Verbal pet peeves - Page 6

GingerPeach · ‎03-12-2010

@alleycatnumber1 wrote:
@Bird mama wrote:
I'm not sure if this is even grammatically incorrect.

I work with someone who will say 'on tomorrow'.

Instead of saying, I'll prepare this tomorrow, she says I'll prepare this on tomorrow.

Now that one I have to say I have never heard, I would look at them funny!!

She probably thinks she is being Shakespearean.
The expression is "on the morrow."

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bamasec · ‎06-02-2012

@Reba055 wrote:
What about idear instead of idea. Is that a southern/country thing? I've heard more than one of my relatives say that, but we are sort of hillbillies 😄. That one drives me nuts!

You are funny Reba!! I am laughing at what you said, the hillbilly. Cute

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

Someone probably said this and I missed it.

"I seen."

Arrrgghhh!

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bamasec · ‎06-02-2012

@brownponytail80 wrote:
"Let's see if we can't do this..."

Why would you want to see if you CAN'T do it??

That one is good, I am going to remember that phrase.

SHIRAZ · ‎06-27-2010

"Irregardless." If Regardless means "without regard to" would irregardless mean "NOT without regard to????"

"It doesn't matter if the glass is half-full or half-empty as long as you still have the rest of the bottle."

tends2dogs · ‎05-08-2010

I notice younger people mispronouce words with double consonants . For example : mitten as mitt en or button as butt on. They don't divide the syllables between the 2 like letters. That is the way I was taught many, many years ago. Have things changed or don't they teach how to break down a word anymore?

Anyway, it really bugs me to hear words pronounced like that. I think it sounds much bet-ter to say to say it correctly

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Bird mama · ‎03-12-2010

@tends2dogs wrote:
I notice younger people mispronouce words with double consonants . For example : mitten as mitt en or button as butt on.

I think kids took that from the popular music genre of spoken word. Rhymes with nap.

I don't know if the real word is allowed?

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SHIRAZ · ‎06-27-2010

@handygal2 wrote:
"I could care less," when one means "l couldn't care less."

"I was, like..." instead of "l said..."

"Ya know?" inserted in every sentence.

ETA: Also, when someone verbalizes texting acronyms, and says, for example, "LOL," "OMG," etc.

In my region people people have always said "GO" or "WENT"

So then he goes "..." and then I go "..." and the he goes "..." and on and on. OR He went"..." and then she went "..."

One of those things you take for granted when you hear it all the time, until one day you become conscious of it and it just gets on your nerves.

"It doesn't matter if the glass is half-full or half-empty as long as you still have the rest of the bottle."

dooBdoo · ‎06-27-2010

I think the "vocal fry" is a wee bit grating to the nerves...

"What is Vocal Fry?"

link: http://mentalfloss.com/article/61552/what-vocal-fry

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Bird mama · ‎03-12-2010

@dooBdoo wrote:

I think the "vocal fry" is a wee bit grating to the nerves...

"What is Vocal Fry?"

link: http://mentalfloss.com/article/61552/what-vocal-fry

That clip was hysterical.

I'm kind of upset because my voice sounds like some of them. I have a thyroid issue and know that it is impacting my vocal chords. :-(

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But none quite like the element of surprise