidently," "obviously," or "clearly" instead.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

It rather irks me when people misuse "apparently."


They should often use "evidently," "obviously," or "clearly" instead.

:P

 

[Comeds]

It rather irks me when people misuse "apparently."


They should often use "evidently," "obviously," or "clearly" instead.

lol, you made me look up the word to see if I misunderstood it.

 

[Darkstone42]

 

[Darkstone42]

There are actually a few words which have been given new definitions due to misuse.


That actually bothers me.


It also bothers me that it is now acceptable to use "they" or "them" or "their" and so on as singular pronouns. Those are decidedly plural pronouns. People being too lazy to say "his or her," for example, instead when trying to be non-gender specific is not a sufficient reason to change the structure of the language.

 

[dash]

There there, DS, there there...

 

[awaz]

There are actually a few words which have been given new definitions due to misuse.


That actually bothers me.


It also bothers me that it is now acceptable to use "they" or "them" or "their" and so on as singular pronouns. Those are decidedly plural pronouns. People being too lazy to say "his or her," for example, instead when trying to be non-gender specific is not a sufficient reason to change the structure of the language.

that one drives me crazy.. but i actually think that's part of pittsburgh's vernacular.. i dont hear that very often in other places.. my step dad uses that all the time.. and worse yet, "we was".. that one kills me

 

[IPostedWhat]

I'm surprised no one has brought up or mentioned yet "Your" and "You're".

 

[KennyBanyeah]

I was just talking on the phone with someone who told me something was a bald-faced lie. I've heard that one a few times before.

I mean, I am bald, but I certainly wasn't lying. And there is no way she would know I was bald over the phone. haha.

What are expressions people botch that drive you crazy?

Actually the original term was to call someone a bald-faced liar.

 

[esls79]

Your a bald faced liar

 

[IPostedWhat]

Actually the original term was to call someone a bald-faced liar.

And I learned something today, so thank you:

Bald-faced is the newest term; its first known print appearance dates back only 62 years, to 1943. Bold-faced is some four centuries older than that, dating to 1591. Although you might guess bald-faced developed out of a mishearing of bold-faced, the meanings of the two adjectives are not synonymous. Bold-faced means “bold in manner or conduct; impudent”; bald-faced has the same meaning as barefaced: “open; unconcealed”; and “having or showing a lack of scruples.”

Where did the term "bald faced liar" come from and what does "bald faced" refer to?

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Not expressions, but when typing, I often screw up "now" and "know." When drunkenly typing, I often screw up "its" and "it's."

If you're drunk, you should be misspelling "tits" and "tit's".

I lost it with this one. To be fair, butter is a hard word to renounce.

REPORTED!

God, even on a working vacation I have to keep my eyes on you.



Two that get me:


Not getting "amoral" and "immoral" right. Theirs a difference, people.

Also... "Revert back to" is one grammar misuse that actually sends shivers down my spine.

 

[dash]

I wonder if our resident scientific genius Darkstone gets miffed when people misuse "affect" and "effect" ...

 

[IPostedWhat]

I wonder if our resident scientific genius Darkstone gets miffed when people misuse "affect" and "effect" ...

Should we test it out, and see how it effects him?

 

[dash]

Should we test it out, and see how it effects him?

That sounds like an affective strategy to me...

 

[elocomotive]

REPORTED!

God, even on a working vacation I have to keep my eyes on you.



Two that get me:


Not getting "amoral" and "immoral" right. Theirs a difference, people..

LMAO. I said rep to the first person who called me out on "renounce," so you win, WW.

Also... REPORTED!

(edit - i'll put that rep on layaway for ya)

 

[Darkstone42]

You guys suck.