Crucifiction of the English Language

[JLM]

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:

 

[lone wolf]

This is going to put us on the map....

 

[Cannuck]

There was the guy that called the CBC the Canadian Broadcorping Castration.

 

[JLM]

There was the guy that called the CBC the Canadian Broadcorping Castration.

That's a good one. :lol:

 

[Spade]

The crux of my complaints is the misuse of "Lie" and "Lay."

 

[JLM]

The crux of my complaints is the misuse of "Lie" and "Lay."

Good one- now can "lay" that one to rest.........:lol:

 

[lone wolf]

You should'a read some variants I had for the Common Sense Revolution....

 

[Goober]

Good one- now can "lay" that one to rest.........:lol:

Is that a lie?

 

[JLM]

Is that a lie?

I guess "lie" is for people- (who do a lot of it) and "lay" is for things.

 

[lone wolf]

I guess "lie" is for people- (who do a lot of it) and "lay" is for things.

...then there are the ones who lay down and lie....

 

[Goober]

...then there are the ones who lay down and lie....

And say yes I will love you in the morning.

 

[JLM]

...then there are the ones who lay down and lie....

No- they lie down and lie. :lol::lol::lol:

 

[Goober]

No- they lie down and lie. :lol::lol::lol:

Lying is so confusing but imagine how little you sex life would be in your youth by telling the truth?

 

[Dexter Sinister]

There was the guy that called the CBC the Canadian Broadcorping Castration.

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...

Next lesson: the apostrophe. It does not not mean "here comes an S."

 

[VanIsle]

The crux of my complaints is the misuse of "Lie" and "Lay."

As in "Let sleeping dogs lie"?

 

[VanIsle]

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.

 

[Liberalman]

The hoors of the English language is the Americans because after their revolution they tried to change the spelling of proper English words.

 

[JLM]

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.

Yep, I see that one a lot. Years ago at we were discussing drawing up a will and one of us questioned whether that required a lawyer, when one of the fellas (very bright but not too articulate) piped up, Hell no the wife and I just drew up ours and we got one of them "notary republics". That made for a good day. Hard to be polite in situations like that.

 

[JLM]

The hoors of the English language is the Americans because after their revolution they tried to change the spelling of proper English words.

I'm not too sure that the Englishmen that invented the language, had it all together either. Maybe they should have got together with the Germans and the French more when they were transferring words across the channel. Sometimes i think they changed the pronunciation but forgot to change the spelling as in "light" "night" etc.

 

[YukonJack]

The very title of this thread - especially this time of the year - is quite obviously the fruit of a sick mind, with minimal knowledge of the English language.