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What phrases or facts have you happily been going round for years repeating, only to be mortified to find out you've been saying it wrong all that time? |
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"What phrases or facts have you happily been going round for years repeating, only to be mortified to find out you've been saying it wrong all that time? "
 . None, which means I'm probably still saying it, blissfully unaware.
I was in my thirties before I realised that thank you was two words though.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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I'm not aware of one I have been repeating. There will be something, I am sure.
The one I am coming to accept may soon replace the actual word is 'rest bite'.
I just accept both versions of 'you've got another think/thing coming' now. Think is the older version.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What phrases or facts have you happily been going round for years repeating, only to be mortified to find out you've been saying it wrong all that time?
. None, which means I'm probably still saying it, blissfully unaware.
I was in my thirties before I realised that thank you was two words though.
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I was about the same. I wonder why?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I googled for all intensive purposes because I had a panic I’d been saying that wrong and the truth is I probably have"
It becomes so normal that you don't even question it, maybe cos we have such weird phrases.
I remember the first time at about 6 years old hearing 'Stuck out like a sore thumb' and not knowing what they were on about! Lol |
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"What phrases or facts have you happily been going round for years repeating, only to be mortified to find out you've been saying it wrong all that time?
. None, which means I'm probably still saying it, blissfully unaware.
I was in my thirties before I realised that thank you was two words though.
I was about the same. I wonder why?
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Not paying attention the day they taught us how to spell it?  |
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The one I am coming to accept may soon replace the actual word is 'rest bite'.
Agreed.
Also
Forfill - fulfil
Been- being
Are - our
And, Seen = seeing
Loose = lose
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don't get me started
Of - have
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"What phrases or facts have you happily been going round for years repeating, only to be mortified to find out you've been saying it wrong all that time? "
Little did you know you've been making yourself a social piranha this whole time |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What phrases or facts have you happily been going round for years repeating, only to be mortified to find out you've been saying it wrong all that time? "
I think where language is learnt from audio rather than written sources this is almost inevitable. When I heard people say things like this I wonder what they think the saying means. What exactly is an intensive purpose?
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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The one I am coming to accept may soon replace the actual word is 'rest bite'.
Agreed.
Also
Forfill - fulfil
Been- being
Are - our
And, Seen = seeing
Loose = lose
don't get me started
Of - have
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I only mentally correct on that one now.
I'm a bad person.
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Garam flour, it’s not, it’s gram flour apparently. Doh!
A little lad I looked after when I was a nanny used to say Farmer Christmas instead of Father Christmas.
My dad used to say Jungle Sale instead of Jumble Sale. |
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"I think the one that annoys me most (I’m a pedant, lol) is when people say “Pacific” instead of “specific”."
My ex said that plus chimley instead of chimney. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Built like a shit brick house
That just made me snort with laughter, however, for many they won't know anything about brick shit houses.
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My family know. They take the mick so much! I keep making the mistake. |
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"I thought the saying was 'for all intents and purposes'...is it not?
Going full pedant, I believe it is 'to all intents and purposes'. But, I may be mistaken."
You may be right, but it's a mute point  |
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"I thought the saying was 'for all intents and purposes'...is it not?
Going full pedant, I believe it is 'to all intents and purposes'. But, I may be mistaken."
No. You are not.
'to all intents and purposes' |
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"I thought the saying was 'for all intents and purposes'...is it not?
Going full pedant, I believe it is 'to all intents and purposes'. But, I may be mistaken.
You may be right, but it's a mute point "
I see what you did there. |
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"I thought the saying was 'for all intents and purposes'...is it not?
Going full pedant, I believe it is 'to all intents and purposes'. But, I may be mistaken.
You may be right, but it's a mute point "
Don't! My daughter actually argued with me that it was mute...... my eyes went like this  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I thought the saying was 'for all intents and purposes'...is it not?
Going full pedant, I believe it is 'to all intents and purposes'. But, I may be mistaken.
You may be right, but it's a mute point "
The Egg thread tickled a memory, which Google has confirmed: these are called eggcorns. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"One I see a lot of, especially in football forums, is 'it's a shoe in' instead of 'it's a shoo in'"
Tow the line also appears to be used instead of toe the line now.
I imagine all these people pulling on a rope attached to the rule or idea they are accepting. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I googled for all intensive purposes because I had a panic I’d been saying that wrong and the truth is I probably have
It becomes so normal that you don't even question it, maybe cos we have such weird phrases.
I remember the first time at about 6 years old hearing 'Stuck out like a sore thumb' and not knowing what they were on about! Lol"
Absolutely we have some odd but funny sayings.
I googled it and it said that ‘to all intents and purposes’ is correct but also said something about it depending on what you mean so I don’t know if I’ve been using it wrong. And really, I don’t care because this thread has shown it’s not just me |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"One I see a lot of, especially in football forums, is 'it's a shoe in' instead of 'it's a shoo in'"
Must admit I've never heard this before or seen it written. |
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"I only learnt couple weeks back that most wore black plimsolls for PE at school while I wore pimpsoles.  "
Did the lads have to pay behind the bike sheds in your school? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"One I see a lot of, especially in football forums, is 'it's a shoe in' instead of 'it's a shoo in'
Must admit I've never heard this before or seen it written."
It means it's a dead cert to succeed.
A bad example without any political leaning on my behalf is that Liz Truss appears to be a shoo in for the Tory party leadership. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"One I see a lot of, especially in football forums, is 'it's a shoe in' instead of 'it's a shoo in'
Must admit I've never heard this before or seen it written.
It means it's a dead cert to succeed.
A bad example without any political leaning on my behalf is that Liz Truss appears to be a shoo in for the Tory party leadership."
Google says it came from horse racing?Wonder if it derived from 'Sure Winner'? They do speak fast in horse racing |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"One I see a lot of, especially in football forums, is 'it's a shoe in' instead of 'it's a shoo in'
Must admit I've never heard this before or seen it written.
It means it's a dead cert to succeed.
A bad example without any political leaning on my behalf is that Liz Truss appears to be a shoo in for the Tory party leadership.
Google says it came from horse racing?Wonder if it derived from 'Sure Winner'? They do speak fast in horse racing"
Possibly. Anyone remember Peter O'Sullevan commentating back in the 70s and 80s before the wrestling on a Saturday afternoon? |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
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The title if this thread is incorrect.
It should actually have read as follows:
For all intents and purposes.
The two phrases sound the same; this a very common error which is classified as an eggcorn.
EGGCORN. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"The title if this thread is incorrect.
It should actually have read as follows:
For all intents and purposes.
The two phrases sound the same; this a very common error which is classified as an eggcorn.
EGGCORN."
Read the OP.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"The title if this thread is incorrect.
It should actually have read as follows:
For all intents and purposes.
The two phrases sound the same; this a very common error which is classified as an eggcorn.
EGGCORN."
Can you hear the air whooshing over your head? |
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By *eaSlutsCouple
over a year ago
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For anyone that hasn't watched any of it, I'd highly recommend searching for "Rickyisms" from the show Trailer Park Boys. Possibly the epitome of what OP is talking about.
"A link is only as long as your longest strong chain"
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"Or my friends mum who called across a crowded cafe that she would like a cup of chino..."
I've referred to a "cup of char" and had absolute bafflement around me. Apparently that's a century or so out of date. I was brought up a lot by my Grandparents, so I was also brought up with very old fashioned saying and suchlike |
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By *igGs19Woman
over a year ago
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I think (hope) I don't have any of these. There's a few that are real pet peeves of mine though.
"Who learned you that", nobody learned them anything, they may have taught them though.
The "for all intensive purposes" gets on my nerves, as does the pacifically instead of specifically. |
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Also, a friend of ours keeps a Word doc with all the mis-said sayings he hears (mainly on the bus, it would seem). Things like "smashed it out of the bag", "sexy mama seater" and "they're clicking on all cylinders". His Word doc is quite long now |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"For anyone that hasn't watched any of it, I'd highly recommend searching for "Rickyisms" from the show Trailer Park Boys. Possibly the epitome of what OP is talking about.
"A link is only as long as your longest strong chain"
C x"
I love Rickyisms.
It's not rocket appliances!
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"Or my friends mum who called across a crowded cafe that she would like a cup of chino...
I've referred to a "cup of char" and had absolute bafflement around me. Apparently that's a century or so out of date. I was brought up a lot by my Grandparents, so I was also brought up with very old fashioned saying and suchlike "
I say cup of char all the time .
Whether my friends mum ever got a cappuccino I will never know |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Or my friends mum who called across a crowded cafe that she would like a cup of chino...
I've referred to a "cup of char" and had absolute bafflement around me. Apparently that's a century or so out of date. I was brought up a lot by my Grandparents, so I was also brought up with very old fashioned saying and suchlike
I say cup of char all the time .
Whether my friends mum ever got a cappuccino I will never know "
No, just a cup with a tiny pair of men's trousers in |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Also, a friend of ours keeps a Word doc with all the mis-said sayings he hears (mainly on the bus, it would seem). Things like "smashed it out of the bag", "sexy mama seater" and "they're clicking on all cylinders". His Word doc is quite long now "
Mama seater - that's a thing of beauty |
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"Also, a friend of ours keeps a Word doc with all the mis-said sayings he hears (mainly on the bus, it would seem). Things like "smashed it out of the bag", "sexy mama seater" and "they're clicking on all cylinders". His Word doc is quite long now
Mama seater - that's a thing of beauty "
His list is a thing of beauty |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Also, a friend of ours keeps a Word doc with all the mis-said sayings he hears (mainly on the bus, it would seem). Things like "smashed it out of the bag", "sexy mama seater" and "they're clicking on all cylinders". His Word doc is quite long now
Mama seater - that's a thing of beauty
His list is a thing of beauty "
I know that some people see this kind of thing as a slight upon people but I genuinely find them so cute! |
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"There was a guy who, despite the second part making no sense to him, would use the phrase.
Knowledge is power, France is bacon.
Well into his 30s before he found out...."
 that one! |
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"Definitely but they put defiantly. "I am defiantly coming to your party"
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A favourite of mine too. I have visions of a person stomping into my party, come hell or high water (even though they're definitely invited!) |
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Not ones I’ve repeated, but I remember being bought a pair of boring, sensible
school shoes and being made to wear them. A boy in my class said “they’re boys shoes” I got so flustered I said “they’re bisexual actually!” instead of unisex He told everyone!
Or when I said that someone was impotent, instead of important. I was mortified when they made me look the word up, and I saw what it meant.
Perhaps it was my fete (deliberate!) to end up on a site like fab as an adult, as my childhood errors were all sexual in nature, haha xx |
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"For more years than I care to admit I thought we had a crutch instead of crotch"
I can actually relate to this one. When I was a teenager I joined the Army Cadets and, after passing the recruitment process, I needed to be measured for my uniform.
The Colour Sergeant measured the obvious things like my height, waist, chest etc. then handed me the tape measure and barked "CRUTCH!". Now, I knew what a crotch was but that wasn't what he said, he said "crutch" and the only thing I could think of was the walking aid so I put the tip of the tape measure under my armpit.
"YOUR BOLLOCKS, LAD!"
It was then I realised he meant "crotch"... |
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"The pimpsoles one reminded me that my gran used to carry a 'hambag' ( according to me ) "
Where did she get it from? I need something to put my spam purse in. |
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"For more years than I care to admit I thought we had a crutch instead of crotch
I can actually relate to this one. When I was a teenager I joined the Army Cadets and, after passing the recruitment process, I needed to be measured for my uniform.
The Colour Sergeant measured the obvious things like my height, waist, chest etc. then handed me the tape measure and barked "CRUTCH!". Now, I knew what a crotch was but that wasn't what he said, he said "crutch" and the only thing I could think of was the walking aid so I put the tip of the tape measure under my armpit.
"YOUR BOLLOCKS, LAD!"
It was then I realised he meant "crotch"... "
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Correct : Ku Klux Klan
Incorrect: Klu Klux Klan.
Correct: Yin and yang
Incorrect: Ying and yang.
Incorrect: The proof is in the pudding.
Correct: The proof of the pudding is in the eating. [There is no proof in the pudding!] |
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"My gran used to say "lasange" not realising the Italian word lasagne is not pronounced as an English word ending -ange. "
My friends nan often said she was getting a nice gaytex in for tea. We eventually found out she was getting a gateau and was seeing the plural gateaux |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"My gran used to say "lasange" not realising the Italian word lasagne is not pronounced as an English word ending -ange.
My friends nan often said she was getting a nice gaytex in for tea. We eventually found out she was getting a gateau and was seeing the plural gateaux "
My mother said 'chooks' for choux until ten year old me unthinkingly embarrassed her correcting her in front of her friend.  |
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"My gran used to say "lasange" not realising the Italian word lasagne is not pronounced as an English word ending -ange.
My friends nan often said she was getting a nice gaytex in for tea. We eventually found out she was getting a gateau and was seeing the plural gateaux
My mother said 'chooks' for choux until ten year old me unthinkingly embarrassed her correcting her in front of her friend. "
Chook is Aussie slang for chicken, I believe |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Pirates dish.
I was convinced until I was a teenager that it was called that because pirates would cook food in it. The logic of that was clearly not thought out."
That took me a moment. Pirates famously use clear glass dishes for their cooking.
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"Pirates dish.
I was convinced until I was a teenager that it was called that because pirates would cook food in it. The logic of that was clearly not thought out."
Ok put me out of my misery - what is the correct version! |
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"Pirates dish.
I was convinced until I was a teenager that it was called that because pirates would cook food in it. The logic of that was clearly not thought out."
Do you mean Pyrex? |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"Pirates dish.
I was convinced until I was a teenager that it was called that because pirates would cook food in it. The logic of that was clearly not thought out.
Ok put me out of my misery - what is the correct version! "
Pyrex. Pyrex. It's awful. So bad. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Pirates dish.
I was convinced until I was a teenager that it was called that because pirates would cook food in it. The logic of that was clearly not thought out.
Ok put me out of my misery - what is the correct version!
Pyrex. Pyrex. It's awful. So bad. "
I used to pronounce aisle as ayzel. My family won't shut up about it. We've all been there. |
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By *eliWoman
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"Pirates dish.
I was convinced until I was a teenager that it was called that because pirates would cook food in it. The logic of that was clearly not thought out.
Ok put me out of my misery - what is the correct version!
Pyrex. Pyrex. It's awful. So bad.
I used to pronounce aisle as ayzel. My family won't shut up about it. We've all been there. "
Oh that's amazing! I did it with drawers as well, was convinced they were called Cheshire drawers. So many daft things. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Pirates dish.
I was convinced until I was a teenager that it was called that because pirates would cook food in it. The logic of that was clearly not thought out.
Ok put me out of my misery - what is the correct version!
Pyrex. Pyrex. It's awful. So bad.
I used to pronounce aisle as ayzel. My family won't shut up about it. We've all been there.
Oh that's amazing! I did it with drawers as well, was convinced they were called Cheshire drawers. So many daft things. "
I don't forget it when my kids do it. My son said he was going to get all dressed up in his refinery. Still laughing. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Pirates dish.
I was convinced until I was a teenager that it was called that because pirates would cook food in it. The logic of that was clearly not thought out.
Ok put me out of my misery - what is the correct version!
Pyrex. Pyrex. It's awful. So bad.
I used to pronounce aisle as ayzel. My family won't shut up about it. We've all been there.
Oh that's amazing! I did it with drawers as well, was convinced they were called Cheshire drawers. So many daft things.
I don't forget it when my kids do it. My son said he was going to get all dressed up in his refinery. Still laughing. "
My brother in law has kept a book of all their funny sayings and eggcorns. Some have become family words and phrases now.
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"What phrases or facts have you happily been going round for years repeating, only to be mortified to find out you've been saying it wrong all that time? "
No, you haven't been saying that have you???
Got another thing coming is apparently another think coming.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"What phrases or facts have you happily been going round for years repeating, only to be mortified to find out you've been saying it wrong all that time?
No, you haven't been saying that have you???
We'll, realised about 10 years ago, but I think I got away with it anyway as it sounds pretty close
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"Pirates dish.
I was convinced until I was a teenager that it was called that because pirates would cook food in it. The logic of that was clearly not thought out.
Ok put me out of my misery - what is the correct version!
Pyrex. Pyrex. It's awful. So bad.
I used to pronounce aisle as ayzel. My family won't shut up about it. We've all been there.
Oh that's amazing! I did it with drawers as well, was convinced they were called Cheshire drawers. So many daft things.
I don't forget it when my kids do it. My son said he was going to get all dressed up in his refinery. Still laughing.
My brother in law has kept a book of all their funny sayings and eggcorns. Some have become family words and phrases now.
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We still use a bunch of those that our son invented. He's now 20 |
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"I had a Saturday job in a fruit & veg shop as a teenager. A lady used to come in just before closing time for tomatoes and mushrooms to make a homemade peeeza "
Sounds a bit like local dialect? Round here, people travel about on buzzes (buses) and read booooooooks |
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"I had a Saturday job in a fruit & veg shop as a teenager. A lady used to come in just before closing time for tomatoes and mushrooms to make a homemade peeeza "
I saw a sign in a greengrocers advertising 'asper grass' |
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"What phrases or facts have you happily been going round for years repeating, only to be mortified to find out you've been saying it wrong all that time?
No, you haven't been saying that have you???
We'll, realised about 10 years ago, but I think I got away with it anyway as it sounds pretty close
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I was an embarrassingly old age before I realised that what you say after someone has sneezed was “Bless you” and not what I had been saying all along ….. “Blechoo” |
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"I thought the saying was 'for all intents and purposes'...is it not?
Going full pedant, I believe it is 'to all intents and purposes'. But, I may be mistaken.
You may be right, but it's a mute point
Don't! My daughter actually argued with me that it was mute...... my eyes went like this "
I just googled Moot to see what it meant. An Anglo saxon gathering to debate an issue. So now we know, despite saying it for years without any idea where it originated! |
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"I thought the saying was 'for all intents and purposes'...is it not?
Going full pedant, I believe it is 'to all intents and purposes'. But, I may be mistaken.
You may be right, but it's a mute point
Don't! My daughter actually argued with me that it was mute...... my eyes went like this
I just googled Moot to see what it meant. An Anglo saxon gathering to debate an issue. So now we know, despite saying it for years without any idea where it originated!"
An interesting article on moot (and mute) points: https://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2015/jan/16/mind-your-language-moot-point |
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"My gran used to say "lasange" not realising the Italian word lasagne is not pronounced as an English word ending -ange.
My friends nan often said she was getting a nice gaytex in for tea. We eventually found out she was getting a gateau and was seeing the plural gateaux
My mother said 'chooks' for choux until ten year old me unthinkingly embarrassed her correcting her in front of her friend. "
It reminds of somebody who said chassis lounge for chaise longue! |
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"Pirates dish.
I was convinced until I was a teenager that it was called that because pirates would cook food in it. The logic of that was clearly not thought out.
Ok put me out of my misery - what is the correct version!
Pyrex. Pyrex. It's awful. So bad.
I used to pronounce aisle as ayzel. My family won't shut up about it. We've all been there.
Oh that's amazing! I did it with drawers as well, was convinced they were called Cheshire drawers. So many daft things. "
Cheshire drawers! That's brilliant! |
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"I thought the saying was 'for all intents and purposes'...is it not?
Going full pedant, I believe it is 'to all intents and purposes'. But, I may be mistaken.
You may be right, but it's a mute point
Don't! My daughter actually argued with me that it was mute...... my eyes went like this
I just googled Moot to see what it meant. An Anglo saxon gathering to debate an issue. So now we know, despite saying it for years without any idea where it originated!
An interesting article on moot (and mute) points: https://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2015/jan/16/mind-your-language-moot-point"
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