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why not just say hubby? wife? It annoys me too and I'm not sure why, lol I've considered referring to him in terms of endearment but it does sound fake. It's not yet required, so therefore I refer to them in normal terms.
I think of "dear wife/husband" as interchangeable with "darling wife/husband," and in the case of some posters who complain about their spouse, it could be "danged" or whatever "d" word one might choose.
My family is from Texas. I was over 40 when I learned that pen and pin were to be pronounced differently. Embarrassing but still difficult for me to say them properly.
Then there are folks who say fell instead of feel.
My family is from Texas. I was over 40 when I learned that pen and pin were to be pronounced differently. Embarrassing but still difficult for me to say them properly.
Then there are folks who say fell instead of feel.
Well, don't keep us in suspense, how did you pronounce those two, "pin" or "pen"?
I know a guy who ends an awful lot of sentences with "...or something."
Growing up, I hated when people would say "He doesn't know what he's missing," with regard to my choosing not to do something I disliked. I knew exactly what I was missing!
I'm also not a fan of the phrase "the both of us." That one may or may not be grammatically correct, but it makes me cringe regardless.
I suspect it came from people too lazy to type out 'probably '. Don't think I have ever HEARD anyone say it. Just saw it written.
I've heard it, prolly in my own family when I was a kid. A lot of people pronounce it "probbly," and it's not far from that to "prolly." You know, as in " 'm prolly gonna be there." The adults didn't say it, though, and we kids outgrew it.
I've heard it, prolly in my own family when I was a kid. A lot of people pronounce it "probbly," and it's not far from that to "prolly." You know, as in " 'm prolly gonna be there." The adults didn't say it, though, and we kids outgrew it.
My family says "pry" (NJ)
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