Phrases that like really bug us all, basically

The Telegraph ^ | 5/29/2007 | Johanna Leggatt

[Rte66]

I didn’t know that! It’s one of my favorite cheeses and I always call it “lyster” for no reason at all. The cheese ladies never correct me at the store, lol!

Obviously, I have not been ‘cross the pond (yet) in my provincial little life.

[AndyJackson]

Maybe some efforts to not end a sentence with a preposition are worse! LOL.

Which is the worse sin, ending a sentence with a preposition or splitting an infinitive?

[Rte66]

I sure didn’t know *that,* either. Thought it was the same as Purgatory, the ski area - and my former home forum. Wow, I’ll have to remember that.

Kinda like Refugio and Mexia, here in TX. ReFURY-oh and Muh-HAY-uh. That’s funny about “Shy Anne,” too. I think there’s a FReeper named that.

Cheney is hard enough to explain - I wonder if Cheney Chick has to tell her Brit friends her nick and how she says it. So many say “Sheeney.”

[racing fan]

“exactly” or “basically”

[Rte66]

Oooohh, good one! I commit that atrocity all the time.

[Rte66]

Yikes, I’m picturing Joan Rivers doing Queen Elizabeth “fuh fuhf uhhf fuh.” Or John Cleese doing the real thing with real words. Whilst whistling.

[spotbust1]

Why is that that things that go by truck are called shipments and things that go by boat called cargo? That always confuses me.

[Rte66]

Oh, like all the endin’ “g’s” I have in my consonant account waitin’ for me to retire and cash ‘em in.

[spotbust1]

Why do the British say “Knocked someone up” when they really just woke them up by arriving at their house?

[Rte66]

Like driveways and parkways.

[spotbust1]

I hate it when people end a sentence with a preposition.

Where is it at?

[Rte66]

They “fall preggers” over there, too.

[T'wit]

>> Grammar police are in high demand on this thread. Come quick!

I wish I could, but time won't permit it. Tell you what, though, ping as many questions to me as you wish and I'll produce ponderous pontifical pronouncements when I return. Tomorrow evening, jes prolly.

[spotbust1]

Uh, you know what uh really bothers me?

When, uh, people say uh, all the uh time.

I transcribe medical reports from home and it amazes me how many well educated physicians use “uh” almost every other word. I once typed out the report just as it was dictated and in a 6 line report, there were 25 “uh’s”.

[spotbust1]

Like driveways and parkways. I never realized that one.

[spotbust1]

Why do people use “all important”? Which all is it important to?

[geopyg]

“This sort of thing is a stock slow news day filler item.”

Good one - I can’t stand that phrase either! ;)

[ken21]

free gift.

[geopyg]

Supposably your just to good in grammer - irregardless that you can still understand there words.

(My two pet peeves are in there, plus a few of you’res)!

[Captainpaintball]

Where you at?--Anywhere you aren't, you uneducated schmuck!!!

all's you gotta do...is speak better english, moron.