FabSwingers.com forum: Words and phrases people use incorrectly

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

For all intensive purposes

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By *he Regina PhalangeWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

Pacifically when they mean specifically

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By *ermahornMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

To be fair

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By *ermahornMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Literally

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Putting people on a "peddlestool" was one I particularly enjoyed.

A friend of mine likes to use the phrase "mute point" often. It's gone on too long now for me to correct her so I try to turn a deaf ear.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tenderhooks" is another....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have your cake and eat it, the real phrase is, eat your cake and have it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I feel seen

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By *ering SeaMan
over a year ago

Penicuik

At the end of the day....

Aye it’s night

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By *anTouchThisCouple
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Case and point

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By *uietbloke67Man
over a year ago

outside your bedroom window ;-)

Lifes too short ....its actually the longest thing you will ever do

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I could care less

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By *andy_FraserTV/TS
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Mostly in texts, but;

Two, Too and To

There, Their and They're

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mostly in texts, but;

Two, Too and To

There, Their and They're"
Drives me nuts

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By *anTouchThisCouple
over a year ago

Aberdeen

"Mostly in texts, but;

Two, Too and To

There, Their and They're"

I'll add would of, could of and should of to those.

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By *ero666Man
over a year ago

fife

Biting my time instead of biding my time

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow

"At the end of the day....

Aye it’s night

It’s midnight then today .

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By *dReadyGoMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Have your cake and eat it, the real phrase is, eat your cake and have it."

Is it not a pivotal plot point on the Unabomber case (Netflix)?

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By *dReadyGoMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Working in medical setting I regularly come across some consistent misspelling.

Delerium instead of delirium

Aggitated instead agitated

Vomitted instead of vomited

Small things compared to Drs' hieroglyphs

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By *enie90Woman
over a year ago

a bottle

"Have your cake and eat it, the real phrase is, eat your cake and have it.

Is it not a pivotal plot point on the Unabomber case (Netflix)? "

Yes I think so! I really enjoy reading ‘wrong phrases and words’ because it can show where someone is from, who they hang out with and how they pronounce things. Anything language related gets me all excited haha, probably because I studied Linguistics.

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By *dReadyGoMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

That's great. I'm interested in language too. In fact, I'm obsessed about how inconsistent English pronunciation is

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Pacifically when they mean specifically "
Perhaps they were lost sailors

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By *enie90Woman
over a year ago

a bottle

"That's great. I'm interested in language too. In fact, I'm obsessed about how inconsistent English pronunciation is"

Dialectology is a fascinating subject

. In any language! I love the English language though especially the way it evolved over time. I’m originally from elsewhere and it’s fun to recognise similar words and sounds in the Scottish (english) language

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

No idea, I'm lost. Damn Sat nav!

When asking for directions to the seduction suite instead of induction suite

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By *he Regina PhalangeWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

"Pacifically when they mean specifically Perhaps they were lost sailors

Is that right, Popeye!

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By *adbury girlWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

"Mostly in texts, but;

Two, Too and To

There, Their and They're"

You, yous, use

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By *adbury girlWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

"When asking for directions to the seduction suite instead of induction suite

You’ve already been to the seduction suite if you are looking to be induced

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By *he Regina PhalangeWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

"When asking for directions to the seduction suite instead of induction suite

The seduction suite sounds much more fun

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"When asking for directions to the seduction suite instead of induction suite

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Been looking for the seduction sweet, sorry suite for years

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By *igsy8Man
over a year ago

Accrington

Exponential with expidential

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By *dinburgerMan
over a year ago

Perthshire

Top draw

Specific ocean

First come first serve

No holes barred

Taken for granite

For all intensive purposes

Taken back instead of aback

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

No idea, I'm lost. Damn Sat nav!

"When asking for directions to the seduction suite instead of induction suite

You’ve already been to the seduction suite if you are looking to be induced

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hahaha true

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

No idea, I'm lost. Damn Sat nav!

"When asking for directions to the seduction suite instead of induction suite

The seduction suite sounds much more fun

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See comment above ^^^

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

No idea, I'm lost. Damn Sat nav!

"When asking for directions to the seduction suite instead of induction suite

Been looking for the seduction sweet, sorry suite for years

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By *nferno sausageMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

"Mostly in texts, but;

Two, Too and To

There, Their and They'reDrives me nuts

Me to!!

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By *yrshiremischiefMan
over a year ago

Kilmarnock

Almost exactly.

Eye of the storm.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Have your cake and eat it, the real phrase is, eat your cake and have it.

Is it not a pivotal plot point on the Unabomber case (Netflix)? "

It was part of the unabomber case.

I think it was in his manifesto.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jab

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By *iimonMan
over a year ago

glasgow

“My bad” just say “I fucked up and don’t care”

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By *ljamMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

It's a bit of a damp squid

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hyphenated.

Non-hyphenated... how ironic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When asking for directions to the seduction suite instead of induction suite

That's not a mispronunciation, that's because they know you !!!

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By *andy_FraserTV/TS
over a year ago

Edinburgh

This is more of an Americanism, but I've seen it's increased use in recent years, but Axe instead of Ask.

"I'll go axe for directions"

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By *anny77Man
over a year ago

glasgow

"Pacifically when they mean specifically "

Oh that drives me mental!

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By *rs Robinson no 1Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

When they day "ground" when they should say "floor"

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By *hilipepperWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

When people say "am" instead of "I'm"

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By *anny77Man
over a year ago

glasgow

"When people say "am" instead of "I'm" "

Or Amn’t instead of I’m not

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People asking how? Instead of why lol

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By *xplorer13Man
over a year ago

glenrothes

In scotland it has to be... youse there is no plural of you.

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By *nakespeareMan
over a year ago

Clydebank

Alot

More than alittle, less than ashitload.

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By *assy LassieWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

"In scotland it has to be... youse there is no plural of you."

Yees??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The word "definitely" being pronounced as "defin..eht..ly" or defin.. ate.. ly" really rips my knitting

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By *ullie-kingMan
over a year ago

newmains

Off and of ... frustrating as hell!

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By *randmissdemeanourMan
over a year ago

glasgow

I'm a fat bast*^d getting.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Expresso" makes me physically sick and when people talk about centrifugal force, they really mean centripetal force.

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By *igsy8Man
over a year ago

Accrington

I only heard for first time earlier box standard (bog)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When people say "am" instead of "I'm" "

this rips ma knitting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"you'll have another thing coming" instead of think

And folk who say "defin-A-tely" instead of definitely

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The word "definitely" being pronounced as "defin..eht..ly" or defin.. ate.. ly" really rips my knitting

Haha this all day long

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

No idea, I'm lost. Damn Sat nav!

"When asking for directions to the seduction suite instead of induction suite

That's not a mispronunciation, that's because they know you !!!

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Whatever do you mean

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By *ithardscotMan
over a year ago

Kelty

Yous or you'se instead of you (plural), me to, for me too...

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By *mithy4uMan
over a year ago

edinburgh

“Trust me I’m genuine” ??

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By *ohnny4playMan
over a year ago

Kinross

""Expresso" makes me physically sick and when people talk about centrifugal force, they really mean centripetal force."

Quantum leap when they mean something large.

My favourite I've heard is,

"going off on a tandem"

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By *ola cubesMan
over a year ago

coatbridge

Reading through these and some are grammatical points which is fine. Others on the other hand can fall into the colloquialisms bracket.

While some things annoy me (only because of the field I'm looking into). What I find more an annoyance is others nitpicking. when they understand exactly what the person is saying.

The beautiful thing about any language is the way ir continually evolves.

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By *orders CoupleCouple
over a year ago

Kelso

"This is more of an Americanism, but I've seen it's increased use in recent years, but Axe instead of Ask.

"I'll go axe for directions""

There are still parts of North East England where you will hear that. I believe it's the original pronunciation and ask derived from it.

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By *he Regina PhalangeWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

"Reading through these and some are grammatical points which is fine. Others on the other hand can fall into the colloquialisms bracket.

While some things annoy me (only because of the field I'm looking into). What I find more an annoyance is others nitpicking. when they understand exactly what the person is saying.

The beautiful thing about any language is the way ir continually evolves. "

Beautifully put, Kubey!

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By *xploring_FunWoman
over a year ago

Coventry

On here - discrete instead of discreet.

Brought instead of bought is a funny one. Especially when someone says they “brought a house”. Must have fucking big pockets!!

The one that for some reason really rips my knitting is the misuse of literally, especially when the person really emphasises it.

“I LITERALLY died laughing...”

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By *mateur100Man
over a year ago

nr faversham

"This is more of an Americanism, but I've seen it's increased use in recent years, but Axe instead of Ask.

"I'll go axe for directions"

There are still parts of North East England where you will hear that. I believe it's the original pronunciation and ask derived from it."

I always thought it was aks?

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