by zack 19 Replies latest jw friends
Okay...getting back on subject (though camel toe does deserve it's own thread complete with pics)...
I always thought it was tow the line...as in pulling in a rope. Towing the line would mean keeping you busy working at the menial task you're assigned to without asking questions.
I learned something new today. Thanks for the clarification.
I'm sorry, did I derail the thread?
every time i see this thread I think its about LT
Well I had no idea. I thought it was tow the line too. Good to know.
OMG - thanks for filling us in cause I have been saying this wrong for years!
So what DOES littletoe mean?
Malapropisms drive me batty, too.
This past week I heard someone's driving likened to a "cat out of hell."
I also heard someone characterize a man who wasn't present as having "allusions of grandeur" ... I am still not sure what grandeur the fellow in question hinted at.
Another grammatical peeve is the redundant use of terms. "Also too, we have more need for Security now."
One of my faves "When you come to a fork in the road, take it"
Yes, but that's not the only thing that is mistranslated in the language. This is an unfortunate result of watered down education in the American school system in the past several decades. You even see young college grads making these mistakes. These are a few examples than I can think of offhand.
You have probably heard the expression: "for all INTENTS and purposes" mistranslated as "for all intensive purposes" (wrong, wrong).
But the one that really gets me is when I see the incorrect expressions "would of" , "should of" or "could of". There is NO such animal. The correct terms would be "should've", "could've" or "would've" which are contractions of would have, should have and could have.
Sorry if anybody is offended by my pointing these things out.
LHG
No such word as "irregardless" but, regardless, you hear it used a lot.
Most people mispronounce the word "grievous" a two syllable word, by saying "Gree-vee-us", three syllables.
