Common sayings people get wrong

[Green Cross Code Man]

While I'm not sure its 100% accurate to this thread, the American habit of saying "I could care less" when they mean "I couldn't care less" annoys me more than it should do.

Incredibly stupid as well isn't it?

Top draw instead of top drawer.

 

[Frutos]

Incredibly stupid as well isn't it?

Yep.

 

[Bakero]

Can't be asked.

That one's mainly by Americans and non-native speakers.

 

[driller]

Two glass houses in the hand is worth a rolling stone.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Going off on a tandem

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I hate it when people say 'bought' instead of 'brought'. I normally reply, 'oh, when did you bing it?'

FFS!!!!!

 

[GT49er]

One I heard in my neck of the woods a few years ago was, "Ah, but that's a different kettle of badgers"..................

 

[spence]

I'm sure people are just making up shit so they can post in this thread.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

'Money is the root of all evil'

It's 'For the LOVE OF........'ffs

 

[AmexRuislip]

I'm sure people are just making up shit so they can post in this thread.

Never heard of that one before [MENTION=30242]spence[/MENTION]

 

[Taybha]

Pedal stool

 

[Prince Monolulu]

I'm sure people are just making up shit so they can post in this thread.

Bet you a Bobby Moore I'm not.

 

[Wilko]

Heard a lot of people say 'dull as dishwater' too and a work colleague said 'She wouldn't say boo to a ghost'.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

I hate it when people say 'bought' instead of 'brought'. I normally reply, 'oh, when did you bing it?'

FFS!!!!!

I notice that one the other way round as well.

'Money is the root of all evil'

It's 'For the LOVE OF........'ffs

That one should be 'for the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil'. So interestingly, you have also quoted it incorrectly! [emoji12]

 

[Prince Monolulu]

I notice that one the other way round as well.

That one should be 'the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil'. So interestingly, you have also quoted it incorrectly! [emoji12]

I quoted it with a row of dots, so incorrect it was, thanks The emphasis was on the first bit ffs.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

'Smoky Mirrors' is the favourite one I use.

 

[30209]

misuse of "beg the question" - http://begthequestion.info/

 

[GT49er]

I notice that one the other way round as well.

That one should be 'for the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil'. So interestingly, you have also quoted it incorrectly! [emoji12]

The whole thing may be the correct way, but I have to say hat I've heard both parts used, quite reasonably, in isolation.

"Oh, for the love of money!" as an exclamation; and "Money is the root of all evil" is, I think, sufficiently well established to be considered a legitimate part of the language..

 

[Biscuit]

"Don't you give me an old tomato!"

Don't you give me an ultimatum.

 

[Biscuit]

Today, rather comically, a co-worker said "Face-raped" when she mean't "Fraped".

"Did she really put that or has she been face-raped?" Made me laugh anyway.