Hey Gang, it's "Moot" not "Mute"

[Hermit]

What about saying, "I could care less..." when they mean "I couldn't care less...". I am always tempted to ask, "Exactly how much less could you care?"

 

[CreamyGoodness]

I have heard otherwise brilliant, kind, generous, decent people say one little thing and I have to force myself to remember that they are brilliant, kind, generous, decent people. "Let me axe you a question." Ugh.

 

[Fritobandito]

The op was blinded by the light, revved up like a ******....

I still don't know the actual words to that. I've said ****** for as long as I can remember.

 

[Homercidal]

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a Deuce (hot rod)
Another runner in the night

Originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen, but mad famous by Manfred Mann. I think it's a great example of Bruce's lyrical abilities.

 

[jpc]

Wow. I was going to post, but for all intensive purposes, anything I would post has already been covered. Almost.

 

[b-boy]

I hate lol!

 

[cl330b]

Wow. I was going to post, but for all intensive purposes, anything I would post has already been covered. Almost.

Isn't it "Intents and purposes" not "intensive purposes"?

 

[JonM]

I'm pretty sure it's "intensive purposes." It's a very unique phrase, ek cetera.

 

[Fritobandito]

I'm pretty sure it's "intensive purposes." It's a very unique phrase, ek cetera.

My head is going to explode if I keep reading this thread!

 

[cl330b]

I'm pretty sure it's "intensive purposes." It's a very unique phrase, ek cetera.

Very unique indeed!

Wait, ek cetera?

 

[cl330b]

Ah who gives a ****? Later gents.

 

[Dan]

Am setting hear sip’n on a Indian Pail Ail bier reading all thees rightchus poste about greymar and spilling. I beleeve yur awl ovirluuking the fax. Maxe no deffernce in how wehl a parson rites. Just asks yourselhf a querst’n. Did it maxe eny cents? Buytheweigh.. mute or moot.. That point is moo.

 

[jsv1204]

I'm pretty sure it's "intensive purposes." It's a very unique phrase, ek cetera.

Insensitive porpoises?

 

[D0ug]

Insensitive porpoises?

Yeah, there the wons over they're in the corner saying its all moo.

 

[DoubleAught]

My stepmom used to say "warsh" as in "go warsh your clothes", used to bug me.

That's how almost everyone says it where I live, well at least the older generations do. I look out of place saying it correctly.

 

[DoubleAught]

Let me orientate you to the the rooms lay out.


ARGGGHHH another peeve of mine!

 

[Zul'jin]

Ideal, mines, moms (as if they have more than one) and people who say aunt instead of ant. Some of you had to read the last part of that sentence to get it.

And people who suddenly speak the language, down to an accent, when they use a foreign word.

 

[Dan]

Just sat on my computer chair and read through this thread again, then started a long silly post of my own concerning grammar. After I previewed my post;I quickly deleted it.

Grammar correct people. (GCP) I like being corrected when I destroy the English language so it doesn't bother me when you point out my infractions. This is a beer forum based on the spirit (i believe) of helping people. whether a beer recipe, equipment, DIY projects or grammar or et cetera.

All the same to me. Just people helping people which in my very humble opinion is what this particular site is all about.

Another thing, for some people on this WW site English is not their first language but they do get their point across.

 

[BrewKnurd]

Let me orientate you to the the rooms lay out.


ARGGGHHH another peeve of mine!

I agree. But what peeves me even more is that it is actually correct. Orientate is a word. Of course, it means to orient, so I have no idea why anyone thought it would be a good idea to just tack an -ate on there, but alas, someone did. GRRRRR.

 

[Tex]

Grammar correct people. (GCP) I like being corrected when I destroy the English language so it doesn't bother me when you point out my infractions. This is a beer forum based on the spirit (i believe) of helping people. whether a beer recipe, equipment, DIY projects or grammar or et cetera.

In the spirit of helping, i believe the correct term is grammatically correct people

 

[johnnybrew]

Irregardless of what you all say, I agree with the OP. Also too, I think I'm smarter than everyone.

Ay carumba. Irregardless drives me double negative batty! I hear it all the time. My tongue bleeds from the biting.

When I was listening to a Brew Strong pod cast the other day, I think it was Northern Brewer (not positive) that will ship to the Continuous United States. Hehe... I guess that means that Alaska and Hawaii are Discontinuous?

 

[BrewKnurd]

Ay carumba. Irregardless drives me double negative batty! I hear it all the time. My tongue bleeds from the biting.

When I was listening to a Brew Strong pod cast the other day, I think it was Northern Brewer (not positive) that will ship to the Continuous United States. Hehe... I guess that means that Alaska and Hawaii are Discontinuous?

I was always bothered on "where in the world is carmen san diego" when they said you could win a trip anywhere in the lower 48 states. because that's not what they meant. they weren't sending you to hawaii, even though its the lowest of all the states!

 

[Dan]

In the spirit of helping, i believe the correct term is grammatically correct people

GCP. "Grammatically Correct People"

Thank you Tex, brother brewer for the help!

 

[JonM]

I agree. But what peeves me even more is that it is actually correct. Orientate is a word. Of course, it means to orient, so I have no idea why anyone thought it would be a good idea to just tack an -ate on there, but alas, someone did. GRRRRR.

The extra suffix thing bugs me in general. Adding that unnecessary syllable is like having an extra part in a machine, to paraphrase Strunk & White.

Other examples are: authoritativeness instead of authority, condensate instead of condense, etc.

 

[jpc]

What about "nectar of the gods?" The definition of nectar, from mythology, is a drink of the gods. Therefore, is "nectar of the gods" really "the drink of the gods of the gods"?

...and don't **** on my for putting the question mark outside the quotes. That's one that just never made sense.

 

[JonM]

That one's courtesy of the Department of Redundancy Department.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

This reminds me of a philosophy class I had in college back in the day. Take a bunch of consistantly high or inebriated hippies and ask them why "North" is "up" and try to get a coherent answer. When prof finally took pity on us and said "its merely convention" more than a few of us had epiphanies. Like wow man.

I was always bothered on "where in the world is carmen san diego" when they said you could win a trip anywhere in the lower 48 states. because that's not what they meant. they weren't sending you to hawaii, even though its the lowest of all the states!

 

[DoubleAught]

My wife asked me to de-thaw the frozen hamburger tonight..I replied that it already was.

 

[BrewKnurd]

This reminds me of a philosophy class I had in college back in the day. Take a bunch of consistantly high or inebriated hippies and ask them why "North" is "up" and try to get a coherent answer. When prof finally took pity on us and said "its merely convention" more than a few of us had epiphanies. Like wow man.

Good point. If we define our convention as "down" being east, then hawaii and alaska are in fact the upper two states.

 

[klnosaj]

FWIW: A lot is two words; anyways is no word.

In my experience people who are sloppy with their writing tend to be sloppy with their thinking.