Shouldn't it be 'pique' their interest, not 'peak' their interest?

[Brucebogtrotterswife]

I've seen this a few times lately.

'This book may peak your interest'.

Isn't it 'pique', or is it interchangeable?

Ect. rather than etc. is more a typo though

My Amazon fire tablet autocorrects etc to ect, I have to check each time I use it

@AgentProvocateur

And people who use myself/yourself inappropriately. “Feel free to contact myself”. I think they think it makes them sound more professional. It doesn’t.

Yes. "Myself and my hubby have been jabbed." NO.

"I've been jabbed. My husband's been jabbed." "My husband and I have been jabbed."

Oh, pique.

@user1493494961

Alot, abit, eachother, there's a tendency lately to join words.

Aswell 😩

Sorry, this is a digression about subtitles, but when vaccinations were first being offered a subtitle on the News referred to the Extra Vinegar. It's true. I didn't make it up. I expect the programme was subsequently up-dated to recognise the new words Astra Zeneca.

I remember it ....

When people say they have the upmost (eg.)sympathy instead of utmost.

13:38Geamhradh

@loopylindi

There's nothing incorrect about "these ones" or "those ones". Why do you think they are wrong?

It rankles with me too, although I don't know why really. I think it's because "these" or "those" are fine on their own.

@Lunificent

Niche one: CAHMS instead of CAMHS. It’s mental health not health mental!

I know that once drives me mad!

@UserBot314159

And while we're here, is it ''take it as read'' or ''take it as red''.

NOT sure I've ever seen that one written down!

It's "take it as read".

www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-take-something-as-read

Ie you accept what it written, as you have read it. Take it as red doesn't make any sense with the meaning of the phrase.

@UserBot314159 Sorry I think I may have misunderstood your post. Sorry ND and extremely tired. About 4 hrs sleep last night!

I think its 'hoist on your own p'tard'. Not by. By would imply the p'tard is doing something active to render you hoist upon it.

@Geamhradh,
the 'ones' is superfluous. If I offered you a choice between (say) oranges or apples you wouldn't need to say I'll have those ones please would you you.

I know this thread is months old, but I think 'by' is a better fit than 'on' in this expression. A petard was a small bomb, so it was doing something active (exploding) and one would not really be 'hoist upon it', but rather by it.

Having said that, the original expression was 'hoist with his own petard' (from Hamlet).

"Tow the line" gets me.

It's toe, as in lining up exactly so everyone's toes are on the same line. "Towing" a line makes no sense whatsoever in the context it's generally used.