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Words and phrases people use incorrectly
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over a year ago
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Putting people on a "peddlestool" was one I particularly enjoyed.
A friend of mine likes to use the phrase "mute point" often. It's gone on too long now for me to correct her so I try to turn a deaf ear.  |
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Working in medical setting I regularly come across some consistent misspelling.
Delerium instead of delirium
Aggitated instead agitated
Vomitted instead of vomited
Small things compared to Drs' hieroglyphs |
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By *enie90Woman
over a year ago
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"Have your cake and eat it, the real phrase is, eat your cake and have it.
Is it not a pivotal plot point on the Unabomber case (Netflix)? "
Yes I think so! I really enjoy reading ‘wrong phrases and words’ because it can show where someone is from, who they hang out with and how they pronounce things. Anything language related gets me all excited haha, probably because I studied Linguistics. |
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By *enie90Woman
over a year ago
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"That's great. I'm interested in language too. In fact, I'm obsessed about how inconsistent English pronunciation is"
Dialectology is a fascinating subject  . In any language! I love the English language though especially the way it evolved over time. I’m originally from elsewhere and it’s fun to recognise similar words and sounds in the Scottish (english) language . |
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"Have your cake and eat it, the real phrase is, eat your cake and have it.
Is it not a pivotal plot point on the Unabomber case (Netflix)? "
It was part of the unabomber case.
I think it was in his manifesto. |
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""Expresso" makes me physically sick and when people talk about centrifugal force, they really mean centripetal force."
Quantum leap when they mean something large.
My favourite I've heard is,
"going off on a tandem" |
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Reading through these and some are grammatical points which is fine. Others on the other hand can fall into the colloquialisms bracket.
While some things annoy me (only because of the field I'm looking into). What I find more an annoyance is others nitpicking. when they understand exactly what the person is saying.
The beautiful thing about any language is the way ir continually evolves. |
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"This is more of an Americanism, but I've seen it's increased use in recent years, but Axe instead of Ask.
"I'll go axe for directions""
There are still parts of North East England where you will hear that. I believe it's the original pronunciation and ask derived from it. |
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"Reading through these and some are grammatical points which is fine. Others on the other hand can fall into the colloquialisms bracket.
While some things annoy me (only because of the field I'm looking into). What I find more an annoyance is others nitpicking. when they understand exactly what the person is saying.
The beautiful thing about any language is the way ir continually evolves. "
Beautifully put, Kubey! |
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On here - discrete instead of discreet.
Brought instead of bought is a funny one. Especially when someone says they “brought a house”. Must have fucking big pockets!!
The one that for some reason really rips my knitting is the misuse of literally, especially when the person really emphasises it.
“I LITERALLY died laughing...”
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"This is more of an Americanism, but I've seen it's increased use in recent years, but Axe instead of Ask.
"I'll go axe for directions"
There are still parts of North East England where you will hear that. I believe it's the original pronunciation and ask derived from it."
I always thought it was aks? |
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