Sayings that people totally butcher..... - Page 14

Keats13 · #**131** 10-14-2005, 09:27 PM

The classic example of begging the question:

We know that God exists because the Bible says so, and everything in the Bible must be true because it is the word of God.

SoloAJ · #**132** 10-14-2005, 10:36 PM

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The classic example of begging the question:

We know that God exists because the Bible says so, and everything in the Bible must be true because it is the word of God.

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Thank you for--what i can only hope--settles this explanation for good. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I'd rather have discussion on it though to end a few peoples annoying habit of misusing it. There are many others I hate (some included already).

How about people who think it's wet your appetite? Those are some patzers too.

chunk · #**133** 10-15-2005, 01:05 AM

It's ironic that noone said "irony".

No, I guess it isn't.

Swax · #**134** 10-15-2005, 01:06 AM

How about "overexaggerate"? I think the word "exaggerate" implies the "over" part.

"Whole 'nother" instead of another.

gorie · #**135** 10-15-2005, 01:13 AM

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"pacific", this is how he said "specific". Constantly, to clients over the phone.

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my boss says this ALL the time. it drives me nuts.

SoloAJ · #**136** 10-15-2005, 01:24 AM

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It's ironic that noone said "irony".

No, I guess it isn't.

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I thought someone did mention it. Either way, there's some crappy Katie Holmes movie I remember watching where she misused the term ironic and the teacher laid into her explaining that she didn't have any clue what irony was apparantly. I wish I could memorize the quote so I could say that to all the idiots I hear who don't have a clue.

27offsuit · #**137** 10-15-2005, 03:17 AM

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My skin crawls when anyone says "speaking of the devil". It's "speak of the devil" short for "speak of the devil and he will come". I don't know why but it kills me.

gus

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That's what this post is all about.

27offsuit · #**138** 10-15-2005, 03:21 AM

Isn't it begs 'TO' question?....

27offsuit · #**139** 10-15-2005, 03:28 AM

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Your going to have to show me what you beleive to be a proper usage then.

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Don't even get me started. Take notes here.

When you're saying 'you are', you spell it 'you're'. When it is time to spell your name, you spell it 'your'.

Stop embarassing yourself.........

jk

27offsuit · #**140** 10-15-2005, 03:32 AM

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The classic example of begging the question:

We know that God exists because the Bible says so, and everything in the Bible must be true because it is the word of God.

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Dude, that's fu*king poetically mind-bending.