Verbal Faux Pas, Jargon, Cliches, Boganisms, etc

[SydneyBlood]

SEN traffic report this evening, referring to debris on the freeway, she pronounced it as ‘da-breeze’.

Think he was the NFL hall of famer, former quarterback for the New Orleans Saints.

 

[troybe]

James Brayshaw claiming today the MCG regularly sees 90K+ crowds during the home and away season. Out of the 45 games played there this year only one was 90+. Guess which one? This is a massive faux pas with no fact checking beforehand

 

[FreddyTwoShoes]

James Brayshaw claiming today the MCG regularly sees 90K+ crowds during the home and away season. Out of the 45 games played there this year only one was 90+. Guess which one? This is a massive faux pas with no fact checking beforehand

That's very on-brand for Brayshaw. If he's not hyperbolising, he's not speaking.

 

[010203]

Nasser Hussain - "Expecially".

 

[010203]

Brad Hodge on Mitch Swepson joining the Melbourne Stars: "it's the biggest loss this team (Brisbane Heat) could have endeavoured".

 

[FreddyTwoShoes]

Mark Waugh on Harry Brook “patience is not his go to word”.

Apart from his clumsy speech, he is surely the laziest, least prepared cricket commentator going around.

 

[Registered User]

Mike Hussey: "tell us about the team's new acquisations"

 

[the avoca drover]

Stuart Clarke on ABC cricket coverage this morning, “Let’s get our crystal balls on”.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

This isn’t sporting but on the radio news this morning the newsreader spoke about “wooping cough”.

I’ve always said “hooping” cough, but now I’m wondering if that’s right

 

[FreddyTwoShoes]

This isn’t sporting but on the radio news this morning the newsreader spoke about “wooping cough”.

I’ve always said “hooping” cough, but now I’m wondering if that’s right

I’m with you. Definitely hooping.

 

[katana]

great meeting of the minds at the cricket today between brett lee and mike hussey.

they felt ben stokes would be wanting to get a wicket while australia's plan would be to pass england's first innings score. this took them about 5 minutes to say.

 

[Registered User]

SEN's John Donohoe: "they could throw a spanner among the pigeons"

 

[Registered User]

There's a young traffic reporter on SEN who pronounces "lager" as "layga"

 

[Registered User]

Archie Thompson said "calzones" instead of "cajones": "That took some calzones"

 

[ReturningHawk]

Archie Thompson said "calzones" instead of "cajones": "That took some calzones"

I’ve read some good ones here, but that one really takes the tiramisu.

 

[SydneyBlood]

Archie Thompson said "calzones" instead of "cajones": "That took some calzones"

I’ve read some good ones here, but that one really takes the tiramisu.

True, I've read seemingly countless funny ones here in the pasta.