Phrases that bother you/don't make any sense - Page 20

man · #**191** 06-08-2005, 06:32 PM

I hate when people type "u" on AIM, or anywhere.

and I also hate people who mix up "you're" and "your," "there" and "their" and "they're," as well as "to" and "too."

I'm not joking, I really want to kill them.

zeitgeist · #**192** 06-09-2005, 07:58 PM

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and I also hate people who mix up "you're" and "your," "there" and "their" and "they're," as well as "to" and "too."

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I see this constantly here and on RGP (more so on RGP): "loose" and "lose".

squeek12 · #**193** 06-10-2005, 08:23 AM

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So many people confused the "in" (part of INflame) with the prefix meaning "not," that manufacturers starting using "flammable" to label clothing and containers. The idea was that people would see a warning like "inflammable liquid" and think that the liquid was NOT combustible, leading to legions of charred illiterates.

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golden

Peter · #**194** 06-10-2005, 10:29 AM

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I hate when people say "melk" and mean milk. It's an "I" goddammit!

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You better never go to the Netherlands then.

7ontheline · #**195** 06-10-2005, 11:17 AM

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Nuculear. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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I believe it's spelled "nukular." [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Daliman · #**196** 06-10-2005, 11:47 AM

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Golden_Rhino · #**197** 06-13-2005, 06:35 PM

gooder. Worked at a video store and had a girl ask which of the two movies in her hand was gooder.

blaze666 · #**198** 06-14-2005, 02:27 AM

'this is quality merchandice', because quality is not an ajective, it is a noun. so that phrase means absolutly nothing, and has no information withing whatsoever.

Aytumious · #**199** 06-14-2005, 02:34 AM

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'this is quality merchandice', because quality is not an ajective, it is a noun. so that phrase means absolutly nothing, and has no information withing whatsoever.

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Check your dictionary again. Quality is most certainly an adjective. Not a quality post on your part. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

AgentBishop · #**200** 06-15-2005, 11:46 AM

"it's a moot point." As if to say, it's an irrelevant point. But what bugs me the most is if a term used improperly long enough it becomes proper.

Also, these are mostly idioms you're(is that the right your/you're? Laugh Out Loud.)talking about. there are tons of them and some are pretty stupid.
Idioms
Also, it seem "apples and oraganges" used to be "apples and oysters." Which would make a lot more sense when trying to say two things should not be compared.