😬 Hubby knows to clear the room when pundits, anchors, or guest experts on the news tell me that something happened "at 8 AM in the morning." 💥 Ka-f'ing-boom! Cleora just exploded! 🤬
Love the "NEED DRIT" one and how people could be bothered to add their own signs. Funny how in North America folk refer to "dirt" when in Britain it would always be soil.
🤔 Ahh! Brought to you by the "Department of Redundancy Department!" 🤪 [Lots of folks credit Monty Python for that, but please don't. It's Firesign Theatre, from the 1970 album "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand me the Pliers." That radio group from LA predates M.P. by 3 years and more if you consider it took time for Python to get going in the US. If you don't know Firesign Theatre, find them and listen...I give my guarantee you will like them!! Helpful hint: listen with 🎧, not earbuds. There are layers of sound effects and dialogue you will miss if you don't have old-style "cans" covering your ears. 😃
All these sayings are very true
ReplyDeleteThe flying comma is a great term. I think I’ll use it!
ReplyDeleteSo good, all of them. But every time I see a misspelled sign I fight the urge to correct it, and now I'm not gonna fight the urge any longer!
ReplyDeleteI "loved" these.
ReplyDeleteMy father-in-law, a former EMT, always said “the OR room” and it drove me crazy. I do like flying comma.
ReplyDelete...I've never understood the need for an Oxford comma.
ReplyDeleteAlso, "HIV Virus". I'm surprised people don't say "SUV Vehicle."
ReplyDelete@ Jamie Ghione -- You're right!
Delete😬 Hubby knows to clear the room when pundits, anchors, or guest experts on the news tell me that something happened "at 8 AM in the morning." 💥 Ka-f'ing-boom! Cleora just exploded! 🤬
DeleteLove the "NEED DRIT" one and how people could be bothered to add their own signs. Funny how in North America folk refer to "dirt" when in Britain it would always be soil.
ReplyDeleteEnglish, it is a simple language, millions of 5 year old children speak it.
ReplyDelete🤔 Ahh! Brought to you by the "Department of Redundancy Department!" 🤪
ReplyDelete[Lots of folks credit Monty Python for that, but please don't. It's Firesign Theatre, from the 1970 album "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand me the Pliers." That radio group from LA predates M.P. by 3 years and more if you consider it took time for Python to get going in the US. If you don't know Firesign Theatre, find them and listen...I give my guarantee you will like them!! Helpful hint: listen with 🎧, not earbuds. There are layers of sound effects and dialogue you will miss if you don't have old-style "cans" covering your ears. 😃
Flying comma just seems so right, LOL.
ReplyDeleteMisplaced commas and apostrophes really annoy me.
ReplyDelete'Lost control of your vowels' made me guffaw!
ReplyDeleteI have no quibbles with commas, whether Oxford or Flying.
Thanks for the Sunday chuckles!
Affect and effect. Good one!
ReplyDeleteFlying commas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO!
ReplyDeleteI like the flying comma too. :)
ReplyDeleteI will use the affect and effect rule now every time I need to write one of those words.
ReplyDeleteAs for flying commas. Omg hilarious
Jacqueline is quite smart.
ReplyDeleteLol
ReplyDeleteWell, Sporticus, you've bludgeoned grammar, punctuation, and words to death today. Never let it be said you don't accomplish anything!
ReplyDeleteLOL
ReplyDeleteSpell Check hates the Oxford comma, at least whenever I decide to use it.
ReplyDeleteOhhh I don't know where you find these but they are right on.
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