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words most often used incorrectly
- Thread starter Killed_by_Death
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The one, lately, that has become something of a pet peeve, is a written one.
Would of.
Could of.
Should of.
Phonetically spelled versions of mumble speak.
Would of.
Could of.
Should of.
Phonetically spelled versions of mumble speak.
I hear so many people who use the phrase "whole nother" when the proper phrase is "whole other".
Another wrong phrase is when so many people say, "I want it bad" instead of "I want it badly."
I just had a customer in my office who said the word "realator" instead of "realtor"
A couple more incorrect words I hear often are "jewelery" or "jewry" instead of "jewelry" and "artic" instead of "arctic"
Another wrong phrase is when so many people say, "I want it bad" instead of "I want it badly."
I just had a customer in my office who said the word "realator" instead of "realtor"
A couple more incorrect words I hear often are "jewelery" or "jewry" instead of "jewelry" and "artic" instead of "arctic"
Does anyone remember Coors' major blunder during the whole "ice beer" fad years ago? Their version was named "Artic Ice" and as soon as they started advertising everyone immediately started asking "What the hell is 'ARTIC'?!?!". Their response was something along the lines of not wanting to imply that it was actually brewed with water taken from the Arctic so they purposely called it "Artic" to imply a cool refreshing flavor rather than confuse customers with an potentially false claim.
Then it disappeared from the shelves almost overnight.
Really? At no point during the whole product devleopment phase and marketing campaign did anyone ever ask, "Hey, isn't it spelled A-R-C-T-I-C?"?
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Does anyone remember Coors' major blunder during the whole "ice beer" fad years ago? Their version was named "Artic Ice" and as soon as they started advertising everyone immediately started asking "What the hell is 'ARTIC'?!?!". Their response was something along the lines of not wanting to imply that it was actually brewed with water taken from the Arctic so they purposely called it "Artic" to imply a cool refreshing flavor rather than confuse customers into made a false claim. Then it disappeared from the shelves almost overnight.
Really? At no point during the whole product devleopment phase and marketing campaign did anyone ever ask, "Hey, isn't it spelled A-R-C-T-I-C?"?
There are two off road vehicle dealerships in my area who are both running radio commercials and saying "Artic Cat" instead of "Arctic Cat" vehicles. Whenever I hear those ads, I think that they can't even pronounce the name of the vehicles they sell.
Also, here is that Coors "Artic Ice" Beer you mentioned.
One of the bits of fascinating trivia I picked up last time I was on jury duty was that the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority refers to their articulated buses as "artics"
I knew someone who had just quit smoking.
She said she was "literally climbing the walls"
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There are plenty of examples I could give but my main gripe is 'of' instead of 'have', as in; 'I should of learned how to use a plectrum instead of just using my fingers'.
Noooo, you should HAVE learned how to use a plectrum instead of just using your fingers!
It actually infuriates me...
Infuriates me too. You should of just told him that most of us call it a pick.
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