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I go, "What day is it?"
And she goes, "It's Saturday."
And she goes, "It's Saturday."
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I go, "What day is it?"
And she goes, "It's Saturday."
I go, "What day is it?"
And she goes, "It's Saturday."
I go, "What day is it?"
And she goes, "It's Saturday."
That's how I would answer, as well. If you asked for the date, I'd give it to you.
Public education?I go, "What day is it?"
And she goes, "It's Saturday."
That's how I would answer, as well. If you asked for the date, I'd give it to you.
Reiterate when you mean iterate.
I could care less when you mean I couldn't care less.
Conversating when you mean talking.
Reiterate when you mean iterate.
I could care less when you mean I couldn't care less.
Conversating when you mean talking.
I agree with the second one.
I don't think I've ever heard the third, although it sounds quite a bit like a line from Rocket in Guardians of the Galaxy.
Reiterate when you mean iterate.
I could care less when you mean I couldn't care less.
Conversating when you mean talking.
I agree with the second one.
I don't think I've ever heard the third, although it sounds quite a bit like a line from Rocket in Guardians of the Galaxy.
I've heard the third, but never the first. The second has always driven me up the wall, and that I also remember from high school daze (so you'd think people woulda figured it out by now).
--- which directly addresses the concern Bonzi raised in post 65 --- if people are going around saying the direct opposite of what they mean, then how can we consider than anything they're saying at all has been thought through?
Reiterate when you mean iterate.
I could care less when you mean I couldn't care less.
Conversating when you mean talking.
I agree with the second one.
I don't think I've ever heard the third, although it sounds quite a bit like a line from Rocket in Guardians of the Galaxy.
I've heard the third, but never the first. The second has always driven me up the wall, and that I also remember from high school daze (so you'd think people woulda figured it out by now).
--- which directly addresses the concern Bonzi raised in post 65 --- if people are going around saying the direct opposite of what they mean, then how can we consider than anything they're saying at all has been thought through?
If they do it with one or two common phrases, there's no reason to apply it to all conversation. That would only be an issue if it comes up in ways that are not common. Sadly, many many people use I could care less when they mean couldn't.
Some people are just ignorant. They don't know the exact right word to use, but, you can tell what they are trying to say in context.
I deal with this on a daily basis.
"Less" when it should be "fewer". Rule of thumb: if you are speaking of something that comes in countable units, you want "fewer".
Examples:
There is less sand on the beach, but there are FEWER grains of sand.
There is less water, but there are FEWER drops of water.
"Less" when it should be "fewer". Rule of thumb: if you are speaking of something that comes in countable units, you want "fewer".
Examples:
There is less sand on the beach, but there are FEWER grains of sand.
There is less water, but there are FEWER drops of water.
That one just stands up and screams at me. I blame the old Miller Lite Beer commercials, which doggedly insisted their product had "less calories" .
"Less rain; fewer raindrops". Less of much, fewer of many.
"Like I said" instead of "as I said", there's another....