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It has always annoyed the royal piss out of me when people say 'That's a mute point.' twelveoaks can attest to this, from the amount of times I would come out of meetings at IBM grumbling about managers who used the phrase. This would usually, however, lead to amusing discussions of 'mondegreens' which aren't quite the same thing, but lumped into the same
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I just got back from the vets office. Some woman had her dog in b/c it had diaper rhea. On a pet forum someone's hamster has "wet towel" (instead of wet tail).
I worked with a woman who swore her mother had a scruple (when she meant "screw loose"). My FIL wears a digical watch. My MIL made shpeghetti every Friday for dinner.
and we all know "there's a bathroom on the right".
I'm going to go spork out my eyes now.
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My friend went to the hospital in an ambliance. She hit a glib of ice, and it was slippy.
Some of my other favourites are 'sparrow-grass' for asparagus, and 'jeruselum artichokes' for 'sunchokes/roots.' Not to mention 'Welsh rabbit' and all the arguing that goes on with that. Dammit, just call it 'cheese toast' and get on with life.. And window seals. MY cat sits on the 'sill' but he's a little silly, you know. Oh, and flamingo dancers.
Must stop now. I am annoying myself. :)
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My daughter is forever making up her own words to songs.
"Jingle bells, Jingle bells, all, all the way.
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how you oh you oh you are."
It doesn't matter how many times we correct her. It's kind of cute.
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