caliber66 Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 no, a verb.I have never heard a New Yorker (or anyone else) say "I'm going to A scissor that piece of paper." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sly like a Foxwell Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 i was going to copy some of these, but there's just too many . http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ricky-ism for those familiar with the Trailer Park Boys, theres some choice Ricky-isms, adn for those not familiar with the TPB, you don;t know wqhat you're missing. Ricky is a butcher of the english language Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 More like:Somebody hand me a scissor! Except drop the "or" and replace it with "a" and say it like you're from the Bronx. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 "It's suppose to rain today" instead of "It's supposed to rain today" or "I use to live there" insted of "I used to live there" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Except drop the "or" and replace it with "a" and say it like you're from the Bronx.Yeah, that's how I've heard it used. Working with a New York native for almost eight years, I got used to it. For whatever reason, despite the fact that there are "alot" of these things that really piss me off, I can't think of any specific examples right now. I'll see what I can come up with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I hate when the word "ironic" is used as a substitute for "funny". Like, I listen to Dragonforce, and not in an ironic way... Ironic is always used incorrectly. Only things made of iron can be ironic, for example an Iron. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I believe both are technically fine these days, but why would anyone use irregardless instead of regardless? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 A guy I work with always uses "exasperate" when he means "exacerbate." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I don't care if supposably is really a word. Say supposedly. Idiot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Is that one of your french benefits? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Not exactly a funny misspoken thing but I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize for my random use of ellipses and parenthesis. Thank you for you patience and understanding...I'll figure it out eventually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Using what instead of that. "I have a car what goes fast." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Using what instead of that. "I have a car what goes fast."Andrew Bird does this in the lyrics for "Fake Palindromes" and I love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Andrew Bird does this in the lyrics for "Fake Palindromes" and I love it.Artistic license need not apply to my gripe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 "I could care less". I often say "I could care less" because when I'm mentioning something I don't care about, I like to let the people know I could care so little as to not even mention it, though I have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 can I axe you a question? (that gets annoying quickly) spelling bonus: definately Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Using what instead of that. "I have a car what goes fast."I love that, actually -- at least when the British do it (not exactly the Queen's English, I'm guessing). A Monty Python straight-man line that always killed me was "It's people like you what cause unrest." I believe that's from the Eric the Half A Bee sketch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I've heard a couple of different people use this... They say "remember me" instead of "remind me." For instance "Remember me that we need to go to the store." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 at my former job, we were interviewing someone, poor guy, he kept misspeaking cliches and we all had to keep straight faces for over an hour. the best one: "i don't want to be a flash in the pants." i thought i was going to die. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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H.Stone Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 "Nip it in the butt." "Supposably" "Graduated sugar" vs. granulated... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 some people are fussy! for me "blah blah blah blah, like" inserting "like" at the end of a sentence Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 mute point, people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
And Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 "old-timers disease" instead of alzheimer's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 "old-timers disease" instead of alzheimer'sMy father in law calls it "Alltimers" Ashphalt drives me nuts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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