woolybear Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Okay, I do tell my kids to "beehive" (if you haven't watched Nanny McPhee, you won't get it.) And my ds did coin the word "chuggle" when he was two, and we still use it. It is the best kind of cuddling! Did hear someone say "enormic" today though. My ds used to say nuggle for snuggle. I loved that and I haven't thought of it in years. Thanks for the reminder.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 My ds used to say nuggle for snuggle. I loved that and I haven't thought of it in years. Thanks for the reminder.:) No way! That's what we say around here too, courtesy of Moose. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Last but not least, "gift" is a noun. It is not a verb. You do not sound sophisticated or intelligent saying you "gifted" something to someone. You sound like you're trying to be superior by using "gift" instead of "gave" or "give." I feel better now! Well if we're going to go there.....I know I've said this before on these boards, but really....My bad? I always want to say (and have said it ds when he started using this expression) Your bad what? Sadly, I hear it in my own head wanting to come out. Oooh.....my bad. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/grd/2900775809.html red guilding - $600 (Switzerland county) He is 2 years old broke to ride and us regesteried with paers and he is a therobred horse he does not have any skin problems its just mud in the pix xause he is out in the mud alot text --- --- ---- It looks like a second guilding is also available. Oh my. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueinNC Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 You (plural) sounds awful in every dialect. You guys? Y'all? Yous? Yinz? Yinz is the worst. I've lived here for almost 4 years. It doesn't sound any better now than it did the first time. Oh my, our friends are from PA! The other one that drives me bonkers is their use of "mine". That's myan. Give it back. But, they are such dear friends, I just bite my tongue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Strangely satisfying and disturbing. Satisfying because I went looking and then actually found something.This post made me want to search Craigslist to see if I could find anything. I checked my area. I didn't feel like going overboard checking tons of posts, but I did check for rod iron. Nothing. Then I checked a different part of the state. There were 20 posts with the phrase rod iron! I am amazed it is that common. 10 Piece Outdoor Rod Iron Furniture Set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 SunD, I knew a girl named Unique. She pronounced it "You-KNEE-qwah". It is cathartic for me to state in this thread that nothing is "cathargic". I agree with the pp who realized that reading online has caused her to see errors as normal. I have noticed that in myself and it makes me NUTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyinND Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) You don't loose weight.You lose weight. :lol: Yes! I see this one all. The. Time! Don't know if anyone has mentioned this one yet, but, you aren't family orientated, you are family oriented. ETA-Oops! I guess there was a whole conversation on this earlier! Edited March 23, 2012 by EmilyinND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 You cannot be bias but you can be biased. Drives me crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Dog rescue bumper sticker I saw today: "Who rescued who?" :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Strangely satisfying and disturbing. Satisfying because I went looking and then actually found something.This post made me want to search Craigslist to see if I could find anything. I checked my area. I didn't feel like going overboard checking tons of posts, but I did check for rod iron. Nothing. I have never seen "rod iron," but I checked my local craigslist. Yep! We've got two near me and dozens in surrounding areas. Rod iron coffee table, wine rack, bed, you name it....As long as you name him "Rod," I guess. Sigh. The worst is one that is titled "Wrought iron" but is described as "rod iron." What happened?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 We must have good spellers here. I checked a number of categories in our local Craigslist and didn't see a single misspelled word. :001_smile: And yes, I saw some listings for wrought iron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I saw quite a few for both rod and wrought iron. And at least one that uses both spellings -- maybe the smartest choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I saw quite a few for both rod and wrought iron. And at least one that uses both spellings -- maybe the smartest choice! They do say that you should know your demographic. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 It is cathartic for me to state in this thread that nothing is "cathargic". Cathargic delenda est. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 I was just looking at an ebay listing of a set of books. In the description it says, "Books are as Fallows." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) It's not a MUTE point, it's a MOOT point. ETA: Now that I've read this whole thread, I realize that this is more common than I thought! Edited March 23, 2012 by Alphabetika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 One time years ago my sister and I disagreed about "sleeping in the raw". She insisted it was "sleeping in the rah". Like folks are cheering that you don't have clothes on in bed :confused: Well, some folks probably are. Especially if coconut oil is involved. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpe Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Duck tape and duct tape are both correct. Duck tape is actually more correct. Duck-duct tape was originally made from cotton duck (a woven fabric similar to canvas) and it was waterproof like a duck. There is a brand of duck-duct tape called Duck tape. The tape used on actual ductwork is like sticky aluminum foil. Using duck-duct tape would not work very well because heat is the main weakness of duck-duct tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SewingMom2many Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 hence why Hence why you should pay attention during grammar class. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Cathargic delenda est. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 SunD, I knew a girl named Unique. She pronounced it "You-KNEE-qwah". It is cathartic for me to state in this thread that nothing is "cathargic". I agree with the pp who realized that reading online has caused her to see errors as normal. I have noticed that in myself and it makes me NUTS. It scares me just what might get normalized. Probably will probably become prolly 4ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Greater Boston area, I see "burers" (byoo-rers) on sale on Craigslist with "4 draws." I actually enjoy the accent, but . . . the spelling gets creative sometimes. My first Sunday in church, our pastor was teaching us about "Prisciller and Aquiller," and then we went to my DH's friends' house for lunch after - you know, "Poller and Leeser" (Paula and Lisa). :D It is a common misconception that New Englanders "drop" Rs. We (I am a native Mainer, albeit accent free) do not. Yankee frugality would not allow us to waste them by just dropping them altogether. We simply save them for use in words where there is a glaring dearth of Rs. Like "idear". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetIrony Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Last night I almost wrote that I was a well of knowledge... then I stopped and thought for a second and realized it was an eggcorn and should be a wealth of knowledge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunD Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Last night I almost wrote that I was a well of knowledge... then I stopped and thought for a second and realized it was an eggcorn and should be a wealth of knowledge! But you're not an abstract collection of facts. Your brain could contain a wealth of knowledge. You might be a fount (or font, depending on preference since I haven't found anything definitive on that yet) of knowledge. Well sounds like wealth and duplicates the "water" feeling of fount. I hear "well of knowledge" all the time, and it does make sense as a substitution. I rather like the imagery of having to dip into the well of knowledge yourself, rather than collecting whatever the fount spills out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) But you're not an abstract collection of facts. Your brain could contain a wealth of knowledge. You might be a fount (or font, depending on preference since I haven't found anything definitive on that yet) of knowledge. Well sounds like wealth and duplicates the "water" feeling of fount. I hear "well of knowledge" all the time, and it does make sense as a substitution. I rather like the imagery of having to dip into the well of knowledge yourself, rather than collecting whatever the fount spills out. Fount or font of knowledge is a shortening of "fountain of knowledge" from a quote from John Locke. The entire quote is: "Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal father of light, and fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion of truth which he has laid within the reach of their natural facilities." The word "fountain" is used here to mean "source". So a person who is a fount of knowledge on a subject would have to be the source. Wealth of knowledge is the use of the word "wealth" to mean "a great amount". So one might have a wealth of bad advice just as easily as a wealth of knowledge. Edited March 23, 2012 by Jean in Newcastle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetIrony Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 But you're not an abstract collection of facts. Your brain could contain a wealth of knowledge. You might be a fount (or font, depending on preference since I haven't found anything definitive on that yet) of knowledge. Well sounds like wealth and duplicates the "water" feeling of fount. I hear "well of knowledge" all the time, and it does make sense as a substitution. I rather like the imagery of having to dip into the well of knowledge yourself, rather than collecting whatever the fount spills out. Right, I ended up changing what I was writing to "I have a wealth of knowledge" instead. :001_smile: I agree though, I do like the imagery of a well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessa516 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 The one that gets to me is PAYED. Ack! It's PAID. And like a PP mentioned, I'm afraid that I'm absorbing the poor (pour, pore) spelling. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 The one that gets to me is PAYED. Ack! It's PAID. And like a PP mentioned, I'm afraid that I'm absorbing the poor (pour, pore) spelling. :D :iagree: I've had to stop and think about a couple of these. Especially the suppose/supposed to. (Typing it out it was natural to put the d on the end so maybe I do type it the correct way. I have no idea if I say "suppose to" or "supposed to." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Just saw an ad on craigslist for a "Chiuaua doxen." That's a dog. Good thing they had a picture or I might not have been able to figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Just started reading this thread this morning. I'm going to have to go back later and finish, it's making me laugh so hard. So, I just went to my Craigslist to check for something funny. I found a "chest if drawers". The title says "Mid century dresser/chest if drawers". I had to explain to dd why I was laughing so hard.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Just saw an ad on craigslist for a "Chiuaua doxen." That's a dog. Good thing they had a picture or I might not have been able to figure it out. You brought back memories of this post: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39584&highlight=doxon I can overlook a craigslist post that has misspellings (although, I admit, it is difficult:D), but the Associated Press? Well, I'm afraid that's demanding too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Just saw an ad on craigslist for a "Chiuaua doxen." That's a dog. Good thing they had a picture or I might not have been able to figure it out. You brought back memories of this post: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39584&highlight=doxon I can overlook a craigslist post that has misspellings (although, I admit, it is difficult:D), but the Associated Press? Well, I'm afraid that's demanding too much. :lol: Doxen, I didn't know what that was supposed to be until I read the other thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I was conversating with my insignificant other about this thread and about how we could incentivize our children to grow their vocaburry. Thanks for the laugh, ladies. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 The one that gets to me is PAYED. Ack! It's PAID. And like a PP mentioned, I'm afraid that I'm absorbing the poor (pour, pore) spelling. :D That's another one - you don't POUR over a book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Saw a craigslist listing for a sexional couch today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Saw a craigslist listing for a sexional couch today. Oh dear. I wouldn't want to buy that. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I was conversating with my insignificant other about this thread and about how we could incentivize our children to grow their vocaburry. Thanks for the laugh, ladies. :grouphug: :lol: Love this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Saw a craigslist listing for a sexional couch today. Not touching that with a ten-foot pole.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirstenH Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Saw a craigslist listing for a sexional couch today. That's not sanitary ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 It is a common misconception that New Englanders "drop" Rs. We (I am a native Mainer, albeit accent free) do not. Yankee frugality would not allow us to waste them by just dropping them altogether. We simply save them for use in words where there is a glaring dearth of Rs. Like "idear". As another native Mainer (Vassalboro, anyone?) thank you for clarifying this. [And FYI there is a small segment in the beginning of "The ABCs and All Their Tricks" that explains where the extra "r"s came from (and went)--hint: blame the British. Yet, somehow, we manage to spell the words correctly unlike some other regions discussed here!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 You also do not become pregnate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I usually put my belt around my waist, not my waste. There seems to be something implied on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieshy Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Irregardless of what y'all haf to say, people talk pretty good round 'bout heres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 What's funny is reading George Orwell's essay (I think it's "Politics and the English Language") and he's complaining about ignorant misspellings -- back in the 1940s. Along the lines of the fuzzy thinking of "rod iron" and "free reign," he complains about "tow the line" instead of "toe the line." Anyway, highly recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Duck tape and duct tape are both correct. Duck tape is actually more correct. Duck-duct tape was originally made from cotton duck (a woven fabric similar to canvas) and it was waterproof like a duck. There is a brand of duck-duct tape called Duck tape. The tape used on actual ductwork is like sticky aluminum foil. Using duck-duct tape would not work very well because heat is the main weakness of duck-duct tape. Hmmm....okay, well I guess I'll just have to wince and bear it then, even though the stuff is definitely not made from cotton duck now. I did know about the Duck brand of tape, and that they make duct tape, though they make masking tape and packing tape and so forth, and I suspect referring to all of it as "duck tape" would confuse a lot of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I have a new hobby--checking Craigslist for spelling/other errors. As if I needed more to do on the computer. :001_smile: Can anyone figure out what they are selling here? And for how much? only dollar 5 for two beautiful table stands with lamp vas and other acsessories everything in this pictues attached for dollar 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Irregardless of what y'all haf to say, people talk pretty good round 'bout heres. :iagree: An' now I'll just go back from wheres I came from ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 "got pregnate on sexional" tag :smilielol5::smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 "got pregnate on sexional" tag :smilielol5::smilielol5: :lol::lol::lol: Oh my word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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