"I could care less" and more goofs

[Shelle]

Good thread!

Here are the ones that annoy me -

Irregardless when it should be Regardless

Statue of limitations when it should be Statute of limitations (this error drives me up a wall)

-- 22 Apr 2016, 01:33 --

One more -

Piece of mind which should be peace of mind

Using the (non)word 'irregardless' is one of my biggest pet peeves. I actually quit dating a guy in college who said irregardless ALL THE TIME. I just couldn't take it and decided the best solution was to not be around him anymore .
Now my husband will sometimes say it to be funny. I can't win!

[bookowlie]

Here is a further goof, continuing my previous comment that "piece of mind" should be "peace of mind" -

"I gave him a peace of my mind" (figure of speech for telling someone off) which should be "I gave him a piece of my mind"

The above phrase uses the other "piece," as opposed to the "peace of mind" example.

How about "I gave him a piece of my mind, he walked out and there was peace"

[KrisKros]

When I was little I had never heard the word "Evangelism" pronounced. I said it as Evan (like the name)- gle- see-ism for years without anyone knowing what I meant. We passed a sign that had it so I could point it out to my grandmother who laughed for a solid 10 minutes. I still catch myself pronouncing it wrong on occasion.

[lizzurppp]

One thing I've noticed a lot, particularly on Facebook, is that people either don't understand or don't care about the different between "sale" and "sell." For example, a woman selling some furniture will say, "Rocking chair for sell, $20." See the problem here? Maybe because I live in the south and it's pronounced differently, the woman chose the incorrect conjugation of the verb, but it's very frustrating. Ma'am, your rocking chair is for SALE, not for sell.

[Shelle]

One thing I've noticed a lot, particularly on Facebook, is that people either don't understand or don't care about the different between "sale" and "sell." For example, a woman selling some furniture will say, "Rocking chair for sell, $20." See the problem here? Maybe because I live in the south and it's pronounced differently, the woman chose the incorrect conjugation of the verb, but it's very frustrating. Ma'am, your rocking chair is for SALE, not for sell.

I see this on our local Facebook groups all the time too. It is really annoying!

[aspann09]

Irregardless is another one, but it's understandable that people can make these mistakes. English can be hard.

[MsMartha]

I have to agree--the errors on Facebook are amazing! I understand that they are often easy mistakes to make, and I've made an error or two myself. (But only two )

[courtneymilford]

Is "butt naked" a real term? People say it when they mean "buck naked."

[Texas_Girl928]

"Hit me like a mad truck". Um... you mean a mack truck, right?

[Alexa_Fernandez]

"Hence why" - Heard it on a reality show (of course!) and then a writer on a blog I read wrote the same thing.

-- 11 May 2016, 10:10 --

Irregardless is another one, but it's understandable that people can make these mistakes. English can be hard.

I actually heard a lawyer say that once. I cringed.

-- 11 May 2016, 10:12 --

I just saw another one: "waiting with baited breath" which is incorrect. It should be "bated" and that's a very common error.

"Deep-seeded" is one I actually thought was correct for a while. In my defense, I'm still learning many idioms because my mother wasn't a native speaker so we didn't use many English ones.

[Applelady72]

In the Boston area we have our own language, it tends to confuse the tourist! One thing I hear people say that makes me cringe is "Yous" and in "Yous guys are wicked funny in this forum." This is not a word, it sounds like a female sheep who is actually a EWE, and leads to a major loss of IQ points. Sadly I have seen it included in Memos, Newsletters, and company email. I hope it is just a Boston thing!

[brittanycardwell]

Here's a rare one:

"She was wearing high hills." Guess the incline of hills does resemble that of some women's shoes.

[finart3]

I don't call them "funny" word goofs. I call them bad grammar. One that gets me: "I should of come by earlier in the day."

NO!! "Should have..."

[e-tasana-williams]

How about "supposably" instead of "supposedly" grrrrrrr...

[Jagmommy0911]

These are pretty good! It's a little different, but when people pronounce 'attic' addict it drives me insane!