Blind Spots

[tutankamun]

As from The IT Crowd; "Everyone has blind spots"

 

It takes a strong man to admit he's wrong, so has there been something which you have assumed to be fact all your life and then one day you find out you have been completely wrong?

 

To use the IT Crowds example, these are the top 10 misquoted phrases in Britain

1) A damp squid (a damp squib)

2) On tender hooks (on tenter hooks)

3) Nip it in the butt (nip it in the bud)

4) Champing at the bit (chomping at the bit)

5) A mute point (a moot point)

6) One foul swoop (one fell swoop)

7) All that glitters is not gold (all that glisters is not gold)

8) Adverse to (averse to)

9) Batting down the hatches (batten down the hatches)

10) Find a penny pick it up (find a pin pick it up)

[Dandyesque]

As from The IT Crowd; "Everyone has blind spots"

 

It takes a strong man to admit he's wrong, so has there been something which you have assumed to be fact all your life and then one day you find out you have been completely wrong?

 

To use the IT Crowds example, these are the top 10 misquoted phrases in Britain

1) A damp squid (a damp squib)

2) On tender hooks (on tenter hooks)

3) Nip it in the butt (nip it in the bud)

4) Champing at the bit (chomping at the bit)

5) A mute point (a moot point)

6) One foul swoop (one fell swoop)

7) All that glitters is not gold (all that glisters is not gold)

8) Adverse to (averse to)

9) Batting down the hatches (batten down the hatches)

10) Find a penny pick it up (find a pin pick it up)

 

 

5 is on here on an incredibly frequent basis.

 

WTF do people think they're trying to say?

[Ke1t]

"I could care less" is the dumbest of the lot.

 

[Foster14]

As from The IT Crowd; "Everyone has blind spots"

 

It takes a strong man to admit he's wrong, so has there been something which you have assumed to be fact all your life and then one day you find out you have been completely wrong?

 

To use the IT Crowds example, these are the top 10 misquoted phrases in Britain

1) A damp squid (a damp squib)

2) On tender hooks (on tenter hooks)

3) Nip it in the butt (nip it in the bud)

4) Champing at the bit (chomping at the bit)

5) A mute point (a moot point)

6) One foul swoop (one fell swoop)

7) All that glitters is not gold (all that glisters is not gold)

8) Adverse to (averse to)

9) Batting down the hatches (batten down the hatches)

10) Find a penny pick it up (find a pin pick it up)

 

Here here!

 

Seems a common one, though not one I used myself.

 

I always used to think it was bare in mind, rather than bear in mind. Obviously sounds the same. Not sure why I thought that, as bare is obviously not applicable.

[NorthernLights24]

"I could care less" is the dumbest of the lot.

 

 

One of my favourite Devildriver tunes though.

 

[ChutneyLove]

What about cunts that call sandwiches "sangwiches?" What the fuck is a sangwich?

[Dandyesque]

 

Here here!

 

Seems a common one, though not one I used myself.

 

I always used to think it was bare in mind, rather than bear in mind. Obviously sounds the same. Not sure why I thought that, as bare is obviously not applicable.

 

Both also incredibly common on here - probably more so than those listed

[Jigot]

I'm guilty of number ten but if it's anything over 10p I put it straight in the hip.

[Foster14]

 

Both also incredibly common on here - probably more so than those listed

 

Of in stead of have as well. That is a general slackening of the English language through mis-hearing, but nowadays I think you'd find many who wouldn't even see an error there if you put it in front of them.

[Dandyesque]

 

Of in stead of have as well. That is a general slackening of the English language through mis-hearing, but nowadays I think you'd find many who wouldn't even see an error there if you put it in front of them.

 

Started as a weegie thing I believe

[dervish]

Xpresso.

Drawring. (posh cunts)

Toyerlet. (have no idea how that happens in someones head)

Peanaltie. (abz specific thought it was just my dad but no its an aberdeen thing)

[tutankamun]

 

Of in stead of have as well. That is a general slackening of the English language through mis-hearing, but nowadays I think you'd find many who wouldn't even see an error there if you put it in front of them.

People who say 'how' when they mean 'why' etc. etc.

 

These are mere grammatical (written & spoken) errors. I was after more fundamental factual fuck up blind spots. Like you thought the earth was flat until some know-all embarrassed you in 2nd year. Well, maybe not that bad but you get the gist.

[dervish]

 

Of in stead of have as well. That is a general slackening of the English language through mis-hearing, but nowadays I think you'd find many who wouldn't even see an error there if you put it in front of them.

 

[Dandyesque]

appArently.

 

Common amongst Scots who like to think that stressing vowels inappropriately makes them sound somehow posh/educated

[Ke1t]

appArently.

 

Common amongst Scots who like to think that stressing vowels inappropriately makes them sound somehow posh/educated

 

Putting the emPHAsis on the wrong SyLLAble.

[Bluto10]

theres a lot dense folk in britian

[BrianFaePerth]

theres a lot dense folk in britian

 

Aye, and it's spreading to hloland

[ChutneyLove]

I thought my cock was just for peeing out of until I was about 13.

[gla5gowdon]

Xpresso.

Drawring. (posh cunts)

Toyerlet. (have no idea how that happens in someones head)

Peanaltie. (abz specific thought it was just my dad but no its an aberdeen thing)

 

 

Hate that. Winds me up more when people order one thinking they're the cheese and pronounce it wrong.

[StandFree1982]

"I ain't done nuffin"

 

"I don't know nuffin about...."

 

Americans, and in particular, rappers, have a habit of using double negatives incorrectly. It doesn't make no sense to me.

[The Hulk]

Furry boots.

 

Never in my puff have I ever heard a north-easterner say this.

 

Wait for the "puff" bite.

[Dandyesque]

Furry boots.

 

Never in my puff have I ever heard a north-easterner say this.

 

Wait for the "puff" bite.

 

 

No - it's more like Farrah boots

[Nelly]

When will we see your lights again....