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Shit like "cooder graw" (coup de grace), "persona au gratin" (persona non grata), "pre-Madonna" and all that other shit. 

Post your faves here. 

Fill it mig non

 

FTR, never messed that one up but forever called a gyro  a Ji-row, just like in gyroscope. 

Edited by bamachine

Never should of....

... sounded like an iggorunt dumass.

36 minutes ago, tx ind said:

From that link:  "Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead."

And this: 

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Irregardless means the same as regardless, but the negative prefix ir- merely duplicates the suffix -less, and is unnecessary. The word dates back to the 19th century, but is regarded as incorrect in standard English


  https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/irregardless

 

Oxy-Cotton

 

"I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less."

Although during one of the World Cup matches yesterday I pointed out to someone else bothered by that phrase that the words "could care less" can go together and be correct with the same meaning. One of the commentators noted that two teams playing in one of the matches didn't care about the result, so he said "neither team could care less" about the result. That is actually the correct way to say it.

4 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

"I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less."

 

THIS!!

 

I'm just waiting for Poko to show up and let Trixie own this thread!

 

 

My wife's East Texas family uses "might could have."  For the most part it's been educated out of my wife, but she drops it occasionally. 

Disrespected as an active verb.  I was perfectly fine with "dissed" as a slangy version of same, but spelling/speaking it out annoys me tremendously.  It is semi-legitimate, but I don't like it.

1 hour ago, phdhorn said:

Never should of....

... sounded like an iggorunt dumass.

Could of

Would of

Usually see these written in high class places such as Facebook or in texts. Drives me nuts.

Very unique.....Pretty unique.....kind of unique....

It is unique or it isn't - there are no degrees and it should not be used with a modifier.  

Get off my grammar lawn.....

If you’re gonna say one thing is better then another. than you better get it right.


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25 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

"I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less."

Although during one of the World Cup matches yesterday I pointed out to someone else bothered by that phrase that the words "could care less" can go together and be correct with the same meaning. One of the commentators noted that two teams playing in one of the matches didn't care about the result, so he said "neither team could care less" about the result. That is actually the correct way to say it.

Of course it's the correct way to say it.  "Neither" takes the place of the typically contracted "not," providing the required negative to convey proper meaning.  One could also say "No one could care less than I do," and this would also be a correct way to say "I couldn't care less."  As long as there is a negative in there somewhere, it works.

1 hour ago, BurntEyes said:

Frequent misuse of the word literally. 

 

 

 

This has become epidemic. 

credick

”I need a loan but ain’t got no credick.”

Here in west texas, the names of the days of the week have been truncated and it drives me insane

Sunday -> Sund-ee

Monday -> Mond-ee

Tuesday -> Tuesd-ee

... you get the point

Also "pilla" as opposed to pillow

 

Pronouncing double Ls in a Spanish word as Ls as opposed to Y.    Quesadilla, tortilla, etc. 

Uhh, we already have a thread for this, it's called Jimmy says the gosh damnedest things...  or something simular............

13 minutes ago, You don't know me said:

It's horse dovers.  Good grief.

Doovers..... horse doovers you cretin.....

"i need to go to the ATM Machine"

50 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

Pronouncing double Ls in a Spanish word as Ls as opposed to Y.    Quesadilla, tortilla, etc. 

Amarillo, armadillo...

19 minutes ago, NastyDreams said:

Some of these need to be more pacific.

You better don't!

10 minutes ago, pops said:

Mute instead of moot

It's moo.

 

 

Edited by South Austin

3 hours ago, Longhornlax said:

Fustrated drives me crazy

Got a friend that says "flustrated." I wanna wig out.

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