Which popular, though grammatically or logically incorrect, variants do you often hear in everyday conversations?
Like "he had another thing coming" and "I could care less", for example.
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Wreck havoc instead of wreak havoc.
Ratchet(urban slang) instead of wretched. A new word, it seems, for the many years people got it wrong (mishearing) until it morphed today into meaning the same thing.
Pronounciation instead of pronunciation- It could be due to some people remembering the word ''pronoun'' and, for some reason, have mixed up the words. Pronouns indicate identity ( I, she, he, it, you) while pronunciation focuses on the sound of the word and verbalizing the word correctly. Not the same, but similar to the word enunciate, which means the articulation of words in a clear and precise manner.
Taken for granite instead of taken for granted- another case of mishearing words....that is, of course, unless someone mistook you for being a stone lol
Ratchet(urban slang) instead of wretched. A new word, it seems, for the many years people got it wrong (mishearing) until it morphed today into meaning the same thing.
Pronounciation instead of pronunciation- It could be due to some people remembering the word ''pronoun'' and, for some reason, have mixed up the words. Pronouns indicate identity ( I, she, he, it, you) while pronunciation focuses on the sound of the word and verbalizing the word correctly. Not the same, but similar to the word enunciate, which means the articulation of words in a clear and precise manner.
Taken for granite instead of taken for granted- another case of mishearing words....that is, of course, unless someone mistook you for being a stone lol
rinkydinkydoink · M
@rinkydinkydoink Awwww..it's okay, you were a kid☺ It's the grown-ups using it that makes it a little bit silly😄