Misspelled word pet peeve
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From: Louisville
Both conversationally and in written form, the following cause me to make rude noises in public:
A) "Well, it's a mute point anyway." Unless they're trying to say that the point is something that's unable to express itself, they probably mean "it's a moot point". In a conference call a couple of weeks ago, we had a VP say, "That's probably a mute point. The market's gone." Aarrggggghhhhh!
B) Using "good" instead of "well," and vice-versa. I can deal with the, "How are you? I'm good" slang usage, but saying, "I'm doing good," or "I'm doing real good," results in me suggesting that you pull my finger, so I can make an appropriate audio commentary on the grammar. The word "good" is an adjective (used to describe a person, place, or thing), and the word "well" is an adverb (used to describe an action). Remember, next time you say "I feel good," you're actually saying something about the way you use your sense of touch.
BTW, my 13 year-old is so tired of me complaining about B), that he's now fallen into the habit of using the words correctly. Score one for obnoxious parenting. (Now if I could just beat him in basketball...)
BTW2, When he was 6, he was singing "Hit The Road Jack" after hearing it on the radio, and it came out, "Hit the road, Jack... and don't ya come back anymore, anymore, anymore..." One of my more literate friends, who I thought would be impressed, was in shock. "Tim... you've raised a kid that has NO SOUL."
It doesn't bother me though. I don't think anybody in their right mind is going to buy a white, middle-class, 6'1" 13 year-old singin the blues.
Tim
P.S. Just so you don't consider me too much of a hardcase, I cut my Vietnamese and Chinese employees considerable slack on points of grammar and spelling. Being from Kentucky (even though it's like a foreign country to some), doesn't count.
A) "Well, it's a mute point anyway." Unless they're trying to say that the point is something that's unable to express itself, they probably mean "it's a moot point". In a conference call a couple of weeks ago, we had a VP say, "That's probably a mute point. The market's gone." Aarrggggghhhhh!
B) Using "good" instead of "well," and vice-versa. I can deal with the, "How are you? I'm good" slang usage, but saying, "I'm doing good," or "I'm doing real good," results in me suggesting that you pull my finger, so I can make an appropriate audio commentary on the grammar. The word "good" is an adjective (used to describe a person, place, or thing), and the word "well" is an adverb (used to describe an action). Remember, next time you say "I feel good," you're actually saying something about the way you use your sense of touch.
BTW, my 13 year-old is so tired of me complaining about B), that he's now fallen into the habit of using the words correctly. Score one for obnoxious parenting. (Now if I could just beat him in basketball...)
BTW2, When he was 6, he was singing "Hit The Road Jack" after hearing it on the radio, and it came out, "Hit the road, Jack... and don't ya come back anymore, anymore, anymore..." One of my more literate friends, who I thought would be impressed, was in shock. "Tim... you've raised a kid that has NO SOUL."
It doesn't bother me though. I don't think anybody in their right mind is going to buy a white, middle-class, 6'1" 13 year-old singin the blues.
Tim
P.S. Just so you don't consider me too much of a hardcase, I cut my Vietnamese and Chinese employees considerable slack on points of grammar and spelling. Being from Kentucky (even though it's like a foreign country to some), doesn't count.
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From: Sydney
Originally posted by Aft3rburn
if something has XXXbhp people pronounce it as "brake horsepower" IT'S BORE HORSEPOWER!!! NOT BRAKE!!!!
Bore==engine crankshaft=bore
if something has XXXbhp people pronounce it as "brake horsepower" IT'S BORE HORSEPOWER!!! NOT BRAKE!!!!
Bore==engine crankshaft=bore
