Verbal Faux Pas, Jargon, Cliches, Boganisms, etc

[richoatthedisco]

Is that grammatically incorrect or just irritating?

It's definitely irritating, and you could argue that it's changing the object of the sentence from the possessions to the number. Don't quote me though.

 

[Contra Mundum]

It's definitely irritating, and you could argue that it's changing the object of the sentence from the possessions to the number. Don't quote me though.

I could not work it out myself but compared to some of the grammar butchering that goes around he is quite precise in his use of English. Don't know if its just me but he even sounds smarter than the average Push Up King

 

[richoatthedisco]

I could not work it out myself but compared to some of the grammar butchering that goes around he is quite precise in his use of English. Don't know if its just me but he even sounds smarter than the average Push Up King

I asked you not to quote me!

Agree though, I like Lucas. Just that habit grinds my gears.

 

[Contra Mundum]

I asked you not to quote me!

Agree though, I like Lucas. Just that habit grinds my gears.

Brother we are of one mind. My pet hate is "for all intensive purposes" and "boom recruit"

 

[Beerfish]

Brother we are of one mind. My pet hate is "for all intensive purposes" and "boom recruit"

My pet hate is 'excetra'. 9 out of 10 people seem to do it though.

 

[two up]

Classic call from Bluey McKenna on granstand Saturday after West Coast beat the Pies. The other commentator was mentioning how for a brief period before Fremantle play, West Coast would be on top of the ladder. The conversation went something like, "They will have a view from the top of the mountain tonight, at least for a little while", to which Bluey replied, "yes, they'll certainly have ice on their nose".

 

[Contra Mundum]

My pet hate is 'excetra'. 9 out of 10 people seem to do it though.

BF its like Expresso Coffee - its like being punched in the eye when you read it

 

[Contra Mundum]

Classic call from Bluey McKenna on granstand Saturday after West Coast beat the Pies. The other commentator was mentioning how for a brief period before Fremantle play, West Coast would be on top of the ladder. The conversation went something like, "They will have a view from the top of the mountain tonight, at least for a little while", to which Bluey replied, "yes, they'll certainly have ice on their nose".

That falls into the so bad its good category though.

 

[Registered User]

This one from Matthew Richardson wasn't really a slip-up, but I thought it was kinda funny:
"I tell ya, one thing I can't do is two things at once"

 

[BlueBen]

It's funny when someone who never listens to anything footy-related gets in my car on a weekend and hears a couple of minutes of footy radio.
A lot them have no idea how much the language is butchered on air.
It's like, "what the HELL did that guy just say?!!"!!" Even the 'low-level' blunders, such as "I seen" or "he done it" get a big reaction

"Should have went" is one that Danny Frawley, in particular, uses a lot.

 

[Contra Mundum]

This one from Matthew Richardson wasn't really a slip-up, but I thought it was kinda funny:
"I tell ya, one thing I can't do is two things at once"

That is like a Captain Bloodism

 

[Registered User]

"Should have went" is one that Danny Frawley, in particular, uses a lot.

Yeah, poor Spud's a shocker, but a good guy. He stills says "point in case", even though Barrett has corrected him a few times.

 

[Registered User]

That is like a Captain Bloodism

Ha ha. True

 

[Van_Dyke]

I can remember Dwayne Russell doing that last year when he kept calling Jack Macrae 'Shaun Higgins'. Higgins gets the ball and kicks it long to... And there was silence for about 3-4 seconds as his brain tried to process the fact that he may have got something wrong and will have to admit it. No instead he just missed the next passage of play hoping that no one would pick up he got Jack Macrae wrong for the 10th time in the call.

Reminds with Eddie in Freo vs geelong this year. IIRC it was Mayne (Was actually Mundy) kicks it... Mark taken by Mayne!

 

[peternorth]

"Should have went" is one that Danny Frawley, in particular, uses a lot.

sam newman used to correct him on that very error all the time

 

[peternorth]

barry hall on inexperienced freo defender playing this week - he's thrown into the wolfs

 

[Registered User]

David Schwarz: "they have the opportunity to bleed some young players"

Boomer Harvey: "it'd be reminisce of me not to thank a lot of people"

 

[Registered User]

Gerard Healy last night on 3aw: "the game is becoming extramentally more and more clogged ".
Maybe he was trying to be funny, coz congestion does drive him crazy

 

[Registered User]

SEN talkback caller: "I said to him, 'mate, you're not Robinson Garusoe'"

 

[BlueBen]

sam newman used to correct him on that very error all the time

Well, it's safe to say that it did not work!

 

[CJApples87]

Andrew Welsh said something like: Geelong have activated their sub with Billie Smedts coming off and they've activated Walker off.

 

[Registered User]

BT: "was he caught up in the vortext of the game?"

Spud pronounced "genre" as "john-ray": "I think I've found my john-ray"

 

[Spongebob]

BT: "was he caught up in the vortext of the game?"

Spud pronounced "genre" as "john-ray": "I think I've found my john-ray"

Poor old Johnnie Ray
He sounded sad upon the radio

Come on Eileen -- Dexys Midnight Runners.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Radio presenter giving a score update on the VFL, 'Team A 2.5 17, Team B 2.5.17 apiece'

 

[Registered User]

Isaac Smith: "yeah, Cyril is the only guy who can have single figgle.....single figgle digits.....figure digits..."