tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post6025004841198541234..comments2024-03-10T19:45:05.022-07:00Comments on Kim's Big Quilting Adventure: Fractured Words and PhrasesKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365964667029948020noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-43323468743420258482009-06-20T17:57:24.414-07:002009-06-20T17:57:24.414-07:00My friends and I were marveling the other day abou...My friends and I were marveling the other day about the fact that if people misuse a word long enough, it becomes a recorded definition. A case in point - factoid actually means an invented fact (oid meaning not quite true) - but it has been used so often to refer to a true fact that now it is defined also as a true fact!Arlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995907549487730680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-69263703410454346172009-06-20T17:57:17.947-07:002009-06-20T17:57:17.947-07:00My friends and I were marveling the other day abou...My friends and I were marveling the other day about the fact that if people misuse a word long enough, it becomes a recorded definition. A case in point - factoid actually means an invented fact (oid meaning not quite true) - but it has been used so often to refer to a true fact that now it is defined also as a true fact!Arlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995907549487730680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-87296863544103113802009-06-20T15:58:55.381-07:002009-06-20T15:58:55.381-07:00I guess from the time I started talking, our famil...I guess from the time I started talking, our family always said "good night and gablesh you." I didn't know what it meant but we always said it to each other when we went to bed. Well, I finally found out when I was in my teens that we were actually saying "Good night and God bless you." I still carry on that tradition every night, but I spoke clearly when my kids were young so they would understand what we were saying.<br />chrisChrishttp://chrismt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-3104936221986668942009-06-18T07:14:01.991-07:002009-06-18T07:14:01.991-07:00OMG - Amanda's story was hysterical! Too funn...OMG - Amanda's story was hysterical! Too funny. I'm not sure if this counts, but what drives me crazy (and I see it all the time while reading other blogs) is the mix up of "then" and "than". Of course, I can't think of an example right now, but it drives me crazy. (Crazy - a place I drive to often, lol)MichelleBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518684189152417492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-18241064053822842052009-06-18T00:54:13.164-07:002009-06-18T00:54:13.164-07:00Boy oh boy, I am laughing (to myself) so loud I wo...Boy oh boy, I am laughing (to myself) so loud I woke up Roddy, my little doggie, who was sleeping across the kitchen from me. Between your post and the peanut gallery comments I don't think I am going to go to bed for a while now. Thank you for a delightful end of the day.<br /><br />Voila!!<br /><br />PS I do have one word that popped into my mind - oh, oh - when my DH and I first married, I noticed in conversations with young mothers that they would use the word "bougger." (You know something I do not even know how to spell it.) Well, I finally asked my DH what the words meaning was, and he of course wanted me to give him some context.... To this day I can not bring myself to call any of my children a little bougger as a term of endearment or refer to any crusted up green nasal discharge as that.<br /><br />Well, I am off to figure out what to do with the extra energy I got from in-taking extra oxygen from laughing.Shirley--Knot-y Embroidery Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994365376163617844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-36148408484352362312009-06-17T18:08:18.118-07:002009-06-17T18:08:18.118-07:00I thought of something else. No, it's not fun...I thought of something else. No, it's not funny like "shotgun"! lol<br /><br />Where I live people don't have ideas they have ideals. For example, "That's a great ideal!".Busy Little Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030043135910710800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-78148450667751951162009-06-17T18:04:06.847-07:002009-06-17T18:04:06.847-07:00I say that things make me giddy all the time. I&#...I say that things make me giddy all the time. I'm from the deep South, so I probably say a lot of things that most people don't. I don't say "fixin'" though. For example: I'm fixin' to go to the store. No, I don't say that!!!<br /><br />My Aunt H. had visited an older Aunt in the nursing home one day. My Mom asked Aunt H. how the older Aunt was doing, and she said "Well. She's a little disoriental." That was years ago and we still laugh about it. <br /><br />I had never heard of "shotgun". It means that you want the front passenger seat. Well, as I said, I had never heard of that before until I moved to Kentucky. My friends and I were in front of a court house one day visiting the quilt shop across the street. We were walking towards my car and my friend, Terry, yelled "Shotgun!". I held my hands over my head, squated down beside my car, and started screaming. She still laughs at me about that!Busy Little Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030043135910710800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-52426711798333589472009-06-17T17:29:28.046-07:002009-06-17T17:29:28.046-07:00Ha! That is great. Truth be told, for a long time ...Ha! That is great. Truth be told, for a long time I thought it was "for all intensive purposes" too! hee hee! My mom used to say, "supposebly" instead of "supposedly." And you know I've heard lots of people say it incorrectly.<br /><br />One of my favorite "old" sayings is "How's that?" if I didn't hear what someone said. You don't hear that much anymore but I get a kick out of it.strawberrycream39https://www.blogger.com/profile/02730610168234974573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-88042926202785977292009-06-17T16:57:05.456-07:002009-06-17T16:57:05.456-07:00I always liked the work "asinine" for it...I always liked the work "asinine" for it's shockk value, esp to younger kids and teens. A high sxhool teacher first exposed me to it, and I still remember the gasps in the classroom when he said it!(means foolish)Hugs, CAthy TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-52078080045537907272009-06-17T12:02:58.155-07:002009-06-17T12:02:58.155-07:00My younger sister used to "recommend" he...My younger sister used to "recommend" her children instead of reprimanding them. <br />And she also liked to feed them "babarian" cream pie. She has a long list of them she uses quite frequently. Loved your post....I hope you're feeling giddy. :)Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824490206932395967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-8949550627477534102009-06-17T11:18:07.831-07:002009-06-17T11:18:07.831-07:00Great post! I have always loved words as well, an...Great post! I have always loved words as well, and get a kick out of commonly misused words. Hopefully, infer/imply, complement/compliment, farther/further. There are so many!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440749267288259866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-4236339638967922162009-06-17T07:41:29.673-07:002009-06-17T07:41:29.673-07:00Just the other day I was laughed at for using the ...Just the other day I was laughed at for using the word "skedaddle." Doesn't everyone use that word? Voila!, giddy...I thought those were common words as well. They are for me! :)<br /><br />I LOVE your not correcting that attorney! She have should known better than to tweak her secretary - without you, she's NOTHING!!!Suzanne Kistlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397419255208702184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-34365846509845071152009-06-17T07:10:31.581-07:002009-06-17T07:10:31.581-07:00It is amazing how things are misunderstood and mis...It is amazing how things are misunderstood and misspelled. My husband is the Director of Research with a Foundation and he was asked to proofread a scholarship criteria. The scholarship, as written, was to help a student study in England, Scotland, and Whales. Needless to say he put a note on it and said that they didn't provide funds for large, seafaring mammals.<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />NancyNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716634446408588798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-57142821265596862392009-06-17T06:58:20.053-07:002009-06-17T06:58:20.053-07:00ha ha ha! sometimes i make up words - just to see ...ha ha ha! sometimes i make up words - just to see if anyone is listening ...... my oldest daughter (bachelor's degree in psych - how marketable is that - and Masters degree in sumpin sumpin) still says "opposed" instead of "supposed" as in "you are opposed to do it this way" ... and i laugh so hard that it makes me GIDDY!diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292769087215827768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-74268742543905719172009-06-17T06:40:49.623-07:002009-06-17T06:40:49.623-07:00I am so glad you did NOT do the correction! Too fu...I am so glad you did NOT do the correction! Too funny!Amy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941461947684033252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-84333661091732659392009-06-17T04:55:08.945-07:002009-06-17T04:55:08.945-07:00We still tease our daughter about the word Congreg...We still tease our daughter about the word Congregate...<br /><br />She was a junior and thought she was very worldly... Once when I asked her where the gang was going, she said they were "going to conjugate in the parking lot of McDonalds". <br />And when I was very young, I thought I had relatives named Oseneda. I had never met him(or her and didn't know which it was). When I finally met them, I found out my Aunt and Uncles names were Os (short for Ostell) and Eda.<br />Of course, I also thought that Al and Paul were two men living together. Not until I met them did I realize that Al was short for Alvateen... I was very confused as a child....LOLNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263122218181506913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-21023348425697962182009-06-17T03:48:20.363-07:002009-06-17T03:48:20.363-07:00I have a friend who "nips it in the butt"...I have a friend who "nips it in the butt". She's also great at mixing metaphors.Debby Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760830726436837922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-5391787006839498462009-06-17T03:47:22.904-07:002009-06-17T03:47:22.904-07:00I worked in a law firm back in the pre-computer da...I worked in a law firm back in the pre-computer days. The attorney dictated a long document about a client who had a staph infection. He took a RED MAGIC MARKER and wrote 'staff' over each 'staph'. It was pages and pages and pages on a typewriter, and I had to redo it all. Me= high school education, Lawyer = 7 years post-high school education. Grrrrrrrrr.Debby Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760830726436837922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-17619966032554186702009-06-17T03:31:37.302-07:002009-06-17T03:31:37.302-07:00I read my comment over after I posted it. My gramm...I read my comment over after I posted it. My grammar is awful!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077658139465236292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-10060264714984222972009-06-17T03:31:36.547-07:002009-06-17T03:31:36.547-07:00I read my comment over after I posted it. My gramm...I read my comment over after I posted it. My grammar is awful!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077658139465236292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-21187463975072862842009-06-17T03:29:49.441-07:002009-06-17T03:29:49.441-07:00How about the word "moot"? I hear peop...How about the word "moot"? I hear people saying something is moot or a moot point, meaning its no longer debatable. when I looked up the word moot, it means debatable. Which is just the opposite of the way folks use moot. So I guess you could say the use of the word moot is moot.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077658139465236292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-52729213964289505552009-06-17T03:23:30.299-07:002009-06-17T03:23:30.299-07:00When I began reading this post, it reminded me of ...When I began reading this post, it reminded me of a phrase that my DH said incorrectly years ago. Imagine my surprise when I saw it at the end of your post - 'for all intensive purposes'! At least DH has a good excuse, since he is originally from another country ;) Thanks for the chuckle!~Kristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039444964696342476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-88757350600224765622009-06-17T02:49:10.718-07:002009-06-17T02:49:10.718-07:00I love that story. That PITA attorney deserved it ...I love that story. That PITA attorney deserved it (Pain In The A**). I think I need more giddiness in my life!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-53622210657533732482009-06-17T00:43:40.200-07:002009-06-17T00:43:40.200-07:00Voila is what I say when I complete a project, so ...Voila is what I say when I complete a project, so that means I don't say it much! Can't wait to show you the pattern I got in Las Vegas tomorrow night at Clues in Calico. See ya then!<br /><br />Pam<br /><br />PS-Hope you are feeling better!Orcsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11191609792641833079noreply@blogger.com