Me, Myself and I (Politics and Grammar)

Wall Street Journal ^ | 14 January 2008 | COLLIN LEVY

[raybbr]

once-no-while - instead of once in a while; aargh!

How about "oncte in a while"? Or "trought" instead of "trough". Or, "Creosole" instead of "creosote".

[Liberty Valance]

[Cvengr]

I guess I recall some local enterprising youth who were in the midst of redistributing my income on my back window attempting to bridge the ‘Me’ gap and Hispanic disconnect by the use of infinitives incorporating “YO” and “MAMA” in extraordinary constructions of the English language.

[Savage Beast]

Can you recall the constructions? Inquiring minds are curious.

[raybbr]

One of the worst movies ever.

[raybbr]

You think you heard that? *Oh, no, you ditn’t!*

Yes, I sure did. It don't matter noways, though, they are gonna keep talkin' that way no matter what I say.

[Rte66]

Then you’re just axin’ fo it.

[Rte66]

Or “one in the same” for “one and the same”

[GreenAccord]

I can see that I'm going to half to put in my 2 cents on this topic.

[Rte66]

You “should of” before now.

[Sloth]

Pee-in: the least tasteful campus protest method.

[Graybeard58]

Have you heard zink instead of sink? As in kitchen zink.

[raybbr]

Have you heard zink instead of sink? As in kitchen zink.

No. LOL Have you ever heard of a bubbler for a water fountain?

[Gondring]

Few people recognize that

I like ice cream better than her.

is not the same as

I like ice cream better than she.

[Gondring]

Pee-in: the least tasteful campus protest method.

Exactly what crossed my mind! Well, maybe not exactly, but it was for all intensive purposes. :-)