Anyone else bugged by the slaughter of common phrases...?

[CNYCacher]

Is anyone else bothered by the increasing use of the word "which" in place of the word "and"?

Example:
"She gave my brother cookies, which he doesn't like cookies."

AURGGGH!

There are two ways to say what you are trying to say:
"She gave my brother cookies, which he doesn't like."
"She gave my brother cookies, and he doesn't like cookies."


No one knows the difference between "to", "too" and "two" either anymore.  This sentence will actually stop me in my tracks and confuse me: "We have received to many complaints about your grammar."

Most of what everyone else already mentioned annoys me too.

[280plus]

Walmarts

Any kind of Kabob other than Shish. 

sangwich

[BrokenPaw]

sangwich

Well, yeah, everyone knows it's pronounced "sammich".   

Re the "bald-faced lie":  It may have something to to with:

American Heritage Dictionary
bald   (bôld)  Pronunciation Key     
adj.   bald·er, bald·est
   5. Lacking ornamentation; unadorned.
   6. Undisguised; blunt

Thus a bald-faced lie is a lie that is made without guile; it's an assertion made in the open with no attempt at hiding it.

-BP

[garyk/nm]

The use of "of" for "have"
Could of, should of....
Grrrr

[Monkeyleg]

As long as we're wandering off into particular words: myself.

As in, "My wife and myself went shopping." Or, "The only person in the store was myself."

Then there's the constant use of "loose" where "lose" is the proper term.

[meinbruder]

I can't believe this thread has gone on this long and no one has brought up the expression, "it's all good".

I've heard it used in so many contexts which bear no relation to the phrase, sometimes as a stand alone statement.  On several occasions I had to leave the room or run the risk of strangling the user.
}:)>

[Perd Hapley]

What is the proper usage of the phrase?  Or is it the phrase itself you don't like? 

[meinbruder]

What is the proper usage of the phrase?  Or is it the phrase itself you don't like? 

It is singular.  Its, denotes possession; on the other hand, its denotes something exists.  Its hard to tell the usage in a spoken phrase.  Finally, what is good?  Chocolate is good, so is beer.  What does it have to do with anything, exactly what is it?  The expression doesnt seem to mean anything.
}:)>

[Perd Hapley]

"It" usually refers to a situation, not to a particular object or commodity.  Sometimes it means that any one of a set of options is acceptable.  In this case you may have a point, so "They're all good" might make more sense.  The phrase usually means, "whatever, don't worry about."

[meinbruder]

"It" usually refers to a situation, not to a particular object or commodity.  Sometimes it means that any one of a set of options is acceptable.  In this case you may have a point, so "They're all good" might make more sense.  The phrase usually means, "whatever, don't worry about."

That all sums "it" up handily.  Thank you for illustrating my point so eloquently.
}:)>

[The Rabbi]

The "it" in "It's all good" has the same function as the "it" in "it's raining today."

But whatever, it's all good.

[crt360]

I don't see anything wrong with "it's all good."

Example:  "How do you like the dinner?"  "It's all good."

It sounds like you would also disapprove of "all of it."

Example:  "Would you like some pie?"  "Yes, give me all of it."

Besides, I thought it was "s'all good." 

[Iapetus]

Yes I am, just found one in another thread, so apologies to the innocent that may not know any better.   

It is DUCT tape! The tape in question was originally made and marketed for taping flexible ventilation ducting. No DUCKS. You want a duck, get AFLAC.   

In the UK, there actually is is a brand of duct tape called "Duck Tape". 

Also, in England, the phrase "Bare-faced lie" is the only one I've heard used. 

[Perd Hapley]

We have that brand in the States, too.

[280plus]

I think reference is being made to the use:

Q "How's it going?" or "How are you doing?"

A "It's all good."

How do we define "it" in that situation?
 
What is "it"? :The Saga Continues.

Story at 11

 

[280plus]

From what I read it was originally called "duck" tape by the boys in WWII and later morphed to "duct" tape. No real proof of that though.

[Dannyboy]

The use of "of" for "have"
Could of, should of....
Grrrr

This one is my all time favorite.  Drives me nuts every time I see it written out this way.  Another is, "for all intensive purposes."

[Ben]

Can we get back to roing the ho???

[Newt]

Should of,  or  Could of

When it's spoken, it really doesn't sound much different than the way it is supposed to be spelled.  It's the written form that gets me.

Should've,   or Could've

Leno had the duct tape kid on his show one night.  The kid said the origin of the word was duck tape, and yes, I think it went back to one of the world wars.  That's what he said; I have no proof.

The other one that gets me is, "supposably".

[charby]

Can we get back to roing the ho???

then I got married so no more rowing random ho's anymore..  aw but the ho's I rowed, some easy some hard, but the ho's go rowed.

[Perd Hapley]

If only I could turn back the clock and take back the whole hoe thing.

[Jamisjockey]

The thing that drives me nuts is the missuse of common words, especially on the 'net:
There instead of thier
herd instead of heard

etc etc etc.....

[Silver Bullet]

I believe I have the thread winner:  "Right or wrong, he knows what he is talking about."

 

That sounds like CBS' defense of Dan Rather after the forged Bush military document fiasco.

[MechAg94]

To me it is just poor writing skills.  Schools and even colleges don't teach writing or proper written English very well or it may be that many on the internet never learned it.

At one time, writing a letter or memo was not something you did in five minutes.  These days, you whip out an email or internet post in seconds.  Many people just don't care about spelling or grammar.  IMHO, poor spelling or grammar reflects poorly on the writer especially if done repeatedly.

[mfree]

"Duct" tape was originally adhesive on strips of cotton duck fabric.

Later duck tape was stuck to ducts and became duct tape...