Deliberately using the wrong words....
Deliberately using the wrong words....
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wildcat45

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8,160 posts

220 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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I needed some parts for my Range Rover Ejoke but wasn't prepared to pay the stealer what they wanted. Halfrauds was my next point of call but they didn't have the exact parts. On Fleabay I found them. Thanks to the Bay of E I now have my parts...

Why do people insist on giving things "funny" names? It's not so bad here, on other forums it's worse. Why do people do it? Am I the only miserable git to get annoyed with it?

It's Christmas Eve and I'm clearly bored already....

Itsallicanafford

2,962 posts

190 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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Must be a tinternet thing?


Edited by Itsallicanafford on Thursday 24th December 08:15

Dog Star

17,643 posts

199 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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Chill out; go and see what your mates are doing on Arsebook or Tw@tter.

Captain Benzo

442 posts

169 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfq3c4Cf1Fs

i use a lot of these to see if anyone is paying attention

Morningside

24,147 posts

260 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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I blame Liebour.

Cuchillo

687 posts

296 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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Is this the same as a malapropism? Or is it something else?

dingg

4,565 posts

250 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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on a similar note

how are some people unable to say the word specific and spout out pacific instead?


I'm bemused when it happens and I always think to myself - thick - generally because its an arse at work who continually does this and many other irritating grammatical and pronunciation errors.


andy_s

19,857 posts

290 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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Don't worry about it, it's all water under the fridge.

jmorgan

36,010 posts

315 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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I blame the Barker of Ron.

Edited by jmorgan on Thursday 24th December 08:40

wildcat45

Original Poster:

8,160 posts

220 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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dingg said:
on a similar note

how are some people unable to say the word specific and spout out pacific instead?


I'm bemused when it happens and I always think to myself - thick - generally because its an arse at work who continually does this and many other irritating grammatical and pronunciation errors.
I knew a girl at University who said this. An intelligent Person, she got quite annoyed when I quietly pointed it out to her. A few weeks later an old git of a tutor took her up on this in a tutorial. He was quite cutting. She didn't do it again.

As if saying "Okey Dokey" instead of "Yes" any time a positive rely was required wasn't bad enough, I used to work in an office where a woman constantly replied "Hokey Cokey" which when accompanied by a strong Teesside accent really grated.

jet_noise

6,104 posts

213 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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Reverend Spooner, would you say fortitude and luck?
I'd better not

dingg

4,565 posts

250 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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wildcat45 said:
I knew a girl at University who said this. An intelligent Person, she got quite annoyed when I quietly pointed it out to her. A few weeks later an old git of a tutor took her up on this in a tutorial. He was quite cutting. She didn't do it again.

As if saying "Okey Dokey" instead of "Yes" any time a positive rely was required wasn't bad enough, I used to work in an office where a woman constantly replied "Hokey Cokey" which when accompanied by a strong Teesside accent really grated.
BUT did she then put her left leg in?

Grey Ghost

4,611 posts

251 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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jmorgan said:
I blame the Barker of Ron.

Edited by jmorgan on Thursday 24th December 08:40
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Piss-Pronounciation perhaps biggrin

BS30

1,097 posts

136 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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I blame David Cameroon

catfood12

1,571 posts

173 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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It's only semitics.

Hoofy

80,161 posts

313 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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I think it indicates a level of derision for whatever it is they're misnaming.

catfood12 said:
It's only semitics.
The OPer is clearly anti-semitic.

matchmaker

9,079 posts

231 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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anonymous said:
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Shirley not!

jmorgan

36,010 posts

315 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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Grey Ghost said:
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Piss-Pronounciation perhaps biggrin
Yep, for people that have problems with their worms.

cologne2792

2,151 posts

157 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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"I've been trailing you through this impenetrable ferret-- I mean 'forest' Oh no, not ferret, I mean stoat".
"Stoat?"
"Yes, 'stoatally impenetrable"

Masher Wilkins (Malapropism Supremo) - John Cleese, ISIRTA

CAPP0

20,881 posts

234 months

Thursday 24th December 2015
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Morningside said:
I blame Liebour.
Is that an interest rate?