Idioms people don't understand

"The proof is in the pudding" - NO! The proof of the pudding it is in the eating. AAARRRGHH!

Germanshepherdsmum

Recently a poster referred to a catheter as a caffater. Presumably she had only heard the word spoken and she pronounced ‘th’ as ‘f’.

Maybe we was confusing it with a cafetiere. I hope she doesn't confuse them in the kitchen.

Germanshepherdsmum

Recently a poster referred to a catheter as a caffater. Presumably she had only heard the word spoken and she pronounced ‘th’ as ‘f’.

Maybe she was!! I don't think we was were.

Eloethan

I have heard people say they are "ravishing" when they mean they are "ravenous" It always makes me laugh.

I used to say that as a child, and mizzled for misled. I called Beelzebub Beezlebub, and said die-SENT-ery for dysentery, in-VENT-or-y instead of INvntry.
My father and uncle used words like plumbagos, spondulicks, dubhouse (plums, spoons, loo) and ones which I think lots of people use, such as raspbugs and strawbugs. Schoolboy humour I think, but as children we joined in enthusiastically.

"Please delete if not aloud" on Facebook always amuses me.

Here's another one I spotted.

I could care less instead of I couldn't care less. Why can't people see that this makes no sense.

rockgran - one of my pet hates too.

Yes Gin, memorably those private advertisements that we used to scour in our local newspapers will forever be “malicious” sales - (Miscellaneous) 🤣

And our local Co-op shop has recently refurbished their sign to read COOP so that is what the Gkids now call it.
But coworker is still catching me out ..just say colleague for heavens sake …it is harder to spell though
Finally on TV program guides, the “miniseries “ I even went to the dictionary for that one.

I like how they sometimes fit just as well as the proper words.
"Power of eternity" 😀

Just egggnaw it!

‘Power of eternity’ - 👍

Hanging head in shame... I think I've always said 'essentric' for eccentric.

As for co-worker, I do tend to use it instead of colleague. I tend to see colleague as a more professional term.

I find ‘work colleague’ irritating. A colleague is someone you work with. Is there another kind? Similarly ‘meet with’ - can you meet someone without being with them?

Stop and think Possible some of those that mispronounce words might be dyslexic. As dyslexia is classified as a disability. Need I say more

Pittcity

Here's another one I spotted.

Just showed this to mtmy husband.

Thanks gor sharing!

Spitting feathers, when the person means very angry. Spitting feathers means very thirsty! Spit fire instead.

My father called the Co-op the Cworp. It was in jest but harked back to his South Wales roots.
I can hear him saying it now.. 🧡

That was to Granmarderby btw

Our lovely vicar always used to say”moot point”!

I have to say that it’s only recently I realised I was say anenome rather than anemone….and even trying to type it I’m getting muddled!

He’d also say “without further adieu”…

Grr - mute point

I would love to have power of eternity.

Gwyllt

Stop and think Possible some of those that mispronounce words might be dyslexic. As dyslexia is classified as a disability. Need I say more

I couldn't agree more Gwyllt and I hope most of the pedants have been laughed at themselves so they know what it feels like.
Would you laugh at someone whose wheelchair toppled over of course not. Unfortunately other than wearing a label and stating I am dyslexic how can anyone know?
Don't tell me not to read if it upsets me I read because I am interested in what the pedants of the population feel about myself and other dyslexics.
I wonder what they are like in Quantum physics?