Please state in which country your phrase tends to be used, what the phrase is, and what it should be.

Example:

In America, recently came across “back-petal”, instead of back-pedal. Also, still hearing “for all intensive purposes” instead of “for all intents and purposes”.

  • @TrickDacy
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    32 days ago

    Fuck yes. Most annoying mistake in English. Seems to have sharply risen during the last few years

    • Evkob (they/them)
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      72 days ago

      More then a few made the mistake back than, too.

      It’s one of those ones that bother me too as a non-native speaker, they’re such different words from each other when you learn them more from reading than oral exposure. The they’re/their/there trio is another one where I can’t fathom how people have issues distinguishing them.

      • @TrickDacy
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        11 day ago

        Very well said. Those all bug me for that same reason. Very different meanings.