Topic: Phrases that people get wrong

[Alan_X]

dont get me started on the ice lolly vs lolly ice debate

You mean iced-lolly surely...

[Brian Blessed]

I simply say lolly. The other sort is lolly pop.

[TheKid.]

If you don't say lolly ice, you're a wool...

[TheKid.]

Youre trying to hard ;-)

[Party Phil]

When people get "past" and "passed" wrong, like in this from the BBC (whose spelling and grammatical standards on the website seem to get worser and worser all the time):

The continental crossing from South Dakota to Connecticut put the cat on a path south around Lake Michigan, passed Chicago, the old industrial "rust belt" cities of Ohio and western Pennsylvania and north of New York City.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14303496

Apart from, but off topic, that I'm not sure how they worked out this:

The evidence suggests the cat had made the the longest-ever recorded journey of a land mammal, scientists say.

Surely the pioneers and their horses made longer journeys?

[BigDonga]

When people say just about.
So annoying when you watch a football  match and the commentator says "And hes just about cleared it" when in actual fact he has cleared it, not just about cleared it!

[Torben Piechniks Y-Fronts]

Loose instead of lose, dead annoying that

[Brian Blessed]

Surely the pioneers and their horses made longer journeys?

Or dogs and monkeys that got shot into space.

[oldfordie]

People that use the word texted piss me off. Or instead of saying texts, as its meant to be said, they say 'textiz'.

The one that really bites my bollocks is Tesco's. Its not called fucking Tesco's, its called Tesco.

Bleeding heck. I only went in to get a couple of loafs and am getting stick.

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

Penny for your farts

usually by cockneys

[Rob Dylan]

The proof is in the pudding. No it's not, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. 'The proof is in the pudding' makes no sense at all...

'Would of' and 'should of' is annoying as well.

[Barneylfc∗]

'Would of' and 'should of' is annoying as well.

I agree

Would of
Should of
Could of

I can't think of anything that would be affected by these being corrected to what they should be.

[Thush]

"Pacific" instead of "Specific".

[Fiasco]

I was recently reminded of our non-bitter blue Tony Bellew commenting on a boxing fight a little while back. While he was commentating he opined that the fight was a 'war of malnutrition.'


I still haven't stopped laughing.

[moondog]

Working in care it always amused me when one lad would mistakenly call Respite as Rest bite.

[Alan_X]

"Shoe in" instead of "shoo in".

If it's easy why would you need to give them a kick?

[The Bournemouth Red]

I work in medical, and the number of people who say prostrate, not prostate (a word, not a phrase, I know)...

[kesey]

When pissed in Brizzle this Spring I said to a friend....

" The ball is on the other foot ".

[alonsoisared]

Not sure if it's been mentioned already but "I could care less" really winds me up.

Just checked and it was the 4th reply  Still, 6 years later and people are still getting that one wrong.

[So… Howard Philips]

"Pacific" instead of "Specific".

As a kid I thought Pacific meant the same as Specific, because the Pacific Ocean was clear and see through.

At least it was when Jacques Cousteau went scuba diving.

[tubby]

Girlfriend swears it's 'give up the goat' instead of 'give up the ghost'.

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

Girlfriend swears it's 'give up the goat' instead of 'give up the ghost'.

fucking hell.

The one that drives me up the wall is 'mute point'. No, it's 'moot'.

[TheMissionary]

It irritates me no end when people say "less" when they mean "fewer".   I think it irritates me more that I get irritated; just let it go, it's not their fault they're thick.

[Crosby Nick]

Girlfriend swears it's 'give up the goat' instead of 'give up the ghost'.

Back in the 90s my housemate accused someone of crocodile tears. Quick as a flash his girlfriend piped up “it’s crocodile shoes you idiot”.

[Ray K]

Back in the 90s my housemate accused someone of crocodile tears. Quick as a flash his girlfriend piped up “it’s crocodile shoes you idiot”.

She really Nailed that one.

[Crosby Nick]

She really Nailed that one.

Ain’t no doubt.

[alonsoisared]

When i was a kid i used to think the phrase was "white as a sheep".

[۩ Imperator ۩]

When people write "top draw" instead of "top drawer", it really gets on my tits.

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

Girlfriend swears it's 'give up the goat' instead of 'give up the ghost'.

had an argument on Twitter a few years back with a load of divs off here ye all know cos all theses soft dickheads said the saying was "Wouldn't say boo to a ghost" after correcting me over " Boo to a goose"

Why the fuck would you say boo to a ghost?

[Brian Blessed]

had an argument on Twitter a few years back with a load of divs off here ye all know cos all theses soft dickheads said the saying was "Wouldn't say boo to a ghost" after correcting me over " Boo to a goose"

Why the fuck would you say boo to a ghost?

Show it you're hard.

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

Show it you're hard.

Alright mate,calm down,this is a family site

[bogrollsbike]

Mate of mine said a match we were watching was a bit of a damp squid.

[Brian Blessed]

Alright mate,calm down,this is a family site

#SAUSAGE

[Groundskeeper Willie]

I'm lack toes and tolerant.

No not really. And I am not glue ten sensitive either.

[Shazz]

I read about someone wearing paint and leather shoes for their Communion 

I used to sing the words "Jimmy the knife" instead of gimme the night until my Husband pointed out my error.

[Bunter]

Football related you hear the usuals, like people thinking it’s  “Escape goat” instead scapegoat? And restbite instead of respite plus the phrase “resting on their morals” instead of laurels

[Elmo!]

 

[Jonny-LFC]

"Don't get so high rate."

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

My Husband loves to 'play things by hear'... :/

[Rysoph76]

What the fuck?! 

I love 'escape goat', always makes me laugh.