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 2006-03-10 2:40 PM in reply to: #366433 |
 Alpharetta, Georgia |  Subject: RE: What did you say?All of these things drive me nuts, as well. But I have learned that some people (like my bf) learned language in a different way than most of us. They learned to talk based solely on the sound and did not adjust when they learned how things were actually spelled. No matter how many times he see's the word spelled correctly, he will still pronounce it wrong without conciously thinking about it. Weirdos.  |
| 2006-03-10 2:40 PM in reply to: #366433 |
Regular  73 Raleigh, NC | Subject: RE: What did you say? YOU welcome instead of You Are or You're welcome is a good one. I worked with a girl that said this all of the time and she was corrected one day, put a post-it note on her phone "SAY YOU'RE WELCOME" - Still never quite got it. Changed jobs...My new BOSS says it. ARGGG! When I worked in that same office a defendant once called in and told me our practices were LuNacris. Yep, that's right. Luna... |
| 2006-03-10 2:44 PM in reply to: #366636 |
Elite Veteran 1817   Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Subject: RE: What did you say? tall_tri_dad - 2006-03-10 2:15 PM Supposably instead of supposedly...grates me every time. AAaarrrggghh! You stole mine...that one drives me NUTS! Speaking of people screwing up letter / e-mail at work - and these were both for LARGE groups of people, including upper management: From a department manager regarding a client that was several months late paying us: "How far are we going to let XXX get in the rear" Uh, dude, that would be in arrears. From an Account Executive (who's now my boss, btw) asking my then-boss if he agrees with her assessment of a situation: "Do you occur"? No dear, events occur, I CONcur. Needless to say, now that she's my boss, I make her let me proof read everything she sends out, for her own protection. |
| 2006-03-10 2:54 PM in reply to: #366433 |
Pro 4040 | Subject: RE: What did you say? Lye-berry instead of library. |
| 2006-03-10 3:09 PM in reply to: #366495 |
Champion 6627 Rochester Hills, Michigan Gold member | Subject: RE: What did you say? coredump - 2006-03-10 1:36 PM Denise2003 - 2006-03-10 11:05 AM My bf likes to say "coinage".. should it be simply "coins"? I think he spent too much time playing medieval RPG games. Friend of mine refers to coins as "shrapnel". But that's not really a peeve. -C They may have been smoking too much dubage. |
| 2006-03-10 3:13 PM in reply to: #366513 |
Buttercup 14334 | Subject: RE: What did you say? redfive - 2006-03-10 12:42 PM people that call crawl stroke "freestyle". doesn't really annoy me to the point of pain, but if i don't correct them, i just don't feel right. Freestyle. Freestyle, freestyle, freestyle! |
| 2006-03-10 3:17 PM in reply to: #366433 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: What did you say? Irregardless... |
| 2006-03-10 3:21 PM in reply to: #366433 |
Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: What did you say? Pee-can instead of pehcahn. |
| 2006-03-10 3:24 PM in reply to: #366433 |
Extreme Veteran 684 Highlands Ranch, CO | Subject: RE: What did you say? "of" in place of "have," as in "I should have studied harder in school." Or, "may" when "might" is the correct word, as in "it may snow today." Who are you to give the weather permission to snow??? It MIGHT snow today. |
| 2006-03-10 3:28 PM in reply to: #366712 |
| Pro 4040 | Subject: RE: What did you say? run4yrlif - 2006-03-10 4:21 PM Pee-can instead of pehcahn. I remember getting laughed at by a girlfriends younger sister when I said al-mond instead of how she said it - ah-mond. I must admit to saying pee-can, but if I said "pehcahn" people would laugh at me all over again. Although, in French it's pronounced pa-can, so maybe I'll just say it in French from now on cuz it's closer to your pronunciation. |
| 2006-03-10 3:42 PM in reply to: #366665 |
Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: What did you say? lisac957 - 2006-03-10 3:40 PM All of these things drive me nuts, as well. But I have learned that some people (like my bf) learned language in a different way than most of us. They learned to talk based solely on the sound and did not adjust when they learned how things were actually spelled. No matter how many times he see's the word spelled correctly, he will still pronounce it wrong without conciously thinking about it. Weirdos. I learned English that by how it sounds, too. English is my 2nd language, even though I learned it as a kid. It's well into middle school that I began to realize the correlation between the spelling and pronunciation. Until I' still discover a lot of mistake I'm making, and am being laughed at big times. Oh, I do have my peeves. People don't seem to be able to distinguish between "effect" and "affect". I'm good at this one Edited by Celeb_ithil 2006-03-10 3:44 PM |
| 2006-03-10 3:45 PM in reply to: #366444 |
Master 2278 State of Confusion | Subject: RE: What did you say? autumn - 2006-03-10 12:03 PM here's one i was guilty of until i lived there: oreGONE (wrong) instead of oreg'in' (right) actually it's "orygun" |
| 2006-03-10 3:48 PM in reply to: #366513 |
Master 2278 State of Confusion | Subject: RE: What did you say? redfive - 2006-03-10 12:42 PM people that call crawl stroke "freestyle". doesn't really annoy me to the point of pain, but if i don't correct them, i just don't feel right. also, there are people that call instruments "machines", but that is another can of worms. Guilty as charged! Thanks for setting me straight! |
| 2006-03-10 3:51 PM in reply to: #366433 |
Expert 623 Issaquah, WA, | Subject: RE: What did you say? "old timers" instead of Alzheimers Orientated instead of oriented vivid instead of livid Axed instead of asked - That one really bothers me. |
| 2006-03-10 4:14 PM in reply to: #366696 |
Master 2278 State of Confusion | Subject: RE: What did you say? rkreuser - 2006-03-10 3:09 PM coredump - 2006-03-10 1:36 PM Denise2003 - 2006-03-10 11:05 AM My bf likes to say "coinage".. should it be simply "coins"? I think he spent too much time playing medieval RPG games. Friend of mine refers to coins as "shrapnel". But that's not really a peeve. -C They may have been smoking too much dubage. ROFLMAO! Busted a gut on this one. Fun-ny!! |
| 2006-03-10 4:32 PM in reply to: #366433 |
Veteran 224 Denver | Subject: RE: What did you say? Saw a personal add once that started out with "Vicarious man..." - I'm pretty sure he meant "vivacious", or at least I hope he did! |
| 2006-03-10 4:58 PM in reply to: #366433 |
Elite 2777 In my bunk with new shoes and purple sweats. | Subject: RE: What did you say? I've been known to say "gatorade" with only 1 1/2 syllables. Also guilty of using colors for flavors. Sorry, just iggernant not stewpid. |
 2006-03-10 5:02 PM in reply to: #366433 |
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| 2006-03-10 6:11 PM in reply to: #366433 |
| Champion 8903 | Subject: RE: What did you say? Damn, it already happened at work tonight. Co-worker tells me, "Well, I'm having my dog spaded." Ummm, yeah that's got to hurt. Will they be using a blunt-nosed shovel or a lawn edger? Maybe he means the dog is dead and it's time for burial? Irregardless... |
| 2006-03-10 8:04 PM in reply to: #366433 |
| Wife, Mother, Friend. 2457 South | Subject: RE: What did you say? well, Max, I guess I'm gonna drive you to the brink then. Maybe I jsut won't say nothing
eh. edit: I guess i"ll just drive all these people mad. Edited by Lucy 2006-03-10 8:20 PM |
| 2006-03-10 8:11 PM in reply to: #366433 |
| Champion 6931 Bellingham, Washington | Subject: RE: What did you say? |
| 2006-03-10 9:51 PM in reply to: #366433 |
| Elite 3088 Austin, TX Gold member | Subject: RE: What did you say? "All intensive purposes" drives me insane. In case anyone doesn't get why, the phrase is actually "intents AND purposes". Also (and you see this on ST all the time), people who ask for "advise" on a particular problem. I can advise you by offering you adviCe. I'm sure I'll think of more.... |
| 2006-03-10 11:58 PM in reply to: #366433 |
| Master 1862 San Mateo, CA | Subject: RE: What did you say? Words I've heard my dad use: Wendell = Window Pallberry = pallbearer Changes = chain Edited by betyoursilver 2006-03-10 11:59 PM |
| 2006-03-10 11:59 PM in reply to: #366801 |
| Pro 4292 Evanston, | Subject: RE: What did you say? gullahcracker - 2006-03-10 4:58 PM I've been known to say "gatorade" with only 1 1/2 syllables. Also guilty of using colors for flavors. Sorry, just iggernant not stewpid. Gulla, how else am I supposed to request it other than "the light blue kind?" But then again, I started drinking my Gatr'ade only one state over form you, so these things happen. |
| 2006-03-11 3:03 AM in reply to: #366713 |
| Elite 3650 Laurium, MI | Subject: RE: What did you say? rjba2000 - 2006-03-10 2:24 PM "of" in place of "have," as in "I should have studied harder in school." Or, "may" when "might" is the correct word, as in "it may snow today." Who are you to give the weather permission to snow??? It MIGHT snow today. that's my job.
And yes the "data shows" and the "data is" bugs the hell out of me now. I had a prof that was a huge stickler for this. Ever since, hearing it wrong bugs the hell out of me. A also hate it when people use know for now in letters and vice versa. My other big one is "indicative". It's in-dick-a-tive NOT in-di-cate-ive |
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