Since it's Good Friday I think it's a good time to start a thread of examples we've heard of the English language being crucified. Could be fun. :lol::lol::lol:
There was the guy that called the CBC the Canadian Broadcorping Castration.
The crux of my complaints is the misuse of "Lie" and "Lay."
Is that a lie?Good one- now can "lay" that one to rest.........:lol:
Is that a lie?
I guess "lie" is for people- (who do a lot of it) and "lay" is for things.
And say yes I will love you in the morning....then there are the ones who lay down and lie....
...then there are the ones who lay down and lie....
Lying is so confusing but imagine how little you sex life would be in your youth by telling the truth?No- they lie down and lie. :lol::lol::lol:
That was actor Don Harron, in character as Charlie Farquharson. I tried to find a video, to cite a site of the sight of him saying it...There was the guy that called the CBC the Canadian Broadcorping Castration.
As in "Let sleeping dogs lie"?The crux of my complaints is the misuse of "Lie" and "Lay."
I assume my nit pick is more of a spelling error than a crucifixion but I see people everywhere use the word "loose" for the word lose. A screw is loose, so we could lose the bolt is how it should be spelled.Since it's Good Friday I think it's a good time to start a thread of examples we've heard of the English language being crucified. Could be fun. :lol::lol::lol:
I assume my nit pick is more of a spelling error than a crucifixion but I see people everywhere use the word "loose" for the word lose. A screw is loose, so we could lose the bolt is how it should be spelled.
The hoors of the English language is the Americans because after their revolution they tried to change the spelling of proper English words.