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DH's malapropisms irritate me

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MissIngaFewmarbles Thu 01-Dec-11 10:05:44

I don't know how to handle it. If I correct him he gets very annoyed but if he says quaffers one more time when he means coffers I will not be responsible.

He uses the wrong words (usually the longer ones) all the time and I feel like shrieking at him. I'm not perfect myself but aaaaargh.

<as you were>

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MissIngaFewmarbles Thu 01-Dec-11 10:09:40

Also he says off sorts instead of out of sorts, grrr

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EuphemiaInExcelsis Sat 03-Dec-11 17:33:21

I don't have time to list DH's, and he's a university professor ... hmm

It's the umming and erring that drive me nuts. angry

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