Do you go crazy when people misquote common phrases?
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I try to hold my tongue (or keyboard) a little, but it really irritates me when people misquote a common turn of phrase. I've listed some below that I see a lot.
Bold Faced Lie: Indicating that you are able to lie with no indication of shame. This is often misquoted as "Bald face lie"
For the love of money is the root of all evil: Meaning that evil deeds are often committed in the pursuit of money. This is often shortened to "Money is the root of all evil"
The Third Degree: This is a Shakespearean phrase used in jest to describe a drunkard in the "The Twelfth Night". The third degree is the most intense level of natural philosophy and Willy refers to the drinking man as being in "the third degree of drink". Today the phrase is used to indicate that you are put to rigorous question. "I came home late and my wife gave me the third degree!" sometimes it is expounded as the Ninth Degree to add emphasis.
Averse to: Meaning to have an active feeling of distaste or repugnance. This is often misquoted as "Adverse to..." as though the speaker is an established and competitive opponent of whatever they are disagreeing with.
A Moot Point: Moot, in this context means deprived of practical significance or made abstract. This is often misquoted as "A Mute Point" though I find that comical as no-one would hear a mute point, and hopefully no-one would "hear" a moot point!
Nip it in the bud: Meaning to cut it off after it has budded, but before it becomes a flower. (stop this question while it is still a comment, but before it becomes a thread! Nip it in the bud!) This is often misquoted as "Nip it in the butt" which would just make me mad, and it would become a more heated discussion!
These are just a few. What are your pet peeves?
Bold Faced Lie: Indicating that you are able to lie with no indication of shame. This is often misquoted as "Bald face lie"
For the love of money is the root of all evil: Meaning that evil deeds are often committed in the pursuit of money. This is often shortened to "Money is the root of all evil"
The Third Degree: This is a Shakespearean phrase used in jest to describe a drunkard in the "The Twelfth Night". The third degree is the most intense level of natural philosophy and Willy refers to the drinking man as being in "the third degree of drink". Today the phrase is used to indicate that you are put to rigorous question. "I came home late and my wife gave me the third degree!" sometimes it is expounded as the Ninth Degree to add emphasis.
Averse to: Meaning to have an active feeling of distaste or repugnance. This is often misquoted as "Adverse to..." as though the speaker is an established and competitive opponent of whatever they are disagreeing with.
A Moot Point: Moot, in this context means deprived of practical significance or made abstract. This is often misquoted as "A Mute Point" though I find that comical as no-one would hear a mute point, and hopefully no-one would "hear" a moot point!
Nip it in the bud: Meaning to cut it off after it has budded, but before it becomes a flower. (stop this question while it is still a comment, but before it becomes a thread! Nip it in the bud!) This is often misquoted as "Nip it in the butt" which would just make me mad, and it would become a more heated discussion!
These are just a few. What are your pet peeves?
The only time this trend annoys me is when its coming from someone who is being condescending to me; because I feel if you're going to talk trash to someone, then you'd better have all your i's dotted and your t's crossed.
Other than that I really couldn't care less; I'm not the one who looks foolish for misspeaking.
I also just recently made a poll about people saying "weary" when they mean "wary".
See above; I got it right.
I do take your point and these things are just another indication of a general lack of education of many of the contributors to this site.
No, that doesn't happen much anymore, because no one knows why they say it or where it comes from. :(
I had a guy that used to work for me that said "for all intensive purposes". The worst part is he was convinced he was right.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.:
I have heard many men say "man does not live by bread alone" when they are excusing their bad behavior regarding womanizing.
LOL-to the bread alone and women excuse!!