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Captain Spod | 15:06 Thu 04th Apr 2013 | Phrases & Sayings
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I don't know if these are really malapropisms, but on another thread someone is talking about driving with 'undue care and attention'. This is one of my favourites together with 'mute point' and 'without further adieu'.
Any others to cheer up a snowy April(!) afternoon?
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People often get confused between ' It is impossible to underestimate (overstimate) the impact…'
Nice car, it's pucker.
would of, should of could of.

aaaaarrrrrgggggh!
Unpresidented
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I just remembered the American 'I could care less'.
If you think that, you've got another thing coming.

It's think, not thing!
Here, here!

It's hear, hear.
The eyes have it.
Said it before will say it agin no doubt - Somethink - no such word
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Brave typing 'agin' on a thread like this!
Pacific instead of specific
you are hypothetical as opposed to hypocritical, heard that once or twice.
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I once had a secretary (oo-er!) who typed 'high-pathetical' from my dictation.
True at least agin is a proper word :-) Scots agin, variant form of again
mrsfactor's secretary once typed a letter offering an 'excretia payment' instead of 'ex gratia...'
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I'll let ye off...laddie.
The noo.
someone once said that he would be suffering from hypodermic at this rate. due to the cold...
our local paper kindly printed, " a pubic meeting", ahem
Wife's friend - gory for gaudy
That 'could care less' thing when they mean the exact opposite does bug me. As does 'oh the humanity' when they are clearly referring to something approaching inhumanity. But these things are deliberate not misheard !

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