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Language blind spots
lordromford
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Reading the excellent @LouisMend interview with Lee Bowyer, I was tickled to see that Louis is under the impression that the word “respite” is spelled “rest-bite”.
This reminded me of the excellent episode of ‘The IT Crowd’ where Jen thinks “put her on a pedestal” is “put her on a pedal-stool”
and Roy thinks “Damp Squib” is “Damp squid”
I’ve heard that some people think the phrase “It’s a dog eat dog world” is “It’s a doggy-dog world”
I’m now trying to think of others, but what are your favourite language blind spots?
This reminded me of the excellent episode of ‘The IT Crowd’ where Jen thinks “put her on a pedestal” is “put her on a pedal-stool”
and Roy thinks “Damp Squib” is “Damp squid”
I’ve heard that some people think the phrase “It’s a dog eat dog world” is “It’s a doggy-dog world”
I’m now trying to think of others, but what are your favourite language blind spots?
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“Across the piste”2
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Escape goat.10
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Of course! Great one!North Lower Neil said:Escape goat.
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On tender hooks.2
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Where I work people are always getting "advice" and "advise" the wrong way around.
Considering we are in the business of giving advice it's particularly embarrassing!
Edit: And affect/effect. Lost count of the number of times it's happened.1 -
On the Champions League song, people seem to think that right at the end the last words they sing are 'The Champions' when all of us ITK will tell you that it's really 'Lasagna'
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Thats it mate, just copy Dave Gorman why don't you.lordromford said:Reading the excellent @LouisMend interview with Lee Bowyer, I was tickled to see that Louis is under the impression that the word “respite” is spelled “rest-bite”.
This reminded me of the excellent episode of ‘The IT Crowd’ where Jen thinks “put her on a pedestal” is “put her on a pedal-stool”
and Roy thinks “Damp Squib” is “Damp squid”
I’ve heard that some people think the phrase “It’s a dog eat dog world” is “It’s a doggy-dog world”
I’m now trying to think of others, but what are your favourite language blind spots?0 - Sponsored links:
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Eh?golfaddick said:
Thats it mate, just copy Dave Gorman why don't you.lordromford said:Reading the excellent @LouisMend interview with Lee Bowyer, I was tickled to see that Louis is under the impression that the word “respite” is spelled “rest-bite”.
This reminded me of the excellent episode of ‘The IT Crowd’ where Jen thinks “put her on a pedestal” is “put her on a pedal-stool”
and Roy thinks “Damp Squib” is “Damp squid”
I’ve heard that some people think the phrase “It’s a dog eat dog world” is “It’s a doggy-dog world”
I’m now trying to think of others, but what are your favourite language blind spots?0 -
You've got another think coming.
For all intensive purposes.
Expresso coffee.
I changed my life by 360 degrees.
Momento.
This thread could run and run for the site's pedants.......0 -
"I could care less"
So you do care at least a little bit then?
"Can you be more Pacific"
I'm not sure what the biggest Ocean on the planet has to do with my details
"I can't be asked"
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... Is actually correct. 'Thing' makes no sense, and appears to have entered usage because Glen Tipton and Rob Halford were ignorant brummies...Addickted said:You've got another think coming.
For all intensive purposes.
Expresso coffee.
I changed my life by 360 degrees.
Momento.
This thread could run and run for the site's pedants.......6 -
Every time this thread comes up (and it's happened multiple times over the years), I think of 'Popcorn kettle black'3
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Baa baa black sheep
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You should all be like me.
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People who say titbits instead of tidbits1
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...and Scrape Goat.North Lower Neil said:Escape goat.1 -
I should of known this was coming.
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Brought instead of bought.........and vice versa.4
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Yup......it should be, I should HAVE known.man_at_milletts said:I should of known this was coming.0 -
thinK or anythinK or even anyfinK when the word ends in a g. Borrow instead of lend2
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English is a living, unregulated and evolving language, innit.0
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West-mini-ster instead of Westminster - amazing the amount of people who said that when I worked in an office in Westminster5
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LouisMend said:West-mini-ster instead of Westminster - amazing the amount of people who said that when I worked in an office in Westminster
Wemberlee2 -
Think I said this on the other thread, but I used to work with a girl who thought Alzheimer's was called Old Timers Disease.
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Just heard (again) on a Place in the Sun communual pool0
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"On the top of my head" rather than "Off the top of my head"
Eg - "I cant think of anything now, on the top of my head"
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Dave Gorman done an episode on this very subject - even using the "doggy dog world" phrase (which I have never heard of before or since).lordromford said:
Eh?golfaddick said:
Thats it mate, just copy Dave Gorman why don't you.lordromford said:Reading the excellent @LouisMend interview with Lee Bowyer, I was tickled to see that Louis is under the impression that the word “respite” is spelled “rest-bite”.
This reminded me of the excellent episode of ‘The IT Crowd’ where Jen thinks “put her on a pedestal” is “put her on a pedal-stool”
and Roy thinks “Damp Squib” is “Damp squid”
I’ve heard that some people think the phrase “It’s a dog eat dog world” is “It’s a doggy-dog world”
I’m now trying to think of others, but what are your favourite language blind spots?0
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