July 11, 201313 yr 25 Common Phrases That You're Saying Wrong - Lifehack 1: Nip it in the butt vs. Nip it in the bud 2: I could care less vs. I couldn’t care less 3: One in the same vs.One and the same 4: You’ve got another thing coming vs. You’ve got another think coming 5: Each one worse than the next vs. Each one worse than the last 6: On accident vs. By accident 7: Statue of limitations vs. Statute of limitations
July 11, 201313 yr 25 Common Phrases That You're Saying Wrong - Lifehack 1: Nip it in the butt vs. Nip it in the bud 2: I could care less vs. I couldn’t care less 3: One in the same vs.One and the same 4: You’ve got another thing coming vs. You’ve got another think coming 5: Each one worse than the next vs. Each one worse than the last 6: On accident vs. By accident 7: Statue of limitations vs. Statute of limitations I've never heard anyone say "Nip it in the butt" Is that common?
July 11, 201313 yr 25 Common Phrases That You're Saying Wrong - Lifehack 1: Nip it in the butt vs. Nip it in the bud 2: I could care less vs. I couldn’t care less 3: One in the same vs.One and the same 4: You’ve got another thing coming vs. You’ve got another think coming 5: Each one worse than the next vs. Each one worse than the last 6: On accident vs. By accident 7: Statue of limitations vs. Statute of limitations #2 is the winner. Very commonly use and virtually everyone says that one wrong.
July 11, 201313 yr I could care less about this post, so I'm gonna nip it in the butt and this will be my final say about the subject. And if you don't like my opinion, I could care less, sue me. But I'm quite sure the statue of limitations has probably run out on it by now. And if not I guess you could hire Eric Deters to represent you, or maybe Bozo the Clown...they are both one in the same.:banana:
July 11, 201313 yr The "could care less" one drives me insane because there are times I try to explain to people what they are implying when they say that and they become argumentative.
July 11, 201313 yr Pretty good list, but one that isn't mentioned drives me insane: Of vs. Have "I should of watched the game last night" vs. "I should have watched the game last night."
July 11, 201313 yr "You have another think coming" is one that I didn't know. I'm with you. And after reading the explanation, I don't understand how that's a useful phrase. No. 25 is something that once you have it in your head, it's really grating to hear done any other way: brothers in law, courts martial, surgeons general, fleurs-de-lis.
July 11, 201313 yr Author "You have another think coming" is one that I didn't know. Same here. That sounds strange.
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