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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: HeinBallz on April 15, 2012, 11:10:54 PM
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I hate illiterate people that confuse similar sounding but completely different words. Actually saw an email from a coworker a couple weeks ago where this guy was telling someone a "pacific" detail. Not a detail about the Pacific mind you, but to point out "pacificially" that they were indeed a rough ridin' moron.
Please list examples of other words you've heard people confuse - but leave out racist stuff like mispronunciation of words like "axe" and "warsh" because that would make me hate you more than illiterate people.
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FARTHER AND FURTHER ARE NOT THE SAME THING, PEOPLE.
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I hate when people say "of" instead of "have" like in "he should of". Also, "then" instead of "than" link in "it's less then". I could distinguish the difference in 2nd grade, an adult should be able to do it.
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I hate when people say "of" instead of "have" like in "he should of"...
"Should've" is an acceptable contraction, Stevesie60.
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loose vs lose
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I hate when people say "of" instead of "have" like in "he should of"...
"Should've" is an acceptable contraction, Stevesie60.
Often times I overlook these mistakes in conversation due to accent etc. but when people type these same mistakes, it's clear they are rough ridin' morons.
Excellent additions by all. Thank you.
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loose vs lose
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"I hate it when I loose my keys"
.......wat.....?
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granite/granted The wife was guilty of this one till I caught her using it one day in a text. I laughed in her face so hard. She will never make that mistake again.
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french benefits/fringe benefits I've been convicted of this one. :facepalm:
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Wow those are two excellent ones bloodfart, or should I say too excellent ones.
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"I resemble that remark!". As oppose to resent.
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You guys hang out with some uneducated people.
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You guys hang out with some uneducated people.
They're better company than cats.
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"I resemble that remark!". As oppose to resent.
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people say that in jest.
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"All intensive purposes" :sdeek:
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"I could care less" :flush:
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Half of these I have never heard of
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"humbled"
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Can someone tell me the proper usage of affect vs. effect? I think I'm doing them wrong.
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Most of fanning's posts have an example of this.
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You guys hang out with some uneducated people.
They're better company than cats.
maybe for you, but i bet it's because you're used to it. are you from kansas? i notice people here don't seem as intelligent as in other parts of the country. a straw poll of people with facial hair will demonstrate that.
the reality is that there's nothing more annoying than people who don't know how to use proper english
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Can someone tell me the proper usage of affect vs. effect? I think I'm doing them wrong.
Affect is a verb. Effect is a noun.
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"I resemble that remark!". As oppose to resent.
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people say that in jest.
I know people that don't.
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"All intensive purposes" :sdeek:
GOOD ONE!! This is a very Midwestern one.
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oh, this is an eggcorn thread. I thought for sure this was a Ron Paul Revolution thread and didn't click until I had read every other possible new post.
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old-timers'
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behind the power curb
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grading on a curb.
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behind the power curb
This place is a power keg ready to explode.
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behind the power curb
This place is a power keg ready to explode.
haha. gotta blame mario for that. POW
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"irregardless" :curse:
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"All intensive purposes" :sdeek:
GOOD ONE!! This is a very Midwestern one.
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yes, this is a very good one. one of my bosses uses it a lot, and there's nothing i can do about it. (he's from nebraska :lol:)
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chester drawers
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chester drawers
I refuse to believe that anyone says that.
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chester drawers
I refuse to believe that anyone says that.
Tons of people say that.
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Literally
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"That's ironic". It almost never is.
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chester drawers
I refuse to believe that anyone says that.
Tons of people say that.
Really? Which Chester did they think it was named after? Chester A. Arthur? Chester McGlockton?
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Take for Granite.
only seen this once or twice...but i was like...
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmy-popart-portrait.com%2Fimages%2Fare_you_kidding_me_rage_face_meme_poster-rbbfcab64f3f04cbd81360ed0ecf7659b_jih_328.jpg%3Fbg%3D0xFFFFFF&hash=fe65c6c92b3aa060c124a7a420fd8e3ca07d7533)
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Literally
Yes this one has been pounded into submission.
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mute point
May have done this one a time or two. (https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthe-mainboard.com%2Fstyles%2Fdefault%2Fxenforo%2Fsmilies%2Fin-n-out.gif&hash=750c6f88e28c0d56b3dd04137bcaf0b6b6cc8b94)
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I can pull examples of almost all of these from my Outlook inbox.
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chester drawers
I refuse to believe that anyone says that.
Tons of people say that.
Really? Which Chester did they think it was named after? Chester A. Arthur? Chester McGlockton?
Beats me. I just know they say it. Maybe they think the wood is chestnut and they are just being cute, but I doubt it.
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chester drawers
I refuse to believe that anyone says that.
Tons of people say that.
Really? Which Chester did they think it was named after? Chester A. Arthur? Chester McGlockton?
Beats me. I just know they say it. Maybe they think the wood is chestnut and they are just being cute, but I doubt it.
Might be just lazy and say it fast. That's what i do.
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I could care less.
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mitosis vs meiosis
abduction vs adduction
type I vs type II diabetes :curse:
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i had a boss that would say "flustrated" like at least once a day. i mean, wtf?
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i had a very dumb roommate (yes, it was a girl so this probably doesn't shock as much) who would pronounce picture as pitcher. i always figured it was just accent from growing up in a small town, until one day i she left a note and spelled it "pitcher". :dubious:
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but leave out racist stuff like mispronunciation of words like "warsh".
Didn't realize that making fun of a word my German father and father-in-law say makes me a racist.
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I had to provide an opposite side of the spectrum for "axe" and warsh was the most red neck thing I could think of.
And by the way - I now hate you.
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oh, this is an eggcorn thread. I thought for sure this was a Ron Paul Revolution thread and didn't click until I had read every other possible new post.
? Don't be so rude.
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I had to provide an opposite side of the spectrum for "axe" and warsh was the most red neck thing I could think of.
I thought you were saying "warsh" was racist. Didn't realize you were trying to use this as a redneck example because I live amongst the rednecks in Oklahoma and the only people I've ever heard say warsh are my father and father-in-law who both grew up in very strong, western Kansas German immigrant communities. Rednecks - no. Hayseeds - maybe.
And by the way - I now hate you.
OK
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I had to provide an opposite side of the spectrum for "axe" and warsh was the most red neck thing I could think of.
I thought you were saying "warsh" was racist. Didn't realize you were trying to use this as a redneck example because I live amongst the rednecks in Oklahoma and the only people I've ever heard say warsh are my father and father-in-law who both grew up in very strong, western Kansas German immigrant communities. Rednecks - no. Hayseeds - maybe.
Complaining about warsh is racist if you're saying it like "why do white people say warsh?" - just like when people say "I hate when black people say axe". It's all perspective dude.
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oh, this is an eggcorn thread. I thought for sure this was a Ron Paul Revolution thread and didn't click until I had read every other possible new post.
? Don't be so rude.
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Turns out it's a pretty good thread!
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I had to provide an opposite side of the spectrum for "axe" and warsh was the most red neck thing I could think of.
I thought you were saying "warsh" was racist. Didn't realize you were trying to use this as a redneck example because I live amongst the rednecks in Oklahoma and the only people I've ever heard say warsh are my father and father-in-law who both grew up in very strong, western Kansas German immigrant communities. Rednecks - no. Hayseeds - maybe.
And by the way - I now hate you.
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Warsh is a western Kansas thing. only place I've ever heard it.
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cue vs. queue
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My grandma is from new jersey and says warsh
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I had to provide an opposite side of the spectrum for "axe" and warsh was the most red neck thing I could think of.
I thought you were saying "warsh" was racist. Didn't realize you were trying to use this as a redneck example because I live amongst the rednecks in Oklahoma and the only people I've ever heard say warsh are my father and father-in-law who both grew up in very strong, western Kansas German immigrant communities. Rednecks - no. Hayseeds - maybe.
And by the way - I now hate you.
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Warsh is a western Kansas thing. only place I've ever heard it.
No denied, strong german heritage in my neck of the woods. I grew up hearing warsh but refused to conform.
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I had to provide an opposite side of the spectrum for "axe" and warsh was the most red neck thing I could think of.
I thought you were saying "warsh" was racist. Didn't realize you were trying to use this as a redneck example because I live amongst the rednecks in Oklahoma and the only people I've ever heard say warsh are my father and father-in-law who both grew up in very strong, western Kansas German immigrant communities. Rednecks - no. Hayseeds - maybe.
And by the way - I now hate you.
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Warsh is a western Kansas thing. only place I've ever heard it.
No denied, strong german heritage in my neck of the woods. I grew up hearing warsh but refused to conform.
Since the rules have been broken: "crick" and "battrey" really aggravate me. Also can't stand people that say, "More prettyier" or the like. Let's not forget, "Firstly, secondly, thirdly, etc, ad nauseum.....
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i had a very dumb roommate (yes, it was a girl so this probably doesn't shock as much) who would pronounce picture as pitcher. i always figured it was just accent from growing up in a small town, until one day i she left a note and spelled it "pitcher". :dubious:
Omg, saying "pitcher" when you mean "picture" definitely is a rural Kansas thing.
Other things I've discovered about rural Kansans as an outsider:
"treadmeal / windowseal" when you mean "treadmill / windowsill"
"hills / rill" when you mean "heels / real"
"woof / rudoph" when you mean "wolf / rudolph"
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I had to provide an opposite side of the spectrum for "axe" and warsh was the most red neck thing I could think of.
I thought you were saying "warsh" was racist. Didn't realize you were trying to use this as a redneck example because I live amongst the rednecks in Oklahoma and the only people I've ever heard say warsh are my father and father-in-law who both grew up in very strong, western Kansas German immigrant communities. Rednecks - no. Hayseeds - maybe.
Complaining about warsh is racist if you're saying it like "why do white people say warsh?" - just like when people say "I hate when black people say axe". It's all perspective dude.
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I don't like when people mispronounce any words, ask included. If that makes me racist, so be it.
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FYI - "warsh" is not region, race, or age specific.
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FYI - "warsh" is not region, race, or age specific.
neither is "axe". Maybe this belongs in the incorrect stereotypes thread.
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FYI - "warsh" is not region, race, or age specific.
neither is "axe". Maybe this belongs in the incorrect stereotypes thread.
These threads have been getting mixed up since they were started. What a ridiculous start to combofanning season.
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Perhaps I shouldn't have excluded mispronunciation of words - as after all the topic is centered around ignorant people. I admit I was wrong and will allow this thread to continue in its current direction. GO!
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FYI - "warsh" is not region, race, or age specific.
neither is "axe". Maybe this belongs in the incorrect stereotypes thread.
These threads have been getting mixed up since they were started. What a ridiculous start to combofanning season.
Thats part of the charm to combo season; there's just so much going on, people can't keep things straight!
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Can someone tell me the proper usage of affect vs. effect? I think I'm doing them wrong.
Affect is a verb. Effect is a noun.
They both are both.
:dubious:
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Can someone tell me the proper usage of affect vs. effect? I think I'm doing them wrong.
Affect is a verb. Effect is a noun.
They both are both.
:dubious:
Yes, but in general, unless you are using a phrase like "This will effect a change in policy...", use "effect" as a noun, where it is much more common.
Affect is much more commonly a verb such as "This is going to affect me", and rarely used as a noun, unless you are talking about "affection"
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This thread is chalk full of bad grammar examples. :D
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This thread is chalk full of bad grammar examples. :D
I see what you did their.
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I had to provide an opposite side of the spectrum for "axe" and warsh was the most red neck thing I could think of.
I thought you were saying "warsh" was racist. Didn't realize you were trying to use this as a redneck example because I live amongst the rednecks in Oklahoma and the only people I've ever heard say warsh are my father and father-in-law who both grew up in very strong, western Kansas German immigrant communities. Rednecks - no. Hayseeds - maybe.
And by the way - I now hate you.
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Warsh is a western Kansas thing. only place I've ever heard it.
No denied, strong german heritage in my neck of the woods. I grew up hearing warsh but refused to conform.
so is warsh a German-American thing?
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I had to provide an opposite side of the spectrum for "axe" and warsh was the most red neck thing I could think of.
I thought you were saying "warsh" was racist. Didn't realize you were trying to use this as a redneck example because I live amongst the rednecks in Oklahoma and the only people I've ever heard say warsh are my father and father-in-law who both grew up in very strong, western Kansas German immigrant communities. Rednecks - no. Hayseeds - maybe.
And by the way - I now hate you.
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Warsh is a western Kansas thing. only place I've ever heard it.
No denied, strong german heritage in my neck of the woods. I grew up hearing warsh but refused to conform.
so is warsh a German-American thing?
FYI - "warsh" is not region, race, or age specific.
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People who confuse idea & ideal
I have never heard of anyone doing this ever
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FYI - "warsh" is not region, race, or age specific.
I can't believe this and do not agree.
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FYI - "warsh" is not region, race, or age specific.
Race or Age - no. Region - depends on your definition of a region. "Western Kansas" thing - no. Prevelent in a community that was originally settled by German immigrants that formed a mini-dialect, like Hays and Ellinwood - Yes. It's like how if you listen you can quickly tell if someone grew up in Lindsborg.
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People who confuse idea & ideal
I have never heard of anyone doing this ever
stupid red neck uncle did on my Facebook wall which prompted this thread.
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Does anyone know the correct use of a and an?! :angry: Holy jeez this is annoying.
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FYI - "warsh" is not region, race, or age specific.
Race or Age - no. Region - depends on your definition of a region. "Western Kansas" thing - no. Prevelent in a community that was originally settled by German immigrants that formed a mini-dialect, like Hays and Ellinwood - Yes. It's like how if you listen you can quickly tell if someone grew up in Lindsborg.
Are you high? I said warsh when I was a kid, until I realized how stupid it made me sound. I grew up nowhere near Hays or Ellinwood.
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FYI - "warsh" is not region, race, or age specific.
Race or Age - no. Region - depends on your definition of a region. "Western Kansas" thing - no. Prevalent in a community that was originally settled by German immigrants that formed a mini-dialect, like Hays and Ellinwood - Yes. It's like how if you listen you can quickly tell if someone grew up in Lindsborg.
Are you high? I said warsh when I was a kid, until I realized how stupid it made me sound. I grew up nowhere near Hays or Ellinwood.
Thus is not being a region, race, or age specific thing. However, there are some enviroments that make it more prevalent in those communities than others.
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People who pronounce non-smoking as nun-smoking.
People who say "get left", as in "we need to get left by 4."
People who ask "Do you have any dollars?", then when you tell them "Yes, I have a five" they get confused/pissed because they were really asking if you had any ones.
People who don't know how to properly use "fish" vs "fishes".
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If you have ever heard anyone say vergina you too know how frustrating mispronunciations can be.
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FYI - "warsh" is not region, race, or age specific.
Race or Age - no. Region - depends on your definition of a region. "Western Kansas" thing - no. Prevelent in a community that was originally settled by German immigrants that formed a mini-dialect, like Hays and Ellinwood - Yes. It's like how if you listen you can quickly tell if someone grew up in Lindsborg.
Well there are more descendants of German immigrants than any other nationality, and they are spread everywhere across the U.S., so, by now, no, it is not regional.
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I've heard people from both coasts, the south, and the midwest say "warsh"
German ancestry is in light blue:
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fa%2Fa7%2FCensus-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.svg&hash=caf49e36e484d5e3355d6bd6f2598af10a46bd18)
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Census-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.svg (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Census-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.svg)
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Can someone tell me the proper usage of affect vs. effect? I think I'm doing them wrong.
Affect is a verb. Effect is a noun.
They both are both.
:dubious:
Yes, but in general, unless you are using a phrase like "This will effect a change in policy...", use "effect" as a noun, where it is much more common.
Affect is much more commonly a verb such as "This is going to affect me", and rarely used as a noun, unless you are talking about "affection"
Yeah. If you use "effect" as a noun and "affect" as a verb, over the course of your entire life, you won't be wrong more than 2 or 3 times.
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I've heard people from both coasts, the south, and the midwest say "warsh"
German ancestry is in light blue:
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fa%2Fa7%2FCensus-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.svg&hash=caf49e36e484d5e3355d6bd6f2598af10a46bd18)
I agreed with you that warsh wasn't regional. All I said was that it is very prevalent in communities that were German settlements, towns like Hays and Ellinwood that when established were almost all 1st generation German immigrants. Personally, I've vary rarely heard it outside of those communities, thus my original post. Honestly, before this thread started I thought it was just said in those communities and was surprised to even see anyone list it.
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My dad says warsh, we are mostly German and Swedish.
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My mom says warsh and she is mostly French. She also complains about black people that say axe - which was my original motivation for the last stipulation.
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I've heard people from both coasts, the south, and the midwest say "warsh"
German ancestry is in light blue:
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fa%2Fa7%2FCensus-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.svg&hash=caf49e36e484d5e3355d6bd6f2598af10a46bd18)
I agreed with you that warsh wasn't regional. All I said was that it is very prevalent in communities that were German settlements, towns like Hays and Ellinwood that when established were almost all 1st generation German immigrants. Personally, I've vary rarely heard it outside of those communities, thus my original post. Honestly, before this thread started I thought it was just said in those communities and was surprised to even see anyone list it.
You do realize that our grandparents, who did not grow up in hays or ellinwood, say warsh instead of was right?
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I've heard people from both coasts, the south, and the midwest say "warsh"
German ancestry is in light blue:
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fa%2Fa7%2FCensus-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.svg&hash=caf49e36e484d5e3355d6bd6f2598af10a46bd18)
I agreed with you that warsh wasn't regional. All I said was that it is very prevalent in communities that were German settlements, towns like Hays and Ellinwood that when established were almost all 1st generation German immigrants. Personally, I've vary rarely heard it outside of those communities, thus my original post. Honestly, before this thread started I thought it was just said in those communities and was surprised to even see anyone list it.
You do realize that our grandparents, who did not grow up in hays or ellinwood, say warsh instead of was right?
You're supposed to back me up on here. :shakesfist:
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:lol:
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WTF is the "American", but not "American Indian" part of that map? Is it like where your ancestors were in the year 1800 or what?
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WTF is the "American", but not "American Indian" part of that map? Is it like where your ancestors were in the year 1800 or what?
I love the map, and find it very interesting, but yeah, I have no idea what "American" means vs. "American Indian"
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Whet and wet. 90% of the time in print, when somebody means to use "whet," they say use "wet".
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WTF is the "American", but not "American Indian" part of that map? Is it like where your ancestors were in the year 1800 or what?
Apparently "American" ancestry is just a bunch of ignorant southerners:
Declaring "American" ancestry is most common among white Southerners, who are primarily of English and Scotch-Irish ancestry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_ethnicity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_ethnicity)
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I like locking warshers better than flat warshers.
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I had no idea Germans were so successful at taking over.
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WTF is the "American", but not "American Indian" part of that map? Is it like where your ancestors were in the year 1800 or what?
Apparently "American" ancestry is just a bunch of ignorant southerners:
Declaring "American" ancestry is most common among white Southerners, who are primarily of English and Scotch-Irish ancestry.
"I'm from 'Murrica. I'm 'Murrican."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_ethnicity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_ethnicity)
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Usonian
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supposably
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supposably
that's a good one
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definately
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"That's aid up"/ "That is ate up"
The phrase is an abomination let alone some one saying it wrong! :runaway:
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One of my all time pet-peeves. Rampant in sports media in recent years, "untracked" / "on track".
A little bit of analysis of this abomination- http://articles.boston.com/2010-05-23/bostonglobe/29286233_1_runaway-train-readers-track
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"That's aid up"/ "That is ate up"
The phrase is an abomination let alone some one saying it wrong! :runaway:
The guy who says supposably also said this today in the same sentence.
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Who the eff do you people hang out with where they talk like this? I've never heard 90% of these but maybe I just hang out with the intellectual elite
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Work :(
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I hate it when announcers say "line duh scrimmage" or "linedah scrimmage" when the phrase "line of scrimmage" has no "D" sound in it anywhere