Do you work with or know someone that constantly uses the wrong word or says it wrong? Well I work with a guy that does it all the time. Here are a few of his goofs. He axed me a question the other day, Joe how much senority do you have? Why? Because some junior clerk should be sorting the partials not you. UH!
After a weekend when Cindy and I went to a movie, that Monday morning he axed me. How was that movie, Bourne Ultimate? What? You know that movie with Matt Damian in it.
I know I had to try real hard to break my habit of saying punkin instead of pumpkin, I am almost there. But I don't think I will ever be able to do the warsh.
If this was a contest I know Cindy would win. Her old boss was a master at misusing the English language. So What about you, what words do you misuse or hear other people misuse.
Yes, I axed for it.
13 years ago
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Joe, please say you don't use "warsh" that drives me crazy. I hate "Illinoise" too. The worst is "ain't got no".
I haven't been able to break Noah of saying "yesternight" yet but I have to admit, it's pretty cute coming from him.
I love yesternight, I may use that. It is kind of like shup.
Combining 2 words.
Nate used to always say "fromget" and "fromgot" for forget and forgot. I remember he had a line in the xmas play with that word in it and we worked with him to say it right, and that night he said "fromget" and we just cracked up. He was so cute.
I think the line was:
...mothers, dads, brothers & sisters too...don't "fromget" that we all love you...
I think we practiced that one a little too much.
Matt couldn't say garbage as I recall....but Joe is right...I miss all my old boss's language screw ups..
PANARAMIC BREAD (PANERA)
or PANDEMIC BREAD worked for her too.
BER-BONE-E-OUS for Bourbonnais,IL.
PHYSICAL for Fiscal
I'm with Kelly though...pronouncing the S on the end of Illinois drives me nuts.
My good friend's mom says ruin like run..."Don't run it!" It drove me nuts when I was younger. She's also a warsh person.
I also can't stand when people say "I seen..." Ask Matt...I nagged him to death on this one.
Illinois with the s is annoying too!
The boys mess up the language all the time but I think it's adorable...kind of like Noah:) I wish I could think of some to write down right now. My mind is blank.
Good topic Joe. I can't believe how much word usage can drive me nuts. Never thought I'd be like that.
Oh, thought of another one. A lot of people in my family say "suposubly" for supposedly. It kind of gets to me too:)
Yous guys speak good.
Matt-I can't believe you remember that line....but it IS all coming back to me now.
If I remember right, Matt said "garjib" for garbage. Cute.
I'm sure I always spoke proper grammar as a child. ;)
KMark and Kmarts annoys me too.
I'll never forget the day that Todd's dad asked me if I wanted an El Capino and Todd, Tunie and I couldn't figure out what the heck he was asking me. We finally figured out he was asking me if I wanted a cappucino!
I could carry on with this post all day......
When she was younger, Jane always said "clouset" for closet. Younger as in last year. Hell, maybe she still says it.
Grandma Bozie used to say Keerkuk for Keokuk. And pinies for peonies. I loved it though.
Lots of folks in our family say, "Me and him went to the store," instead of He and I went to the store. Or We went... But I think that's a regional thing. Lots of people in the Quincy area say it.
This is a good topic, Joe.
Yeah, and I hate when people say "me and this person" or when they don't use their blinkers when they turn and I hate when they put commas in the wrong place or slip my soda at a fancy restaurant! Makes me so mad.
Shit that was a great one, One of my bosses always says "this is the end of the PHYSICAL year"
I do say make me a sammich but that is on porpoise.
kind of like "edumacational"
After I Get the food from the fridgerator (or ice box) I make a samich. Then I put the dishes in the zinc to warsh them after I watch wrastling.
not one person mentioned SODY. My dad always said Sody Pop.
I ain't got no fancy learning.
I can't stand when people use a double negative. I don't have no sody.
How about "terlet"?
I like to wade in the "crick".
Pacific for specific....kills me.
My favorite was when Drew was really little and couldn't say chocolate. He called it cock. It made for some interesting looks at the grocery store when he was pointing out the chocolate to me.
I still say "crick." Old habits are hard to break, they say...
I just heard a new one, the same guy I was referring to just said to me ASTRO MARK for Asterisk.
Jay used to say "hiniff" meaning under and behind. He'd say, "My shoes are hiniff the couch."
Today Noah said "cimmanon" for cinnamon. Too cute.
The same guy I spoke of just said to me, Do you want to watch my Daughter’s Hannah Matana dvds? HuH? Also his wife is having surgery and they made her sign a paper saying that she won’t hold them reliable if she dies.
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