Comments on: Discussing all possible scenarinos

By: Thorneyb

Thorneyb — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:35:34 +0000

We have a friend who has the nerve to say “ValenTIMES Day”.

Really?

Love your blog!

By: Nap Warden

Nap Warden — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:54:20 +0000

I constantly hear folks mix generally when they mean genuinely. I genuinely like her. vs I generally like her. Two different meanings there people:P .-= Nap Warden´s last blog ..Oh, My Blair Witchian Nightmare =-.

By: Gnightgirl

Gnightgirl — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:09:14 +0000

Some people seem to refuse to acknowledge anything but English pronunciation of any letter. 10 million mexican restaurants, and still you hear people ordering “Fa-GEE-tahs.” A friend grates on my nerves by pronounces jalapeno as “allah-pay-no.” Don’t even get me started on “Peanut Nor” for Pinot Noir.

The grammar faux pas that I have never been able to break: “gonna.” I never realized it until my son began writing, and wrote “We are gunnuh go…” He is 23 now, and I still have a hard time slowing down to say “going to” anything. Sarah Palin brought that particular offense to the forefront, and I got on my own nerves even more than usual.
.-= Gnightgirl´s last blog ..My head hurts (+ a bit of good advice) =-.

By: Angie @ KEEP BELIEVING

Angie @ KEEP BELIEVING — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:23:15 +0000

Brian always hated 'same difference.' It didn't bother me. To him, the only time you could have the same difference was if you were subtracted 20-10 and then 30-20 and got the literal same difference. It drove him nuts. KEEP BELIEVING .-= Angie @ KEEP BELIEVING´s last blog ..The question I know you all want to ask…. =-.

By: Angie @ KEEP BELIEVING

Angie @ KEEP BELIEVING — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:50:16 +0000

Brian’s baby brother and I laugh at how Brian taught Michael (said brother) about irregardless. Brian would say, “Mike, regardless is without regard. Irregardless? What are you WITHOUT without regard?” Brian was smart. And witty. And had a great vocabulary.

Which is why Brian also taught me that it isn’t “I could care less…” It is “I couldn’t care less.” If you could care less about a situatation that you are trying to say you don’t give a crap about, you just said there is something that is even less important. Usually not the point of the statement, thus said wrong and now bugs me.

Also, I hate it when people use than for then.

And now that my dad has retired and moved to the country, he has started using bad “farmer” grammer to fit it. Like “Oh. Give me some of them grapes. I like them.” Shudder. Dad, you are a retired Engineer and one of the smartest people I know. YOu can build and rebuild and fix just about anything. THEM grapes???

KEEP BELIEVING
.-= Angie @ KEEP BELIEVING´s last blog ..The question I know you all want to ask…. =-.

By: patois

patois — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:05:09 +0000

Orientate. What the hell is "orientate"? I mean, unless you're British, in which case you get a pass because it's accceptable to use it rather than "orient." .-= patois´s last blog ..The Weekly Wonderings #121 =-.

By: Grace

Grace — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:15:58 +0000

Great post!

A lady I know pronounces “special” as “spay-shal”.

It makes me want to rip off her lips.

By: Bejewell

Bejewell — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:03:16 +0000

132 comments? Jeebus! Was there some kind of prize or something and I missed it? Or are people just THAT annoyed by the degration of the Enrgish langage? .-= Bejewell´s last blog ..We Got a New Refrigerator But Our House Rejected It Like a Bad Kidney =-.

By: Kim H.

Kim H. — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:15:25 +0000

When I moved to Ohio I was introduced to some phrases that would come to grate on my last nerve –

“needs fixed”
“needs faxed”
“needs watered”
“aired up”

And I think you and I could be soul sisters — I’m a midwestern girl now living in Tennessee. Dude, we SO need to chat!
.-= Kim H.´s last blog ..Gift giving 101. =-.

By: jmrmommy

jmrmommy — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:32:13 +0000

I have always loved listening to the way people talk. I’m orginally from Indiana and have many relatives in “Missouruh”. Also, my husband’s family is from the East Coast, so we are always “arguing” over how to pronounce things. He says “arange” instead of “orange” and “cauleeflower” instead of “cauliflower”. In Indiana I always used to hear
“bubs” instead of “bulbs” and
“tur” instead of “tour”.
One of my professors in college always said “you-mans” instead of “humans”.

I mostly just think it is funny, but the ones that drive me crazy are “pitcher” instead of “picture”, “woof” instead of “wolf” and “birfday” instead of “birthday”.

My hugest pet peeve is when people use “‘s” on words that don’t need it, like “we have two kitten’s for sale”.

I now live in “Warshington” state and everyone says “do you want to go with?” instead of “do you want to go with me?” Does anyone outside of Washington ever hear that?

Thanks for such an entertaining blog!