skategoat Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Heh, the one that kills me is when people learn that they should say "Jim and I went to the store" instead of "Me and Jim went to the store," and then they think it always, always, always needs to be "Jim and I".So I'll say something like: "Oh yeah, that happened to Jim and me." Then they say: "Jim and I" Then I say: "Actually, no, it's 'Jim and me'". Then we have a big argument. That's an easy one to win. You tell him to take Jim out of the sentence and then how would you say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 When I was in Baltimore, women were always calling their purses a "pocketbook". It's not a book and it doesn't fit in your pocket so how did "pocketbook" come about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 How did I miss this thread until now? One of my biggest pet peeves: "complement" vs. "compliment". It's criminal how many people (including copywriters) don't know that they're two <u>different</u> words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 How about? "These ones" or "Those ones" Drvies me Fnnn crazy when I hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 And last but not least -- ITS Washington not Warshington! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 And Quarter, not qwaaaataaaa.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipuppy Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I didnot know snowborders culd be grammer natzis (in my comunity collage some one called my german Profesor a grammer Natzi- she was whorified) That was really difficult to right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I didnot know snowborders culd be grammer natzis (in my comunity collage some one called my german Profesor a grammer Natzi- she was whorified) That was really difficult to right. You mean Nazi (ducking). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 When I was in Baltimore, women were always calling their purses a "pocketbook". It's not a book and it doesn't fit in your pocket so how did "pocketbook" come about? http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/purse How did American women come to call the large bag they carry around a purse? They often carry their real purse inside the so-called purse. In the UK, that would be called a handbag. The redundant BE They will be going - They will go I'll be doing that soon - I'll do that soon I found it very confusing when I first moved to the US that most people use the word bring when they mean take. Bring and take imply a relative location and are not interchangable BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Man! Am I glad I just don't care.........:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/purseHow did American women come to call the large bag they carry around a purse? They often carry their real purse inside the so-called purse. In the UK, that would be called a handbag. The redundant BE They will be going - They will go I'll be doing that soon - I'll do that soon I found it very confusing when I first moved to the US that most people use the word bring when they mean take. Bring and take imply a relative location and are not interchangable BobD Hey Bob, Have you noticed the fantom "then" in Minnesota??? Example: Are you going with then? I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjl Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I didnot know snowborders culd be grammer natzis(in my comunity collage some one called my german Profesor a grammer Natzi- she was whorified) That was really difficult to right. You mean Nazi (ducking). Heh, I think you missed the joke, skategoat ;) The only correctly spelled words in her post were (I, know, be, in, my, some, one, called, my, a, she, and was) ;) "Whorified" :D I'm going to remember that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Heh, I think you missed the joke, skategoat ;) The only correctly spelled words in her post were (I, know, be, in, my, some, one, called, my, a, she, and was) ;)"Whorified" :D I'm going to remember that one. Umm...ya. Duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Whorified... That sounds like something you'd need to go to the doctor for if it happened to you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 not for nothing.... B'Gosh'n Begora !!!! "And if brains were dynamite, you wouldn't have enough to blow your nose." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 This last year, I've noticed a really annoying trend - People ending a perfectly good sentence with the word "so..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Here is one for y'all back east If there is no "R" in the word do not pronounce it with one. It is Cuba not Cuber And if there is a "R" at the end use it -- it is Car not Cah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavechaser Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Here is one for y'all back eastIf there is no "R" in the word do not pronounce it with one. It is Cuba not Cuber And if there is a "R" at the end use it -- it is Car not Cah. :lol: :lol: :lol: ...not gonna happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavechaser Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Heard this one on the radio this morning..."In their impotent wisdom" (infinite) ...although you COULD use it that way...but that is not what the speaker meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 :lol: :lol: :lol: ...not gonna happen! Ahh comeon WaveChaser -- you wannna be called WaveChaser or Wavechasa -- Wavechasa sounds sooooooo fnn wrong! :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavechaser Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Ahh comeon WaveChaser -- you wannna be called WaveChaser or Wavechasa -- Wavechasa sounds sooooooo fnn wrong! :lol: :lol: At least I ain't a Golfah!! ;) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 My nephew drives me crazy with: I don't know where my snowboard is at. ARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH. Those dangling prepositions just make my blood boil. Actually heard the cliche "for all intents and purposes" on the radio yesterday. Had to laugh thinking of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 At least I ain't a Golfah!! ;) :lol: Youa just a snowboardah huh? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavechaser Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Youa just a snowboardah huh? :lol: Ayuh, from Shugahbush, Vahmont! Did spend some time out your way in 1988-1991 though - lived in Hosd River. Went out with a local girl from Klickitat. Her Dad used to want to "talk timber" with me, since he worked at a mill...that is a WHOLE 'nother dialect as well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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