My shibboleth is "She was phased" -- not unless she's on Star Trek, she's fazed. Which is perfectly good Scots and unrelated to the Latinate word.
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
"Taken for granite"
People write this?
Wow. I just skipped over 4500 posts.
Loose for lose makes me a little batty.
waves to Mr. Freak
Hey ND !
I think we will have to call you leaper not just skipper
"Taken for granite"
Seriously? This one I've never seen. But I will laugh at it regardless.
I saw a bunch of promotions people wandering about town today wearing matching t-shirts. They said "Your next...". Whatever the hell they're selling, I ain't buying.
They said "Your next...". Whatever the hell they're selling, I ain't buying.
Hey, maybe they actually are talking about my next Product X. It's possible, anyway?
Loose for lose makes me a little batty
Me too, but at least it's an understandable typo.
My pet peeve is any kind of netspeak over the office IM. For some reason, it bugs me more than netspeak in general.