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Old 03-01-2014, 08:45 AM
 
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Saw it again today: ATM machine is broke.

A double play!
Hmmm...Perhaps the ATM machine is "broke" because somebody entered his PIN number too vigorously.

There you go with a triple play!


 
Old 03-01-2014, 09:00 AM
 
Location: Elsewhere
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Not writing but spoken -

people, please remember that "else" is not spelt with a T.

I cannot count how many times I hear it, usually on American shows.

Do it or elts.
Oh no, I've heard that one too many times.

Another is people who say "yooge" for "huge".
 
Old 03-01-2014, 09:16 AM
 
Location: Elsewhere
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What gets me is the signs that are professionally done (by a sign making company) that have common words misspelled. I saw a sign for a fast food mexican restaurant the other day that read, "Tacos $1 on Wedensday"
YES. I've complained about this one on here before. There is a beautiful, manufactured signs in Whole Foods hanging over the supplements area that says their associates are qualified to give advise.
 
Old 03-01-2014, 09:44 AM
 
Location: USA
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I always say recockulous! It really throws people off, but I don't like saying dick so...
My mother could not bring herself to say astronaut, but would pronounce it arstranaut. Not sure why it bothered her to utter ass, since it's often in the Bible.
 
Old 03-01-2014, 12:00 PM
 
Location: S.E. US
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My mother could not bring herself to say astronaut, but would pronounce it arstranaut. Not sure why it bothered her to utter ass, since it's often in the Bible.
Today's use of that word isn't often Biblical.
 
Old 03-01-2014, 04:36 PM
 
Location: SE Michigan
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My mother could not bring herself to say astronaut, but would pronounce it arstranaut. Not sure why it bothered her to utter ass, since it's often in the Bible.
LOL @ arse.... donkeynaut?

Another professionally-done sign from today's travels:

CHAMPION APPREAL. (A clothing store, delightfully mangling the word apparel.)
 
Old 03-01-2014, 04:42 PM
 
Location: Florida
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"".......pity potty mood ."
Maybe this person first heard the phrase from a Bostonian.
 
Old 03-01-2014, 05:29 PM
 
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"".......pity potty mood ."
Maybe this person first heard the phrase from a Bostonian.

...or perhaps that person's mind is perpetually in the toilet...

 
Old 03-01-2014, 05:33 PM
 
Location: Western Oregon
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Educational institutions need to be held to a high standard! Any lapse needs to be called out! I'm okay with people posting somewhat bad grammar here (as long as they are not putting on that they are superior), but schools and universities have NO EXCUSE.
 
Old 03-01-2014, 06:04 PM
 
Location: SE Michigan
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Educational institutions need to be held to a high standard! Any lapse needs to be called out! I'm okay with people posting somewhat bad grammar here (as long as they are not putting on that they are superior), but schools and universities have NO EXCUSE.
Sing it!
Rah! Rah!

Ummm...do you have any examples, or are you referring to some older posts you should have quoted, or what the heck?

Clarity counts, my man.

But, ummm...yeah. You go.
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