To get wound up by slither?

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Why? Why do people say they'll have a "slither" of cake/pie? It's "sliver". It annoys me unreasonably

Somebody on another thread has used "baited breath". The expression is bated breath. I see that one here, often. Oh and another clanged is "reign in" when it should - rather obviously - be rein in.

...clanger...

I hate it when posters say that they're 'pissed' at something or someone instead of pissed off.

I've only ever her pissed on US to shows.

My friend's dd's do a competitive sport. Most weekends she keeps us updated on their progress at competitions but writes 'threw' instead of 'through' ... 'dd is threw to the next round!' etc. This has been happening for years.

Until today, I'd never heard of a sliver of cake. Is it s regional thing?

Dear OP, you posted "hence why" which makes my skin crawl! Argh!

I can't stand myself/yourself as others have said. Equally I shudder at people using of instead of have "should of/ could of".

I once stopped reading a book because the author didn't know that the word is sliver.

It was odd really as all through the book people were having 'slithers' of cake or pie, almost as if the writer had made a point of over using it and getting it wrong in order to set a trap for the proof readers.

Oh dear, seem I've linked to a website called 'the book people'. Completely unintentional.

The only one that annoys me is 'delete if not aloud' on online forums.

Aloud is just so far from allowed...I can't get my head around thinking it's the same word. Still the more I see it the more tolerant I'm getting which is good! I just want to be able to understand people I don't care what the 'rules' are.

Hence why is one of those ones. Apparently it started in the 1800s and is accepted as correct, although it is informal English and not formal. I didn't even notice I'd done it, even though I teach others to use hence, not hence why in formal letters, essays etc. Oops!

His instead of he's - as in 'His gorgusss hunni x' Always used by the same women who call other adults 'Hunni' and put kisses at the end of every written communication - why is that?

The latest that a few people have said that has wound me up is saying Norovirus as Neurovirus. Really annoying

And 'chocking' instead of 'choking' is another that gets my blood simmering!

"Miss-chee-vee-uss"

Megatherium: Him or her instead of he and she - e.g. "Her and her friend went out for the evening". Surely people who say this wouldn't say "Her went out" so why does adding "and her friend" change that?

At last, someone who agrees with me. There are so many threads on MN about grammar that irks but it seems that no-one but me ever makes this point.

Off of

• I blame the Rolling Stones and their clouds.

Can't see why anyone would want a sliver of cake either - it would just end up a pile of crumbs

Practice - noun
Practise - verb (My mnemonic for that one is that the s looks a more active letter so it is the verb. Works for me!)

For me, it's c=noun, cn, as in CN Tower. That probably only works if you live in Toronto.

I've just thought of another one that really annoys me.

Mortified.

Again, not sure if this is a local thing but people insist on misusing this word for when they've been very angry. Someone told me last week that their car had been scraped in a car park and they were mortified. I asked them why they would be embarrassed by that, but they got confused 😂

I've seen a lot "I myself like to eat cake" and it makes me want to giggle.

Isn't that correct, though?

I remember the difference between practise and practice by thinking of it in terms of advise and advice. It's the same principle, but the difference in pronunciation makes it much easier.

'Myself' isn't required.

When people/things are described as 'bias' or 'cliché' instead of biased or clichéd.

Peek, peak and pique.
And yes, 'bear with me' and 'here here.'
I am annoyed at work by incorrect spelling of ' heels' on medical notes. Usually written as 'heals' by people who should know better.

Heals when referring to heels (of shoes).
Alter when referring to altar (in a church).
Isles when referring to aisles (in a supermarket).
Breaks when referring to brakes (car/ bike).