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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 3/31/2008 2:51:15 PM
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Consecrated2God
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ORIGINAL: FoxInSox
Pam,
I'm guessing she just says "temp-a-chur"
Something like that, except there's an "r" sound somewhere in the second syllable. It's more like "temp-er-chur".
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 9/1/2008 1:45:58 AM
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ORIGINAL: Ellie-Mae
"choose which hill to die on"
"pick your battles"
I have heard these especially in regards to parenting. I don't think that I have ever felt like I had to do either of those things, and they just sound so negative. I am not at war with my kids. I prefer to think of us as a team, and it is my job to teach them how to reach their goals within the boundaries of God's word.
Well said, Ellie-Mae!
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 9/1/2008 1:52:14 AM
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ORIGINAL: zoebob
I don't know how "new" it is, but I hate when people say "I called in to work because I was sick" Maybe it's a regional thing because the first few jobs I had in the area where I grew up that was called "calling out" not "calling in" because you were going to be OUT of work that day
ETA: The person that came in to replace the person who was scheduled to be there was "called in"
That's how we say it around her. You are calling in to your place of work, not being called in, so it makes sense to me. Haven't you ever called in a pizza order?
Think of it another way. Wouldn't you say, "I went in to work today"? Well, since you are communicating by telephone instead of in person, you could say "I called in to work to let them know I wouldn't be in". lol
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 9/1/2008 1:57:04 AM
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It drives me crazy when people pronounce NASA like Nassau!
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 9/1/2008 1:59:05 AM
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It also drives me crazy when someone adds and apostrophe where it doesn't belong, especially on a permanent sign! Example: "East Coast Sub's"
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 9/3/2008 7:06:18 PM
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How about: Unions and management met to have meaningful discussions. Can you imagine them setting up a meeting with the purpose of achieving nothing.
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Lifetime Guarantee. Does it mean the item is guaranteed for its lifetime? How long is that? Or is it guaranteed during your (the purchaser's) lifetime. In which case older people get a worse deal than younger ones.
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Modern technological sayings like to "Google" something, or to "Wikipedia" it.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 10/12/2008 9:08:12 AM
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 hi, you are right about that, god looks at the heart.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 10/15/2008 10:41:57 AM
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One that annoys me is "Old Adage."
It's redundant. An adage is an old saying. Adding "old" is like adding it to "antique."
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 11/1/2008 8:24:49 PM
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This was so much fun to read!
To answer the previous question, "ten deep" means that you're showing up with ten people. Just like "five deep" means you're showing up with five people. Usually it's for a not so pleasant reason. ex. "I got into a fist fight last night but don't worry, I showed up ten deep."
Fo shizzle doesn't exactly mean 'for sure.' LOL! The phrase started as 'fo shizzle my nizzle' which means 'For (vulgar word for a bowel movement) my (racist term for someone of the african american persuasion.) It basically does mean 'for sure' but someone who knows what it means might find your use of it vulgar. :(
I think the most annoying mistakes are the 'two,too, to' and the 'they're, their' mistakes.
I am guilty of saying 'just' and 'whatever' too much. Oh, and 'like.'
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In most cases followed by "my bad!" 
actually, i dunno, i think it's actually how many times people actually use the word actually anymore...sometimes when it's actually not correct or actually doesn't fit ya know
