Originally Posted by Scott Bails
Another one that drives me nuts:
When you abbreviate "should've," "could've," or "would've," you're contracting "should have," NOT "should of."
Oh man, that one is my linguistic pet hate numero uno! Problem is, it's gaining ground all the time & many people are beginning to think it's normal.
Well, I assume you refer to the addition of the P sound? Otherwise that's the standard pronunciation, and sounding an M followed by an F it is difficult not to make the P sound or what sounds like a P when opening the lips from the M to use the teeth to make the F because the top lip gets in the way.
I dont think I understand your representation O-DOmeter. Do you mean the incorrect owe-dough-meter or the correct owe-dom-iter?
And kill-om-iter or kill-am-eater - both those however are heard about equally over here.
I of (it's gaining ground all the time & many people are beginning to think it's normal.) noticed that too. It used to be a pet peeve of mine too but now I just don't care.
The other one that used to, kind've (
By the way Peter, is it "blah blah" or "bla bla?" Or does it matter?
Well actually, it's yada yada yadaBy the way Peter, is it "blah blah" or "bla bla?" Or does it matter?
As is often the case, unfortunately. Just look at the phrase "I could care less". When did THAT become acceptable? It's couldn't, people.
Is the Eastern Canadian province pronounced New-FOUND-land or Newf-un-land?
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I know this isn't pronunciation, but it drives me nuts to hear 'a.m. in the morning', especially when it comes from professionals who imo should know better.
No, I wasn't really pointing out the P sound - as you say, that sort of just comes along for the ride. I was pointing out that there are two ways of saying that word (according to the dictionary). The pronunciation I posted always seems wrong, even if it is easier and probably more common.
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Yeah, I hate that one - drives me nuts. It may have become acceptable, but it's just plain wrong and defies logic/comprehension.
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During adolescence, I started saying 'I couldn't care less' but my dad followed it with 'So you could care more." 2 or 3 of those exchanges and I don't think I've said it since.
That makes no sense to me. Sure, if circumstances were different you could care more...but at that moment you are saying "I couldn't care less" because the amount of your caring has bottomed out - so you are not going to be able to care more at that moment. The fact that you could theoretically care more is irrelevant to the sentiment you are expressing.
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New-FOUND-land is what it is, it says what it is in the name.As is often the case, unfortunately. Just look at the phrase "I could care less". When did THAT become acceptable? It's couldn't, people.
Is the Eastern Canadian province pronounced New-FOUND-land or Newf-un-land?
Newf-un-land, on the other hand, as I know many pronounce it, does not say what it is.
And as a once independent country, settled mostly by Scots and Irish, I can't understand where this Newf-un-land pronunciation came from, it certainly wouldn't be sounded like that in Ireland or Scotland. Sounds like the klind of pronunciation one might hear down in Maine, if my friends in Bath, Maine are anything to go by.
And it confuses the heck out of us over here in the Isles. If you could care less about something else it means the subject in hand is not at the bottom of your caring list and as such "I could care less" becomes a meaningless and weak insult. Even if you mean you could care less about the subject in hand, it is still a weak insult, because you are saying that you still have some interest in it. It's just a pointless and incorrerct phrase.
"I couldn't give two shits about that."
"So, you could give one, though."
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Beat me to it..."You don't take a shit, you leave a shit!!!" - George Carlin.
And on the same note of the opposite verb being used, why is it called a blow job?
in certain parts of the South (definitely in Kentucky), 'hollow' and 'swallow' are pronounced 'holler' and 'swaller.' wtf is up with that?
Especially when holler is a word in its own right.
Because it was performed for cocaine?And on the same note of the opposite verb being used, why is it called a blow job?
Why is it that we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?"You don't take a shit, you leave a shit!!!" - George Carlin.
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My colleague at the university where I work is from Devon. His name is Keith, but he told me that for the longest time he was certain it was supposed to be pronounced "Keef."
Or how about when some people from the UK put a soft "k" sound at the end of a word that ends in ~ing? An example is on the song Departure from the Moody Blues' "In Search of the Lost Chord": "Be it sight, sound, the smell, the touch, there's somethingk inside that we need so much..."
Or watch your house burn up as it burns down...
Is there such a thing as a horseful carriage or a strapful gown?
Does anyone ever experience requited love?
That is a redundancy, and they are becoming more and more common. (In the US redundancy means saying the same thing twice, not the "unemployment" meaning used in the UK.) A lot of redundancies are initiated by sportscasters, who are paid to keep talking even when there is nothing to say. Watch a game (especially US football) and count how many times the sportscaster says "quick and fast." Of course, listen to enough US football games and you're sure to hear another favorite expression, regarding a player who "exploded" up the field or "exploded" through the defensive line. If they really explode, wouldn't that be a bigger concern than players suffering mere concussions? If you make a drinking game of "exploded" and "quick and fast," you will be passed out drunk by halftime.
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a lot of people say 'pitcher' when referring to a photograph or painting, instead of 'PIK-Chir'. I used to think that saying 'where is it at?" was a south Jersey thing until I moved to Indiana and heard it, and from southerners on tv.
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