A language question
#77
Also the phrase 'Can't be beat' (i.e. without the suffix -en) makes me want to slap people.
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I don't know if it's 'wrong' or just different usage, Americans seem to say things like "I wish I would have done that".
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One I don't like (which is probably also pretty universal) is saying things like "I am liking this" instead of "I like this". Not sure if it is wrong but it never sits right with me.
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'In the cards' presumably means somebody has had his or her Tarot cards read...
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My kids have a habit of saying something happened 'on' accident instead of 'by' accident which doesn't sound right to me. I thought it was just them and some type of kid talk then I heard an adult the other day say it, so don't know whether it's an American thing or a regional thing??
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I said " Who did you visit"
She said " My sister came over"
Apparently if someone drops over to your house to see you you are still "Visiting" with them ? ( At least in Illinois where she's from )
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One I found weird. Was asking the wife what she's been up to and she said "Visiting"
I said " Who did you visit"
She said " My sister came over"
Apparently if someone drops over to your house to see you you are still "Visiting" with them ? ( At least in Illinois where she's from )
I said " Who did you visit"
She said " My sister came over"
Apparently if someone drops over to your house to see you you are still "Visiting" with them ? ( At least in Illinois where she's from )



