The things people say
January 18th 2007 08:57
There are some phrases that people use that absolutely no sense. It's not like these expressions are coming from a mufti who refuses to learn how to speak proper english, they come from people who have a supposed command of the english language.
Free gift - Popular with businesses who want to give something crappy away and I've heard it a lot over the years on tv and on the radio. Gifts are free to the recipient. If they weren't they wouldn't be gifts would they? Thats why Christmas is so popular because we know we're getting lots of free stuff...some of it expensive most of it cheap but it's free nonetheless.
The honest truth - I hear this all the time and I cringe. I might say this to someone who wants their money back from a scam that went wrong "Someone stole it from me! Thats the honest truth!" Now if if it ain't the truth, it's a lie and we all know about lies.
Honest opinion - This is popular when it comes to women fitting into clothes. "Honey, I need your honest opinion. Do I look fat in this?" (There are red lights flashing and alarms going off. Men behind my wife waving their hands above their heads and shaking their heads mouthing "For Gods sake, don't answer it man!" I look at it this way. Opinions are honest feelings. If I give someone something thats not my opinion then it's not honest is it? "No honey, you don't look fat in that."
Freak accident - I could never discern between an accident and a freak accident. To me an accident is something that isn't supposed to happen but happens anyway. A car crashes, a glass falls onto the floor, someone slips over. At what point does the freak come into it? Does the car have to spin twelve times, flip twice, rev it's engine and blow the carburettor just as it slams into something else before it's classified as a freak accident?
Leading from the front - Can someone lead from anywhere else? Have you ever seen a sportsman be leading from the back of the pack? No, neither have I.
Pretty as a picture - This is a totally misleading statement. You want proof of how misleading it is? Pull out your wallet or your purse and look at your drivers licence. Go on, I'll wait. You ready now? Tell me your licence could be described as being "pretty as a picture". I'd ask you for the honest truth about your picture but I already know. We all know.
My personal favourite is television presenters who say "We'll be back in a moment." We hear that all the time and it sounds reasonable doesn't it because they're the ones going away. When the programme comes back, what's the first thing that comes out of the presenters mouth? "Welcome back!" Like I went somewhere. I didn't move because I was sitting right here where they left me watching something even more drab and monotonous than show that was on.
Free gift - Popular with businesses who want to give something crappy away and I've heard it a lot over the years on tv and on the radio. Gifts are free to the recipient. If they weren't they wouldn't be gifts would they? Thats why Christmas is so popular because we know we're getting lots of free stuff...some of it expensive most of it cheap but it's free nonetheless.
The honest truth - I hear this all the time and I cringe. I might say this to someone who wants their money back from a scam that went wrong "Someone stole it from me! Thats the honest truth!" Now if if it ain't the truth, it's a lie and we all know about lies.
Honest opinion - This is popular when it comes to women fitting into clothes. "Honey, I need your honest opinion. Do I look fat in this?" (There are red lights flashing and alarms going off. Men behind my wife waving their hands above their heads and shaking their heads mouthing "For Gods sake, don't answer it man!" I look at it this way. Opinions are honest feelings. If I give someone something thats not my opinion then it's not honest is it? "No honey, you don't look fat in that."
Freak accident - I could never discern between an accident and a freak accident. To me an accident is something that isn't supposed to happen but happens anyway. A car crashes, a glass falls onto the floor, someone slips over. At what point does the freak come into it? Does the car have to spin twelve times, flip twice, rev it's engine and blow the carburettor just as it slams into something else before it's classified as a freak accident?
Leading from the front - Can someone lead from anywhere else? Have you ever seen a sportsman be leading from the back of the pack? No, neither have I.
Pretty as a picture - This is a totally misleading statement. You want proof of how misleading it is? Pull out your wallet or your purse and look at your drivers licence. Go on, I'll wait. You ready now? Tell me your licence could be described as being "pretty as a picture". I'd ask you for the honest truth about your picture but I already know. We all know.
My personal favourite is television presenters who say "We'll be back in a moment." We hear that all the time and it sounds reasonable doesn't it because they're the ones going away. When the programme comes back, what's the first thing that comes out of the presenters mouth? "Welcome back!" Like I went somewhere. I didn't move because I was sitting right here where they left me watching something even more drab and monotonous than show that was on.
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