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Hey, how about YOU mute your point? It's MOOT POINT.
And even when a person isn't writing this, I know they're thinking it because "mute" and "moot" don't sound the same when spoken.
Also, if you're going to talk about or invoke Satan, don't spell his name "Satin." (This I generally only see in posts - I've never heard anyone say "satin" instead of "Satan.")
A similar one for me is seeing "since" and "sense" mixed up. It used to have me perplexed because they aren't spelled the same and they don't sound the same, but then I heard someone from the south say on TV, "He has no common since", just as they say "pin" and "pen" the same way, and I thought, "Ooohhh, now I see how it happens".
Hey, my ex husband starts talking with a German accent when he's in Germany. Which I think is really weird! At least you're not doing that - at least you did actually HAVE a Texas accent!
When I went back to my high school reunion in Georgia, after living in Texas for 20 years, everyone was saying "Wow, you sure do have a Texas accent!" but my husband was saying, "Wow, your Georgia accent just jumped right out!" (I lived there for ten years, through high school and college and before that I lived in NC and VA so I definitely have a southern drawl, but Texan has more of a twang to it I guess. Or I reckon. )
I think the Texas accent is really soft and lovely, not twangy at all.
Another one that drives me a little crazy, is the euphemism "passed" for "died".
I did hear "passed away" when I was a kid, I guess in an attempt to shield us from the reality that we're all gonna croak eventually, but now it seems to have been shortened to just "passed" and is used all the time instead of just plainly saying somebody died.
Really? We're all adults. We know that everybody dies. Let's stop trying to skirt around the fact with nonsensical terms.
My mother just passed on October 11th. I personally think it sounds softer and kinder than just saying she died or croaked. I suppose we could also say she kicked the bucket. Right now, I would find that really insensitive and unkind.
There's nothing wrong with being kind and sensitive to a sad or difficult situation. In fact, I think it's adult and mature to consider people's feelings.
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This is an interesting example of learning the origin of a saying. I love learning the origins. There is a great fight scene in an old movie with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, "Far and Away," where the fight is in a pub and the two fighters are told to toe the line. There was a literal line they were to stay behind on the floor until the fight began.
Once you know the origin, then it's easier to know how to spell it, etc.
Haven't read all 53 pages of this thread, so these may have already been mentioned:
"Changing tact" when meaning "changing tack" (it originated from changing direction by adjusting the sails on a ship or a sailing boat).
Saying "literally" when it's not literal at all - such as "I've lived literally all over the world", when you've only lived in two or three countries, or "I literally jumped out of my skin when I heard the noise". Umm, no, you still have your skin.
Prostrate when meaning prostate. "I'm going to the doctor to have my prostrate checked tomorrow".
This is an interesting example of learning the origin of a saying. I love learning the origins. There is a great fight scene in an old movie with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, "Far and Away," where the fight is in a pub and the two fighters are told to toe the line. There was a literal line they were to stay behind on the floor until the fight began.
Once you know the origin, then it's easier to know how to spell it, etc.
Here's the best representation of the origin of the word "arrogance" - fighting the socialist/communist/fascist liberal brain.
This reminds me of some religious people who say someone has "gone home," when they die. One of the partners at our firm asked one of the legal assistants if her father was any better because she had taken an FML(A )when her father was gravely ill. She said, "He has gone home." The guy said, "Oh, that's wonderful! I know you are glad!" until someone explained to him that the woman's father died.
That's funny! It reminded me of a pastor I knew long ago who didn't call the service after someone died a "funeral." He called it a "graduation" (because the person had supposedly graduated to a better place) which I thought was not only tacky, but insensitive to use such a "cutesy" term when someone has died (I originally typed "passed" because that's what most people I know say, but I changed it to "died," so as not to annoy some of you!)
I can't stand the phrase "the wife" instead of "my wife."
Usually it's not used in a fond manner.
^^^Yes!!!
Most of the complaints in this thread are either phrases I have used, at least on occasion, or are ones I can overlook. But "the wife"?!?!? NO!!! NEVER!!! UGH!!!
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I think you completely misunderstood my post. It was a response to someone else's post about a different misquote. 
