I can't take it anymore! Part 3 [MERGED]

[PJSaturn]

Originally Posted by Thulsa

I saw restaurant's outdoor sign offering a special on "steak with au jus"

I see "with au jus" fairly often in descriptions in restaurant menus.

Another common menu error is "ice tea." It's not tea made out of ice. It's tea that is iced / served over ice. Hence, "iced tea." So many people don't get this!

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[Eumaois]

Originally Posted by Retriever

From the Department of Redundancy Department:

Does this tells you anything to you?

I like TV Tropes, as well.

[RocketDawg]

Originally Posted by winterbird

I can't find a written example, but it really irks me when people say:


Your guys's, my guys's

My husband and I's, my friend's and I's

pronounce realtor "real-a-tor"

I know someone who is a realtor who thinks he's "real-a-tor".

Still, one of my favorites is "jaguar" pronouced as "jag-wire". We need a "pulling my hair out" emoji.

[RocketDawg]

There's always the word "criteria" that is misused more often than not. We often hear "this criteria", as if it was a singular word. "Criteria" is the plural of "criterion" ... so, "this criterion", "those criteria".

Same with data, media, and a zillion others.

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by PJSaturn

I see "with au jus" fairly often in descriptions in restaurant menus.

I once saw "Asparagus with Holland Days Sauce" listed on a restaurant menu.
I asked the waitress if it was possible to substitute "Holland Nights" sauce, but she just gave me a confused look.

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by RocketDawg

There's always the word "criteria" that is misused more often than not. We often hear "this criteria", as if it was a singular word. "Criteria" is the plural of "criterion" ... so, "this criterion", "those criteria".
Same with data, media, and a zillion others.

+1

… and then we have bacterium/bacteria.
If I hear one more person on TV or radio say, "the bacteria is", I think that I will scream.

[Retriever]

A horrible, semi-literate woman posted the following on her Facebook page, after observing her son run over--and kill-- several cats:

"maybe people should keep there cats at there house and not on the street so proud of him Eliminating the cat population."

We can't do anything about her incredible insensitivity or her lack of literacy, but I am happy to note that she and her son were both arrested.

[kukumjacka]

Smell-o-vision to the rescue. Sniffs out what there trying to say

[ndcairngorm]

Or how about the farm to market sign that sells "Blueberry"

(maybe they actually have only one, I don't know)

[winterbird]

Originally Posted by RocketDawg

I know someone who is a realtor who thinks he's "real-a-tor".

Still, one of my favorites is "jaguar" pronouced as "jag-wire". We need a "pulling my hair out" emoji.

LOL, ikr! And what kind of an animal is a jag-wire, anyway?