Aud and I were talking the other day, and our conversation drifted over to the topic of misspeaks. Nothing makes Audrey crack up more. Nothing. Just throw a supposably into the conversation and she will die. English major humor. She even has a going list and sent it to me last night. A few of our favorites (misspeaks in red with the actual wording below... just in case... you know):
for all intensive purposes
for all intents and purposesminus well
might as wellone nation, under God, invisible...
one nation, under God, indivisible...
worse comes to worse
when worse comes to worst
butt naked
buck naked
once and a while
once in a while
resignate
resonate
curve your appetite
curb your appetite
I could care less.
I couldn't care less.
pigment of my imagination
figment of my imagination
must of
must have
irregardless
regardless
doggy dog world
dog eat dog world
And my own personal favorite...
supposably
supposedly
How about a few misspellings, while we're at it?
right of passage
rite of passagethrows of passion
throes of passionslight of hand
sleight of handillegedly
allegedly
Isn't this fun???
reap what you sew
reap what you sowreap what you sew
whole-hardily
wholeheartedlywet your appetite
whet your appetiteclosed-minded
close-mindedPaper View TV
pay-per-view TV
She also wrote a few of the ways Belén is always catching her on words/phrases we take for granted:
In the primary song I Hope They Call Me on A Mission, "grow a foot or two."
B: What?? Hahaha grow a foot!!
B: why are you wearing your shirt like that?
Linda, sweater tied around her shoulders bc it was windy, says: so it doesn't fly away.
B, adamantly: shirts don't fly!!
Me: we'll take the ferry over to the island.
B: the FAIRY?? does it FLY??
Me: we'll stop and run in quickly.
B, grumpy and tired: NO!!! let's just WALK!!!
Me: please don't touch the mouse. {computer mouse}
B: the MOUSE??
Be careful what you say around Aud. Did this post resignate with you? Irregardless, if your ever around her, you're misspeaks our supposably being written and recorded. But society could care less about grammar, bc kids these days r just txtng now. So minus well not worry about it.
9 comments:
ha. i'm such a nerd.
you forgot one of my favorites:
another words
in other words
and what about: take for granite, bob wire, two to tangle, point of you, escape goat, curve your appetite, fire distinguisher, blessings in the skies, hahahaaaa.... you're right, i do find it too funny.
p.s. quinn and isaac. love!!!!
You may have become tj's fave person with this post - there's nothing he likes more than a word snob!
I've got one to add too - recently saw a restaurant described as a 'whole in the wall'. Brilliant.
There's a restaurant at (in?) Market Street that actually has the words "eat good" on it. In permanent, METAL letters, screwed into the brick on the outside of the restaurant. !!! Makes me cringe every time. Well / good. That one really gets to me.
And irregardless is one of the thorns in Mike's side. It kills him.
My dad had a guy in one of his Sunday school classes make a comment about how terrible / unrighteous all the pseudo intellectuals are. Except he kept saying, "Puh-sway-do". ?!?!
I had someone in an institute class talk about how God was omnipotent. OMNI-POTENT.
I, of course have never misspoken in my entire life.
(That last paragraph of yours hurt my brain, but it's SO. TRUE.)
funny post noelle. really cute. you're such a great writer. and i know this because, no matter what the nonsense is you're writing about..i continue to read every word;) You look pretty in these pictures too, fresh and natural. even in the pink headband, which for some reason doesn't look at thing "like you." i wonder why i think that after not seeing you for so many years... like i know "what's you" and what's not. some things don't change i guess. nor has this...your STILL one of my favorite people. happy thanksgiving noe, i love ya.
"a whole nother" always has irritated me!
don't forget when people say your instead of you're. that's annoying.
but I totally love the irregardless word. It's from the chick on mean girls and it cracks me up every time.
your hilarious.
(p.s. did that one on purpose!)
ah the essence of my cousins. wouldn't have it any other way.
and this is just one of the many reasons why i love you and audrey.
unthaw.
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