Sayings that people totally butcher.....

[man]

I think one of the most interesting things about language is the way that words and phrases change over time. I also feel that it's ludicrous to bind language to certain standardized rules. (of course there are exceptions, but I'm talking about conversational language) part of the beauty of language is that it can morph, but we are still able to communicate with it. it also seems really neat to me that someone today can read middle english and still get the jist of it, even though a lot of the words and phrases are totally different.

in short, you guys are a bunch of nits (said the nit.. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] ). the purpose of lanuage is communication. if you understand what someone means why does it matter how they say it?

[DasLeben]

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That's a mute point.

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Oh god, this just kills me. I feel like stabbing people repeatedly when they say "mute point." It's "moot point," damnit.

[SL__72]

I love it when people say "over exagerate."

[27offsuit]

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"Six one half dozen of another"

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how is this wrong? besides the poor english, that is...?

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When people say this, it is obvious that they have no idea that the actual saying is "Six of one / half dozen of another".

Its lazy grammar turned into stupid grammar by the fact that people don't even understand that the saying relates to dozens and half dozens.

Anyways...

[lu_hawk]

Many people say "mine as well" when they mean to say "might as well".

[Slow Play Ray]

i guess what you are trying to say is not translating well into text.

either that, or i'm just stupid.

[SL__72]

er, confusing affect and effect.

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That's a mute point.

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Oh god, this just kills me. I feel like stabbing people repeatedly when they say "mute point." It's "moot point," damnit.

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Do you try to stab the ones that say, "moot point", meaning not worthy of discussing when "moot" really means the opposite?

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"Orientated"
----not a word. Its oriented.


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dictionary.com

My grad work involved determining the orientation of a single crystal material. My lab mate always said 'orientated' and it drove me nuts, until I realized it was interchangeable with 'oriented'.