Joe Biden Oh! I read it wrong I thought it said "Idiots of Speech".
Right up there with, "See what I'm sayin?"
At least this one I understand ... It's a way of avoiding pronoun issues. I use it a lot at work. Y'all is good too! (I'm literally just saying. Ya feel me??)
I was gonna go on and try to work them all in, but it is too painful. Lol
Idioms are very confusing to students from other countries. I overheard someone say to a foreign student "are you pulling my leg?" And they responded "I'm not even touching you!"
Indeed. A friend of mine worked with a guy from China. He said when he first came over, folks would greet him with, "What's up?"
And he'd look up to see what they were talking about.
Indeed. A friend of mine worked with a guy from China. He said when he first came over, folks would greet him with, "What's up?"
And he'd look up to see what they were talking about.
"It's a piece of cake" threw our Chinese friends for a loop.
Well, I am glad my wife and I aren't the nitpicky buzzkills our kids sometimes think we are, haha. My wife's family is very specific about using proper terminology for anything medical or anatomy related and I am very specific about choosing the correct word. I spend a decent amount of time reviewing long contracts and government regulatory documents and the specific words we choose are VERY important to me. We give them slack when they are speaking with friends, but proper grammar and word choice is enforced.
At the end of the day, we want them to be able to apply the appropriate filter to the situation at hand. At work, we need to show we are professional and well-versed in our field, socially there is a little lee way but still no free for all. I imagine that is why most of our friends are also of the same belief. We ran off the ones that didn't know how to use words correctly, haha.
At the end of the day, we want them to be able to apply the appropriate filter to the situation at hand. At work, we need to show we are professional and well-versed in our field, socially there is a little lee way but still no free for all. I imagine that is why most of our friends are also of the same belief. We ran off the ones that didn't know how to use words correctly, haha.
I guess some specific statements/questions that are particularly irritating are "where are you headed?" and "it's for my safety" .
Starting an answer to a question or statement with "So".
Agreeing with one's self by saying "Yea" or "So yea" mid-sentence like they don't know what to say or can't complete their point.
Sell for sale.
All of these are like fingernails on a chalkboard.
Agreeing with one's self by saying "Yea" or "So yea" mid-sentence like they don't know what to say or can't complete their point.
Sell for sale.
All of these are like fingernails on a chalkboard.
