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Language blind spots

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  • Gillis
    Gillis Posts: 998
    newyorkaddick said:
    People who say titbits instead of tidbits 
    Titbit is the preferred spelling outside of the USA and Canada. It's listed as titbit in the OED, with tidbit as a North American variant.

  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,738
    When the missus uses the term tiny regarding my cock.....when she obviously, clearly means massive. 
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,827
    Always think of these types  of errors as Delboy-isms. 

    One I have been guilty of much to my linguistically superior best mate's great amusement are

    Par de cours (I thought it was french for something) rather than par for the course.
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,827
    edited November 2020
    SuedeAdidas said:
    When the missus uses the term tiny regarding my cock.....when she obviously, clearly means massive. 
    Well she says mine's massive so mine must be tiny.


    :-)
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,013
    Stig said:
    Haitch
    This.
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,013
    Prostrate instead of prostate
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,782
    golfaddick said:
    lordromford said:
    golfaddick said:
    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?
    Thats it mate, just copy Dave Gorman why don't you. 
    Eh?
    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).
    Ok. Never seen it.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    edited November 2020
    lordromford said:
    golfaddick said:
    lordromford said:
    golfaddick said:
    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?
    Thats it mate, just copy Dave Gorman why don't you. 
    Eh?
    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).
    Ok. Never seen it.
    That's where you've gone wrong. You're not allowed to start a topic about anything Golfie has already seen on the TV.

    Regardless of whether you've seen it or not.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Per Say / Per se
  • newyorkaddick
    newyorkaddick Posts: 3,052
    Centred around instead of centred upon
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  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,677
    North Lower Neil said:
    Escape goat.

  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,782
    Off_it said:
    lordromford said:
    golfaddick said:
    lordromford said:
    golfaddick said:
    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?
    Thats it mate, just copy Dave Gorman why don't you. 
    Eh?
    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).
    Ok. Never seen it.
    That's where you've gone wrong. You're not allowed to start a topic about anything Golfie has already seen on the TV.

    Regardless of whether you've seen it or not.
    Lol. I’m just waiting for the apology. Shouldn’t be waiting too long - golfie always admits when he’s wrong... 😉
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,989
    I work for the Civil Aviation Authority, alongside a concerningly large number of people who think that the plural of aircraft is aircrafts.
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    MrLargo said:
    I work for the Civil Aviation Authority, alongside a concerningly large number of people who think that the plural of aircraft is aircrafts.
    Divs. Everyone knows its planes
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    All that glitters is not gold should of course be glisters.
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,865
    It's time that we brought back arcane words such as 'glisters'.

    I'm a great fan of 'eftsoons', although I have unoften used it since hobbledehoydom as it is so selcouth.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    edited November 2020
    I hear people say now, "The proof is in the pudding". 
    What's that supposed to mean?

    I was taught at school, "The proof of the pudding is in the eating!" ....... ?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Can you be more pacific about that.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    I can't be asked.
    Ventokele.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    I think his gonna score in a minute.
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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Covered End said:
    I can't be asked.
    Ventokele.
    This one's correct.  I believe we may have had this discussion before (I've certainly had it with someone). I'd dig out the thread, but I can't be asked.
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    All that glitters is not gold should of course be glisters.
    Lovely song. Some faces in there -

    https://youtu.be/RWUOU85Gmng
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Cheap at half the price,should surely be, cheap at double the price?
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,031


    I ain't done nothing.
  • CatfordCat
    CatfordCat Posts: 218
    One previous boss (think cross between Gus Hedges in 'Drop the Dead Donkey' and Dilbert's pointy-haired boss) was good at this sort of thing.

    Occasional damp squids.  And was fond of declaring something a 'mute point' - one time I suggested that maybe we should keep quiet about it then...
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,847
    This thread should of included the most frequent Charlton Life error.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,677
    An old chap I knew lamented the passing of the word betrothed.  

    Engaged to him meant someone was busy or the toilet was occupied.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Damp Squid is my favourite because i  definitely said that on CL about 5 years ago!
    and at least 3 others have followed the fishy path.

    "Will you borrow me your....  was a frequent faux Pas in bygone days at my Alma mater.


  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,738
    i_b_b_o_r_g said:
    Cheap at half the price,should surely be, cheap at double the price?
    I called exactly the same thing out on the original thread. 

    I think it’s explained in there somewhere as a perfectly correct phrase. 

    Every day is a school day. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,624
    lordromford said:
    Off_it said:
    lordromford said:
    golfaddick said:
    lordromford said:
    golfaddick said:
    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?
    Thats it mate, just copy Dave Gorman why don't you. 
    Eh?
    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).
    Ok. Never seen it.
    That's where you've gone wrong. You're not allowed to start a topic about anything Golfie has already seen on the TV.

    Regardless of whether you've seen it or not.
    Lol. I’m just waiting for the apology. Shouldn’t be waiting too long - golfie always admits when he’s wrong... 😉
    I'm not sure what you want me to apologise for.......the fact that you haven't seen a tv programme that was on the subject that you raise a thread about (and actually used the phrase "doggy dog" - and that you specifically said it was something that you had heard to have been said) or for calling you out on it.

    Doesn't really matter. I humbly apologise for god knows what.

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