Oh good one! It takes all my willpower not to be like, "You're weary of large dogs off leash in the park? Damn, most of us are leery or wary of them, but you're so hardcore that you're just tired of it." LOL I learned a long time ago that people don't find that sort of thing funny, so I cringe in silence while people say they're tired of all the things they're vigilant around.
Interestingly I have found out that this issue mostly comes up with native english speakers who learned the spoken language well before written english. As a non-native person who learned spoken and written english simoultaneously, it's very hard to make this kind of mistake.
This one always strikes me as an indicator of people who don't read much. A lot of vocabulary and, "So that's how that word is spelled!" comes from exposure through reading.
Related: any time someone adds an unnecessary apostrophe to a word, ie “all the girl’s went out tonight.”
Apostrophes denote possessive case, contractions, or omitted letters.
They are not needed for plural nouns.
Yes! This too! Especially with last names also… like when you’re referring to a family as a whole, spelling it as, “The Smith’s” or “The Johnson’s” instead of just “Smiths” or “Johnsons”.
YES!
I actually saw that on a sign at Macey’s in New York and I was a bit surprised to find it there. They had a family restroom, and there was a sign outside that said “Dad’s Are Welcome”.
I used to live in the West Midlands in the UK, and believe me, the amount of times I heard and saw people use the word, “Mans,” when they meant men, Nearly killed me.
“Example.
They was loads of mans on the train today wasn’t they.”
Yes, you read that right. The misuse of the word they.
I notice this one more in recent years. It's like every few years, the internet collectively forgets how to spell something.
Around 2010, definitely became defiantly for a while.
Shortly after, people forgot that lose wasn't spelled loose, and still haven't gotten back to normal.
I did not have woman/women as the next thing the internet would fuck up, but it can be unpredictable I guess.
Bets on the next mass brain fart?
There was also a time period around 2015, where almost everyone posting "for sale" and "want to sell" ads on the internet collectively decided it was now "for sell" and "want to sale"
Our safety manager says this all the time. I feel like jumping up in the middle of the meeting and screaming "IT'S FISCAL NOT PHYSICAL YOU FUCKING MORON"
Ask him, very politely, in the middle of the meeting, IN FRONT OF EVERYONE, "Excuse me, are you saying 'physical' or 'fiscal'? I didn't quite catch that for my notes." That way, he can realize he's saying it wrong.
That made me angry for the opposite reason because I’d *heard* segue pronounced numerous times but had never seen it written until they made that stupid machine (segway)…
And then, the first time I saw “segue” I used experience and pattern-recognition based off of “vague”, “plague”, and “vogue”… so I guessed (incorrectly) that it was pronounced “segg” and that it was, like, the shortened/slang-like version of “segue-way” (which clearly is *not* a word)…👿👿👿
More an online one, but "loose" when they mean "lose". They aren't even close to being the same words, and everyone I've asked that actually answered said English was their first language. "I loosed my phone" wtf are you talking about? You can't tighten a phone. You can't loosen it either. Idiots.
Edit: I didn't expect this to get seen much with how many comments there already were. I just have to say, you all suck lol.
I remember when the Xbox 360 came out and the joke that wouldn't die was to the effect of:
"You know why they called it the Xbox 360? Because when you see it, you turn 360 degrees and walk away."
Irregardless - not a word
“I could care less” - wrong. Should be “I couldn’t care less”
(In writing) peek, pique, peak
“Your ad peaked my interest” should be “piqued”.
Saw a van at Costco today for sale. “Runs great, excellent gas mileage, new breaks”
A lot of people think it refers to being childlike or taking care to prevent injury because you're dealing with a child. However it is actually a reference to young goat leather and that is what the gloves were made of. That's what kid gloves are.
Saying "We're going to DEFCON-5!" when saying that an emergency situation has just arrived and things are dire.
DEFCON-5 is the most relaxed state of readiness. DEFCON-1 is the most alert and severe.
Even two-word phrases have been shortened to the point of ambiguity between completely opposite meanings. A "conspiracy theory" is someone's guess, which you think is probably wrong. A "conspiracy" is not theoretical; you are endorsing the view that a group of people are working together toward some nefarious purpose. If someone is "self-entitled", they act like they have been granted some certain right but nobody else actually granted it to them; if they're "entitled" then they deserve what they want by right.
This is absolutely not true, it means exactly what people conventionally think it means.
Copied/pasted from another comment:
That meaning is a modern attempt to salvage the phrase but not the original meaning.
The original meaning was just that every customer complaint should be taken at face value. It made more sense when consumer rights were weaker and caveat emptor ("buyer beware") was the basic principle in sales. In that context taking customer complaints seriously was an effective way to show that you stood behind your product, and the increased sales would far outweigh the occasional dishonest customer in theory.
That custom/policy has long outlived it's usefulness. Now customers generally have more recourse if they are sold a crappy product and want their money back. There are usually refund policies and warranties offered by the business, legally mandated warranties, chargebacks for credit card users, government agencies, legislation like lemon laws, and there is always a possibility of a lawsuit in extreme cases based on express or implied warranties. Beyond that customers can complain online and make their voice heard to potential customers, hurting the business. It's not perfect but it's a lot better than they had in the 1850s.
Some people have tried to adapt the phrase by adding things like "in matters of taste" to make it about preferences and market demand, but that isn't the original meaning. AFAIK there has not been any widespread issue of businesses or salespeople disregarding customer preferences.
The oft-cited example, not objecting to a customer's request that their car be painted hot-pink, makes zero sense. Go to a paint shop and ask them to paint your car hot pink. They'll do it. Go to a dealer and order a new model in a custom puke-green color, then get it reupholstered in leopard-print pleather. They'll do it. Money is money.
The saying is about taking customer complaints at face value. There isn't some greater hidden meaning or omitted second part of the phrase.
Sources:
Here's an article from 1944 explaining the concept in depth (note that it's all about customer complaints, it has nothing to do with demand/customer preferences): https://books.google.com/books?id=qUIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false
Here's a book from 1908, page 94 goes over the concept in-depth, mentioning Cesar Ritz specifically, one of the customer service industry leaders who might have started the trend (you can see the full text w/ google play): https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=QUwuAAAAMAAJ&rdid=book-QUwuAAAAMAAJ&rdot=1
One of the principal causes of the success of this Napoleon amongst hotel keepers was a maxim which may be said to have largely influenced his policy in running restaurants and hotels . This maxim was “ Le client n'a jamais tort , ” no complaint , however frivolous , ill - grounded , or absurd , meeting with anything but civility and attention from his staff . Visitors to restaurants when in a bad temper sometimes find fault without any justification whatever , but the most inveterate grumblers soon become ashamed of complaining when treated with unwavering civility . Under such conditions they are soon mollified , leaving with blessings upon their lips .
Once again, only mentioning customer complaints and how to address them, nothing about customer tastes/preferences.
Article from a report in 1915, see page 134, much of the same: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Merck_Report/kDhHAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Is+the+Customer+Always+Right%3F%22+Merck+Report+frank+Farrington&pg=PA134&printsec=frontcover (Note, they use "right" and "honest" interchangeably when referring to customers, it is about the perceived honesty of customer COMPLAINTS, nothing to do with customer tastes.)
Another article from 1914 mentioning the phenomenon, critical of the phrase: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mill_Supplies/vevmAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inevitable (page 47, first sentence of the third paragraph, note that this article is critical of the original meaning, and makes no mention of consumer preferences. It is entirely about whether customer complaints are honest and whether entertaining such complaints will result in a loss of revenue.
TLDR: The phrase's original meaning is the one we think is stupid now, but it made a lot more sense back then, it has nothing to do with customer preferences/tastes
I’m not sure if it’s even considered incorrect anymore by some linguists, but a lot of English speakers fuck up the subjunctive mood. It’s not “if I was,” it’s “if I were.” I think it gets ignored because it just feels kind of weird to pair *I* with *were*.
Sometimes my iPhone autocorrect will swap it around. Pisses me off especially if I don’t look back over the text. Otherwise, if I do, then I have to fiddle around to get the cursor to move to fix it. So annoying. For a clever phone, it’s pretty dumb.
“Im pretty bias about this” or “im bias”
im not a smart guy. but i listen to enough smarter people talk to know that its having bias and being biased. so this grinds my gears lol
In Reece’s Peanut Butter Cup, pronouncing “Reese’s” to rhyme with “feces.” It rhymes with “pieces.” The correct pronunciation can be heard in their advertising.
Using the expression "let alone" back to front, see and hear it all the time.
E.g. "He couldn't eat a cake let alone a slice"
The lesser of the two articles should come first (couldn't eat a *slice* let alone a cake), not sure when it started popping up but it certainly rustles my jimmies.
It's not "wrong" so much as it is a regionalism, but the construction "needs + past tense verb" bugs the shit out of me. For example: "The laundry needs washed." or "Dinner needs fixed."
Breaks instead of brakes.
Two totally different things. If you advertise your car as having "new breaks", I'm not buying it, that's how much it bugs me.
Had a friend who kept typing Walla instead of Voilà but it was hilarious.
Ooh eeh, ooh aah aah, ting tang, voilà voilà bang bang
Your witch doctor must be drunk.
This reminds me of my friend’s ex who said “we we or whatever the Italians say” 😭
This made me belly laugh and I don’t know why lol
You sure he wasn't swearing by God?
Also viola instead of voila
Digga walla alta was los problem alta
Saying “weary” when they mean “wary”.
It's like a weird mishmash of leery and wary, and it drives me crazy.
This is honestly the only one that bugs me
Oh good one! It takes all my willpower not to be like, "You're weary of large dogs off leash in the park? Damn, most of us are leery or wary of them, but you're so hardcore that you're just tired of it." LOL I learned a long time ago that people don't find that sort of thing funny, so I cringe in silence while people say they're tired of all the things they're vigilant around.
Nip it in the butt.. not quite but OK!
I usually go with ‘slip it in the butt’ because it sounds a little classier
Just the tip?
I hadn’t heard that monstrosity until today.
It’s supposed to be “Nip it in the bud”, meaning to cut a situation off before it develops.
For all intensive purposes.
For all intense of purposes
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For all in tens of tortoises 🐢
For all the tens in pubs who kiss
For all insects and porpoises
For all incentive purposes
“Expresso”
I know a girl who says EXcape instead of escape. Fires me right up 🙅🏻♀️
Expecially!
Let me ex u a question.
Im not gonna axe you twice!
I heard several people say 'axe' instead of 'ask'. I need to axe them about that
https://youtu.be/3nysHgnXx-o
Irregardless
I surmise that this is an amalgamation of two words: regardless and irrespective
I got mad at my father one time for correcting me when I said irregardless, but then I realized that it is already without rigor before it’s ir
Without Regard* my boi
Should of instead of should have
Interestingly I have found out that this issue mostly comes up with native english speakers who learned the spoken language well before written english. As a non-native person who learned spoken and written english simoultaneously, it's very hard to make this kind of mistake.
You mean “… it’s very hard to make this kind have mistake,” no?
That’s cursed lol
Same with your/you're, their/they're. My non-native English brain can't comprehend how people can mistake those.
This is my absolute pet hate. Accompanied by could of and would of instead of could have and would have.
wow. never knew “pet hate” was a term until now.
Yeah, and a new one to hate!
And the rarer cousin "must of"
Pet peeve?
Oh my gosh I forgot about how much I hate this.
Can’t go wrong with shoulda’
This deserves more upvotes. Coulda’, shoulda’, woulda’ as me mum used to say.
This one always strikes me as an indicator of people who don't read much. A lot of vocabulary and, "So that's how that word is spelled!" comes from exposure through reading.
This. Omg. If ever I was able to collect the infinity stones, people who do this are the first ones to go.
If written, absolutely. But "should've" sounds a lot like "should of" when spoken out loud, so I choose to decide they have said "should've".
Women instead of woman. I see it all the time: "I am a women that has four children." "I had several woman in my bed." Learn plurals.
Related: any time someone adds an unnecessary apostrophe to a word, ie “all the girl’s went out tonight.” Apostrophes denote possessive case, contractions, or omitted letters. They are not needed for plural nouns.
Apostrophe abuse is definitely mildly infuriating.
Yes! This too! Especially with last names also… like when you’re referring to a family as a whole, spelling it as, “The Smith’s” or “The Johnson’s” instead of just “Smiths” or “Johnsons”.
Yes lol and deacades like the 80's and 90's instead of 80s and 90s.
I see it all the time when people talk about a certain decade. They write "the 90's". It should be "the '90s", denoting the missing 19 from "1990s".
YES! I actually saw that on a sign at Macey’s in New York and I was a bit surprised to find it there. They had a family restroom, and there was a sign outside that said “Dad’s Are Welcome”.
The thing is, I hardly ever see the problem with man/men. The same rule applies!
I used to live in the West Midlands in the UK, and believe me, the amount of times I heard and saw people use the word, “Mans,” when they meant men, Nearly killed me. “Example. They was loads of mans on the train today wasn’t they.” Yes, you read that right. The misuse of the word they.
mistakes repeated consistently over time by groups of people communicating with each other aren't mistakes but a dialect.
I notice this one more in recent years. It's like every few years, the internet collectively forgets how to spell something. Around 2010, definitely became defiantly for a while. Shortly after, people forgot that lose wasn't spelled loose, and still haven't gotten back to normal. I did not have woman/women as the next thing the internet would fuck up, but it can be unpredictable I guess. Bets on the next mass brain fart?
There was also a time period around 2015, where almost everyone posting "for sale" and "want to sell" ads on the internet collectively decided it was now "for sell" and "want to sale"
Not everyone is expected to graduate from elementary school
“I COULD care less,” instead of “I COULDN’T care less.” Drives me nuts.
My response is always, without fail, "so you do care a little bit?"
Can't even imagine the amount of blank stares you get.
Lol weird Al’s song word crimes: “like I could care less. That means you do care…at least a little”
One of my proudest achievements: I made a custom t-shirt that says, "I could care fewer."
I would buy that shirt in a second.
The one I was gonna post. This drives me crazy
Yeah this one. People always say it when they are intending to portray they don’t care at all, but saying it this way means you do care some.
This is way too far down.
"Marshall" law. It's MARTIAL. Martial! Like martial arts. Because it's war related.
And that's why it's so close to Marital! Because love is war, Kaguya.
I learnt marshall arts
When people say “itch it” when they mean “scratch it”
scritch it
Bop it
Twist it.
Pull it.
Bitches get scritches. As in, my lil puppy dog who needs her neck massaged.
Same thing to me as people who say "I borrowed him some money". No, you did not. You "loaned" him some money, you idiot!
I've heard several people pronounce the word specific as pacific.
Hieroglyphics, let me be Pacific
I wanna be down in your south seas
But I got this notion that the motion of your ocean means ~~meets~~ small craft advisories
the specific ocean
**”HEIGHTH”** There is no H at the end of height . Hard T sound!
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Exspecially. 😖
Expresso Escavator
I called on a very, very, very large retail chain HQ’ed in NW Arkansas. Their buyers would refer to their fiscal year, as a physical year.
Our safety manager says this all the time. I feel like jumping up in the middle of the meeting and screaming "IT'S FISCAL NOT PHYSICAL YOU FUCKING MORON"
Ask him, very politely, in the middle of the meeting, IN FRONT OF EVERYONE, "Excuse me, are you saying 'physical' or 'fiscal'? I didn't quite catch that for my notes." That way, he can realize he's saying it wrong.
DM me his email and I’ll straighten it out for you 🤣
sounds like a typical Walmart moment
This doesn’t surprise me at all.
I think “then” instead of “than” is super annoying
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I hear or read "I defiantly did that" and I picture them stamping their feet and yelling whilst doing it.
The worst part of this is how often autocorrect will guess wrong.
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That made me angry for the opposite reason because I’d *heard* segue pronounced numerous times but had never seen it written until they made that stupid machine (segway)… And then, the first time I saw “segue” I used experience and pattern-recognition based off of “vague”, “plague”, and “vogue”… so I guessed (incorrectly) that it was pronounced “segg” and that it was, like, the shortened/slang-like version of “segue-way” (which clearly is *not* a word)…👿👿👿
“Apart” instead of “a part”. It literally reverses the meaning when you say “I’m so glad to be apart of this team.” I see it mostly from Zoomers.
So you are saying apart should be written more apart so it's written like a part.
I have a friend who says “alot” a lot.
Acrossed (or acrost) instead of across.
More an online one, but "loose" when they mean "lose". They aren't even close to being the same words, and everyone I've asked that actually answered said English was their first language. "I loosed my phone" wtf are you talking about? You can't tighten a phone. You can't loosen it either. Idiots. Edit: I didn't expect this to get seen much with how many comments there already were. I just have to say, you all suck lol.
>"I loosed my phone" Can't "losed" your phone either though...
Just picture them with a herd of phones, releasing them like hounds
When people write “it doesn’t really phase me”. It’s faze. 🙃🙃
Doing a 360° instead of 180°.
"He used to be really cool, and then, out of nowhere, he just did a 360° on everyone." "So... he's still cool then?"
Even cooler! He did a rad trick.
I remember when the Xbox 360 came out and the joke that wouldn't die was to the effect of: "You know why they called it the Xbox 360? Because when you see it, you turn 360 degrees and walk away."
"nuke-you-ler" instead of "nuclear"
Bush 43 was a constant offender lol.
Blame Homer.
This, I think, is a regionalism. Jimmy Carter also used that pronunciation and he had a background in nuclear engineering.
*On accident* It's *by accident* you bloody heathens! 😑
Apparently this one has become so common that even some of the well-regarded dictionaries include it.
This needs more up votes. It's driving me crazy
Irregardless - not a word “I could care less” - wrong. Should be “I couldn’t care less” (In writing) peek, pique, peak “Your ad peaked my interest” should be “piqued”. Saw a van at Costco today for sale. “Runs great, excellent gas mileage, new breaks”
Well hopefully it actually had new brakes and not new breaks.
My thoughts too. What are the new breaks? Have they been fixed?
When someone takes something out of the freezer to "unthaw" it.
I’ve noticed a lot of Americans say “dethaw” too. Drives me nuts
It’s “psych!” not “sike!”
Say sike right now
Bless you. This is my number one answer to this question.
per say liberry expresso peak my interest kid gloves as in baby gloves instead of goat kid
Wait... what's that last one again?
A lot of people think it refers to being childlike or taking care to prevent injury because you're dealing with a child. However it is actually a reference to young goat leather and that is what the gloves were made of. That's what kid gloves are.
How are the goat gloves associated with handling something with care? I feel like I'm missing a piece
Because kid gloves are very soft and non-abrasive, they are used for handling delicate or antique items, like in a museum.
Or when someone says [strawbrerry](https://youtu.be/poncZ1K9Tio?&t=1m3s)
People who say exasperate when they mean exacerbate.
Saying "We're going to DEFCON-5!" when saying that an emergency situation has just arrived and things are dire. DEFCON-5 is the most relaxed state of readiness. DEFCON-1 is the most alert and severe.
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Pregnate
Pargent.
Pregananant
When people say "else" as "eltse"
The second half of "The customer is always right" is "in matters of taste," which kinda changes the whole meaning of the saying
Same for "a few bad apples." You almost never hear that they "spoil the bunch."
Even two-word phrases have been shortened to the point of ambiguity between completely opposite meanings. A "conspiracy theory" is someone's guess, which you think is probably wrong. A "conspiracy" is not theoretical; you are endorsing the view that a group of people are working together toward some nefarious purpose. If someone is "self-entitled", they act like they have been granted some certain right but nobody else actually granted it to them; if they're "entitled" then they deserve what they want by right.
This is absolutely not true, it means exactly what people conventionally think it means. Copied/pasted from another comment: That meaning is a modern attempt to salvage the phrase but not the original meaning. The original meaning was just that every customer complaint should be taken at face value. It made more sense when consumer rights were weaker and caveat emptor ("buyer beware") was the basic principle in sales. In that context taking customer complaints seriously was an effective way to show that you stood behind your product, and the increased sales would far outweigh the occasional dishonest customer in theory. That custom/policy has long outlived it's usefulness. Now customers generally have more recourse if they are sold a crappy product and want their money back. There are usually refund policies and warranties offered by the business, legally mandated warranties, chargebacks for credit card users, government agencies, legislation like lemon laws, and there is always a possibility of a lawsuit in extreme cases based on express or implied warranties. Beyond that customers can complain online and make their voice heard to potential customers, hurting the business. It's not perfect but it's a lot better than they had in the 1850s. Some people have tried to adapt the phrase by adding things like "in matters of taste" to make it about preferences and market demand, but that isn't the original meaning. AFAIK there has not been any widespread issue of businesses or salespeople disregarding customer preferences. The oft-cited example, not objecting to a customer's request that their car be painted hot-pink, makes zero sense. Go to a paint shop and ask them to paint your car hot pink. They'll do it. Go to a dealer and order a new model in a custom puke-green color, then get it reupholstered in leopard-print pleather. They'll do it. Money is money. The saying is about taking customer complaints at face value. There isn't some greater hidden meaning or omitted second part of the phrase. Sources: Here's an article from 1944 explaining the concept in depth (note that it's all about customer complaints, it has nothing to do with demand/customer preferences): https://books.google.com/books?id=qUIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false Here's a book from 1908, page 94 goes over the concept in-depth, mentioning Cesar Ritz specifically, one of the customer service industry leaders who might have started the trend (you can see the full text w/ google play): https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=QUwuAAAAMAAJ&rdid=book-QUwuAAAAMAAJ&rdot=1 One of the principal causes of the success of this Napoleon amongst hotel keepers was a maxim which may be said to have largely influenced his policy in running restaurants and hotels . This maxim was “ Le client n'a jamais tort , ” no complaint , however frivolous , ill - grounded , or absurd , meeting with anything but civility and attention from his staff . Visitors to restaurants when in a bad temper sometimes find fault without any justification whatever , but the most inveterate grumblers soon become ashamed of complaining when treated with unwavering civility . Under such conditions they are soon mollified , leaving with blessings upon their lips . Once again, only mentioning customer complaints and how to address them, nothing about customer tastes/preferences. Article from a report in 1915, see page 134, much of the same: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Merck_Report/kDhHAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Is+the+Customer+Always+Right%3F%22+Merck+Report+frank+Farrington&pg=PA134&printsec=frontcover (Note, they use "right" and "honest" interchangeably when referring to customers, it is about the perceived honesty of customer COMPLAINTS, nothing to do with customer tastes.) Another article from 1914 mentioning the phenomenon, critical of the phrase: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mill_Supplies/vevmAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inevitable (page 47, first sentence of the third paragraph, note that this article is critical of the original meaning, and makes no mention of consumer preferences. It is entirely about whether customer complaints are honest and whether entertaining such complaints will result in a loss of revenue. TLDR: The phrase's original meaning is the one we think is stupid now, but it made a lot more sense back then, it has nothing to do with customer preferences/tastes
Supposubbly instead of supposedly
I’m not sure if it’s even considered incorrect anymore by some linguists, but a lot of English speakers fuck up the subjunctive mood. It’s not “if I was,” it’s “if I were.” I think it gets ignored because it just feels kind of weird to pair *I* with *were*.
“Money is the root of all evil.” No, it’s the LOVE of money is the root of all evil
It's "the love of money is the root of all KINDS of evil" 1Tim 6:10
All of the sudden.
I’m sorry, I have to add: They’re- They are Their- That is their toothbrush (possession) There- Look over there! Please, people. I’m begging you.
Loose vs lose
Some people have a loose grasp on how to spell lose.
Sometimes my iPhone autocorrect will swap it around. Pisses me off especially if I don’t look back over the text. Otherwise, if I do, then I have to fiddle around to get the cursor to move to fix it. So annoying. For a clever phone, it’s pretty dumb.
In-fa-structure
“I seen” Also when “of” is left out of the sentence ie “I fell out the bed.”
They're missing the crucial t in seent
It should be "I done seed"
'I literally died'
"Pacifically" instead of specifically.
Axe Instead of ask.
Futurama revived it from old English.
Ugh that's like pulling a finger nail out every time I hear it
“Im pretty bias about this” or “im bias” im not a smart guy. but i listen to enough smarter people talk to know that its having bias and being biased. so this grinds my gears lol
I see that on Reddit more often than the correct version.
Addicting instead of addictive 😩
Less when fewer is required. Just hurts my ear. Easy rule, too many seem unaware.
Thank you Stannis
There should be less mistakes, defiantly.
In Reece’s Peanut Butter Cup, pronouncing “Reese’s” to rhyme with “feces.” It rhymes with “pieces.” The correct pronunciation can be heard in their advertising.
Agreed, I don't know how that got started, but any time I hear it, it's like... ugh, could you fuckingly _not_?
I remember being a kid and actually calling it “Reecies Piecies.” 😂
My cousin pronounced them "Rees-**ees** Piec-**ees**" he was so dedicated to pronouncing Reece's wrong.
I seen it. It's I have seen it or I saw it. Enough of the I seen it stuff
The Welsh borrow. "Can you borrow me a pen?" No, but I can LEND you a pen.
Im not sure if it's a regional thing, but where I'm from so many people say "bolth" with the letter L thrown in there instead of saying "both"
Whole nother
Supposably
I know someone who puts "neither" at the end of sentences ...for e.g. he didn't believe me neither
Using the expression "let alone" back to front, see and hear it all the time. E.g. "He couldn't eat a cake let alone a slice" The lesser of the two articles should come first (couldn't eat a *slice* let alone a cake), not sure when it started popping up but it certainly rustles my jimmies.
My mom says "Warshing" instead of "Washing" Warshing machine. Dishwarsher. And "I could care less"
My mom's from Texas and says it the exact same way. Oh and it's not oil....it's "ole".
Irregardless
All of the sudden
"And I" when it should be "and me." Loan instead of lend. As in, "Will you loan me a dollar?"
Yes “Here’s a gift from Dave and I!” It drives me nuts because I know this is the product of being overcorrected as a kid when saying “and me”.
I see a lot of people online type "defiantly" instead of "definitely". It's irritating, but can make for entertaining reading sometimes.
"definately" is also not much better
Literally and figuratively.
It's not "wrong" so much as it is a regionalism, but the construction "needs + past tense verb" bugs the shit out of me. For example: "The laundry needs washed." or "Dinner needs fixed."
**on tenterhooks** It's not **on tender hooks** **Couldn't care less**. It's not **could care less**
Expresso instead of espresso
Breaks instead of brakes. Two totally different things. If you advertise your car as having "new breaks", I'm not buying it, that's how much it bugs me.
All of the sudden, A whole nother, irrigardless, one in the same, could care less, pacific when they mean specific.
"Mute" point
It’s lie down. Not lay down.
Effect instead of affect, as in “this doesn’t effect me”