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Fazed vs phased

113 replies

LapinR0se · 14/04/2023 17:30

I genuinely think that 90% of people on MN get this wrong and it drives me CRAZY and I want to SCREEEEEAAAAMMMMM when I read it, which seems to be several times a day. I have to sit on my hands so I don’t type “It’s unfazed UNFAZED UNFAZED!!!!”
Seeking refuge here as you all will understand and the others won’t.

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crumpet · 14/04/2023 17:30

Yanbu

PedantScorner · 26/04/2023 19:47

I suspect that a lot of people don't consider what they say or write or they would know the difference between faze and phase. I'm surprised that they write the word with a d on the end.
Councilling is the one that makes me cross. I've seen 'per say' too often.

'Going against the grain' when what they mean stating something not in line with the other posts annoys me, and 'but I am bias' makes me want to correct the user who posted it.

whatisheupto · 26/04/2023 19:53

Oh yes. Drives me nuts. What do they think phased means???? What happens to a person going through phases??!!

Flyinggeesei234 · 21/06/2023 07:57

Agree, OP. It’s everywhere on here as well. More common to see ‘phased’ than ‘fazed’ in this context.

RockGirl · 21/06/2023 08:00

Nothing beats 'could of' and 'should of' <shudder>.

Neverknowinglysensible · 21/06/2023 08:05

YANBU

l also silently scream when people use ‘disinterested’ instead of ‘uninterested’.

lifesabitchandthenyoudie · 21/06/2023 08:09

Things like this often make me wonder what will happen to (our) language, going forward; obviously language has always changed over years and in different areas but I can't imagine there was this level of inaccuracy in the written word before social media. How will the use of 'its' and 'it's' be changed? Or will there be a huge movement to get them used correctly? Will 'fazed' and 'phased' just become interchangeable? Oh and is this happening in other languages? Sorry probably overthinking it all!

Kilorrery · 21/06/2023 08:10

‘Discreet’ rather than ‘discrete’ kills me. And ‘the proof is in the pudding’, which conjures up images of Sherlock Holmes munching his way through Spotted Dick with a magnifying glass.

PedantScorner · 21/06/2023 08:11

when people use ‘disinterested’ instead of ‘uninterested’.

I despair at this too. Looking at you Jane Green. don't bother reading her books, they're pointless

PedantScorner · 21/06/2023 17:56

I dislike 'going forward', but I am a pedant

The language will continue to evolve. Phrases like 'pack lunch', 'could of' and 'I no' will probably become acceptable.

ZaZathecat · 21/06/2023 18:03

There's been a sharp spike in people saying they are 'generally' interested instead of 'genuinely', and also things like 'we need more effort on behalf of politicians' instead of 'on the part of'. My hackles are constantly on alert hearing things that don't make sense!

Rainydaysandicecream · 23/06/2023 11:59

Kilorrery · 21/06/2023 08:10

‘Discreet’ rather than ‘discrete’ kills me. And ‘the proof is in the pudding’, which conjures up images of Sherlock Holmes munching his way through Spotted Dick with a magnifying glass.

'The proof is in the pudding' is surely an idiom by now though?

PedantScorner · 23/06/2023 13:17

Rainydaysandicecream · 23/06/2023 11:59

'The proof is in the pudding' is surely an idiom by now though?

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It gets used, but it misses the point.
The proof isn't in the pudding, it is in the eating of the pudding.

I could (theoretically) bake a wonderful-looking pudding, but you'd need to eat some of it to prove it was good.

Rainydaysandicecream · 23/06/2023 18:54

Yes, but everyone knows what's meant by 'the proof is in the pudding'. It's a shortened version of the original (and clearer) saying and I'd have thought it was idiomatic at this stage?

PedantScorner · 23/06/2023 19:20

@Rainydaysandicecream , this is Pedants' Corner.

lifesabitchandthenyoudie · 23/06/2023 19:23

haha @PedantScorner good call! Although I have to admit I feel I can, personally, 'allow' expressions that have become idiomatic, as stated, as long as they don't actually mean something else, or are just completely incorrect, as your other examples!

lifesabitchandthenyoudie · 23/06/2023 20:14

urgh far too many commas there! Apologies, it's FriYay 😎

Rainydaysandicecream · 23/06/2023 20:16

PedantScorner · 23/06/2023 19:20

@Rainydaysandicecream , this is Pedants' Corner.

I know! That's why I'm going to the trouble to explain why I think that particular expression is okay😁

CurlyhairedAssassin · 23/06/2023 20:19

free reign. ARGHHHH

2chocolateoranges · 23/06/2023 20:19

The one I always struggled with is spilled or spilt! I never know which one to use eg Emma spilled/spilt her milk?

someone explain it to me,please.

Rainydaysandicecream · 23/06/2023 20:21

I think they're both okay.

PedantScorner · 23/06/2023 20:30

Emma spilled her milk and Pedant said 'There's no point in crying over spilt milk."

Both are correct, but one's a quotation.

@Rainydaysandicecream , the idiomatic use misses the point. Think of a delicious-looking pudding in front of you. You can't prove that it is delicious without tasting it. The proof isn't in the pudding, it's in the tasting.

HundredMilesAnHour · 23/06/2023 20:32

I've found my people 😍

What irks me the most is how many posters write "I live rural" Argh!!!!!!!😵

Clementineorsatsuma · 23/06/2023 20:37

Did no one else see

"Puts me on a pedalstool" earlier today?

Beats the staff in my Company who write defiantly for definitely!