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Sayings that don’t make sense.
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Dig out your oxy-morons and the down right confusing sayings that you hear.
This morning I said to somebody I was running late, but I was on my bike, I wasn’t running at all.
How do you go for a run in the car, and does that mean there’s only one car in the world.  |
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"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
How bad is your aim that you missed the moon by that much?  "
As the nearest star (besides our own) is several light years away, a more accurate saying would be “shoot for the moon, if you miss you’ll drift through the immense void alone and scared until you eventually starve or suffocate “ |
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
How bad is your aim that you missed the moon by that much?
As the nearest star (besides our own) is several light years away, a more accurate saying would be “shoot for the moon, if you miss you’ll drift through the immense void alone and scared until you eventually starve or suffocate “"
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"Dig out your oxy-morons and the down right confusing sayings that you hear.
This morning I said to somebody I was running late, but I was on my bike, I wasn’t running at all.
How do you go for a run in the car, and does that mean there’s only one car in the world. "
The verb to run relates to vehicles too e.g. the engine runs. In relation to the first example 'I am running late, ' the verb relates to TIME not to a physical activity performed by yourself.
They make perfect sense. Your schedule is behind where you expect it to be at that given time.
They make sense |
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"There's a lot to be done if there's nothing to be had.
Perfect stranger.How do you know a stranger is perfect if you don't know them?"
Where do you get your first saying from ? Never heard it, never seen it in print, can't find any mention of it.
On the second one the 'not having any knowledge of the person you are meeting'
is perfect... not the person.
They are 'perfectly strange' to you not perfect in themselves |
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"How does one turn a phrase?...
LvM"
You 'turn' a phrase means you have a way with words and a unique way of putting them together and communicating what you mean to others and it is also used to point out certain already existing phrases. Think of it as being a wordsmith that works with words and turns them as one would any other material forged or turned by artisans..
So..... There the fuck you go mate..... to turn a phrase  |
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"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
How bad is your aim that you missed the moon by that much? "
Well in all fairness
The moon is a moving target, and the earth is spinning.
You'd have to lead your aim and anticipate where the moon will be when you make the shot.
And considering the distances involved, a minor error in aim will translate in to a huge error the further out you get.
I guess the moons gravitational pull would go some way to drawing your shot
But I bet it's harder than it looks.
Of course, if you have a means of changing direction in space (such as adjustable thrusters) then I guess you'd simply change course accordingly |
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"Who's coat is that jacket? It's a popular saying in the valleys.
You see those two houses up there, well mines the one in the middle. "
Who's shoes are these boots ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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WRONG - "I can't be asked"
yes you can. Anyone can ask you anything.
RIGHT- "I can't be arsed"
I'm not moving my fucking arse to do anything right now so fuck off
Hope that clears up the misuse of this everyday phrase. |
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"WRONG - "I can't be asked"
yes you can. Anyone can ask you anything.
RIGHT- "I can't be arsed"
I'm not moving my fucking arse to do anything right now so fuck off
Hope that clears up the misuse of this everyday phrase. "
Who says “I can’t be asked”??? |
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""I could care less" is the one I hate most. It is thee most pointless indicator to how much you care...Of course Americans use it  "
Because the phrase is “I couldn’t care less “. It has been shortened for some reason.
Like they now say “the proofs in the pudding “ which makes no sense at all. The actual phrase is “the proof of the pudding is in the eating “. Meaning you won’t know until you try |
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"On the second one the 'not having any knowledge of the person you are meeting'
is perfect... not the person.
They are 'perfectly strange' to you not perfect in themselves"
I think that's unlikely to be the original meaning. It seems to me that 'perfect' is meant in the sense of 'complete.' |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"WRONG - "I can't be asked"
yes you can. Anyone can ask you anything.
RIGHT- "I can't be arsed"
I'm not moving my fucking arse to do anything right now so fuck off
Hope that clears up the misuse of this everyday phrase.
Who says “I can’t be asked”???"
I have a co worker who never swears. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
How bad is your aim that you missed the moon by that much? "
The moon subtends an angle of about 1/2 a degree. It takes a skilled archer to hit a bulls-eye with that sort of accuracy. Yup, most are likely to miss. |
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"A lost thing is ‘always in the last place you look’.
Naturally. It would be pretty daft to carry on looking for something you’ve already found…"
Exactly this, its bugged me for years when people say stuff like this!!!
Also, when people give 110% - it just sounds daft |
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By (user no longer on site)
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My step grandmother had assaying no one has ever been able to explain. If someone was out sorts she would say "who blew your donkey over?" - if anyone has any insights to this phrase, i would love to hear them. As a qualifier, she was Manx. |
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