Common sayings that are commonly misstated

[Munjibunga]

That is correct. NUCULAR is wrong.

Nucular is spelled "nukuler."

 

[Funky Ghost]

I just realized my gal says one wrong ( unless it's colloquial? ) Last night she was tossing a little kitty crack mouse ( catnip sewn in ) for our old girl and bounced one off her head. She started laughing and said she didn't mean to "beam" her. I've always said "bean" as in hit some one in the bean. Weird.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

The TV furniture ads selling suites of furniture, and the announcer says 'three piece bedroom suit' rather than the correct pronunciation of 'three piece bedroom sweet'

 

[jmac]

the word is ASK not AKS or AX...that may be a new york thing, I'm not sure, but it's annoying

Check out this video clip. The audio is from Zak Galifinakis' opening monolog on SNL set to a animation clip.

 

[Funky Ghost]

Ok, on ESPN radio I am hearing this a TON from Doug Gottleib ( mostly and a few others too ) and it's driving me mad.

"The sudden".

WTH.

It's "all of a sudden" everywhere in the free world that I've been.

 

[dvh]

The TV furniture ads selling suites of furniture, and the announcer says 'three piece bedroom suit' rather than the correct pronunciation of 'three piece bedroom sweet'

Ouch

 

[Chad Michael]

Did you mean "squealing brakes", or did you do that on purpose?

Not the former, but the ladder.

 

[Funky Ghost]

?

That's silly I would laugh at them hehe

 

[Ayce]

Not the former, but the ladder.

Under stood.

 

[Yogi Bear]

Congradulations instead of Congratulations

Loose and Lose

We're and were. We're going to market - its not were going to market...

Also, Asian and Oriental... She is Asian - that rug is Orietnal. Somone can be from the Orient but are not Oriental. My ex-wife is Japanese and it used to bug the crap out of her.

 

[derg]

Congradulations is used at times as a pun on graduation cards.

 

[bassman314]

Congradulations instead of Congratulations

Loose and Lose

We're and were. We're going to market - its not were going to market...

Also, Asian and Oriental... She is Asian - that rug is Orietnal. Somone can be from the Orient but are not Oriental. My ex-wife is Japanese and it used to bug the crap out of her.

loose and lose honestly bother me more than their/there/they're or your/you're.

 

[96tbird]

Advice and advise:

 

[twocargar]

My dad used to say stuff wrong just to see if anyone was listening. For example, "If you cruise down that street at 32 MPH, you can hit all the green lights. They've got them circumcised just right.". I think he watched too many programs with Norm Crosby in them.

 

[xk49w]

Another peeve - the utterance of "psychotic" rather than the intended "psychopathic". Generally this is done by television news presenters, commentators, etc.

 

[1SHOT1HIT]

Advice and advise:

That's some great advise.

 

[96tbird]

I get really irked when someone says they like tofu and you know all they really want is bacon.

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Congradulations instead of Congratulations

Loose and Lose

We're and were. We're going to market - its not were going to market...

Also, Asian and Oriental... She is Asian - that rug is Orietnal. Somone can be from the Orient but are not Oriental. My ex-wife is Japanese and it used to bug the crap out of her.

it's

Oriental




On a serious note, I thought Orient simply meant Far East, Oriental meaning someone/something from the Far East?

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/irony

 

[Richland123]

I hear this one often; especially with TV hosts and reporters. You would think somebody would correct them.

innerduce or innerduction when the words are introduce and introduction

 

[bassteban]

I get really irked when someone says they like tofu and you know all they really want is bacon.

Yeah, I gotta have that.