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"For all intensive purposes" and other annoying malapropisms

 
EYE SEW SMARMY ART
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IF IT IRKS YOU THAT MUCH MOVE OUT OF THE DEEP SOUTH OP
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You're kidding, right? Most of this shit is from the Pacific Northwest. Well, actually, the Specific Northwest.
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GRAMMA NOT SEE
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Unrelated but also immensely annoying...
Douche nozzles that say 'methinks' in any context.

Lot of those here.



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Supposably

Yeah, I've heard too much of that, too.

Feckin idiots


And once they latch on to a malapropism it seems to become their favorite 'word.'
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Unrelated but also immensely annoying...
Douche nozzles that say 'methinks' in any context.

Lot of those here.



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That's ok as long as they spell it correctly.

It took months of training on GLP for me to get them to quit saying "me thinks."

GrammarPolice-2

Motherfucking IDIOTS it's NOT "me thinks."



God, I hate that.

If you're going to say it, it's "methinks."
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Not a malapropism per se, but anyone who uses the term "butthurt" in any context I immediately write off as ghetto trash.
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Unrelated but also immensely annoying...
Douche nozzles that say 'methinks' in any context.

Lot of those here.



blasting
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That's ok as long as they spell it correctly.

It took months of training on GLP for me to get them to quit saying "me thinks."

GrammarPolice-2

Motherfucking IDIOTS it's NOT "me thinks."



God, I hate that.

If you're going to say it, it's "methinks."
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Meth is bad for the digestive system.
Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

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Unrelated but also immensely annoying...
Douche nozzles that say 'methinks' in any context.

Lot of those here.



:blasting:
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That's ok as long as they spell it correctly.

It took months of training on GLP for me to get them to quit saying "me thinks."

GrammarPolice-2

Motherfucking IDIOTS it's NOT "me thinks."



God, I hate that.

If you're going to say it, it's "methinks."
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Meth is bad for the digestive system.
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Maybe so, but METHINKS is one word and I better not see it split up.
Anonymous Coward
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02/26/2021 07:27 PM
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All kidding aside, I'm totally with you. This is the not the first time I've attempted to write the most perfectly incorrect paragraph imaginable for therapeutic purposes.
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"Methinks" gets a pass simply by force of hundreds of years of usage including by Shakespeare.

But unless it has that much history behind it, no.
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02/26/2021 07:31 PM
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"Methinks" gets a pass simply by force of hundreds of years of usage including by Shakespeare.

But unless it has that much history behind it, no.
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TBH SHAKESPEARE USED INCORRECT SYNTAX AND GRAMMAR ALL THE TIME AND OP SHOULD ATTACK HIM AS WELL FOR BEING AN ILLITERATE DUNCE .
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02/26/2021 07:39 PM
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“Addicting” vs “addictive”

No, the chocolate is not actively “addicting” you and causing you to get addicted. It is “addictive,” meaning it has the property of causing addiction.

Also, “6am in the morning.”

Thanks so much OP for posting a grammar nazi thread. Btw, if you have not read “Consider the Lobster” by David Foster Wallace, I think you might like it. He has a review of a usage dictionary which is the best piece of writing I have ever encountered.
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Sounds like a case of "Denial and Error"
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"What Comes around Is all around"
Its all about "Supply and Command"
It a "Rickyism" Julian..


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02/26/2021 07:47 PM
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PEOPLE ARE JUST SO COY AND AFRAIDS TO COIN A PHRASE

A MISPLACED LETTER MAKES ONE A MISANTHROPIC BESETTER

IF ITS NOT A CONSENSUS WORD YOU BECOME A REPREHENSIVE TURD
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Also, don't say BUTT NAKED.

It's BUCK NAKED, as in a skinned deer.
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And another thing while I'm at it: Hindsight is always 20/20. Really?

I dated Sharon when we were in school, and we very nearly married. After graduation, she went to the east coast while I spent some time in Asia. She was a significant part of my life, and I had assumed at the time that we would be together.

Prior to our mutual departures, I had the opportunity to ask for her hand in marriage, but I chickened out. Just another fork in the road. So, 20/20 people, how would my life be now had I asked the question? I don't know, you don't know. WHY? Hindsight is NOT 20/20, duh.
Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

“They’ve got us surrounded again, the poor bastards.” - U.S. Army Paratrooper at Bastogne
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it's Commander in Chief, not commander and chief

that one really irked me
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it's Commander in Chief, not commander and chief

that one really irked me
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Exactly. You know that store on a military base that sells uniforms and boots and shoes? Yeah, that store is called Clothing Sales. NOT clothing AND sales. No, my friend. Clothing Sales. JUST Clothing Sales.
Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

“They’ve got us surrounded again, the poor bastards.” - U.S. Army Paratrooper at Bastogne
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"book of revelationS
its just "revelation" even modern christians dont even now their own bible.... so annoying

or, another criminal offense

"expresso" instead of espresso.
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Intensive purposes? Hahahahaha! Dude, go back to the drawing board.
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Unrelated but also immensely annoying...
Douche nozzles that say 'methinks' in any context.

Lot of those here.



blasting
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CSB-cool
CUB4DK
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Intensive purposes? Hahahahaha! Dude, go back to the drawing board.
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Thank you for providing a living example!
Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

“They’ve got us surrounded again, the poor bastards.” - U.S. Army Paratrooper at Bastogne
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Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

“They’ve got us surrounded again, the poor bastards.” - U.S. Army Paratrooper at Bastogne
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You see, the appropriate phrase is 'for all intents and purposes.' I surmise that dumb people try to appear educated, and only undermine their big word nolledge through the use of a malapropism. These are the same cats that blurt fucked up shit like "irregardless" and "supposably." When you call them on it, they will insist that "it's a word; it's in the dictionary." Yeah, whatever. Idiot.

These idiots may tell you about their 'Sig Sawyer' firearm. I ask them: what do you call that German fermented cabbage that goes on a Reuben Sandwich? No one has ever called it Sawyer Kraut, so how is the firearm called Sawyer? SAUER in both cases. Smith and Weston? Who the fuck is Weston? There is NO paint manufacturer called Sherman Williams, and even if there were, he sure as fuck did not manufacture MASONARY paint. It's masonry, goddamnit.

Just remember Yogi Berra's sage advice: When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
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Facts
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Lol, an intensive purpose. Sounds a bit maniacal.
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Some people get real cocky about what they think they know - they may even have hundreds of followers - but come to find out they don't know jack shit. But how do you tell that to all those they hoodwinked. Boot lickers thinking they are getting some kind of inside info. Some divine perspective. Sugar coated in false humility. Sickening I'm sure some out there would agree.
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Lol, an intensive purpose. Sounds a bit maniacal.
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Sometimes maniacal is what it takes! Let's not hate on the crazies now :P
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You see, the appropriate phrase is 'for all intents and purposes.' I surmise that dumb people try to appear educated, and only undermine their big word nolledge through the use of a malapropism. These are the same cats that blurt fucked up shit like "irregardless" and "supposably." When you call them on it, they will insist that "it's a word; it's in the dictionary." Yeah, whatever. Idiot.

These idiots may tell you about their 'Sig Sawyer' firearm. I ask them: what do you call that German fermented cabbage that goes on a Reuben Sandwich? No one has ever called it Sawyer Kraut, so how is the firearm called Sawyer? SAUER in both cases. Smith and Weston? Who the fuck is Weston? There is NO paint manufacturer called Sherman Williams, and even if there were, he sure as fuck did not manufacture MASONARY paint. It's masonry, goddamnit.

Just remember Yogi Berra's sage advice: When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
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your right their wrong
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My 2 biggest pet peeves evarr
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I just now got to work...not I just BARELY got to work.

Arrrgh!
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I almost forgot. No, you DID forget, then re-remembered.
The more I know, the crazier I appear to be.

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I dont mean to change the subject, but....
(I am clearly changing the subject)
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I dont mean to change the subject, but....
(I am clearly changing the subject)
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