June 27, 20187 yr My wife is full of these, because English is not her first language. Some of them she does on purpose. Such as "mental pause" for menopause. Because... well, you tell her that's not appropriate.
June 27, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, Hate said: We’ll jump off that bridge when we get to it. It’s just like falling off a bike. When was the last time we heard the great wisdom of Jimmy?
June 27, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, Walden Ponderer said: The misuse of affect and effect drives me bananas. what effect does it have on you? why do you let it affect you so much?
June 27, 20187 yr nucular. don't start quoting the dictionary that allows both. they made that exception because idiots couldn't be counted on to pronounce it like it's spelled.
June 27, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, bamachine said: Hot water heater I accidentally said this the other day. I immediately punched myself in the junk.
June 27, 20187 yr 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 Those aren’t West Texans, they’re okie transplants
June 27, 20187 yr "freshmen" when they mean "freshman" "dominate" when they mean "dominant" "awesome" when they mean "allsome"
June 27, 20187 yr I accidentally said this the other day. I immediately punched myself in the junk.My old house actually had a water heater and a hot water heater.
June 27, 20187 yr I literally suppose I'll have to believe it, but this thread has gotten to 66 posts without any mention of "French benefits". Y'all are slipping.
June 27, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, TankedBevo said: Sweater gawd A couple-three Here's a Sweater God. Does this count?
June 27, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, Walden Ponderer said: The misuse of affect and effect drives me bananas. That one is NEVER going away
June 27, 20187 yr 11 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said: When people say they're "bringing" something to somewhere as opposed to "taking". yoots.
June 27, 20187 yr There are two types of people in this world: 1. Those who use an Oxford comma 2. Scumbags Edit: And 3. Hobbits So three types. Edit edit: And 4. And this ashtray. 5. And this lamp. 6. And this paddle game.... Edited June 27, 20187 yr by clapclapclap
June 27, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Don Keibals said: ax instead of ask bothers me still It's because you're racist and such. Edited June 27, 20187 yr by South Austin
June 27, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, ROFL BOX said: Here's a Sweater God. Does this count? Well, she's a girl so no. Sweater goddess is what the judges were looking for...
June 27, 20187 yr There's a dumbass that works for me that says he's been diagnosed with "Planter's Fascist".
June 27, 20187 yr Are you qualified to say he does not believe in growing vegetables in a strict manner?
June 27, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, Jerry Callo said: Pronouncing double Ls in a Spanish word as Ls as opposed to Y. Quesadilla, tortilla, etc. Students like to tell me they lick themselves.
June 27, 20187 yr I got this buddy. Good guy. But he would put on airs and critique other people's pronunciation. Except that he pronounced "pronunciation" as "pronounciation". I never, ever pointed that out to him.
June 27, 20187 yr 8 hours ago, Sam Lin said: Fox pass. It's in the Wives thread, but mine was talking about some jacket that was fox fur. That's right, real faux fur.
June 27, 20187 yr I'm going to go over the list with a fine tooth and comb salmon said SAL-mun rather than sam-un subtracting numbers and saying "I'm going to minus 8 from 17" or multiply by "timesing" one number by another.
June 27, 20187 yr I thought for sure from the thread title this was going to be about Rod Babers' radio show.
June 27, 20187 yr People with any connection to human resources are to language what Sandusky is to little boys.
June 27, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, ROFL BOX said: Here's a Sweater God. Does this count? Please point the way to her house of worship.
June 27, 20187 yr The use of "escape goat" instead of scapegoat. To make it worse, I live in Oklahoma and it is often pronounced "excape goat". Then they use it to mean "alibi" and I just walk away.
June 27, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, BrickHorn said: “Should have went.” In a similar vein, "I have got to . . .".
June 28, 20187 yr The use of "escape goat" instead of scapegoat. To make it worse, I live in Oklahoma and it is often pronounced "excape goat". Then they use it to mean "alibi" and I just walk away.Slightly racess
June 28, 20187 yr 52 minutes ago, Chet Steadman said: When someone takes something out of the fridge so they can let it “de-thaw”. wouldn't that be freezing something ?
June 28, 20187 yr 12 minutes ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said: Slightly racess If my fellow cracka-ass crackas can't take the heat, they need to excape the kitchen.
June 28, 20187 yr Holy shit. I’ve watched the Sopranos a couple of times and I don’t remember catching most of those. That’s awesome.
June 28, 20187 yr 9 hours ago, deadshank said: I'm going to go over the list with a fine tooth and comb salmon said SAL-mun rather than sam-un subtracting numbers and saying "I'm going to minus 8 from 17" or multiply by "timesing" one number by another. Fuck off, I'll pronounce the l in salmon all I want.
June 28, 20187 yr 17 hours ago, South Austin said: Blinded by the light. Wrapped up like a douche, another runner in the night. About 10 years ago we were playing Rockband, playing Tom Sawyer by Rush. My buddy's girlfriend at the time was on vocals. At the end of the second verse she belts out "Joan Rivers!" We failed the song, laughing our asses off.
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