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re: Words/phrases that people commonly screw up

Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:35 am to
Posted by Hussss
Helena, AL
Member since Oct 2016
7777 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:35 am to
Ask

Not aks or axe

You can ASK me anything

You may axe me nothing
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
32811 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:37 am to
Your a moran
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
73912 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:39 am to
not that people screw it up but

"turned up missing" makes no sense.
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
49636 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:42 am to
"On tomorrow" bugs me. Someone said to me a few days ago "I'll call her on tomorrow". "On" is not necessary.

A driver's license is not plural. It's singular~one license. I hear people call it "they" or "them".
Posted by Hogwarts
Arkansas, USA
Member since Sep 2015
18303 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:42 am to
Supposedly, people say supposibly
Posted by SCLSUMuddogs
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2010
8182 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:42 am to
I jibe with that
That piqued my interest
He's a shoo in
Those two are one and the same
Let's nip this in the bud
Posted by GeauxGutsy
Member since Jul 2017
5888 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:42 am to
Lawyer pronounced Loy er. How in the ever living frick can you get Loy from Law?
Posted by SCLSUMuddogs
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2010
8182 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:45 am to
"Comma to da top" makes me lol
Posted by jizzle6609
Houston
Member since Jul 2009
17886 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:46 am to
Kamala
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
86407 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:49 am to
quote:

"Would of"

instead of the correct

"Would have"

Annoys me every time I see it on here.



But would've is pronounced would of.


Thats where the hang up is.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
73912 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:49 am to
quote:

Lawyer pronounced Loy er.


ummm Dat's how I say it
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
86407 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:51 am to
quote:

Lawyer pronounced Loy er. How in the ever living frick can you get Loy from Law?


How many people actually say, law yer?


Maybe Kennedy with his accent? But you dont really here people try and force laaaaaw yer

Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
49636 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:52 am to
quote:

Let's nip this in the bud


Posted by K E V 8 4
Member since Jul 2010
622 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 10:34 am to
quote:

honed; honing
transitive verb

1: to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
2: to make more acute, intense, or effective


I'll allow it, but you're splitting hairs a bit and misses my point about "honing in" being misused.
Posted by K E V 8 4
Member since Jul 2010
622 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 10:39 am to
quote:

you would not believe the number of times I hear "physical" year.


I didn't realize some people thought this until a couple of years ago when a colleague I had worked with a long time (he was in his late 50s/early 60s) thought that "fiscal" was "physical". I couldn't believe it, but didn't try to shame him too badly. What do these people think that FY20xx means?
Posted by southpawcock
Member since Oct 2015
17152 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 10:47 am to
quote:

What do these people think that FY20xx means?


Fysical Year 2025.
Posted by King George
Member since Dec 2013
6006 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:06 pm to
quote:

But would've is pronounced would of.


Thats where the hang up is.
Posted by LSUGrrrl
Frisco, TX
Member since Jul 2007
45186 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:49 pm to
quote:

But is this really wrong? At some point the water is “hot “ yet the device continues to heat the water to some higher predetermined temperature. I’m not convinced that the term is incorrect.


We have tankless heaters so they are never heating hot water
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
73057 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:54 pm to
quote:

Words/phrases that people commonly screw up
RIP in peace
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
Lurking the Tin Foil Hat Board
Member since Jul 2009
50500 posts
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:59 pm to
Measure is pronounced meh-zhr. Not may-zhr.
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