Expressions You Hate!

[Kerry]

I did!

"Obama threw his grandmother under the bus"

He was giving a speech about race and called her a racist...she was his grandmother and he took a cheap shot at her to save himself.

Beg pardon, Jess. I didn't pick-up on that in your previous post. I'm having a slow brain day. 

Thanks for explaining. 

[Kerry]

I think when I say it I say "shouldn't have" but with my twangy Indiana accent it sounds like "of". Actually I guess I'm saying "shouldn't huv". (huv=have). Or something like that anyway!

It's also pronounced "shouldn't huv" (speed talk for "should not have") in Oz, David.    

When written, it's "shouldn't have"; though, I've also seen "shouldn't've".
 

[Kerry]

Isn't that one of those annoying performers who don't say a word?

  

 

[Kerry]

I looked 'meme' up awhile back because I was interested in how it came into common usage; the internet seems to be fertile ground for meme propagation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

Ta muchly, Lynne.

[Front-Ranger]

One phrase I hate is "get a life." Another one is "Don't worry." I decide what to worry about and what not to worry about! Because of this, I have a problem with the Aussie "no worries." I wish more people would learn to say, "You're welcome" instead of "no worries" or "no problem."

[southendmd]

Ta muchly, Lynne.

Ta muchly might just become one of my new favorite phrases!

[Brokeback_Dev]

I picked just one...   Shouldn't of or more to the point should of....

There's no changing whats already happened, so wasitng time wondering shouldnt of or should of isnt going to get you anywhere.

It goes right along with coulda, woulda, if only....  You get the point!  there's no changing whats already done.  Accept it and move on.  damn

[oilgun]

I picked the same one as BrokebackDev but for different reasons: Shouldn't of

Is that as in  "I should not of done that?"   Obviously the correct way is "Shouldn't HAVE" .  It's amazing how many intelligent people substitute OF for HAVE, it's certainly rampant on the net.

English is not my first language and I know I often mangle my sentences but this OF business drives me NUTS!

[Jeff Wrangler]

English is not my first language and I know I often mangle my sentences but this OF business drives me NUTS!

I would never have guessed. Seriously! 

And I work with the language for a living.

Or should I say, "I would never of guessed"? 

[oilgun]

I would never have guessed. Seriously! 

And I work with the language for a living.

Or should I say, "I would never of guessed"? 

Thanks Jeff!  What I neglected to mention is that I have become less proficient in my first language, both when speaking and writing it.  But yes, my first language - the one we spoke at home while growing up - is french.  I've been slowly losing it since moving to Toronto, so now I have an accent both in English AND in French.