Friday Funnies: 10 Misspoken Words

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We all know that person. The one who makes us cringe every time they say a word wrong or mangle it in the process. There are quite a few phrases, but here’s a sampling of ten common terms:



From: 10 Misspoken Phrases

And yes, I admit it. I used to say "irregardless" a lot, until someone came along and threatened to chop my head off if I ever did it again. Fortunately, there are several online dictionaries that include a spoken pronunciation of multisyllabic words if there is ever any doubt.

But how about you? Are there any common phrases or words that drive you nuts? Feel free to share them in the comments!

Comments

[wwmrsweasleydo.livejournal.com]

4 drives me round the bend! It means almost the exact opposite of what is trying to be said. If you could care less, then you're neutral, surely? You care a bit, because there are smaller quantities of caring which are available. If you couldn't care less then there is no smaller amount of caring which is possible than the amount you care, in other words you do not care at all.

I hate to be pedantic (well, clearly that's not true or I wouldn't be enjoying this post so much), but isn't it to all intents and purposes not for all intents and purposes? Now I'm saying it both ways to myself and neither sounds right.

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For all intents and purposes sounds right to me because it encompasses the issue at hand as a whole. But then again, Dictionary.com (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/for%20all%20intents%20and%20purposes?s=t) says it can be either way, so you are definitely right. :)

As for the care less issue, I get confused easily!! lol I suppose it's best to just go with what you are comfortable with and try to ignore those who use it differently.