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Sayings that irk me
So, there are common sayings that have two ways of wording them that rub me the wrong way when I hear the expression worded a particular way. Two cases: 1. Standing "online" instead of "inline". ...
BirdDog, Standing "on line" is an east coast, especially NYC/DC expression, which is why you hear many east coast journalists use it. East coast sitcoms use it too. Jerry Seinfeld used to annoy me with it weekly, haha! To me, it sounds like someone painted a line on the floor and everyone's standing on it. To my daughter, it sounds like they are somehow standing on the internet, lol! On the other hand, standing "in line" is insufferable to those who grew up learning "on line."
That reminds me of how jarring it is to my ears to hear anyone refer to a soft drink as a "pop," when obviously the correct term is "soda." ;-)
maratsade, Let's all get with the British way and just "queue up" and be "in the queue!"
GabeU, my mother, who was an English teacher, and even more of a grammar/spelling/pronunciation police officer than I, would have loved you and your list! Three terms I would add:
•Frustrated, not fustrated
•Library, not libary
•February, not Febuary
Things I cannot abide seeing in print:
•I need to loose weight.
•I want to see that show to.
•Anything with the word "prolly."
•I actually saw this in a submitted academic journal article from a full professor: I like to have my students pier review each other's work. (What does this entail? Study groups sitting out on a pier? Critical analysis done at the local Pier One Imports?)
•I wish I wouldn't of done that.
•Your welcome!
That reminds me of how jarring it is to my ears to hear anyone refer to a soft drink as a "pop," when obviously the correct term is "soda." ;-)
maratsade, Let's all get with the British way and just "queue up" and be "in the queue!"
GabeU, my mother, who was an English teacher, and even more of a grammar/spelling/pronunciation police officer than I, would have loved you and your list! Three terms I would add:
•Frustrated, not fustrated
•Library, not libary
•February, not Febuary
Things I cannot abide seeing in print:
•I need to loose weight.
•I want to see that show to.
•Anything with the word "prolly."
•I actually saw this in a submitted academic journal article from a full professor: I like to have my students pier review each other's work. (What does this entail? Study groups sitting out on a pier? Critical analysis done at the local Pier One Imports?)
•I wish I wouldn't of done that.
•Your welcome!
maratsade GabeU BirdDog MarkJFine et al.
I once text messaged my son, whose reply came back, "You are the only person I know who would use a semi-colon in a text!"
To which I replied, naturally, "How else do you expect me to join two independent clauses?"
MarkJFine, I've never heard "physical year," but I love it!!
I once text messaged my son, whose reply came back, "You are the only person I know who would use a semi-colon in a text!"
To which I replied, naturally, "How else do you expect me to join two independent clauses?"
MarkJFine, I've never heard "physical year," but I love it!!
- GabeU, oh no! George W. Bush always said, "nukular"! In fact, there is a classic SNL skit where Bush and Tony Blair are holding a joint press conference. Blair says something about nuclear weapons and Bush corrects him and tells Blair, "It's pronounced NUK U LAR!"
"'How else do you expect me to join two independent clauses?'"
How indeed?
Extra kudos for using "et al."
debbie.jean.bro wrote:
I once text messaged my son, whose reply came back, "You are the only person I know who would use a semi-colon in a text!"
To which I replied, naturally, "How else do you expect me to join two independent clauses?"
