Malapropisms, Bad English and shit

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

Shit like "cooder graw" (coup de grace), "persona au gratin" (persona non grata), "pre-Madonna" and all that other shit. 

Post your faves here. 

[bamachine 1230]

Fill it mig non

 

FTR, never messed that one up but forever called a gyro  a Ji-row, just like in gyroscope. 

Edited June 27, 2018 by bamachine

[South Austin 52442]

I see a lot of people say "irregardless," and it doesn't appear they're joking.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

The misuse of affect and effect drives me bananas.

[WhatTheBuck 28772]

Why did you capitalize "Bad" but not "shit" in the subject?

[tx ind 7006]

2 hours ago, South Austin said:

I see a lot of people say "irregardless," and it doesn't appear they're joking.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1678]

I think Bad English might be a band. 

[Moocowtex 39]

Pullet Suprise for Pulitzer Prize

[phdhorn 6224]

Never should of....

... sounded like an iggorunt dumass.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Bone Apple Teeth!

[CO Horn 156]

Good vs Well

loose instead of lose

[South Austin 52442]

36 minutes ago, tx ind said:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless

From that link:  "Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead."

And this: 

Quote

Irregardless means the same as regardless, but the negative prefix ir- merely duplicates the suffix -less, and is unnecessary. The word dates back to the 19th century, but is regarded as incorrect in standard English

  https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/irregardless

 

[miguelito 11252]

http://www.surlyhorns.com/board/index.php?/topic/104-wives-and-the-stupid-shit-they-saydo/

 

[retsevlys 408]

All of Garden

[Guest Lobo]

Oxy-Cotton

 

[Huckleberry 32845]

"I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less."

Although during one of the World Cup matches yesterday I pointed out to someone else bothered by that phrase that the words "could care less" can go together and be correct with the same meaning. One of the commentators noted that two teams playing in one of the matches didn't care about the result, so he said "neither team could care less" about the result. That is actually the correct way to say it.

[Longhornlax 58]

Fustrated drives me crazy

[ABSR 5308]

4 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

"I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less."

 

THIS!!

 

I'm just waiting for Poko to show up and let Trixie own this thread!

 

 

[Prepuce of Doom 21052]

Malapriapisms. 

[Sam Lin 3550]

Fox pass.

[South Austin 52442]

My wife's East Texas family uses "might could have."  For the most part it's been educated out of my wife, but she drops it occasionally. 

[TwiceHorn 31435]

Disrespected as an active verb.  I was perfectly fine with "dissed" as a slangy version of same, but spelling/speaking it out annoys me tremendously.  It is semi-legitimate, but I don't like it.

[Kilgorehorn 308]

Your for you're and vice versa.

[Anwar Namtut 344]

1 hour ago, phdhorn said:

Never should of....

... sounded like an iggorunt dumass.

Could of

Would of

Usually see these written in high class places such as Facebook or in texts. Drives me nuts.

[Reagan1k 3024]

Very unique.....Pretty unique.....kind of unique....

It is unique or it isn't - there are no degrees and it should not be used with a modifier.  

Get off my grammar lawn.....

[MoJames 8244]

Grassy Ass

[Rockinruthman 0]

If you’re gonna say one thing is better then another. than you better get it right.


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[idigTexas 2284]

25 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

"I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less."

Although during one of the World Cup matches yesterday I pointed out to someone else bothered by that phrase that the words "could care less" can go together and be correct with the same meaning. One of the commentators noted that two teams playing in one of the matches didn't care about the result, so he said "neither team could care less" about the result. That is actually the correct way to say it.

Of course it's the correct way to say it.  "Neither" takes the place of the typically contracted "not," providing the required negative to convey proper meaning.  One could also say "No one could care less than I do," and this would also be a correct way to say "I couldn't care less."  As long as there is a negative in there somewhere, it works.

[Jerry Callo 8695]

Supposively and supposably.  

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 hour ago, BurntEyes said:

Frequent misuse of the word literally. 

 

 

 

This has become epidemic. 

[AM Wood 335]

pentiary pizza

[tfoolry 8201]

credick

”I need a loan but ain’t got no credick.”

[AM Wood 335]

this thread is a blessing in the skies.

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

Horse Divvers for appetizers.

[BTW 370]

Here in west texas, the names of the days of the week have been truncated and it drives me insane

Sunday -> Sund-ee

Monday -> Mond-ee

Tuesday -> Tuesd-ee

... you get the point

Also "pilla" as opposed to pillow

 

[Jerry Callo 8695]

Pronouncing double Ls in a Spanish word as Ls as opposed to Y.    Quesadilla, tortilla, etc. 

[You don't know me 1161]

13 minutes ago, Liquor and Poker said:

Horse Divvers for appetizers.

It's horse dovers.  Good grief.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Uhh, we already have a thread for this, it's called Jimmy says the gosh damnedest things...  or something simular............

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

13 minutes ago, You don't know me said:

It's horse dovers.  Good grief.

Doovers..... horse doovers you cretin.....

[Mez2 4023]

"i need to go to the ATM Machine"

[Deej 76751]

50 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

Pronouncing double Ls in a Spanish word as Ls as opposed to Y.    Quesadilla, tortilla, etc. 

Amarillo, armadillo...

[NastyDreams 11]

Some of these need to be more pacific.

[bamachine 1230]

Hot water heater

[South Austin 52442]

Blinded by the light.  Wrapped up like a douche, another runner in the night.

[El Diablo 4232]

19 minutes ago, NastyDreams said:

Some of these need to be more pacific.

You better don't!

[pops 6980]

Mute instead of moot

[South Austin 52442]

10 minutes ago, pops said:

Mute instead of moot

It's moo.

 

 

Edited June 27, 2018 by South Austin

[TankedBevo 2482]

Sweater gawd

A couple-three

[Nole-4-Life 801]

3 hours ago, Longhornlax said:

Fustrated drives me crazy

Got a friend that says "flustrated." I wanna wig out.

[Bat Guano 359]

It's a doggy-dog world. All too common.