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[Jeraly 4]

I've never even heard it before!!

[StillThePrettiest 3]

does anywhere other than Australia use 'POETS* Day' on Friday?

I never really liked that one either...

*Piss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday

[Jeraly 4]

Never heard of that either... beginning to think I have led a sheltered life

[*julez* 124]

does anywhere other than Australia use 'POETS* Day' on Friday?

I never really liked that one either...

*Piss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday

Ugh. Never heard of it and wish I still hadn't!

My other un-favorite terms are when someone says they're doing something for "shits and giggles" or describing complaining as "pissing and moaning", or saying someone is "full of piss and vinegar".

[StillThePrettiest 3]

slightly different, but I still twitch uncontrollably whenever someone says they 'could care less'

I think I'm going to spontaneously combust in the States...

[*julez* 124]

How about irregardless?

Or when someone refers to pictures as pitchers?

*shudders*

But don't worry too much, StP, there are still some of us who care about language here in the US.

[Jeraly 4]

Or how about "axing" someone a question?

I admit I am guilty of the shits and giggles thing and I curb my "could care less" around StP I used to say couldn't then picked up the bad habit from Jeremy - I know it makes no grammatical sense but it just rolls off the tongue nicer and everyone knows what it means

[StillThePrettiest 3]

I've heard 'irregardless' before, but strangely, only in conversations like this one, and never used seriously... maybe that's a yankee thing

and I know there are... my fiancé's one of them

[*julez* 124]

Sadly, I have heard 'irregardless' used in serious conversations. Too many times to count. I think people think it makes them sound intelligent. *sigh*

If I hear it one more time I may even *loose* my mind. LOL

Another of my faves!

[StillThePrettiest 3]

oh yeah, that's a good 'un

[Jeraly 4]

Oh Jeremy is terrible for that! He doesn't "ax" me questions though which is good...

He also uses "theigh" among other rather ropey spellings

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I just wanted to say: I cannot get Haircut 100's "Love Plus One" out of my head. This is so, so wrong.

[Jeraly 4]

Do I know that..? I can't put my finger on it...

[Alex & Rachel 78]

On the subject of 'ax' = 'ask' - I thought that was solely a Futurama thing (and I'm still not sure why they used it in that, either).

All of the little spelling differences are going to get me when I move to the US - 'judgment' not 'judgement' and 'canceled' not 'cancelled', for example.

'Could care less' and 'irregardless' annoy me - although what annoys me more is that 'irregardless' is apparently actually in Firefox's built-in dictionary!

'Effect' and 'affect' are another two words that are often muddled.

My mother is a huge stickler for correct English - we'd always get told off for saying 'different to' instead of 'different from' and for asking 'can I have dessert' at the dinner table instead of 'may I have dessert'.

[Jeraly 4]

How about "could of"?!?!?!

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