The point is moot!

[Quest4fun]

The word is moot people. Not mute.

 

[DebbieB]

Or when people loose their minds.

 

[KyraS]

or eat desert.

It really doesn't bother me that much though, it's just the internet, LOL!

 

[Quest4fun]

I'm not talking typos here people. I hear people say "It's a mute point." all the time. If you're not sure what a saying is you should just not use it.

Just say it's open to debate and leave it at that.

There's no denying that most people lack basic spelling and grammar skills. That's a whole other thread. This thread focuses on people who saying things incorrectly but think they're saying it correctly.

Windshield factor instead of wind chill. Stuff like that.

 

[MomofKatie]

The word is moot people. Not mute.

We always say "It's a MOO point. It's like a cow's opinion... MOO!!" This was a Joey line from the TV show Friends- we still quote it all the time.

The one I hate is "I was weary of listening to him, since he is a liar..." It's WARY, people! You aren't tired of listening, you are concerned.

 

[HoneyBee06]

We always say "It's a MOO point. It's like a cow's opinion... MOO!!" This was a Joey line from the TV show Friends- we still quote it all the time.

The one I hate is "I was weary of listening to him, since he is a liar..." It's WARY, people! You aren't tired of listening, you are concerned.

Another Joey quote is the one where he's trying to figure out what "supposibly" is wrong. Haha!

 

[Quest4fun]

We always say "It's a MOO point. It's like a cow's opinion... MOO!!" This was a Joey line from the TV show Friends- we still quote it all the time.

The one I hate is "I was weary of listening to him, since he is a liar..." It's WARY, people! You aren't tired of listening, you are concerned.

Ooooo GOOD ONE!

I love that episode of Friends. I was wondering if somebody was going to mention it.

 

[KyraS]

Aahhh not typos but things said in real life. You would have a field day here. Here are a few,

You don't have a brother, but a brotha.
You don't live on the street, but the skreet.
It isn't where do you live, it's where you stay?
It's not I told her, it's I telled her.

Uggh it's horrible! I could go on and on and on. My DH's best friend is a police officer and he got a call one night and was told "There is a steak in the skreet." He says "WHAT?" "A steak in the skreet."

It was a SNAKE in the STREET!

 

[Stacerita]

We always say "It's a MOO point. It's like a cow's opinion... MOO!!" This was a Joey line from the TV show Friends- we still quote it all the time.

I agree, its a MOO point.

 

[MomofKatie]

Ooooo GOOD ONE!

I love that episode of Friends. I was wondering if somebody was going to mention it.

My other favorite is when Joey wants to change his name, and Chandler suggests Joseph Stalin. Joey goes to an audition, then comes back and says that apparantly, Joseph Stalin was a terrible Russian dictator. He tells Chandler, "You think you would have known that", and Chandler says, "Yeah, you'd think so, wouldn't you?"

 

[Stacerita]

My other favorite is when Joey wants to change his name, and Chandler suggests Joseph Stalin. Joey goes to an audition, then comes back and says that apparantly, Joseph Stalin was a terrible Russian dictator. He tells Chandler, "You think you would have known that", and Chandler says, "Yeah, you'd think so, wouldn't you?"

Another classic.

 

[HoneyBee06]

We always say "It's a MOO point. It's like a cow's opinion... MOO!!" This was a Joey line from the TV show Friends- we still quote it all the time.

The one I hate is "I was weary of listening to him, since he is a liar..." It's WARY, people! You aren't tired of listening, you are concerned.

Moo point video clip....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLwYpSCrlHU

 

[Quest4fun]

Aahhh not typos but things said in real life. You would have a field day here. Here are a few,

You don't have a brother, but a brotha.
You don't live on the street, but the skreet.
It isn't where do you live, it's where you stay?
It's not I told her, it's I telled her.

Uggh it's horrible! I could go on and on and on. My DH's best friend is a police officer and he got a call one night and was told "There is a steak in the skreet." He says "WHAT?" "A steak in the skreet."

It was a SNAKE in the STREET!

You're still missing it. We're talking about particular words that people mispronounce using a completely different word because they're unaware that they're saying the wrong word. People who speak like cretins are definitely funny though. My favorite thing to hear is "I seen this guy coming out the door." Still, it's not what I'm talking about. People say "The point is mute" because they don't know that there is such a word as "moot" even though mute obviously doesn't fit at all.

Alzheimer's disease - Alltimers disease
Utmost - Upmost
Duct Tape - Duck Tape
Wary - Weary
Espresso - Expresso
Realtor - Relator
Take for granted - Take for granite
Moot point - Mute point
Etcetera - Excetra

You get the point. (I hope)

 

[HoneyBee06]

http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html

 

[Michelle67]

And don't forget nuke-yuh-ler (nuclear)

 

[HoneyBee06]

"probly" is probably one of the more annoying words out there.

 

[JR6ooo4]

The word is moot people. Not mute.

I heard you, I aint mute!

Mikeeee

 

[Charade]

 

[EMom]

I won't enlist the services of a realtor who uses the word "real-a-tor." There's no "a" in the big middle. If a person cannot even pronounce their profession, I don't have a great deal of confidence in them.

My pet peeve is "should of" instead of "should have." It's "I should have known how to pronounce realtor." It's not "I should of known how to pronounce realtor."

 

[Planogirl]

You're still missing it. We're talking about particular words that people mispronounce using a completely different word because they're unaware that they're saying the wrong word. People who speak like cretins are definitely funny though. My favorite thing to hear is "I seen this guy coming out the door." Still, it's not what I'm talking about. People say "The point is mute" because they don't know that there is such a word as "moot" even though mute obviously doesn't fit at all.

Alzheimer's disease - Alltimers disease
Upmost - Utmost
Duct Tape - Duck Tape
Wary - Weary
Espresso - Expresso
Realtor - Relator
Take for granted - Take for granite
Spit and Image - Spitting image (I do this one all the time)
Moot point - Mute point
Etcetera - Excetra

You get the point. (I hope)

Actually, I recently bought Duck Tape. Yes, that was the brand so technically I wouldn't be incorrect.

I've heard Alzheimer's disease called Old Timer's disease too. Then there's the non-existent word irregardless.