Grammar Discussions

[medhead]

Comment on a Clive Palmer (not sure if it's a fake account or real) facebook post about pedophile priests:

Those people should be strung up "in front of the vatakin" then "burnt on a steak."

Not sure what type of steak. Hopefully not expensive stuff.

At least 'then' was correct.

 

[Warks]

Apologies for linking to a Daily Mirror UK article but the content is interesting. Looks like they ran out of space when they got to N though.

Words that have literally changed meaning through the years - Mirror Online

 

[JohnK]

Yeah, nah bro.

Everytime I hear that word I feel like digging a hole.

Not for me....

 

[Caversham04]

It may be on here already, but "would of" instead of "would have".....

 

[tuapekastar]

I just heard someone on the radio refer to Bruce (now Caitlin) Jenner as having won the Olympic 'Decathalon' (sic) in 1976. The insertion of an errant vowel into words like decathlon, triathlon and Bangladesh irks me big time, especially when done by (as often happens) professionals like TV/radio newsreaders/presenters.

 

[medhead]

Hope there's some good Fillams on my next flight.

 

[get me outta here]

My Queensland mate used to say it that way, but the penny dropped when I went to Ireland and heard it pronounced that way. She was of Irish extraction. Socio-linguistics?

Hope there's some good Fillams on my next flight.

 

[codash1099]

Nice collection here:

The common phrases everybody gets wrong | The New Daily

and more here:

http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/20-embarrassing-phrases-even-smart-people-misuse.html

 

[anat0l]

and more here:

http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/20-embarrassing-phrases-even-smart-people-misuse.html

Getting some of those wrong must be autocorrect at work or really embarrassing, really, especially for native English speakers.

That said, I've seen, "I could care less" (in place of the correct, "I couldn't care less") used in an ironic fashion, i.e. instead of saying that someone has no more care to give, they have some care, but they could still go lower and still may not be convinced to give any of it.

 

[get me outta here]

Those are entertaining. I have made my thought for the day, "They have made me their escape goat". That one cracked me up.

Nice collection here:

The common phrases everybody gets wrong | The New Daily

and more here:

http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/20-embarrassing-phrases-even-smart-people-misuse.html

 

[MEL_Traveller]

'Escape goats'!! lol.

This aircraft is equipped with escape goats. In an emergency, your crew will operate them...​ (now there's a vision)

 

[phily]

the penny dropped when I went to Ireland and heard it pronounced that way. She was of Irish extraction. Socio-linguistics?

Sorry for being off-topic, but can't resist the Irish reference. The Irish have some unusual pronunciations. Names like Fahy are pronounced like Far-hee rather than like Fay-i, and Sheehan is pronounced like Shee-han rather than like She-un.

But let's not even think how they pronounce names like Niamh or Siobhan or Odhran or Ruhrirc or Coaimhe. The problem is that I'm supposed to know their names when I visit their families on my trips to Ireland.

 

[Foreigner]

Hrrr, a word that doesn't come across well:

Bonii

 

[Julesmac]

And don't try those odd English surnames like Beauchamp (pronounced Beecham), Chomodley (Chumley), St John (Sinjin) or Colquhoun (Ca-hoon)

 

[Foreigner]

Well, don't ignore place names:

Leicester (Lester)

Warwick (Worrick)

Berkshire (Barksheer)

And food names: 'Wooster' sauce, anyone?

 

[wooley]

Getting some of those wrong must be autocorrect at work or really embarrassing, really, especially for native English speakers.

That said, I've seen, "I could care less" (in place of the correct, "I couldn't care less") used in an ironic fashion, i.e. instead of saying that someone has no more care to give, they have some care, but they could still go lower and still may not be convinced to give any of it.

"I could care less" from what I can gather is an American saying... All the U.S. students I've met use the phrase.

They were utterly confused when I tried to explain that we say "I couldn't care less" and that it's more than likely the correct phrase to use.

I can't imagine they were being ironic, in fact, I don't think half of them would know the meaning of irony.

 

[tuapekastar]

And don't try those odd English surnames like Beauchamp (pronounced Beecham), Chomodley (Chumley), St John (Sinjin) or Colquhoun (Ca-hoon)

Not to mention Featherstoneaugh (Fanshaw). :shock:

 

[Deleted member]

Those are entertaining. I have made my thought for the day, "They have made me their escape goat". That one cracked me up.

Many of those have made appearances on this site from time to to time

 

[Deleted member]

And then a certain Rouge Kangaroo described a certain well know AFFr as an "early Adaptor" !

 

[Warks]

Well, don't ignore place names:

Leicester (Lester)

Warwick (Worrick)

Berkshire (Barksheer)

And food names: 'Wooster' sauce, anyone?

Thames?

Shrewsbury?

Gloucester?

Apparently the English town Launceston is pronounced 'Lawn-ston'.

But then we've got our own shockers:

Canowindra

Wagga Wagga

Goonoo Goonoo

And they're the easy ones.

How about NZ?

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotama-teaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu....