words most often used incorrectly

[Killed_by_Death]

tars on the car & taters on the stove (fried with ramps, of course):

 

[PillO]

and they talk about Lars (Ulrich) a lot as well, when they intend to be talking about liars

I thought Lars are the guys you hire when you want to sue. Oh, wait, I see you included that definition in italics.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Calm down Francis.

It can be a noun or adverb:

n.
1. Sensitive or raw exposed flesh, as under the fingernails.

2. The most personal and sensitive aspect of the emotions: The remark cut her to the quick.

3. The living: the quick and the dead.

4. The vital core; the essence: got to the quick of the matter.

adv. quicker, quickest
Quickly; promptly.


[Middle English, alive, lively, quick, from Old English cwicu, alive; see gwei- in Ind

Notice that I only object to quick oac. the oik adverbial contraction of quickly.

 

[Stumbo]

"See what I'm sayin'" instead "hear what I'm sayin' ".

 

[Richland123]

I hear this incorrect phrase often in my line of work.

V.I.N. Number

That is wrong since V.I.N. is an acronym for Vehicle Identification Number.

So, that means people are saying Vehicle Identification Number Number.

 

[D M C]

I hear this incorrect phrase often in my line of work.

V.I.N. Number

That is wrong since V.I.N. is an acronym for Vehicle Identification Number.

So, that means people are saying Vehicle Identification Number Number.

Go to the ATM machine and put in your PIN number.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

payed

It's "paid" folks!

unless you've payed out some rope or other length of something (a nautical term)

 

[D M C]

The problem with being a grammar/spelling/pronunciation/usage nazi is that it's a full time job with absolutely no time off for good behavior.

 

[Picton]

payed

It's "paid" folks!

unless you've payed out some rope or other length of something (a nautical term)

I've usually seen that spelled "paid" as well.

My pet peeve? People who "hone in on" a solution. It's "HOME in on," people.

 

[Tom Bomb]

Hammer - Some people think that, with nothing but a hammer and a shifter, they can fix everything. Most often these people are actually butchers and should stick to butchery - enough with the delusions of grandeur already.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

Awesome.

It usually isn't.

Someone said awesome to me. I said where? They said what? I said, the awe. Where is the awe?
Another said awesome. I said, low standards.

 

[Downunderwonder]

When something is a fitting solution, drumroll, it FOOTS the bill.

 

[AntiTreble]

Literally

Guy on TV just said he literally gave his Blood, Sweat & Tears!
Oh, really?
Who drew your blood?

 

[AntiTreble]

Quantum Leap = an abrupt transition of an electron, atom, or molecule from one quantum state to another, with the absorption or emission of a quantum. In other words, not very far.
Decimate = Kill one in every ten of. But often used to suggest that nearly >everything< or >everyone< was wiped out.

 

[Richland123]

How many people do you hear say punkin instead of pumpkin or sherbert instead of sherbet?

 

[Stumbo]

"Buh en" instead of button.

 

[D M C]

"Buh en" instead of button.

Glottal stops bug me too.

Also, people who say oways instead of always.

Just because English has a lot of silent letters doesn't mean you can randomly choose which ones that are.

 

[Richland123]

Glottal stops bug me too.

Also, people who say oways instead of always.

Just because English has a lot of silent letters doesn't mean you can randomly choose which ones that are.

You mean like people who drop off letters in words such as "member" for remember and "frigerator" for refrigerator?

 

[D M C]

You mean like people who drop off letters in words such as "member" for remember and "frigerator" for refrigerator?

No. That's more like baby talk, used for a certain effect. Sometimes baby talk is ok, but usually not.

No I mean the glottal stops that are prominent in certain accents. Watch any video with Ricky Gervaise. He doesn't pronounce the letter "T" unless the word begins with it. Instead he'll make the sound where the T should be in the back of his throat.

Or certain American accents - for instance people who use a glottal stop in the phrase, "Oh no s/he dih-unt," instead of the letter "D".

 

[Killed_by_Death]

In writing, your and you're,

I blame it on the improper pronunciation. People say "you're" like "yore", instead of actually saying "you're".