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Wall2Boogie

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Ok it's go time! Each and everyone of you guys has spoken with someone who loves to butcher the English language. So what's some of the best you have heard?

1. Never take anything for granite(excellent)
2. Mind botteling
3 Walmarts lol like its plural.
4. Out of balance

That's a few off the top of my head, I know there is a lot more please add to the list lol
 
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We-Todd-Did

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No one can spell "no one" correctly.
The whole lose vs loose thing is getting old.
If you are over the age of 17 and use ratchet or fleek, you suck.
 
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We-Todd-Did

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If something is good, kids say, "It's on fleek". Ratchet mens gross or nasty. This is just my interpretations from trying to translate from the primitive language of middle schoolers.
 
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"Could of" instead of "could have"
"All intensive purposes" instead of "all intents and purposes"
"All of the sudden" or "All the sudden" instead of "all of a sudden"
"I'd just assume" instead of "I'd just as soon"


These are just a few I see on here all the time. The thing is, many people these days think it is acceptable to use the wrong phrases. Just because you see someone butchering the language in a blog or message board doesn't mean it is okay to do so.
 
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I could of and should of bypassed this thread. Not in my list of things to worry about.:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
 
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KingOfBBN

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Irregardless . AP rules suggest "regardless."

I can't believe how many people cannot spell "lose" correctly. It's always "loose."

Your instead of you're
Misusing it's/its

However, the most idiotic thing I've heard was a girl say "It make no matter."
 
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Several already mentioned, including lose/loose... which I can't really understand.

Another one I've seen as of late is imply vs infer.
 
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My boss has said at least 20 times this year that some minor issue at work was, in his words, "much to do about nothing". Sorry, boss...but it's "much ado about nothing"!. Of course I can't really say that to him, now can i?

A few that most people get wrong...

Peruse - Most people use this to describe skimming over something, or reading it quickly. It is actually just the opposite. To peruse is to read something very carefully.

Nauseous - Nauseous is the cause of a sick feeling. The smell of someone else's vomit is nauseous. If you are about to vomit you are feeling nauseated.

Terrific - This is something that causes terror, not something really cool. A volcano might erupt with a terrific blast. If you have ever visited a haunted house you might have had a terrific time. If you were at the beach you had a wonderful time, not terrific. Unless there were sharks!
 
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WildcatfaninOhio said:
My boss has said at least 20 times this year that some minor issue at work was, in his words, "much to do about nothing". Sorry, boss...but it's "much ado about nothing"!. Of course I can't really say that to him, now can i?

A few that most people get wrong...

Peruse - Most people use this to describe skimming over something, or reading it quickly. It is actually just the opposite. To peruse is to read something very carefully.

Nauseous - Nauseous is the cause of a sick feeling. The smell of someone else's vomit is nauseous. If you are about to vomit you are feeling nauseated.

Terrific - This is something that causes terror, not something really cool. A volcano might erupt with a terrific blast. If you have ever visited a haunted house you might have had a terrific time. If you were at the beach you had a wonderful time, not terrific. Unless there were sharks!
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According to Merriam Webster, here is the definition of terrific

Full Definition of TERRIFIC
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a : very bad : frightful

b : exciting or fit to excite fear or awe <a terrific thunderstorm>
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: extraordinary <terrific speed>
3
: unusually fine : magnificent <terrific weather>
 
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I once tried to user "hyperbole" in a sentence and pronounced it just like a 1980's sci-fi movie, "hyper-bowl".

I was 25.
 
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TheEgyptianMagician

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Overall death of the adverb in American English...

Stuff that's not really English anyway so people misunderstand like " per say"
 
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One that I particularly hate is when people use "defiantly" instead of definitely.

Example: "I'm defiantly going to take in a Cubs game when I visit Chicago."
 
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Ahnan E. Muss

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WildcatfaninOhio said:
A few that most people get wrong...

Terrific - This is something that causes terror, not something really cool. A volcano might erupt with a terrific blast. If you have ever visited a haunted house you might have had a terrific time. If you were at the beach you had a wonderful time, not terrific. Unless there were sharks!
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"Gee your hair smells terrific!" (for those old enough to remember those commercials). [laughing]
 
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I saw a Facebook post yesterday about the NBA finals that said "When, loose, or draw, Lebron is still the greatest of all-time."

Seriously, wtf is wrong with some people.
 
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Wall2Boogie

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I still have no clue why bae is used when referring to your boyfriend/girlfriend. I like how somebody mentioned axe lol. A lot of people say axe instead of ask lol
 
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