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Originally Posted by psychehedone
From The Guardian: 8 pronunciation errors that made the English language what it is today
"Wasp used to be waps; bird used to be brid and horse used to be hros. Remember this when the next time you hear someone complaining about aks for ask or nucular for nuclear, or even perscription. It's called metathesis, and it's a very common, perfectly natural process." |
And I've heard that "an apron" used to be "a napron."
What about misused phrases people think they're saying right, but don't make sense the way they come out?
One in the same
For all intensive purposes
It's a doggy-dog world
Blessing in the skies
Being tongue and cheek
Take for granite
And the one that makes the least sense to me: "I've done a complete 360 degree turn!" If you're ever using image manipulation software, select an object and turn it 360 degrees. Which way is it facing now? That's right--the same way. 360 degrees is a circle. If you want to say you've done a turnaround with your life, and you're now going the opposite direction, it's 180 degrees. Any farther, and you're starting to go back the way you came. But sometimes if you do try to tell these people they're saying it wrong, they'll insist they're not. That's the way their grandma said it, so it must be right.