Leave as opposed to let...

[MikeBarone]

Another phrase I heard the other day, I chuckled. My ex-FIL told my son to "leave the dog out." My son, baffled, said, "Grandpa, the dog is in the kitchen!"

Of course, my Ex-FIL wanted my son to "let the dog out."

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"One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die."

- Evelyn Waugh

 

[sleipnir214]

Were you once married to Reverend Spooner's daughter or something?


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[Dimandja]

Ex-FIL, ex-MIL, what are these 'words'?

 

[MikeBarone]

Sorry Dimandja,

I guess in a forum dedicated to the proper use of vocabulary it is inappropriate to use Internet lingo. I will refrain from it in the future.

MIL = Mother-in-Law
FIL = Father-in-Law


Mike Barone

http://www.cgiscript.net

"One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die."

- Evelyn Waugh

 

[rasETL]

Dimandja

I believe Father-in-law, Mother-in-law

 

[ESquared]

Leave the dog out" suggests to my ears that the speaker might have a native language other than English.

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[MikeBarone]

Yes, it is called the "lack of education" language

Mike Barone

http://www.cgiscript.net

"One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die."

- Evelyn Waugh