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originally posted by: chelsdh
Hahaha.... true, true.
When I still had facebook I saw a post concerning "hammy downs". Hand me downs.
How the fk does one get hammy out of hand me? Needless to say, it irked me, but it also made me laugh my ass off! And now I always say hammy downs in mind, and it has brought me many smiles :-)
What's even better is this was in a community page, for buying and selling used clothes, hand me downs, and I have no idea who the chick was, but she is known as the hammy downs lady among a lot of the page's users.
How the fk
laugh my ass off!
originally posted by: EnochRoot
a reply to: Char-Lee
Have I been that unclear?
I'll try again.
I understand how the incorrect use occurs, it is as AutumnWitch657 has mentioned;
It comes from the phonetics. "Could've" when spoken becomes "could of" when written - to some people.
As I say, the words are NOT interchangeable. Never.
that's one of those life lessons. Never argue with a drunk. LOL.
originally posted by: EnochRoot
originally posted by: MinangATS
a reply to: EnochRoot
How about YOUS, a plural of YOU, you hear it a lot in Pennsylvania, as in "how are yous guys doing".
I had a girl in a bar tell me they taught her that at school!!!
I left it alone - she was happy...
I don't view myself as a grammar nazi, but some things really wind me up. "Kindve" kinda broke the camel's back with this one.
originally posted by: EnochRoot
a reply to: caladonea
Wellllllllll, I suppose, I'm short & have no girlfriend.
I'm also unhappy with English in the UK turning into American English.
There could be a list.......
originally posted by: AutumnWitch657
My peeve is when people substitute prolly for the word probably.
I'll prolly be home late .
originally posted by: Char-Lee
originally posted by: AutumnWitch657
My peeve is when people substitute prolly for the word probably.
I'll prolly be home late .
I hear probly all the time. My Father-in-law says bekwist for breakfast, biddness for business among many other things that cause my teeth to grind.
I not no one but myself ever seems to have a problem with WTF being substituted for real words...tiring.