Incorrect phrases that annoy you?

[guyver01]

Hmm... Interesting, I also didn't realise a chilli was a fruit.

In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.

Chilli's contain seeds.

 

[Venix]

Using prejudice as an adjective: "I don't dislike black people because I'm not prejudice." Prejudice is a noun and verb, prejudiced is the adjective form. I've seen the same with bias vs. biased.

Positive anymore. This one may eventually drive me to murder.

 

[HAL9000]

Using prejudice as an adjective: "I don't dislike black people because I'm not prejudice." Prejudice is a noun and verb, prejudiced is the adjective form. I've seen the same with bias vs. biased.

Positive anymore. This one may eventually drive me to murder.

That's a good one, also people who use the wrong word as a verb. I.e. it's time to party.

No.

It's time to throw a party or go to a party.

 

[grrl]

Since neftard has managed to derail yet another thread, I'll add something else that isn't actually incorrect, but annoying nonetheless: "Don't get me wrong...." I've seen that a lot recently on this forum.

 

[HAL9000]

Since neckarb has managed to derail yet another thread, I'll add something else that isn't actually incorrect, but annoying nonetheless: "Don't get me wrong...." I've seen that a lot recently on this forum.

I haven't derailed anything were on topic, discussing phrases that we consider wrong, and that annoy us

 

[HAL9000]

Final one!

Bathroom when talking about a room without a bath
Restroom for toilet, you don't go there to rest
Washroom for toilet, you don't go there to wash

 

[Monster_Munch]

Should call it the piss and shit room then instead.

 

[Kadarin]

If I take a shit, and put chili powder on it, is it now chili?

That would be some pretty shitty chili.

 

[Kadarin]

I haven't derailed anything were on topic, discussing phrases that we consider wrong, and that annoy us

Shut up and tow the line like everyone else.

 

[deustroop]

"The proof is in the pudding"
Well, no.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
That's it.

 

[Fenixgoon]

I have two. People who say "erbs" when they mean herbs, people who say "coop" when they mean Coupé

Also "Aloominum" not Aluminium

1) the H is not pronounced in american english
2) coupe lacks the aigu in american english
3) "aloominum" is how it is actually spelled on the periodic table

 

[Monster_Munch]

3) "aloominum" is how it is actually spelled on the periodic table

Only in the US and maybe Canada afaik. It's spelled differently in UK, Australia etc. Non english speaking countries probably have an entirely different word for it.

 

[CZroe]

I don't get where that game from.

How the hell do you confuse "for all intents and purposes" with "intensive purposes"? Sure they have similar sounds in a similar order, but intensive purposes doesn't even make sense.

Neither does "could of/would of/should of" but that never stopped anyone. You pretty much nailed it: They sound similar and idiots don't even know what they are saying when they say it but they say it anyway.

It isn't wrong; just a different dialect. In a similar way, if a person is speaking with an (I guess English?) accent in America, it isn't WRONG. It is just a different way of speaking.




I believe it is "gray" and "mold" here. Apparently Americans don't like u's.



Sorry, I am a bit ignorant on what to call it. I don't want to call it English, because that is what we call our dialect here...




I see

No. Webster specifically wanted to remove extraneous Us when creating the American dictionary. He also changed Jail in order to fix an unnecessary avoidance of the letter J.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Regarding the chili discussion, the full name of the dish is chili con carne which literally means peppers with meat, there are no beans, no bloody tomato sauce or paste and it's not made with mince either.

Naturally, you can skip the chili peppers and use other peppers, make it with mince and add tomato sauce or paste and beans and call that chili but it really isn't.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

"All things considered". How much have you really considered by prefixing your statement of fact with this phrase?

 

[NoCreativity]

Heigth. More and more I hear people saying height with a "th" at the end.

 

[shortylickens]

This is a suck.

 

[highland145]

I should write them down, but here's 2 from my customers.

"My baby is going to tech to be a lobotomist." phlebotomist.

Our city has an annual craft fair near my office. Mentioned it to a customer because of the traffic. She says, "Oh, Mr. Robert. They got them fornicates. I just love me some fornicates. Don't you?" funnel cakes.

 

[deustroop]

"To tell you the truth.... "

O yeah, and the rest of it was ?

 

[IronWing]

I hate when people use the phrase "I have a restraining order and a gun pointed at your nuts." when they really mean "Touch me in the dark, baby."

 

[pontifex]

"I could care less."

Well, if you COULD care less, why did you bother saying it?! It's supposed to be "I COULDN'T care less," though hardly anyone takes the time to say it right.

ah, the weekly, "Phrases that people get wrong thread"

 

[FeuerFrei]

"to-shay" :: saw that just a couple days ago

Seriously? What goes through your mind when you write that nonsense? This is for my friend Shay??

(ok it's not a "phrase")

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

"to-shay" :: saw that just a couple days ago

Seriously? What goes through your mind when you write that nonsense? This is for my friend Shay??

(ok it's not a "phrase")

Well according to what others in this thread has claimed, it shouldn't even be pronounced like that, if coupé is pronounced coop in American, then touché should be pronounced toosh.

And for the one who claimed that, you may now say "toosh" as a response.

 

[Ichinisan]

Orientated.

This.

 

[Metron]

"On accident"

WTF?!? Is it "By Purpose" that you say "On Accident"?