Again heard 'honing in on..' instead of 'homing in on..' - funny one this, as home is such a normal word, hone not.
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McTag
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Thu 7 Feb, 2008 04:15 am
Heard one on the TV last night, watching the football:
"England are not adapt at the close-passing game...."
It may have been a slip of the tongue.
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Noddy24
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Thu 7 Feb, 2008 01:52 pm
An A2K special:
Asking for "advise" instead of "advice".
"I appreciate all the advise and feedback from you guys."
"When I want your advise, I'll ask for it."
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Dorothy Parker
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Thu 7 Feb, 2008 02:17 pm
When people say "jog on".
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Roberta
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Thu 7 Feb, 2008 02:19 pm
I saw "per say" in several places yesterday.
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Dorothy Parker
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Thu 7 Feb, 2008 02:26 pm
She / he "turned around and said...."
!!!
.....like somebody revolved on the spot before speaking.
Can be heard frequently on the Jeremy Kyle Show, along with "I fell pregnant".
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McTag
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Fri 8 Feb, 2008 01:00 am
A fallen woman.
As I go on my merry way through life, I often come across things which strike me as suitable for the "Peeves" thread, but then I forget all about them them again. I think it is a Senior problem. Time for my morning cuppa.
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Francis
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Fri 8 Feb, 2008 01:55 am
Noddy24 wrote:
"When I want your advise, I'll ask for it."
In my young years, I was advised never give (unsollicited) advice...
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Joeblow
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Fri 8 Feb, 2008 10:08 am
"Hone in on"
What's wrong with that?
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Joeblow
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Fri 8 Feb, 2008 10:09 am
"I seen it," is another matter.
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Joeblow
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Fri 8 Feb, 2008 10:11 am
(Righteous outrage welcome)
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Letty
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Fri 8 Feb, 2008 10:59 am
joe, you are funny. I think the expression should be home in on. (awkward, however)
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Clary
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Fri 8 Feb, 2008 11:14 am
Dorothy Parker wrote:
She / he "turned around and said...."
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.....like somebody revolved on the spot before speaking.
Can be heard frequently on the Jeremy Kyle Show, along with "I fell pregnant".
Oh yes, I can't bear all these revolving people turning round and saying things (and half the time I bet they didn't, since they all seem to have torn their bosses off a strip).
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Noddy24
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Fri 8 Feb, 2008 02:20 pm
When you hone in on a sharpening project you curl the blade and dull the knife.
I prefer to home in on, find my target and complete my mission.
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Setanta
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Fri 8 Feb, 2008 02:39 pm
Well i up and quit reading when all y'all turned around and said . . .
A fallen woman.
