tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post3759452192956411720..comments2024-01-06T02:15:31.671-06:00Comments on Marcia Hoehne: It's Goof-Off Day!Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-57863358164148684822011-04-04T21:38:21.436-05:002011-04-04T21:38:21.436-05:00The word "orientated" has always bothere...The word "orientated" has always bothered me, it just doesn't seem to belong. It's interesting to hear that Brits and Canadians use it, so that must be why we're starting to pick it up.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-65445734497228742292011-04-04T14:21:12.970-05:002011-04-04T14:21:12.970-05:00Sharon -- Oh, DON'T take England out of the gi...Sharon -- Oh, DON'T take England out of the girl. I love English accents. :)<br /><br />Anne -- Yes, totally cringe-worthy. I have to say, though, I don't actually hear irregardless that often anymore. Maybe people are learning?Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-79146750274238607662011-04-02T17:24:17.201-05:002011-04-02T17:24:17.201-05:00Irregardless.
Makes every cell in my body cringe....Irregardless.<br /><br />Makes every cell in my body cringe.<br /><br />Congrats on the award!Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-41553609840751541932011-04-02T13:51:55.187-05:002011-04-02T13:51:55.187-05:00LOL, I didn't realize I pronounced so many wor...LOL, I didn't realize I pronounced so many words the English way. I guess you can take the girl out of England, but you can't take England out of the girl. :) <br /><br />Congratulations on the award, Marcia!Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-13582329960649719652011-04-01T08:17:46.109-05:002011-04-01T08:17:46.109-05:00Bish -- "in so" may be an Eastern Wiscon...Bish -- "in so" may be an Eastern Wisconsinism; but if it's a literal translation of a German expression, it could be wider spread.<br /><br />Mary and Kelly -- I should add an eighth point or maybe change the 7th to "Him and I" or "Her and her mom." This usage is SO widespread that I honestly don't think a lot of people know it's wrong.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-86099485576692935512011-04-01T06:03:08.982-05:002011-04-01T06:03:08.982-05:00Oh, wow, we have a lot of the same pet peeves. I c...Oh, wow, we have a lot of the same pet peeves. I correct my husband all the time for writing "should of". Ugh! That one really bugs me.Kelly Hashwayhttp://www.kellyhashway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-40886392244746568332011-04-01T05:57:36.972-05:002011-04-01T05:57:36.972-05:00And congratulations on the well deserved award!And congratulations on the well deserved award!Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-20255004311051772102011-04-01T05:57:03.735-05:002011-04-01T05:57:03.735-05:00I've been whispering 'new-klee-ur' / &...I've been whispering 'new-klee-ur' / 'new-kew-lur' to myself -- which one do I say? I'd almost swear I said the former, but maybe I'm in denial?<br /><br />Superfluous 'ofs' drive me wild too, but I'll bet I've put in a few in my time, especially when I'm tired. 'Realtor' is spelled with an E in the U.K.; I learned that the hard way when I proudly typed it with an O on a letter, while working as a legal typist here, and received it back with an angry red X through it and a look that I read as 'I thought you said you could spell!' And I had no idea it was supposed to be capitalized!<br /><br />My language policing has paid off: my kids roll their eyes when people use 'their' for 'there' or 'I' for 'me'. I could kiss them! (my kids, that is -- not the offenders).Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-42347502149661530532011-03-31T12:18:47.185-05:002011-03-31T12:18:47.185-05:00I've never heard that last one, in so. As for ...I've never heard that last one, in so. As for nuclear, my dad was once been involved with bomb tests, so I grew knowing how to pronounce it.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.com