The point is moot!

[MaryAnnDVC]

If you're not sure what a saying is you should just not use 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.

But if they're unaware that they're using the wrong word, then they think they ARE sure what the saying is, no?

Realtor - Relator

This one goes right up my ptootie, along with supposably.

 

[punkin]

Thank you so very much, wise one!

"Your" welcome.

 

[HoneyBee06]

We have the Mid America Center nearby. We call it the MAC but many people call it the MAC center.

Growing up there was a place called CYC (Catholic Youth Camp.)

"Are you going to CYC this summer?"
"Yes, I'm going to CYC."

But some people would say, "Yes, I'm going to CYC Camp."
Catholic Youth Camp Camp.

 

[EMom]

General consensus! ACK!

Since "consensus" means general opinion or general agreement, to say "general consensus" is to say "general general opinion" or "general general agreement."

 

[NMAmy]

Oooh, I just spotted another one that I see all the time. This one drives me crazy but it makes me laugh too:

his tear duct became scared

Really? What was it scared of? I'm pretty sure this was supposed to say "scarred."

You really hear this all the time? I don't think anyone has ever talked to me about their tear ducts or if they were scared or scarred.

 

[lyzziesmom]

You really hear this all the time? I don't think anyone has ever talked to me about their tear ducts or if they were scared or scarred.

Dang it, I just knew someone was going to call me out on that! I meant the scared/scarred thing, and was just putting it in the context of what I read... oh bah. Never mind! You people are forcing me to find some actual work to do now.

 

[L&Lfan]

Sorry, I just couldn't read all 12 pages...people who say JEW LER Y instead of JEW EL RY.

Also I heard someone say "for all intensive purposes" rather than "for all intents and purposes".

AND for Catholics only...how many people say in the Hail Mary, "pray for our sinners" rather than "pray for us, sinners"...the former kind of lets the pray-er off the hook, doesn't it?

jon

 

[Diva of Dragons]

Oh, God! Help me! Crucifixion = crucifiction ??

Yeah, I don't think it requires the power of God to fix my typo!...LOL!

Here's some of my favorites (or least favorites as the case may be):

Sorry, this is one of mine.

Here's (here is) is singular ~ "Here is one that bothers me."
Here are is plural ~ "Here are some more of my favorites."

I hear it more often with "there's" instead of there are. To be fair, I have caught myself saying it in casual conversation. I even make myself cringe!

A few I don't think I've seen yet are:

fermiliar instead of familiar

phertography instead of photography

"PIN number" is redundant.

 

[NMAmy]

Dang it, I just knew someone was going to call me out on that! I meant the scared/scarred thing, and was just putting it in the context of what I read... oh bah. Never mind! You people are forcing me to find some actual work to do now.

Sorry, lyzziesmom! I get it now--scared/scarred was the focus not tear ducts. I hope you didn't have to do too much actual work.

 

[lyzziesmom]

Oh and let's not forget the ever-popular "liberry!" I've even seen it typed out that way. If you can't spell library, you probably need to visit one more often!

 

[bumbershoot]

I just thought of one I've heard a lot. Warsh instead of wash.

I think that just goes back to accent. Everyone in my dad's family, from Denver, says "warsh". Except for the one who went to Harvard, but I don't think we need to get into HIS various ways of saying things...

I've got two, the first happens to be my biggest annoyance and it's EVERYWHERE!!!

1. ATM Machine inside
Please people, what do you think ATM stands for?

2. Congradulations.
Time to check that spelling.

This time of year, "congradulations" is *usually* a joke, a possible pun, or just a funny way of including graduation and congratulations. Any other time of year though, it's just wrong.


ATM machine, PIN number, VIN number, they all get to me.

 

[Quest4fun]

Sorry, lyzziesmom! I get it now--scared/scarred was the focus not tear ducts. I hope you didn't have to do too much actual work.

You mean it's not "Tear Ducks?"

 

[punkin]

You mean it's not "Tear Ducks?"

No, that's "aqua ducks". You know, the Romans built them for carrying water.

 

[Quest4fun]

Does anybody go to the theater (pronounced thee-ate-r)?

I know I'm wandering off topic with this one but I hear people say this all the time. It just sounds strange.

Back to the topic at hand.

 

[julie_yet]

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."

Yes! That drives me absolutely insane.

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

I thought of another one. It really annoys me when people modify unique. Unique is an absolute. Something can't be very unique. It is either unique or not, which brings me to another annoyance: when people use unique incorrectly, such as "That name is unique." Unless the name is something like Joihohgohi8ewhon, it is not unique. It may be unusual or uncommon, but it is not unique.

Who told you my middle name?

 

[clh2]

I was only able to get through page 4, and I have to get going.

People...this thread is REDICULOUS!


Sorry, I just had to do it!

 

[DisMN]

I noticed "couch" used in place of "coach" as in "we always fly couch".....


it was typed that way twice so it definitely wasn't a typo. LOL I hope the person who wrote it isn't mad that I giggled when I saw it.

 

[DisMN]

And isn't it a 'historic' home, not a 'historical' home?

Ohhhhhhh this one really bugs me! It's historical EVERYTHING in this town...when did it change from historic to historical? I can't bring myself to join the local historic society because they now call themselves the historical society.

Gaaaaaaaaaaa........

 

[Quest4fun]

I noticed "couch" used in place of "coach" as in "we always fly couch".....


it was typed that way twice so it definitely wasn't a typo. LOL I hope the person who wrote it isn't mad that I giggled when I saw it.

In retrospect this isn't that funny but I'm cracking up. I'm serious. I'm literally cracking up.

That reminds me. Who else hates people who don't know what literally means? If you literally died when you walked out of the bathroom with toilet paper on your shoe then you are dead. There's a difference between literally and figuratively.

Come on people!