Incorrectly used sayings and phrases (malapropisims and related)

[Complainer]

'She has the patience of Joe'

 

[bren1916]

Solfadine

 

[Pique318]

Palestine instead of Philistine

 

[Caveat]

Solfadine

Always hearing this.

 

[mathepac]

Sarcrifice

Chicargo

Blessintowan (Blessington) although this may be West Wickla thing, Charley Boorman & Co

 

[Firefly]

Yersterday

 

[Hoagy]

When ordering food...

"Can I get" rather than " May I have"

 

[Welfarite]

Palestine instead of Philistine

This reminds of a word I heard yeaars ago; 'Lebanonic'; meaning 'brutal'. ('Beruit-al', gettit?!)

 

[mathepac]

... ('Beruit-al', gettit?!) ...

 

[woodbine]

"one foul swoop" instead of one fell swoop.

"Gooky" Gucci

 

[Purple]

"he claimed" rather than "he said"

 

[Flexible]

Heard people call Windscreens - Windowscreens or maybe I,m wrong.

 

[demoivre]

Perscription .............prescription
Excetera..................et cetera
Expresso..................espresso
Affidavid..................affidavit

 

[Booter]

Vis -A-versa

 

[Pique318]

Heard people call Windscreens - Windowscreens or maybe I,m wrong.

Or pronouncing them wind-screens (wind as in wind a watch).

 

[AgathaC]

I saw a great one used on a discussion board recently, someone described their situation as 'between a rock and a hearth place..'

 

[Bluebells]

" In regard to....."
Azoo & Azero
Fillum
Thee ater
Bertday


There are posters around Castlebar advertising a forthcoming performance of " Tom Crean, Antartic Explorer "

 

[JJ1982]

salmonella

 

[Caveat]

Or pronouncing them wind-screens (wind as in wind a watch).

Seriously?!

Who are these nutters?

 

[mathepac]

... Who are these nutters?

Poets with current licences?