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Language blind spots

lordromfordlordromford
in Fun, Jokes & Captions
Reading the excellent @LouisMend interview with Lee Bowyer, I was tickled to see that Louis is under the impression that the word “respite” is spelled “rest-bite”.
This reminded me of the excellent episode of ‘The IT Crowd’ where Jen thinks “put her on a pedestal” is “put her on a pedal-stool”
and Roy thinks “Damp Squib” is “Damp squid”

I’ve heard that some people think the phrase “It’s a dog eat dog world” is “It’s a doggy-dog world”

I’m now trying to think of others, but what are your favourite language blind spots?
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  • EveshamAddickEveshamAddick
    “Across the piste”
  • lordromfordlordromford
    North Lower Neil said:
    Escape goat.
    Of course! Great one!
  • North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/80219/expressions-people-get-wrong/p1
  • North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    https://youtu.be/om7O0MFkmpw
  • DRAddickDRAddick
    On tender hooks.
  • Off_itOff_it
    edited November 2020
    Where I work people are always getting "advice" and "advise" the wrong way around.

    Considering we are in the business of giving advice it's particularly embarrassing!

    Edit: And affect/effect. Lost count of the number of times it's happened. 
  • jimmymelrosejimmymelrose
    edited November 2020
    On the Champions League song, people seem to think that right at the end the last words they sing are 'The Champions' when all of us ITK will tell you that it's really 'Lasagna'

    Just as they sing 'Fried Chicken' at the end instead of 'One Vision'
  • golfaddickgolfaddick
    lordromford said:
    Reading the excellent @LouisMend interview with Lee Bowyer, I was tickled to see that Louis is under the impression that the word “respite” is spelled “rest-bite”.
    This reminded me of the excellent episode of ‘The IT Crowd’ where Jen thinks “put her on a pedestal” is “put her on a pedal-stool”
    and Roy thinks “Damp Squib” is “Damp squid”

    I’ve heard that some people think the phrase “It’s a dog eat dog world” is “It’s a doggy-dog world”

    I’m now trying to think of others, but what are your favourite language blind spots?
    Thats it mate, just copy Dave Gorman why don't you. 
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  • lordromfordlordromford
    golfaddick said:
    lordromford said:
    Reading the excellent @LouisMend interview with Lee Bowyer, I was tickled to see that Louis is under the impression that the word “respite” is spelled “rest-bite”.
    This reminded me of the excellent episode of ‘The IT Crowd’ where Jen thinks “put her on a pedestal” is “put her on a pedal-stool”
    and Roy thinks “Damp Squib” is “Damp squid”

    I’ve heard that some people think the phrase “It’s a dog eat dog world” is “It’s a doggy-dog world”

    I’m now trying to think of others, but what are your favourite language blind spots?
    Thats it mate, just copy Dave Gorman why don't you. 
    Eh?
  • AddicktedAddickted
    You've got another think coming.

    For all intensive purposes.

    Expresso coffee.

    I changed my life by 360 degrees.

    Momento.

    This thread could run and run for the site's pedants.......
  • sam3110sam3110
    "I could care less"

    So you do care at least a little bit then?

    "Can you be more Pacific"

    I'm not sure what the biggest Ocean on the planet has to do with my details

    "I can't be asked"

    I can't be arsed to answer this one
  • Leroy AmbroseLeroy Ambrose
    Every time this thread comes up (and it's happened multiple times over the years), I think of 'Popcorn kettle black' 
  • MacronateMacronate
    Baa baa black sheep
    Have you any more
  • blackpool72blackpool72
    You should all be like me.

    Cool calm and selective 
  • newyorkaddicknewyorkaddick
    People who say titbits instead of tidbits 
  • StigStig
    North Lower Neil said:
    Escape goat.
    ...and Scrape Goat.
  • man_at_millettsman_at_milletts
    edited November 2020
    I should of known this was coming.
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  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    edited November 2020
    Brought  instead of bought.........and vice versa.
  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    man_at_milletts said:
    I should of known this was coming.
    Yup......it should be, I should HAVE known.
  • PrincessFionaPrincessFiona
    thinK or anythinK or even anyfinK when the word ends in a g. Borrow instead of lend
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    English is a living, unregulated and evolving language, innit.
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    LouisMend said:
    West-mini-ster instead of Westminster - amazing the amount of people who said that when I worked in an office in Westminster 


    Wemberlee 
  • North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Think I said this on the other thread, but I used to work with a girl who thought Alzheimer's was called Old Timers Disease.
  • PrincessFionaPrincessFiona
    Just heard (again) on a Place in the Sun communual  pool
  • i_b_b_o_r_gi_b_b_o_r_g
    Mrs says -

    "On the top of my head" rather than "Off the top of my head"

    Eg - "I cant think of anything now, on the top of my head"

    🙄
  • golfaddickgolfaddick
    lordromford said:
    golfaddick said:
    lordromford said:
    Reading the excellent @LouisMend interview with Lee Bowyer, I was tickled to see that Louis is under the impression that the word “respite” is spelled “rest-bite”.
    This reminded me of the excellent episode of ‘The IT Crowd’ where Jen thinks “put her on a pedestal” is “put her on a pedal-stool”
    and Roy thinks “Damp Squib” is “Damp squid”

    I’ve heard that some people think the phrase “It’s a dog eat dog world” is “It’s a doggy-dog world”

    I’m now trying to think of others, but what are your favourite language blind spots?
    Thats it mate, just copy Dave Gorman why don't you. 
    Eh?
    Dave Gorman done an episode on this very subject - even using the "doggy dog world" phrase (which I have never heard of before or since).
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