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MrSalmon=Homophonic
Nothink and somethink.
Aaah yes, good one!
'clique' being pronounced 'click' annoys me too.
And 'anythink'.
I'd love to ask the pronouncer to write down what they've just said.
Athletes, or commentators at least turning nouns into verbs: "he podiumed/medaled"
Verbing is one of the things I like best about English.
I don't mind most of this stuff when performed by morons but people who clearly know better shouldn't endorse poor usage just because the OED has been obliged to accept it
Text instead of texted... "I text him last night..."
"Done xxx proud" - this phrase makes no sense to me, and the fact that it is used to describe Idiotballers makes it so much worse.
When is the Government going to clamp down on these homophones, eh?
I am mildly dismayed by the regular outpourings of vitriol aimed at the spectacular vernacular displayed amongst our peers
Loose my car keys.
Lose trousers...
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/headsets-8
In need of some advise please.
I have a cannondale prophet which has a 1.5 steerer and cane creek headset fitted.
[b]Just brought new tapered forks...[/b]
Now do I just need to change the top part of the headset or both?
Cheers
Just bought a new taper fork
People are ****ing idiots, the internet just highlights how few people in this country have achieved an acceptable level of education.
In fact one of the moderators on this very forum does not know the difference between effected and affected.
On another forum I recently read about a footballer who was being described as a 'pre-Madonna'. 😯
Mister P - Member
In fact one of the moderators on this very forum does not know the difference between effected and affected.
Hmmm, a chink in his armour, perhaps.
The guy I once worked with went on all exclusive holidays. On one occasion whilst at a funeral he remarked 'when the daughter walked in I swelled up'
Just seen a dot matrix sign outside a pub :
Zero tolerants for drugs and violence
🙂