Wordie: The No-No List: Comments

Comment by Sera, about 1 year ago

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:52:24 +0000

I like titular.
:)

Comment by Sera, about 1 year ago

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:48:43 +0000

Consider self deprecating. One slip of tongue and...

Comment by tankexmortis, about 1 year ago

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:56:06 +0000

Wow, this list is so much better than mine. :(

Comment by zeichensprache, about 1 year ago

Thu, 17 May 2007 10:40:17 +0000

Without masticate, we'd never have been able to infuriate high school teachers and peers who were easily led to believe we were saying t'other.

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:58:54 +0000

Ooh, I bet that would be especially problematic when spoken with a British accent. Thanks for the recommendation!

Comment by violaisokay, about 1 year ago

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:49:00 +0000

don't forget caulk or caulking. i will wander the hardware store for days before asking for any assistance in finding this item.

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:58:56 +0000

Now that's a good one. I'm surprised I didn't think of it sooner!

Comment by generationnext, about 1 year ago

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:40:18 +0000

I asked some friends the other night if they wanted some nibbles (food) and they all thought I said "nipples".

Comment by AbraxasZugzwang, about 1 year ago

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:30:01 +0000

Oh, I've thought about that list, but it could go on and on. I was chatting with a Japanese friend of mine the other day and she wrote, "it's an effect of grobal warming." I almost died.

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:27:50 +0000

I can't say that I've actually ever said errata aloud, but now that you mention it, erratic has been problematic more than once.

Masticate and titular were made for this list.

I'm not even going to go down the ESL mispronunciation path... that's a long, winding road paved with all kinds of faux pas and Engrish wonders. Which would make for a great list of its own, if I ever get around to starting it (or someone beats me to it).

Comment by AbraxasZugzwang, about 1 year ago

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:13:26 +0000

My students (2nd language learners) always say shit for sheet.

A student once told be I "have nice ass." I almost sheet. They tend to leave out articles and it took me some time to figure out she meant eyes.

Comment by AbraxasZugzwang, about 1 year ago

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:09:24 +0000

masticate and titular?

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:06:27 +0000

Gee, c_b, isn't that a little personal?

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:00:02 +0000

uselessness, do you find people staring at you when you speak of errata?

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:52:53 +0000

Classic! How many times do you think *that* phrase has been misinterpreted?

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:29:37 +0000

Those are both great stories! You made me laugh out loud.

I heard one recently that's probably too long to type here, but involves someone mistaking the shouted words "New-Rigged Ship!" for the slightly less lyrical "You Big Shit!"

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:26:37 +0000

Great story, u! Reminds me of the time I was telling my mother about the directions for cleaning an article of clothing using a damp cloth. "A WHAT cloth??" says she.

"Damp. DAMP! With a 'P'!"

"Oh! I thought you were angry with the cloth for some reason."

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:40:55 +0000

I agree about bushtit! I'll add it. Firkin and icehole are brilliant!

Story time: Years ago, on a scout campout, one of the kids was mesmerized by the smoke and embers around the campfire. He was oblivious to the scoutmaster bending over to tend the fire in front of him. And as one particularly large cinder fluttered past, he blurted "wow, that's a big ash!!" Scoutmaster turned beet red and that was the last happy moment that kid had on this trip. Probably one of those "you had to be there" moments.

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:28:15 +0000

Firkin is one I came across at work (and reesetee reminded me). An old word, but boy, you gotta be careful... And then there's icehole.

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:47:26 +0000

It's also difficult to discuss certain types of birds...say, a bushtit...in certain circles. Although I suppose it has nothing to do with pronunciation. ;-)

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:44:48 +0000

Another nice one (or not-so-nice?). I added it and another one in a similar vein.

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:35:39 +0000

I find tit for tat to raise eyebrows when I say it. So I avoid saying it.

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:35:31 +0000

That would be a terrible combo. :-P

I've added a variant of yours, chained_bear.

Comment by AbraxasZugzwang, about 1 year ago

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:53:13 +0000

Suggest never pairing the phrase "that's mighty white of you" with the word niggardly.

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:11:12 +0000

Ha ha! Great idea for a list. Love it!

I have trouble with several of these words, and also with diction.