Originally Posted By wahooskipper Ok, so I admitted my long standing misuse of this phrase over in World Events. Then we started talking about misunderstood song lyrics and so forth. So, for all INTENTS AND PURPOSES...this is the thread to admit your mistakes. Another for me...though not quite as egregious, I thought Billy Joel was saying that, "...we are all in the mood for a memory (instead of melody) and you've got us feeling alright." Come on folks...fess up!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Barboy mentioned "You've got another thing coming" as being incorrect. But that's what I've always said... so what is the correct phrase?
Originally Posted By DVC_dad If you THINK you are going to ride Expedition Everest without waiting in line, well you've got another THINK coming.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper A quick Google search revealed that it is part of a gramatically incorrect joke. "If that is what you think...you've got another think coming." I chide my wife for regularly using the term "irregardless"...which doesn't exist.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I admit that I say Ya'll a lot and also ain't a lot. Eventhough they are accepted at least as slang, they ain't really good English. Ya'll know what I'm sayin'? However one only sounds "funny" according to where one is standing in the world at the time one is speaking.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess My husband says "supposebly" instead of "supposedly," no matter how often I correct him. I have tons of grammar pet peeves. I was raised by very anal parents, so I'm a huge stick-in-the-mud when it comes to this stuff. I have to tell you guys something funny, though. There's a girl at my son's middle school who has a huge crush on him and is very vocal about it. She's quite pretty, too. Chad's always been fairly girl crazy, so I was surprised to find out he didn't like her. I asked why. He said, "Mom, I don't mean to sound like a snob, but she has REALLY poor grammar." I must've laughed for 10 minutes. Have you EVER heard of a pre-teen boy not liking a pretty girl because of her grammar?!?!?! Only my kid, I tell ya...
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA The one I can't take is the incorrect use of 'seen.' 'Have you seen 'Meet the Robinsons'? [correct] 'Yeah. I seen it last weekend.' [incorrect] *shudder* It would be: 'Yeah, I saw it last weekend.'
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA The one that seems to trip people up regularly is 'you and I' or 'you and me' and when to use them. 'You and I always seem to like the same movie. Funny how we split on 'Meet the Robinsons.' [correct] 'You and me always seem...' [incorrect] - - - - - - - - 'We all liked 'Meet the Robinsons' -- Carol, Gary and myself.' [incorrect] '...Carol, Gary and I' [incorrect] '...Carol, Gary and me.' [correct] However, just when you think it's safe... 'Carol, Gary and I all liked 'Meet the Robinsons' [correct] - - - - - - - - 'Me and her liked 'Meet the Robinsons' too. [incorrect]. 'She and I liked...' [correct] - - - - - - - - - Or, as my daughter likes to use 'Me and my friends want to go see 'Meet the Robinsons.' [It should be 'My friends and I want to go see 'Meet the Robinsons.'] ['That's how we say it at school' is the response I get when corrected] - - - - - - - - The other one that drives me crazy is 'Me and her' re: 'Me and her liked 'Meet the Robinsons' when we seen it.' [inccrrect] 'She and I liked 'Meet the Robinsons' when we saw it.' [correct]
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter <----falls on MoP and Jim's ankles sobbing in joy I'm not alone!!! (Too funny about your son, MoP). ;-)
Originally Posted By goodgirl I'm always annoyed when I run across people who can't say realtor. It is pronounced: ree-ul-tor Not: reel a tor
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I've only recently been able to spit out, "six of one...half a dozen of the other." Why it has tripped me up, I don't know. Maybe I just start thinking about Krispy Kremes and my mind strays.
Originally Posted By Ursula goodgirl, I am half-way in how I say realtor. I say "Real-tor" which I think is closer to the right way and less the wrong way. But I clearly pronounce it as two sil-ablles.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess LOL, Pixie! And, Jim--I totally agree. I can't stand hearing those misused, yet it happens daily! The word "definitely" spelled with an "a" (definately) grates on my nerves. Also, the misuse of lie/lay/lain (might I add that in 39 years I have *never* heard anyone other than my mother use the word "lain" in a sentence?) -- EXAMPLES: I want to LIE down. (Not lay!) I LAY there for awhile. (Not laid!) I have lain there for quite some time. (Not laid!) This is clearly not taught thoroughly enough in school. Few people seem to understand the rules--which, really, are not that hard. I remember in 8th grade English class I was the only one out of something like 30 students who could use the three words correctly (when asked by the teacher). And that was 25 years ago! I'm sure even fewer can now. Also -- you LAY down an OBJECT. (Example: "I laid my book on the table," or, "I want to lay my head on the table." But you--YOU "lie" down.) I'll quit now. Promise. LOL
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess >>>I've only recently been able to spit out, "six of one...half a dozen of the other." Why it has tripped me up, I don't know. Maybe I just start thinking about Krispy Kremes and my mind strays.<<< I feel the same! It confuses me, for some silly reason.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess BTW: Don't get me started on there/they're/their. And it's/its. It's is a CONTRACTION of two words: IT and IS. "It's a beautiful day." ITS is the possessive form: "Its smell was musky." Notice no apostrophe because it's not a contraction! If you write it this way: "It's smell was musky," you are saying, "It is smell was musky." *sigh* I need a chill pill. Who started this thread, anyway? LOLOLOL
Originally Posted By LacyBelle Those bug me too, MoP. The other one that I see quite often is "congradulations." There should be no "d", but a "t" instead. It should be "congratulations." I'm sure I'll think of more later. :-D
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess YES! Kind of like "kindergarDen." It should be "kindergarten" with a T! I have a huge list but have tried to refrain from posting. LOL Let's see... "A LOT." Two words. Not one. Plurals that have apostrophes in them. Example: "Bring your purse's to the mall!" No apostrophe. Just an "s" is enough! And apostrophes in words like ours, yours, theirs. UGH! You should never, ever put an apostrophe in any of those words under ANY circumstances. Another one--the incorrect use of who's and whose. Example: "Whose line is it anyway?" Not "who's." Again, "who's" is a contraction for two words, such as, "who is" or "who has." I'd like to shut up but my mind is going crazy here!!!! LOL
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I had a girlfriend who pronounced 'breakfast' as 'brek-frist' Our relationship was doomed the first time I heard it. Also, using 'fruniture' instead of 'furniture.'
Originally Posted By GrumpysWife I'm usually pretty good with grammer, but for some reason I definately can't spell definitely!
