I've read more than heard this one: saying "seems how" instead of "seeing as how," e.g. "Seeing as how we've already got 3 cars, there's no real need for another one." I've also seen "beens how" which I think is supposed to be "being as how," which I don't believe is correct anyway.
Thought of another one! My MIL uses the phrase "I goes" and it makes me cringe! As in, "She asked me what I was doing, and I goes "I'm making dinner"."
Oh my goodness. Has anyone has seen the commercial for the lawyer referral line, ASK Gary? The actors say: I got into a car accident! I don't know about you but I'm calling AXE Gary! Ughhhh. I can't believe they PAY people to sound so stupid.
Thought of another one! My MIL uses the phrase "I goes" and it makes me cringe! As in, "She asked me what I was doing, and I goes "I'm making dinner"."
This phrase really get to me too. I've seen it a number of times recently in the newspaper or on the internet as a headline; "Little girl gone missing". What?
A good friend of mine works at the county jail. He has to fill out paperwork concerning the inmates. He said almost daily someone says to him "Let me axe you _______". He says to them "You'd be smart not to axe anyone around here." He said they stare at him blankly because they just don't get it.
"near miss"....as in "two planes had a near miss at the airport." How do you nearly miss something? "Near hit", though a grammatical nightmare, would make more sense.
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