I am interested in some ways that people screw up common sayings. I would like to read examples that people have actually heard.

I have heard people say "if worse comes to first."

I had a friend who would always say that we needed to do something ASVP, an interesting hybrid of ASAP and RSVP (which are actually in different languages).

* "I could care less" should be "I couldn't care less."
* "Conversate" should be "converse."

Irregardless and pacific insteda of specific

Lammastide said:

I do that ALL the time! That's one of those sayings, that right before I say it, I'm going over it in my head like "ok, which one is it again?", and then I still say it wrong.

I used to say conversate when I was a teen, but now I use the proper term. And honestly, it should be conversate. The English language seems so backwards sometimes.

PurpleRighteous1 said:

I say conversate to be funny, like when I'm imitating some lameass dude that wants to holla:

Lame dude: Say, say, say, Chocolate, what chu doin', where you goin' can I holla at chu and conversate a lil bit???

Me:

The correct term is "bald-faced lie" - not bold-faced.

SCNDLS said:

That's an instant turn off for me. It's like surely someone has told u by now that's not a word!

stupid punctuation edit
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PurpleRighteous1 said:

Apparently not cuz too many grown ass mofos are using it then got the nerve to stress it for emphasis.

Cardshark instead of cardsharp

Butt naked vs. Buck naked.

Would have vs. Would of.

SCNDLS said:

NawhaI..MEAN?

SCNDLS said:

Thank you!

PurpleRighteous1 said:

It's all good. I won't disclose the nutty things I screw up.

Graycap23 said:

SCNDLS said:

YaknowhaI'msaying.....

When someone says, "You can contact Lynn or MYSELF..."
(or any time MYSELF is used in these instances)

NO!!!

It is "Lynn or ME"
If you remove "Lynn", you wouldn't say "Contact myself, therefore it's incorrect!

LoL...Is it "I've got bigger fish to fry!" or "I've got battered fish to fry!"...???

Graycap23 said:

SCNDLS said:

???
I know what a cardshark is but what is a cardsharp? hmmmm

SUPRMAN said:

Probably what you think a cardshark is.

SCNDLS said:

Whaaaaat?! You never saw a black velvet painting of sharks playing poker?!

The rednecks around here say "supposebly" instead of "supposedly".

But the one that makes me cringe is "physical" instead of "fiscal".

Expresso. It's espresso. Espresso.

Honey said:

LoL. It's "Bigger fish". But, my Mom is so cute with "Battered fish", I'll leave her be.

Honey said:

i was always parital to booty-butt naked or simply butt-ass


bernie mac made me wanna start sayin "bucky-ass-nekid" tho

Oh - the other one is "present" instead of "president". For some reason, a lot of right-wing talk radio heads say "Present Obama" or "Present Bush".

I guess they just can't wait to spew their hate, and that extra syllable slows them down too much.

Genesia said:

SirPsycho said:

In the south, naked means you ain't got clothes, but nekkid means you ain't got no clothes and you doing something dirty.

SCNDLS said:

...you seem pretty edjamacated on that there subject miss lady

SirPsycho said:

Huh, what? And it's "edjumacated"
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