10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid
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DoctorEvil
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TarfHead said:
I was doubting myself that lose was the correct spelling anymore!!
The amount of times it's spelled loose far outweighs the correct spelling online!
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Translation: 'to all intents and purposes'. But I believe I've heard An Taoiseach using the 'stupid' version — so it must be OK!
Myself and the other half once had a conversation with a lady who was going on and on about "having to stand for The National Antrim". I could not look over at my other half, she just kept saying it over and over again. The National Antrim. When we eventually got rid of her, we laughed ourselves silly till we cried.
Another time, we brought a friend of his out for dinner who was over from London. He read the menu from the blackboard and proceeded to tell the waiter he wanted to order the "corn of bacon". It was actually loin.
Another time, we brought a friend of his out for dinner who was over from London. He read the menu from the blackboard and proceeded to tell the waiter he wanted to order the "corn of bacon". It was actually loin.
This is what Merriam Webster has to say on the matter:
fulsome
One entry found for fulsome.
Main Entry: ful·some
Pronunciation: 'ful-s&m
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English fulsom copious, cloying, from full + -som -some
1 a : characterized by abundance : COPIOUS <describes in fulsome detail -- G. N. Shuster> <fulsome bird life. The feeder overcrowded -- Maxine Kumin> b : generous in amount, extent, or spirit <the passengers were fulsome in praise of the plane's crew -- Don Oliver> <a fulsome victory for the far left -- Bruce Rothwell> <the greetings have been fulsome, the farewells tender -- Simon Gray> c : being full and well developed <she was in generally fulsome, limpid voice -- Thor Eckert, Jr.>
2 : aesthetically, morally, or generally offensive <fulsome lies and nauseous flattery -- William Congreve> <the devil take thee for a ... fulsome rogue -- George Villiers>
3 : exceeding the bounds of good taste : OVERDONE <the fulsome chromium glitter of the escalators dominating the central hall -- Lewis Mumford>
4 : excessively complimentary or flattering : EFFUSIVE <an admiration whose extent I did not express, lest I be thought fulsome -- A. J. Liebling>
- ful·some·ly adverb
- ful·some·ness noun
usage The senses shown above are the chief living senses of fulsome. Sense 2, which was a generalized term of disparagement in the late 17th century, is the least common of these. Fulsome became a point of dispute when sense 1, thought to be obsolete in the 19th century, began to be revived in the 20th. The dispute was exacerbated by the fact that the large dictionaries of the first half of the century missed the beginnings of the revival. Sense 1 has not only been revived but has spread in its application and continues to do so. The chief danger for the user of fulsome is ambiguity. Unless the context is made very clear, the reader or hearer cannot be sure whether such an expression as "fulsome praise" is meant in sense 1b or in sense 4.
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Once, whilst dying of hayfever, I had a close mate of mine recommend that I take some anti-hysterectomy tablets! I laughed so hard that I had to go take some anti-hernia tablets instead! Still, it took my mind off my snuffles.....
Still, it took my mind off my snuffles.....We were actually having a conversation today about when we were kids and there was always someone who had an "Alastation" dog.
I must tell them tomorrow about chimleys, I forgot about that one. My granny was always looking for a chimley sweep before the damn thing went on fire.
I must tell them tomorrow about chimleys, I forgot about that one. My granny was always looking for a chimley sweep before the damn thing went on fire.