Author Topic: Word Usage Pet peeve (Read 17719 times)

rivka · « **Reply #75 on:** October 16, 2005, 08:02:31 PM »

How about pluralizing with apostrophes? Can we gripe about that here?

Jonathon · « **Reply #76 on:** October 16, 2005, 08:16:07 PM »

Of course!

rivka · « **Reply #77 on:** October 16, 2005, 08:25:26 PM »

I'm contemplating having that Frazz emblazoned on my forehead.

Porter · « **Reply #78 on:** October 16, 2005, 08:41:02 PM »

Agh!
No!

greg · « **Reply #79 on:** October 16, 2005, 11:24:30 PM »

Teshi · « **Reply #80 on:** October 25, 2005, 09:49:03 AM »

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I could care less about <insert thing here>

If you're wondering why this saying doesn't make any sense, the answer is because it's wrong. The correct saying is "I couldn't care less" which makes a whole lot more sense.

Every time I hear someone say or write "I could care less," I die a little inside.

Mr. Anderson · « **Reply #81 on:** October 25, 2005, 11:48:03 AM »

Every time someone says that, I wanna ask if they could care more.

My boss has one that makes me want to tear my ears off. "All is we have to do is..."

Porter · « **Reply #82 on:** October 25, 2005, 11:54:22 AM »

Are you sure it's not "All's we have to do is...", because I've heard that one before.

Mr. Anderson · « **Reply #83 on:** October 25, 2005, 11:55:32 AM »

He says that, too.

Jonathon · « **Reply #84 on:** October 25, 2005, 12:05:32 PM »

Or "The thing is, is that we . . ."

Icarus · « **Reply #85 on:** October 25, 2005, 06:21:10 PM »

Teshi, you probably don't need to explain so much to this crowd . . .

Teshi · « **Reply #86 on:** October 25, 2005, 06:42:25 PM »

I just like to be perfectly clear.

EDIT: And you never know when that mistake is going to be made. Even here it might creep up behind you. Nowhere are you safe.

mackillian · « **Reply #87 on:** October 25, 2005, 07:45:22 PM »

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Every time I hear someone say or write "I could care less," I die a little inside.

And I could care less. And I will.

Teshi · « **Reply #88 on:** October 26, 2005, 02:29:45 PM »

See?

Mr. Anderson · « **Reply #89 on:** December 07, 2005, 11:11:46 AM »

My manager is always saying stuff like "Brock and myself will get that done." He uses it often, too. Several times a day, usually.

Jonathon · « **Reply #90 on:** December 07, 2005, 12:01:58 PM »

Mr. Anderson · « **Reply #91 on:** December 07, 2005, 02:11:54 PM »

I think it's an attempt to sound educated/professional. Considering the people we deal with, I bet it works, too. *disgusted*

"Blah blah blah, and so blah blah blah," is also a common one from him.

Porter · « **Reply #92 on:** December 07, 2005, 02:13:11 PM »

Although I know it's wrong, it doesn't sound bad to me.

Mr. Anderson · « **Reply #93 on:** December 07, 2005, 02:15:47 PM »

I think it sounds like fingernails down a chalkboard.

Porter · « **Reply #94 on:** December 07, 2005, 02:19:56 PM »

Maybe I need to hear it and not read it.

After all, reading "fingernails on a chalkboard" isn't painful either.

Mr. Anderson · « **Reply #95 on:** December 07, 2005, 02:20:42 PM »

*giggles*

Jonathon · « **Reply #96 on:** December 07, 2005, 03:06:33 PM »

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Although I know it's wrong, it doesn't sound bad to me.

Would you ever say, "Myself is going to the store?" Does it sound okay to you?

Porter · « **Reply #97 on:** December 07, 2005, 03:14:11 PM »

JB, I know it's wrong. I said so earlier.

And yes, it sounds completely wrong when taken by itself.

Jonathon · « **Reply #98 on:** December 07, 2005, 03:34:45 PM »

I wasn't asking whether you knew it was wrong.

I just wanted to know if it sounded bad to you.

Porter · « **Reply #99 on:** December 07, 2005, 03:55:14 PM »

When you said

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Would you ever say, "Myself is going to the store?"

is looked like you were asking if I knew that it was wrong.

Although I guess you could have been asking if I would purposely say it wrong.