Cobalt Stargazer January 25, 2015 Share January 25, 2015 (edited) So I guess this isn't really grammar, but it is more news flubs about words. This apparently happened in Portland, and I don't want to post the picture here because its huge, but there was a story on the local news there about shits being fired at Lloyd Center Mall. That must have been some laxative. Edited January 25, 2015 by Cobalt Stargazer 4 Link to comment
shapeshifter January 25, 2015 Share January 25, 2015 ...there was a story on the local news there about shits being fired at Lloyd Center Mall. That must have been some laxative. Hee. Or too many bean burritos? 1 Link to comment
Sandman87 January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 From the news tonight: "Coming up - The Board of Supervisors has a new plan to grow the North State (this section of CA), literally." I expected a plan to annex territory from Oregon and Nevada, but it was just a program to encourage agriculture. 3 Link to comment
Sandman87 January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 This apparently happened in Portland, and I don't want to post the picture here because its huge, but there was a story on the local news there about shits being fired at Lloyd Center Mall.Maybe they were just laying off some of the more disagreeable employees? 2 Link to comment
shapeshifter January 29, 2015 Share January 29, 2015 Maybe they were just laying off some of the more disagreeable employees?Ha ha ha! If only! Link to comment
Joe February 1, 2015 Share February 1, 2015 I watched the latest UFC and was reminded of how much I hate southpaw. It's left-handed, damnit! What's wrong with calling it that? It's not a paw, it's not south. Left-handed. 4 Link to comment
shapeshifter February 1, 2015 Share February 1, 2015 I watched the latest UFC and was reminded of how much I hate southpaw. It's left-handed, damnit! What's wrong with calling it that? It's not a paw, it's not south. Left-handed.I'm left-handed, but, to be fair, Joe, you do appear to be a tiger with four paws. ;>) 1 Link to comment
Archery February 4, 2015 Share February 4, 2015 "At ten a.m. this morning ..." Grrrr. "a.m." means morning. 2 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen February 4, 2015 Share February 4, 2015 Genealogy Roadshow: "New Orleans is one of the most unique cities in America." No, there are no degrees of uniqueness, 3 Link to comment
CoderLady February 4, 2015 Share February 4, 2015 Yeah. Like "dead" or "pregnant" you either are or you're not. 1 Link to comment
Brandi Maxxxx February 4, 2015 Share February 4, 2015 You've never heard of "only mostly dead"? 6 Link to comment
The Crazed Spruce February 4, 2015 Share February 4, 2015 You've never heard of "only mostly dead"?Not outside of B-movies or AMC.... Link to comment
Sandman87 February 7, 2015 Share February 7, 2015 In a story on an antique Ferrari that was auctioned off a BBC News reporter informed us that the purchaser wanted to remain anominous. I would assume that means the state of being a person who does not nom; a breatharian. 3 Link to comment
Sandman87 February 7, 2015 Share February 7, 2015 (For some reason the forum won't let me edit my post above) Almost as soon as I saved the above post, some financial idiot on the PBS Newshour uttered the following regarding new unemployment numbers: "We've got a nice tail-wind going into 2015...and that's a lot more paychecks to cushion us and buffer any headwinds..but headwinds are out there. We have a strong dollar ...and a lot more turbulence that could come from abroad, and we don't want those tremors to come up as tidal waves on our own shores." The trouble with a mixed metaphor like that is that I'm not sure whether to get ready for earthquakes, high winds, or tidal waves. Also from the same analyst: "People starting to spend more discretionary spending." 8 Link to comment
Qoass February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Does EVERYTHING have to be a "hack" these days? Is it so shameful to refer to something as a tip or a shortcut? 6 Link to comment
ABay February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 I, too, am sick of "hack". I'd also like to know when "creep" became "creeper" and "snow blower" became "snow thrower". And why. Link to comment
shapeshifter February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Every time I see "Opps!" I think, "Yes, I know you meant 'oops,' but it sure sounds like 'opps' in my mind." This doesn't come up literally on TV (see what I did there?) but does occur on message boards that discuss TV, as well as in email in general. I think it bugs me so much because the people who do it are often the same ones who pride themselves on never misspelling a word or using incorrect grammar. Link to comment
LADreamr February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 (edited) 8 - 12 hour shits (shifts) https://supercolonblow.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/colonblow.jpg Edited February 19, 2015 by LADreamr 3 Link to comment
Sandman87 February 21, 2015 Share February 21, 2015 Yesterday a BBC News anchor asked a tornado expert about "the ferocity of 250 kilometer winds." I guess the long ones are worse than the short ones. Meanwhile, one of our local car dealerships is advertising "double the inventory than ever before!" 1 Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer March 3, 2015 Share March 3, 2015 So here's kind of a weird question. Is 'worser' a word? I was talking to someone who said it, and I've been wracking my brain to decide if its a legitimate word or not. Help! Link to comment
Sandman87 March 3, 2015 Share March 3, 2015 Believe it or not, "worser" appears in my Webster's Unabridged. It used to be considered a proper word, but not so much these days. Link to comment
Joe March 3, 2015 Share March 3, 2015 If it is, it shouldn't be. I suppose you can have even worse, but it still feels wrong. Link to comment
shapeshifter March 3, 2015 Share March 3, 2015 Believe it or not, "worser" appears in my Webster's Unabridged. It used to be considered a proper word, but not so much these days. If it is, it shouldn't be. I suppose you can have even worse, but it still feels wrong.I'm guessing "worstest" is not a word outside of the speech of cartoon characters. 1 Link to comment
JTMacc99 March 6, 2015 Share March 6, 2015 (edited) Americans tend to default to i when they see ai. But "dame-ler" is the German pronunciation, I believe, and also the British... Speaking of British pronunciations, I heard a guy on MasterChef Canada say "tonight we are making tacos" but with his British pronunciation of "tack-os". I can't stop saying tack-o now. Even my poor kids stopped questioning me about saying it that way. Although to be fair, they don't care what I call them as long as it is tack-o night. Edited March 6, 2015 by JTMacc99 3 Link to comment
Sandman87 March 10, 2015 Share March 10, 2015 On tonight's news the guy who usually isn't a dummy said during a local story that "Tons of garbage is being hauled away." No word on how many tons there is. Link to comment
supposebly March 11, 2015 Share March 11, 2015 Forgive me, non-native speaker here, but can't it just mean "a lot"? Or are you peeved about "tons is" instead of "tons are"? One could argue since they are not talking about a literal number of tons but "a lot of garbage is being hauled away" it would be ok? Link to comment
shapeshifter March 11, 2015 Share March 11, 2015 ...One could argue since they are not talking about a literal number of tons but "a lot of garbage is being hauled away" it would be ok?I was thinking that might be acceptable too. Link to comment
supposebly March 11, 2015 Share March 11, 2015 interesting. Btw., I'm German and the pronunciation of Daimler Benz in German is dime-ler bents. Link to comment
Sandman87 March 13, 2015 Share March 13, 2015 ...One could argue since they are not talking about a literal number of tons but "a lot of garbage is being hauled away" it would be ok? I was thinking that might be acceptable too. No, it wouldn't. Link to comment
The Crazed Spruce March 13, 2015 Share March 13, 2015 No, it wouldn't.I concur. "Tons are" works. So does "A ton is". "Tons is" quite decidedly does not. 1 Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer March 14, 2015 Share March 14, 2015 What the heck is "dais"? If you mean the definition, a dais is a platform for a lectern, seats of honor, or a throne. 2 Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer March 14, 2015 Share March 14, 2015 So I had never seen the infamous episode of L & O where Julia Roberts guest-starred, and so I always wondered why it annoyed people, other than, well, it was Julia Roberts. I just watched it on the Sundance channel. Will someone please tell me that she didn't say the word 'Pantheon' instead of the word 'Parthenon'? Link to comment
Sandman87 March 14, 2015 Share March 14, 2015 I don't recall the episode (haven't watched L&O for a long time), but there is an ancient building in Rome called the Pantheon. It's been in continuous use for about 2000 years. Quite a tourist attraction. 1 Link to comment
ByTor March 14, 2015 Share March 14, 2015 If you mean the definition, a dais is a platform for a lectern, seats of honor, or a throne. Thanks! I honestly never heard that word before. 1 Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer March 14, 2015 Share March 14, 2015 I don't recall the episode (haven't watched L&O for a long time), but there is an ancient building in Rome called the Pantheon. It's been in continuous use for about 2000 years. Quite a tourist attraction. Well, I'll be damned. There's a Pantheon and a Parthenon, the latter of which is in Athens. Learn something new every day. 2 Link to comment
ABay March 15, 2015 Share March 15, 2015 Along with "I seen", I fear the acceptance of "should've went" for should've gone. Link to comment
Sandman87 March 16, 2015 Share March 16, 2015 Normally I don't watch the ABC national newscast, but tonight I tuned in just long enough to hear this: "In the west, record high temperatures (are) exasperating the region's drought." 1 Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue March 16, 2015 Share March 16, 2015 Speaking of British pronunciations, I heard a guy on MasterChef Canada say "tonight we are making tacos" but with his British pronunciation of "tack-os". I can't stop saying tack-o now. Even my poor kids stopped questioning me about saying it that way. Although to be fair, they don't care what I call them as long as it is tack-o night. This reminds me of when I vacationed in Ireland last summer and upon going through security for my flight home the agent asked me if I had an "iPod," so of course I pulled out my tiny iPod Nano and then she chuckled and I realized she meant an iPad (which I didn't have.) 1 Link to comment
galax-arena March 18, 2015 Share March 18, 2015 The title iZombie irritates me. The "i" prefix is associated with technology! Something with that particular prefix is meant to be tech-related. A show called iZombie should be about, I don't know, a zombie that's also an Internet personality. Or something. To be fair, I'm only halfway through the pilot, so for all I know, the main character becomes an Apple junkie and surrounds herself with iPods, iPads, and iPhones. 1 Link to comment
annzeepark914 March 18, 2015 Share March 18, 2015 Along with "I seen", I fear the acceptance of "should've went" for should've gone. Always cringeworthy to hear but even worse® when uttered by a well-educated person. What's really driving me nuts for the past few years is the unnecessary usage of the word "more". Examples: I'm feeling more sick today than yesterday (what happened to sicker?) The weather is more warm this afternoon (warmer?). Link to comment
DXD526 March 19, 2015 Share March 19, 2015 In a story about Robert Durst on my local news last night, the anchor pronounced 'heir' as 'hair'! I thought that was a word just about everyone was familiar with, but apparently not. Link to comment
Sandman87 March 19, 2015 Share March 19, 2015 BBC news delivers! "This place which should have been one of the most safest in the country." 1 Link to comment
Sandman87 March 21, 2015 Share March 21, 2015 Dear local newscaster, The wrong way to say it: "It is unclear during which part of the process the arsenic is coming from." The right way: "It is unclear which part of the process the arsenic is coming from." Also, you get bonus points for pronouncing prevalent as pree-VALE-ant during the same report. I won't even get into the unnecessary use of passive verbs... Link to comment
Quof March 21, 2015 Share March 21, 2015 The right way: "It is unclear which part of the process the arsenic is coming from." Surely you mean "from which part of the process the arsenic is coming" ???? 3 Link to comment
Sandman87 March 21, 2015 Share March 21, 2015 You're right. I missed that one, which means that the report was even worse than I thought. Link to comment
SmithW6079 March 22, 2015 Share March 22, 2015 Surely you mean "from which part of the process the arsenic is coming" ????It is no longer unacceptable to end a sentence with a preposition. 2 Link to comment
Quof March 22, 2015 Share March 22, 2015 Apparently it is "no longer unacceptable" to go out in public in your pyjama pants. That doesn't make it right. 1 Link to comment
ToxicUnicorn March 22, 2015 Share March 22, 2015 Good one, Quof. However, it's a losing battle. I once thought, "Surely it is a fad to write words without any vowels. That would never be acceptable, would it?" And yet - seems like it won't go away. Neither will this hashtag business, which I still don't understand, and find extremely jarring when spoken out loud. 1 Link to comment
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