You are MURDERING the King's English!!

slowcoach wrote:

...and a motor racing commentator who thought that the plural of Grand Prix was Grand Prees.

And another well known soccer commentator who says "sikth" instead of sixth.

And what about the use of "at the minute..." instead of "at the moment"?

Or another gem (everybody uses variations of this one):

"Ahhh, is it a boy or a girl?"

"Well, of course it is"

I hate it when New Orleans is pronounced "new-orr-leanz". It is pronounced "new-orr-linz". If you have an ounce of Bohemian in you, it's OK to pronounce it "new-orr-lee-anz". Those gawd-awful Texans should never be allowed to say "n'awlinz".

Also the crescent city's sister, Lafayette, LA should be pronounced "laugh-ee-ette". "law-fi-ette" is a town in Indiana!

People who say, "I could care less." It is "I could NOT care less!" Get it right you stupid R tards.

mr. webster III wrote:

People who say, "I could care less." It is "I could NOT care less!" Get it right you stupid R tards.

Of course it depends on how you say it. If you mean that you could care less, then you are correct in saying "I could care less."

Example: "I suppose I could care less about Bush being re-elected, but I cannot help it, it just burns me up."

The number of times I've seen people on this site write 'here, here' rather than 'hear, hear' bugs the hell out of me

slowcoach wrote:

slowcoach wrote:

...and a motor racing commentator who thought that the plural of Grand Prix was Grand Prees.

And another well known soccer commentator who says "sikth" instead of sixth.

Doesn't everyone pronounce the word 'sikth'? It's too much of a mouthful to try and say 'siksth'

slowcoach wrote:

Jaffa wrote:

Aluminium, enough said.

Aluminum.

Nuff said.

Yeah, why do Americans say (and spell) it without the 'i' after the 'n'?

puffin head wrote:

Doesn't everyone pronounce the word 'sikth'? It's too much of a mouthful to try and say 'siksth'

I have no problem with it whatsoever. However, carry on, everybody understands.

Another one: Someone answers the phone and says "Who's this?", whereupon I guess their name, oftentimes correctly, and they reply "No, this is x, who's this?"

It takes a while for it to sink in...(this 'n' that).

Or (I don't know if this one's a colloquialism) "It's a gold" instead of "it's a goal". It may just be Dublinese.

SomeONE answers the phone, and you guess "THEIR" name?

"spit and image" was a shortening of the original phrase, "spirit and image"

what about fewer vs. less?

or me vs. I. Why can't anyone get that right? People think they sound so smart saying, "between he and I."

unedjemikated ideots wrote:

Wrong by 95% of Letsrun posters.

"chOmping on the bit"

"card sharK"

The coining of the term "Card Shark" is what is known as a "folk etymology." Look up the term for an indept explanation if you want. It is essentially when words that sound similar to others that make better sense are interchanged. The usage of shark in place of sharp just makes sense.

I really like it when people think the dictionary determines language. Funny stuff!

How about "forte", as in "The 5000 is my forte"? It should be pronounced as a single syllable, like "fort", not as two syllables, like the musical term of the same spelling (pronounced for'-tay), meaning "loud" or "strong". I don't know a single person who pronounces it correctly.

One of my favorites has to be "irregardless". I also get a kick out of nonsensical combos such as "almost exactly". Then there's the folks who use the word "literally" in a figurative sense, as in "That guy's literally the size of a house". Really? Must be a pretty small house.

There is a special place, though, for people who misuse quotation marks and apostrophes. Don't you just love going to the market and seeing a sign that says:

On "sale"

Apple's 99 cents/pound

correction wrote:

SomeONE answers the phone, and you guess "THEIR" name?

Yes. Here follows the scenario:

I ring a number.

The Answerer lifts the receiver and says "Hello, who's this", etc.

Or someone rings my number and I lift the receiver and say, "Hello", and they answer, "Hello, who's this", etc.

dean moriarty wrote:

I used to get annoyed when people used the word "peruse" to describe scanning something quickly. It means just the opposite. Eventually, I realized that everyone uses the the word the wrong way, and there is nothing I can do about it.

not always:

1 a : to examine or consider with attention and in detail : STUDY b : to look over or through in a casual or cursory manner

2 : READ; especially : to read over in an attentive or leisurely manner

My point is that someONE is singular. THEY is plural. Someone is a "he" or a "she", not a "they".

correction wrote:

My point is that someONE is singular. THEY is plural. Someone is a "he" or a "she", not a "they".

Hmmm, not sure you're absoultely right there. I think 'their' can be used in the singular:

'someone dropped their keys on the street and i found them ....'

sounds normal to me.

Jimmy Buffet-

Do you, per chance, work at the White House?

I work with a guy who butchers English worse than anyone I ever met. He is a serial killer of the spoken word.

When answering the phone: "PremiuN Audit, Mr. Green speakin'" or "We was Conversatin'"

Another time he told a guy who just grew a beard that he "looked very extinguished"

Of course my grandmother used to put "Gazebo" beans in salads.

Yesterday my 2+ year old daughter was spinning in a circle and said "Daddy, I gonna get bizzy"

What father ever wants to hear his daughter tell him she is "gonna get busy"?

Let's hear some more.