IRRITATING words and expressions 3

[Ladyazh]

UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN -- "If they haven't followed the law to get here, they are by definition 'illegal.' It's like saying a drug dealer is an 'undocumented pharmacist.'" -- John Varga, Westfield, New Jersey.

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[2ffat]

0 [÷] 0 = "Neither Here Nor There"



James P. Cottingham
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[SantaMufasa]

2ffat, I agree...anything that does not exist, truly, is "neither here nor there."

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]

 

[RodKnowlton]

Used to indicate that a particular fact is irrelevant to a debate, I think "neither here nor there" makes plenty of sense.

The debate is the stacking of two opposed sets of arguments up against each other. If I'm the speaker, an irrelevant fact is neither here (on my stack) nor their (on your stack).

On-topic:
Comf-tur-bull
Temp-ra-chure

- Rod


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[RodKnowlton]

Correction:

Temp-a-chure

My brain is so opposed to this pronunciation that it can't even bring itself to remember it.

- Rod

 

[herkiefan]

<off-topic>
SantaMufasa, no sorry I don't. Herkie is a misspelling of Herkey the Hawkeye from the University of Iowa. I used it once a long time ago without realizing it was misspelled and I guess it just stuck.

<off-topic>
Herkiefan, do you derive your handle from the surname "Herkimer"? (...the guy that ran all of the training camps for many years?)
</off-topic>

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.”-Albert Einstein

 

[Welshbird]

'Orient' is the east somewhere isn't it? As in "We three kings"?

Fee

The question should be [red]Is it worth trying to do?[/red] not [blue] Can it be done?[/blue]

 

[KenCunningham]

Yes, Fee. Leyton I believe ;-)

Good job I've got my coat on already!

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[tk808]

moonguppie
"Irregardless" is big here in Ohio along with "couple-few".

In print it's, allot vs. a lot, the improper uses of there/their/ they're and to vs. too.

A little knowledge is dangerous.

You forgot your vs. you're
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"no ways!"
"yes ways!

 

[gbaughma]

I had a friend who ran a BBS (Bulletin Board Service... remember those? Dial in with your modem?)

Anyway, right on his login screen, it said "Open 7 days a weak!"

<rolling eyes>

Some of the things that drive me nuts are mis-spelled words....

Two/To/Too
Whose/Who's
Their/They're/There

I've seen NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, and even professional SIGN MAKERS who have misspelled or incorrect words.

I'm not saying that I'm perfect; I occasionally use who's instead of whose.... but for Pete's sake, these people are supposed to be PROFESSIONALS.



Just my 2¢
-There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
but...

--Greg

http://parallel.tzo.com

 

[tk808]

-There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
but...

no pen to write with
takes a knife to carve a tree
slips and hits his knee

 

[mmerlinn]

Who/Whom

Irritates me when people that have no problem getting They/Them correct can't seem to get Who/Whom correct.






mmerlinn

"Political correctness is the BADGE of a COWARD!"

 

[Ladyazh]

Don't you think English was created by people with a perfect musical ear? Sometimes it is in fine detail so average listener can not hear the difference between words?

 

[sha76]

The thing that grates on me most is thankfully a regional one & therefore simply solved by moving! It's the use of "am" instead of "are" and the somehow even more annoying resultant "they'm". Like nails on a blackboard every time!

"Your rock is eroding wrong." -Dogbert

 

[gbaughma]

Hehe....

Reminds me of a line from Babylon 5....

"No, that was not Zathras, that was Zathras. There are 10 of us, all of family Zathras, each one named Zathras. Slight differences in how you pronounce. Zathraas, Zathras, Zathras.. You are seeing now?"
"There are ten of you?"
"Yes! Well, nine now."

Just my 2¢
-There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
but...

--Greg

http://parallel.tzo.com

 

[Lunatic]

gbaughma

Oh darn you... I have seasons 1-5 in my NetFlix queue... I might have to bump them up to the top of the list now ;p

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[SantaMufasa]

I've seen NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, and even professional SIGN MAKERS who have misspelled or incorrect words.

Each time I go to our pharmacist, it sends me around the twist to see this professionally manufactured blue-and-white-sign parking restriction:

Handicap Accessable

...Holy Cow!

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]

 

[flapeyre]

Affect" getting confused with "Effect".

The effect of this misuse is to affect the language skills of English speakers everywhere.

Tibi gratias agimus quod nihil fumas.

 

[SantaMufasa]

Also, grating: "seperate" and "definately"

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]

 

[monkeybarfan]

When people say "literally" when it clearly is not!

 

[Rofeu]

I've a manager who uses the phrase 'the meeting has become flexible'.

I assumed that he was trying to say that the meeting will probably start a little later. However, after having heard this several times now, I can state that it is in fact synonymous for 'the meeting has been postponed indefinitely'.

Cheers,

Roel