My mother-in-law uses the phrases "I can't phantom it" and "it was pit black". Both of those make me cringe when I hear them.
On 5/13/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 1:28 PM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: Re: Friday rant > >> > >> > 1) When people use the word "literally", and then > >> > follow > >> > it up with a hyberbole. "She weighed, literally, 13 > >> > tons". > >> > >> People who use the word "ideal" instead of "idea". > > > No - people that say "ideer". ;^) > > > As in "I got a ideer 'bout that there prablumb y'all're > > havin'." > > > My grandmother is the absolute queen of getting words > > wrong. Here's how we > > learned of my grandfather's fall: > > > "He slipped on the kitchen anolium. The doctor put his > > arm in a styafoam > > cast. It goes on with velcor." > > > She has many problems with trademarked brand names. ;^) > > Heh... Well, things like "styafoam" I pass off as thick accent, > inability to enunciate... What gets mea bout people using "ideal" > isntead of "idea" is that they presumably are capable of pronouncing > it correctly and simply haven't taken the time to learn the > (significant) difference between the two. > > I knew a girl once who didn't know the difference between "taut" and > "taunt". > > Stick that in your pipe and smoke it! :) > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157498 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
