All Intensive Purposes
December 14, 2018 It turns out there are some expressions people get wrong ALOT.
So as a public service, here's an easy guide to help you use those phrases correctly. After all, we'd hate to see you...
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...hoisted by your own Picard.
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[*snerk*]
Let's begin!
An irrelevant argument is a "moot point."
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Whereas a cow giving directions is a "moo point."
When you want to end something before it has a chance to start, you "nip it in the bud."
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Not the butt. And technically, I think those should be snipped.
(While we're at it, it's the "repository of knowledge," NOT "suppository.")
It's "I couldn't care less," not "I could care less."
But if you're still confused, try drawing a picture:
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See how visuals can clear things up?
While we're on the subject, it's "exact" revenge, not "extract."
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Either way, though, mission accomplished.
Never use "irregardless."
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...unless it's part of the sentence, "Though she knew it would make her guests sick, she ordered the ear, regardless."
The old-fashioned curse is pronounced "doggone."
So try to avoid any versions rated "Arf."
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Bow chicka BOW WOW.
And finally, when you really mess something up, you "wreak havoc," not "wreck" it.
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Or on second thought, "wreck havoc" is perfect.
Thanks to Kelli G., Nikki D., Jenny C., Sherrie, Kathy S., Anony M., Megan N., and Frank W., who we would NEVER take for granite.
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Reader Comments (20)
We'll trek passed the captain and go straight to:
1) Why does the cow have breasts on its face? This is udderly ridiculous!
2) Was this acupuncture going horribly wrong? Or is it even more sinister? Maybe these are projectiles that are fired every time he farts.
3) Somebody stole the Grinch's heart.
4) This is that brain from Abbey Somebody, isn't it?
5) Friends, Romans, Countrymen...
6) I could say something about a specialty dish in Southeast Asia...
7) I know what this is. It's the race to the top of Pike's Peak. All it needs is a few Hot Wheels cars.
My jaw started clenching early, and A LOT.
My boss says "reframe" when he means "refrain." (I've been told many times to reframe from "using that tone.")
The alot is precisely what I didn’t know I needed in my life. I am now off to read some Facebook comments and pet my alot.
Jen, there is no such word as "alot". However, a lot of cake decorators make more than enough gaffs in spelling and grammar to render that little mistake negligee.
Cake it so!
What IS that on the upper right corner of the brain cake? The more I look at it, the worse it gets. :S
Maybe I've just read one too many Cake Wrecks or I've just got a naturally dirty imagination, but what is that supposed to be next to the brains on that cake?
Ok but if you would not love and enjoy that Picard cake with a nice cup of earl gray, shame on you!
Could someone please explain what that THING is next to the bloody brain? (Sorry if that's a cuss in England).
MAKE IT NOPE
Joey Tribbiani would like a word with you about that cow cake, but since Friends has long been over, the point is moo.
Also, either that is a tiny cake, or that is a really impressive cotton swab.
I think I got my fare alotmeant.
And, yes. It truly is "Nip it in the bud" Gardeners "nip" the buds to prevent flowering if a stronger plant is wanted. S0 there are not too many flower heads growing at one time, and the plant can use all the enegry on the ones left, so they are bigger.
Ahahahahahhahahahhaha these definitely broke what is left of my brain lol.
Not to mention 'Pacific' and 'Specific'
I know someone who always talks about the "medium" in the road. It always makes me cringe.
That butt is scary!!
That havoc is already wrecked, no point in wreaking anything else on it.
The Suppository of Knowledge is what someone draws from when they "pull something out of their ass".
Funny how this subject popped up. Just the other day I was correcting someone on the car radio who used the term "irregardless"; it was like nails on a chalkboard. BTW, what on earth is that last less than colorful mess, it looks like they tried to put it in the fridge and then served it on the most humid day of the year in Atlanta.
@Mike to get to the top of Pike's Peak, you don't need hot wheels, you need a peanut.
www.krcc.org/post/meet-man-who-pushed-peanut-pikes-peak-his-nose