"For all intensive purposes..."

[D_Bag]

Granite, the English language is hard.

 

[PMagers]

That's a mute point.

 

[ONYX]

OK---I'll jump on the Fanwagon:

All of a sudden....

Irregardless....

 

[ChrisB2]

Fustrated

Masonary

Heighth

 

[slobake]

You've done yourself in

 

[slobake]

Non native speakers can be fun. Here is a couple of gems from my old co-worker from Iran.

"Have him to call me."

"Thank you very nicely."

The city of Half Moon Bay became Half a Moon Bay

 

[two fingers]

Love this. A lot.

This is funny every time.

 

[yodedude2]

i should of skipped this thread.

 

[blubass]

The Army song, "sound off the cadence loud and strong...." it's count off.

 

[slobake]

Some people only know about a saw that cuts wood. My brother-in-law has a masters degree and judges people based on their level of education. He says things like "I seen your friend yesterday."
He also loves the city of Chicago and thought about moving there. When he talks about that city he uses the CH sound like in the word Chicken. He says Cheecago. Is there anyone from Chicago here? I have always heard it as Shicago. Is that correct?

 

[petrus61]

I dated a girl that used to say "Mines as well", when she really meant "might as well". I never quite convinced her she was saying it wrong, lol.

 

[El Güero]

My brother-in-law has a masters degree and judges people based on their level of education. He says things like "I seen your friend yesterday."

Everybody knows it's, "I seen you're friend yesterday."

 

[ZenG]

Some people only know about a saw that cuts wood. My brother-in-law has a masters degree and judges people based on their level of education. He says things like "I seen your friend yesterday."
He also loves the city of Chicago and thought about moving there. When he talks about that city he uses the CH sound like in the word Chicken. He says Cheecago. Is there anyone from Chicago here? I have always heard it as Shicago. Is that correct?

Most apartments in Shicago have laundry shoots installed...

 

[Mktrat]

My daughter says "Speak it up. Please." when she can't hear her cartoons.

I think it is because we always tell her to "speak up" when she answers a question. She is a bit shy.


And I have heard more than once "Chicargo" You know, in Illinoissssss..

 

[El Güero]

Cheeboigah! Cheeboigah!

 

[bluesblaster]

they have another saying there but I don't think I can say it here without getting in trouble, if your from there you probably know the one I mean

 

[devo_stevo]

I'm from Utah, so we don't go to the creek. It's a crick.

 

[Richland123]

I dated a girl that used to say "Mines as well", when she really meant "might as well". I never quite convinced her she was saying it wrong, lol.

People around these here parts say "Mizewell" instead of "Might as well".

 

[slobake]

My wife has her own language that I sometimes prefer to English. I use some of her terms here. Like "Pain in the patchoukie." When she was young she drove a Morris Minor. She called that car a Measley Minor. A small bump on your skin is a lumpey dookey. When she want so compliment something I have done she says "You've done yourself in." She knows what she is saying and we still laugh at that one.

 

[twinjet]

Supposably, 9/10 of Americans have English writing scores rated over 80%.