Words in the wrong context

[HungLikeJesus]

Ali - yes, I'm just kidding you

ZG - I agree about 'could of'

This is a little different, but the phrase 'try and ___' drives me nuts, and I see it all the time. It should be 'try to ___.' For example, "I'll try and call before I leave." Now that I've mentioned it, maybe it will bug you too.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Ali - yes, I'm just kidding you

ZG - I agree about 'could of'

This is a little different, but the phrase 'try and ___' drives me nuts, and I see it all the time. It should be 'try to ___.' For example, "I'll try and call before I leave." Now that I've mentioned it, maybe it will bug you too.

That's one of my peeves too...try and..., I mean. Also, someone who says anyways.

I have my share of regional error speaking...but I'm a firm believer that popular usage doesn't make it right. I catch myself a lot.

My big thing lately is a certain, um...dialect (?) that uses the long e sound for i and and i sound for a long e. For example "He feeled the water glass for me, but I still fill nothing towards him romantically."

Ugh.

Oh, and then there's FASSA.

[Undertoad]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

My big thing lately is a certain, um...dialect (?) that uses the long e sound for i and and i sound for a long e.

I don't like that, but I use it for one word: "league". I say "ligg". How many teams are in this ligg? Do they play in the American or the National ligg? For some reason I find it enjoyable to say it that way.