Mistaken Expressions that Irritate You
#1
Mistaken Expressions that Irritate You
I'll start:
1) "Frame-off" restorations on unibody cars.
2) "Numbers matching" cars which have no numbers to match.
3) "Needs restored." Only an acceptable term if you are an ESL student.
4) Cars described as having a "V-6" when you know damn well that the only six available in that model was a 250 Chevy.
5) "Ram Air" is for Pontiacs and "SixPacks" are for Mopars.
What sticks in your craw?
1) "Frame-off" restorations on unibody cars.
2) "Numbers matching" cars which have no numbers to match.
3) "Needs restored." Only an acceptable term if you are an ESL student.
4) Cars described as having a "V-6" when you know damn well that the only six available in that model was a 250 Chevy.
5) "Ram Air" is for Pontiacs and "SixPacks" are for Mopars.
What sticks in your craw?
#8
#9
VC455 - Actually the Pontiac terminology for a limited slip differential was Safe-T-Trac. Posi-Traction was specifically Chevy terminology, although incorrectly universally used to describe all limited slip differentials of the day. As you correctly noted, Anti -Spin was the Oldsmobile terminology, and Buick's was Positive Traction.
#11
Not car related but. Decimate
“to select by lot and kill every tenth man of”
it is usually used to mean a group or force taking huge casualties
studebaker just called theirs twin traction
but it had the coolest emblem
edit
jeez I need that mug
“to select by lot and kill every tenth man of”
it is usually used to mean a group or force taking huge casualties
studebaker just called theirs twin traction
but it had the coolest emblem
edit
jeez I need that mug
#12
#20
Mashed on the gas / mashed on the brake !! I think its a southern thing and that's ok, it's just in the Midwest the only thing we mashed was potatoes ! it doesn't bother me I just wince a little when I hear it.
#24
beat me to it!!!
I could care less suggests you’re level of concern has not yet reached its lowest point.
or:
I could not care any less means your level of interest has reached zero, rock bottom, DNGAF, etc.
People who use the word “literally” when you mean something figuratively.
My wife/kids are all guilty of these examples. Yet they never miss an opportunity to point out my errors in There, Their, or There’re.
My reply:
#25
Hopefully I don't offend anyone here, however I think "resto-mod" is ambiguous and consequently bothersome. An object is either restored, which to me means to replicate original as practical, or it's modified and deviating from original.
#33
Or maybe you lived here for a while...🙃
#36
I have decided to react to "No Worries" and "Not a problem" responses to "Thank You" as if I heard "you're welcome". I will smile and be pleasant, though inside I cringe. I figure at least they are responding and attempting to be friendly...
#37
What about "a whole nother"?
Or, pronouncing the "t" in the word "often"?
Interesting how these things catch on, and eventually change the language. Those of us who dislike this change enjoy discussions like this.
Or, pronouncing the "t" in the word "often"?
Interesting how these things catch on, and eventually change the language. Those of us who dislike this change enjoy discussions like this.
#40
people either misspell it as viola (an instrument), vwahlah (phonetically), or wallah (we're not even trying now).
A lot of people get in trouble when they go beyond their station in life. There's no shame in not having much linguistic education, as long as you can communicate, it's fine, but, when people start trying to sound more educated than they are, that's when they make mistakes and look bad. "We're done!" or "BAM!" (Emeril the Chef) or "BEHOLD!" (bad fantasy enchanter) all could be used over "WALLAH!!!"