To be so irritated by this common spelling mistake

[CaptainCabinets]

I’ve noticed about five different people in the last few days saying ‘rest bite’ when they mean respite.

It’s making my fucking teeth itch!

'Tow the line'. Grrr!

Also 'cowtailing'. Took me a while to work that one out...

Slither instead of sliver.

This sends me mad. I once even saw it in Marks and Spencer in the blurb on those large cardboard tubs they have, full of sweets - 'slithers of crystallised orange'. Couldn't resist - I altered it with a felt tip. Next time I was in all the tubs had gone.

Cottongusset

I also had a note sent to me at the office asking that I "Fire a shot across his bowels".

Can you explain this one please? I am trying but can't quite get it.

Tenterhooks/Tenderhooks

Tide me over /Tidy me over

@ShanghaiDiva What's wrong with 'with regards to' in an email?

Skirt for sale. Elasticated waste 🤬

Aitch is definitely without the 'h'.

Nope. It's aitch where you're from. It's haitch where I'm from, and an unacceptable thing to judge someone for either way where I live now. As posted above.

Aitch is definitely without the 'h'.

Nope. It's aitch where you're from. It's haitch where I'm from, and an unacceptable thing to judge someone for either way where I live now. As posted above.

Nope. It's aitch in the dictionary, because that's how it was always pronounced. en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/aitch

The BBC is generally very fond of 'secetary' and 'nukiller'

And "sickth" and "decayed" and "temprally" and "clapsed" ...

Nope. It's aitch in the dictionary, because that's how it was always pronounced.

Not in Ireland.

Nope. It's aitch where you're from. It's haitch where I'm from, and an unacceptable thing to judge someone for either way where I live now. As posted above.

In Northern Ireland it's aitch if you are protestant and haich if you are catholic.

Yup that's what I meant sashh. And of course that means it's pretty nasty to judge or comment on whichever version someone uses.

My biggest peeve is 'walla' instead of 'et voilà'
Makes me fume silently. I need to get a life

'Arthur write this' instead of 'arthritis'

I saw "wreck and ruin" in a newspaper article online earlier...

"Chest of draws" really irritates me.

@applesarerroundandshiny
it's with regard to, not regards to
as regards - fine
kind regards - fine
with regards to - no, no, no

Toe the line
Draws for drawers - ugh

I was also wondering what’s wrong with ‘with regards to’ - I googled it and I’m not convinced it’s actually ‘wrong’, there’s not actually a grammar rule that precludes using it, it’s just traditionally less common than ‘with regard to’. Think that is a real pedant one.

Shanghai Oh OK. Yes I would probably say 'with regard to' not 'with regards to'. It didn't jump out at me.

Help I think it is 'Toe the line' rather than 'tow the line' ?? As in standing in a straight line like an army parade? Doing what is expected.

How are you?

I’m good.

Toe the line is correct.

I see and hear "high rate" a lot instead of "irate"

My son is studying psychology and has an ongoing fascination with language and linguistics. Might be because he has dyslexia. It is fascinating to hear him explain the history of our language. I suspect 'rest bite' will at some point in the future replace 'respite' and 'could of' will replace 'could have' etc..... Our language is forever changing.

Top draw/ top drawer - meaning the poshest.

It’s making my fucking teeth itch!

I get irritated by this expression. How the hell do teeth itch??

But I do agree with you on the respite thing. I've heard it more and more recently.