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It annoys my husband when people use the word Moms (plural)
for example my moms got a new car. So one day my husband said to a co-worker who he's really friendly with how many moms do you have? The guy looked confused.
I think what your husband is hearing is "My mom's got a new car." The 'apostrophe s' is for 'has'. "My mom has got a new car."
Has nothing to do with plural moms.
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Originally Posted by lubby
Not sure if this is a LI thing or just a I am stupid thing but I have heard many people use the word landed up instead of ended up. For instance the napkin landed up on the floor. Didn't it end up on the floor?
I think what your husband is hearing is "My mom's got a new car." The 'apostrophe s' is for 'has'. "My mom has got a new car."
Has nothing to do with plural moms.
I have never heard that one before!
I think you maybe misunderstood me about the moms plural it's a ghetto thing. I can't really explain it but somebody must know what I mean. Maybe I should of said my Moms fell down instead of them saying my mom fell down.
Not sure if this is a LI thing or just a I am stupid thing but I have heard many people use the word landed up instead of ended up. For instance the napkin landed up on the floor. Didn't it end up on the floor?
I've never heard "landed up" in an example like that, and a good thing too because that would probably drive me up a wall, LOL
An email friend of mine in CA constantly uses the phrase "a tad bit" and it drives me bonkers. I have always used/heard "just a tad" and "a little bit"... but never "a tad bit" which makes zero sense because it's two nouns (tad and bit) rather than an adjective + noun (little + bit.)
"Landed up" is equally nonsensical; of course the napkin either landed on the floor, or ended up on the floor.
But just to be Devil's Advocate, there is one legitimate use of "landed up" and that's when describing a person who arrives somewhere (often unpleasant) after a series of actions. For example, "She drank too much at the party and landed up in the hospital after driving her car into somebody's koi pond." But to be honest if I were writing or saying that, I'd either use "landed in" or "ended up in." "Landed up" is only used to refer to people, not objects. And it's still awkward IMHO, lol
I've never heard "landed up" in an example like that, and a good thing too because that would probably drive me up a wall, LOL
An email friend of mine in CA constantly uses the phrase "a tad bit" and it drives me bonkers. I have always used/heard "just a tad" and "a little bit"... but never "a tad bit" which makes zero sense because it's two nouns (tad and bit) rather than an adjective + noun (little + bit.)
"Landed up" is equally nonsensical; of course the napkin either landed on the floor, or ended up on the floor.
But just to be Devil's Advocate, there is one legitimate use of "landed up" and that's when describing a person who arrives somewhere (often unpleasant) after a series of actions. For example, "She drank too much at the party and landed up in the hospital after driving her car into somebody's koi pond." But to be honest if I were writing or saying that, I'd either use "landed in" or "ended up in." "Landed up" is only used to refer to people, not objects. And it's still awkward IMHO, lol
I have two friends that use landed up and it drives me crazy. I correct them too.
I have two friends that use landed up and it drives me crazy. I correct them too.
My ex-husband used to always say "ruth beer" instead of root beer. I have no idea why; it wasn't a speech impediment or anything. It always set my teeth on edge.
That's not why we split up but it sure didn't help, LOL
I never thought I even had an accent until several people out West (when I took a road trip) asked me where my accent came from.
Although now that I think about it, when I transferred from public school to private (high school), my teachers kept asking me who I killed when I "axed someone a question".
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