What mis-stated phrases or words do you feel still need to be corrected (online or in person) in 2025?
What mis-stated phrases or words do you feel still need to be corrected (online or in person) in 2025?
Please state in which country your phrase tends to be used, what the phrase is, and what it should be.
Example:
In America, recently came across "back-petal", instead of back-pedal. Also, still hearing "for all intensive purposes" instead of "for all intents and purposes".
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People’s names. I think it’s dismissive/disrespectful to mispronounce someone’s name.
I have a rare last name (for the US anywa), and the pronunciations I get are amazing. My favorite was Mr. Tubbo, at the bank. I've also gotten Tugboat. My name has no G in it.
Whenever I go somewhere where I know I'll have to spell my name (like the bank, gov offices, et cetera) I always offer them a dollar if they can pronounce it. I've had to pay a dollar one time in 30 years, and that's only because she was involved with a French company. It never really bothers me when people can't pronounce it. What bugs me is when I tell them how to say it and they still can't get it. It's spelled all fucked up and French, but it's only 2 syllables, and a very, very simple name to pronounce. But they can't get the spelling out of their head, and fuck it up every time
Thibault? That's the first 2 syllable French name that comes to mind that I could see people mangling to Tubbo or Tugboat
Almost!
You can't really blame people for mispronouncing a rare or foreign name. It would only be a problem if it was done repeatedly with the intent to offend.
I do get irritated when they have 2 different pronunciations of a name that's spelled the same. And they assume the less common one.
Absolutely. It’s not fair to blame people for honest mistakes. If I implied it was, then that was a mistake!