re: Incorrect words and phrases that are used everyday - Educate yourself

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Pump the brakes, not pump the breaks
For all intents and purposes, not all intensive purposes
First-come, first-served, not first-come, first-serve
Shoo-in, not shoe-in
One and the same, not one in the same
Whet your appetite, not wet your appetite
Sneak peek, not sneak peak
Piqued interest, not peaked interest
Homed in, not honed in
Bated breath, not baited breath
Chest of drawers, not chester drawers
Self-deprecating, not self-depreciating
Another think coming, not another thing coming
Free rein, not free reign
Hunger pangs, not hunger pains
Try to, not try and
Nipped in the bud, not nipped in the butt
Moot point, not mute point
Spit and image, not spitting image
Near hit, not near miss

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Most of this is a result of an eggcorn or malapropism. We learn most of our language through listening, and therefore never learn the phrase in its written form. Regional dialect and accents largely effect how many of these phrases are learned. Thus, when people type them out they are going to write them down the same way they say them.