Thread: Commonly used bad grammar

I often mispronounce words intentionally .. just to show folks that I'm not as smart as I think I am!

A favorite is "tostesterone" for testosterone. A few others ... Silicone valley for Silicon Valley... although I'm sure California has lots of silicone breasts, lips and butts in that valley! There's a bridge in New York called the Throgs Neck ... I usually refer to it as the "Frogs Neck!"

Yogi Berra was my hero!

If it were not for a bad Grammer i would not be here!
~Richard

Originally Posted by Druid

I often mispronounce words intentionally .. just to show folks that I'm not as smart as I think I am!

I had a friend that I did a lot of duck hunting with. I would always intentionally say gooses instead of geese. He eventually lost it and went off About how gooses is not a word. I just grinned and said "I know".

Another one that is driving me nuts. "Conversate"

Some of the one that I hear frequently that drive me bonkers:

I seen that
On tomorrow (fill in whatever they are doing)

Originally Posted by JoelLewicki

2. when people do not use the helping verb "to be" (ex. "this razor needs stropped" instead of "this razor needs to be stropped");

Oh yeah, that one drives me bonkers.

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Hmm, was going to do a 500 word mis-medly (YEP) but thought it would be a waste of time.
So, you guys got off easy today, Nothing to see here, move along now....

AND, don't let a few misspelled words mess up your day. Growed up awready woodja.

Originally Posted by Ernie1980

Some of the one that I hear frequently that drive me bonkers:

I seen that
On tomorrow (fill in whatever they are doing)

Guess what I seen..... I seen it....

Originally Posted by Utopian

Oh yeah, that one drives me bonkers.

I agree one hundred percent.

"the dog wants out" - No it doesn't it wants to go or get out
"he needs picked up" - No he doesn't he needs to be picked up!!!

I know a few New Zealandes who do this a lot, maybe it is a New Zealand thing.