Belgium Waffles, and Other Language Pet Peeves

[tattuchu]

Va te faire foutre enculé de connard de pédé enculé. mange merde illégitime issu de parents douteux.

But it sounds so nice when you say it all Frenchy like that

[Tero]

Paradigm. Need I say more?

[tattuchu]

Paris is only a quarter gay? Fooled me.

A few to add:
Wenzday
Faverit
'In lieu of' - my father loves to misuse this little turn of phrase. Instead of using it to mean 'instead of', the proper meaning, he uses it to mean 'in light of the fact', ie. 'In lieu of your having signed the contract, as witnessed by..'
The way the French constantly borrow English words. Usually nouns but verbs and adjectives often enough as well. We call it Franglais.

I have a friend who latches onto any word or phrase that sounds fancy to her ear and by its use makes her sound smarter than she actually is. Only problem is, she has no idea what they mean. "Per se" was one of her favorites a while back. She used it in nearly every sentence. That way she used it, I think she thought it meant "for instance." Other times, it seemed like the way she'd punctuate a sentence. The way she'd punctuate a sentence, per se. The poor thing doesn't realize that it doesn't make her sound smart, but rather the opposite.

Speaking of per se, I hate it when people write "per say."

[hadespussercats]

Libary, Febyuary, Artic (you know, like the Artic Circle), climatic/climactic...

[Bella Fortuna]

Paradigm. Need I say more?

Has it been shifting?

[Gallstones]

The grocer's apostrophe. Always a favourite for pedant baiting

Where?

And it's favorite. No "u"

[Ronja]

Va te faire foutre enculé de connard de pédé enculé. mange merde illégitime issu de parents douteux.

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries?

Just stuff Svarty's comment into Google Translate and admire the results...

[Callan]

The sight of grammar nazis at play always warms my heart.
♥

[FBM]

The sight of grammar nazis at play always warms my heart.
♥

There amatures. This is from a final exam I gave this week:



I couldn't get a clear photo, but it reads, "I went to climb a mountain in ocean."

[Svartalf]

Va te faire foutre enculé de connard de pédé enculé. mange merde illégitime issu de parents douteux.

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries?

and I fart in your general direction,.. if only to try and blow the ash clouds back home.

[Svartalf]

The grocer's apostrophe. Always a favourite for pedant baiting

Where?

And it's favorite. No "u"

It take a u among those who favor UK style spelling.

[Clinton Huxley]

Sulfur. Aluminum. Color. Center. Anyone using these abominations deserves the thumbscrews.

[FBM]

Sulfur. Aluminum. Color. Center. Anyone using these abominations deserves the thumbscrews.

The color of the center of these aluminum thumbscrews is similar to that of sulfur. Shall I try them on, sir?

[rachelbean]

The sight of grammar nazis at play always warms my heart.
♥

There amateurs. This is from a final exam I gave this week:

Please tell me you did that on purpose

[FBM]

The sight of grammar nazis at play always warms my heart.
♥

There amateurs. This is from a final exam I gave this week:

Please tell me you did that on purpose

Of course. I knew the right spelling was "Their amaturz".