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It's "speak your piece" (From Merriam-Webster: say your piece : to say what you want to say : to express your opinions or ideas ▪ You will all be given a chance to say your piece [=speak your mind] at the meeting tonight. ▪ You've said your piece, now please let me respond.) (From Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms: say your piece to express your opinion about something, especially something that you do not like) (From thefreedictionary.com: speak one's piece, to express one's opinion; reveal one's thoughts upon a subject: I decided to speak my piece whether they liked it or not.) It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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"Money is the route all of evil" its actually "The love of money is the route of evil" even Pink Floyd got it wrong. My dad even corrects Prince, " all that glitters is not gold" he says its "all that glisters is not gold" he hates Prince though  Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
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Lammastide said: * "I could care less" should be "I couldn't care less."
* "Conversate" should be "converse." OMG THANK YOU! I fucking HATE these dumb c*nts on reality TV trying to act SMART, and using the word "conversate". And the "could care less" AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH! Major pet peeve! Cuz it's so beyond a spelling error at that point. I even noticed in Perez's statement recently about his beating that he used the phrase in relation to GLAAD. One of the rock n rollers on Celebrity Rehab used it once and I about choked him through the screen. Yeah...you're on drugs, AND a dumbass with your one hit wonder self. | |
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chocolate1 said: 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!  Right. If you remove the person's name and it still makes sense, then it's right. | |
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Genesia said: Expresso. It's espresso. Espresso.
And "ecstatic", not estatic. | |
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muirdo said: "Money is the route all of evil" its actually "The love of money is the route of evil"
even Pink Floyd got it wrong. My dad even corrects Prince, " all that glitters is not gold" he says its "all that glisters is not gold" he hates Prince though Actually it's ROOT, not ROUTE. Meaning, the core, or start, not the path. And I do hate that mistake of "love of money" opposed to just "money". | |
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The one I've noticed lately is people saying "I seen", instead of "I have seen" or "I saw". I mean, in what world does "I SEEN HER" even FEEL right rolling off your fucking hick ass tongue, much less SOUND right?
Double negatives bug the shit out of me too. I also hate "sup" and "chillen". I won't even respond to an IM or otherwise if someone says "sup" to me. | |
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ernestsewell said: The one I've noticed lately is people saying "I seen", instead of "I have seen" or "I saw". I mean, in what world does "I SEEN HER" even FEEL right rolling off your fucking hick ass tongue, much less SOUND right?
Double negatives bug the shit out of me too. I also hate "sup" and "chillen". I won't even respond to an IM or otherwise if someone says "sup" to me. I seent u the other day at the store. im sorry but i use that word just to be funny | |
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Now this thread is turning into a general "Mistakes in grammar that I hate" topic If you will, so will I | |
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thekidsgirl said: Now this thread is turning into a general "Mistakes in grammar that I hate" topic
Semantics. It's still people being stupid. | |
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ernestsewell said: muirdo said: "Money is the route all of evil" its actually "The love of money is the route of evil" even Pink Floyd got it wrong. My dad even corrects Prince, " all that glitters is not gold" he says its "all that glisters is not gold" he hates Prince though Actually it's ROOT, not ROUTE. Meaning, the core, or start, not the path. And I do hate that mistake of "love of money" opposed to just "money". Of course it is!! I was drunk when I wrote that  Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
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Lammastide said: * "I could care less" should be "I couldn't care less."
THAT's the one that really bugs me, not just because it's wrong, but because it completely reverses the meaning of what the person is trying to say. It always winds me up a little when someone says it. It almost makes me wanna reply with "Oh, so you DO care about it then", but the confused look on their face and resulting conversation about the grammatical error just isn't worth it. Similarly, double negatives annoy me too, as they also reverse the meaning. Like "I ain't got no money"... that also makes me wanna say "well, if you ain't got no money, that means you must have some money!". Another one is "Cheap at half the price!", which again reverses the meaning. Of course it should be "Cheap at twice the price!". . [Edited 6/28/09 2:12am] | |
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BorisFishpaw said: Lammastide said: * "I could care less" should be "I couldn't care less."
THAT's the one that really bugs me, not just because it's wrong, but because it completely reverses the meaning of what the person is trying to say. It always winds me up a little when someone says it. It almost makes me wanna reply with "Oh, so you DO care about it then", but the confused look on their face and resulting conversation about the grammatical error just isn't worth it. So true.
BorisFishpaw said: Similarly, double negatives annoy me too, as they also reverse the meaning.
Like "I ain't got no money"... that also makes me wanna say "well, if you ain't got no money, that means you must have some money!". Are we a fan of Timbaland's "The Way I Are" (grammar error by Timbaland)
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arks instead of ask
someping or somethink instead of something (the people i know who say this aren't from another country and English is their first language "shivers down the back of my neck" instead of "chills down the back of my spine" or other variations "It's been a long slug" instead of "it's been a long slog" When people type/write "women" when they mean "woman". | |
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It annoys the heck out of me the way Iran and Iraq is wrongly pronounced.
It's not "Eye-ran" or "Eye-raq"... it's Iran,Iraq 'i' as in 'it' 'is' etc... damn it's not that hard. | |
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purplesweat said: arks instead of ask
I've more noticed people saying "Let me axe you something..." or "I axed her..." Really? You cut a bitch, or did you inquire about something? | |
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I always had a gripe when I heard people say supposably instead of supposedly...so I was gonna put it here but I dictionary.com'ed it and supposably was in there....included with a definition TOO close to supposedly. Lemme wiki it...I'll b back.
it doesn't exist on Wiki except within edits. It is in Merriam-Webster as well as thefreedictionary.com....so I guess it is a word. I'll digress when an english major discusses the reason for 2 of the same damn word, one being spelled wrong...that one being "supposably" in my eyes. [Edited 6/28/09 8:06am] | |
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BobGeorge909 said: I always had a gripe when I heard people say supposably instead of supposedly...so I was gonna put it here but I dictionary.com'ed it and supposably was in there....included with a definition TOO close to supposedly. Lemme wiki it...I'll b back.
That one irritates the shit outta me - 'Supposably' is NOT a word.. it's just one that people have bastardised into becoming a word. I'm not stopping. I haven't even taken my coat off
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Ooh - I know someone who uses 'agreeance' instead of 'agreement' (ie - 'Tony is in agreeance with me') - it makes me want to punch him in the face.
I have shown him twice that it's not a word and makes him look like a dick when using it in a business conversation. Making up words doesn't make you look like a professional.. it just makes you look like a tit. OK - Rant over I'm not stopping. I haven't even taken my coat off
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Honey said: LoL...Is it "I've got bigger fish to fry!" or "I've got battered fish to fry!"...???
the correct is bigger....as in this fish U about to fry is not very important because I have a bigger...related to the term "fish-tales"...people r always comparing the size of fish and exaggerating the size because of whatever reason | |
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ZombieKitten said: "suffer in your jocks" should be "suffer LIKE your jocks" (I've actually never heard this one correctly
the master always says (for effect) "he's a chip off the old shoulder" well...have U ever WORN a jock...they prevent the worst, but they ain't exactly comfortable....I can see how people feel like they suffer in them. | |
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muirdo said: "Money is the route all of evil" its actually "The love of money is the route of evil"
even Pink Floyd got it wrong. My dad even corrects Prince, " all that glitters is not gold" he says its "all that glisters is not gold" he hates Prince though ain't it "all that glitters AIN'T Gold"? who's gonna get started on "ain't"...anyone, anyone...Bueller, Bueller.... | |
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BorisFishpaw said: Lammastide said: * "I could care less" should be "I couldn't care less."
THAT's the one that really bugs me, not just because it's wrong, but because it completely reverses the meaning of what the person is trying to say. It always winds me up a little when someone says it. It almost makes me wanna reply with "Oh, so you DO care about it then", but the confused look on their face and resulting conversation about the grammatical error just isn't worth it. Similarly, double negatives annoy me too, as they also reverse the meaning. Like "I ain't got no money"... that also makes me wanna say "well, if you ain't got no money, that means you must have some money!". Another one is "Cheap at half the price!", which again reverses the meaning. Of course it should be "Cheap at twice the price!". . [Edited 6/28/09 2:12am] I think we wear the same exact, form fitted shoes when it comes to this exact issue. | |
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 I ain't got no Visa
I ain't got no red American Express We can't go nowhere exotic | |
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Cinnie said: I ain't got no Visa
I ain't got no red American Express We can't go nowhere exotic I love it..I love it! I COMPLETELY 4got about this one. I think it's southern. My Ma used to say it 'till we had to break her of it like a wild horse: "go make groceries" really?...U're just gonna go make 'em when everyone one else here has to suffer and buy them...U though, U can just whip 'em up outta thin air. Having moved to Louisiana...I hear it WAAAAAY 2 often. That and "earl" instead of "oil". That is just an accent thing. If they were to write it out they would write "oil" but say "earl". My cuzzin cooks and deep fry's a lot and is always saying "grease" and "earl". [Edited 6/28/09 8:44am] | |
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BobGeorge909 said: ZombieKitten said: "suffer in your jocks" should be "suffer LIKE your jocks" (I've actually never heard this one correctly
the master always says (for effect) "he's a chip off the old shoulder" well...have U ever WORN a jock...they prevent the worst, but they ain't exactly comfortable....I can see how people feel like they suffer in them. yes, but think how much the jock is suffering there all up in your sweaty   | |
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BorisFishpaw said: Lammastide said: * "I could care less" should be "I couldn't care less."
THAT's the one that really bugs me, not just because it's wrong, but because it completely reverses the meaning of what the person is trying to say. It always winds me up a little when someone says it. It almost makes me wanna reply with "Oh, so you DO care about it then", but the confused look on their face and resulting conversation about the grammatical error just isn't worth it. Similarly, double negatives annoy me too, as they also reverse the meaning. Like "I ain't got no money"... that also makes me wanna say "well, if you ain't got no money, that means you must have some money!". Another one is "Cheap at half the price!", which again reverses the meaning. Of course it should be "Cheap at twice the price!". one of the Apollo astronauts said that last night in the shadow of the moon doco I watched last night | |
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ZombieKitten said: BobGeorge909 said: well...have U ever WORN a jock...they prevent the worst, but they ain't exactly comfortable....I can see how people feel like they suffer in them. yes, but think how much the jock is suffering there all up in your sweaty  True dat, true dat! | |
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ernestsewell said: I also hate "sup" and "chillen". I won't even respond to an IM or otherwise if someone says "sup" to me.
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