..."to all intensive purposes..."

[BelfastBloke]

Anyone notice this yesterday in a thread?

I kept waiting for a pedant to jump in, but you didn't.

What are some other comedy mishearings?

Pigment of one's imagination.

I don't get "insect day" [ignorant furriner emoticon :o]

I had an instructor who used to say "that is in case the fact". Gah!! And, even better "leaping to concussions". This man was meant to be a doctor, teaching doctors-to-be... sad.

I do like to cast nasturtiums on someone's character.

(aspersions).

JB - as in schools inset day

Oh thanks! I thought it must be a British term and thus unknown to me .

ROFL @ "casting nasturtiums". I add mine to salad :o

Ah yes I say figtree of my imagination lol.

I use 'casting nasturtiums' as well . Must be about twenty years ago when I first heard it.

Also like 'fig roll of my constiption' which conjures amusing images .

Love doggie dog world.

A pupil was telling me about cannonballs the other day. Did you know they eat humans?

Yesterday my Mum asked me to get a few last-minute bits for my nephew's birthday tea and a present; the latest Kings of Leon CD.

Fine. However, on the list she gave me, it read 'King Sovlion CD'. :)

Someone on MN has decided to change tact.

Forgive me pedants' corner, for I have sinned... I have just written, then very quickly corrected, inpatient instead of impatient

On another note I hate 'of' when what is meant is 'have', it makes me shudder

MIL takes 'antiflammables' for her 'arthuritis' and frequently serves 'peripherals & cream' after Xmas dinner

I had a conversation with a very proud Mum who told me her daughter had found her cliché, probably meaning clique, when I think she really meant niche!

"... if they think I'm going to ... they've got another thing coming!"

Local newsreader - There was a pile - up involving five cars today - reports say nobody was very seriously injured.

OOps - forgot the " "

An ex-colleague used to complain bitterly about the 'ovulating' fan blowing her paperwork off the desk. Another colleague - obviously a Nellie Pledge fan - would always suggest setting it to 'stood standing'.

Slayed me every single time.

Reminds me of the time when I was pitching for a contract and kept talking about "the elephant round your neck". I knew that I had mixed my metaphors but couldn't think what the hell the expression was, until one kind soul decided to put me out of my misery by point out my error

Teacher at DS's school kept talking about a "phrase" he was going through

What's the rule in these cases - do you correct or ignore?

pointing even

I said to my DH today ( after dropping something for the third time ) " I'm all ham-handed today." He said " No but you're cack
handed" (I'm a'leftie'). I actually meant 'ham fisted' - so I was going to explain but decided to leave it .

I said to my DH today - after dropping something for the third time - " I'm all ham-handed today. " He said " No but you're cack
handed" (I'm a'leftie'). I actually meant 'ham fisted' - so I was going to explain but decided to leave it .

There's an echo in here - sorry ! I rest my case - hit the key twice.

hahah..insect day???...I have a colleague at work who adds 's' onto words for no reason!??..we call her 'peoples'...

A builder who came to give us an estimate for a new kitchen kept referring to 'bi-spoke' doors. He did of course mean bespoke. He wrote it like that too -'bi-spoke'.