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In the vein of "Chester draws"

339 replies

ShatnersWoodwind · 07/12/2024 09:18

On a local selling page:

"Chabby Chique bedside tables".

😂

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oakleaffy · 10/01/2025 23:01

LaMarschallin · 10/01/2025 22:51

Seen on MN today: "he wasent that into Carrie" & "she wasent the love of his life".
Not seen that one before.

Also “ Free reign “ is seen a lot on here- it’s “rein”
Free rein - eg giving a horse it’s head to do what it wants.

I used to drop the reins on my horses’s neck after a gallop - it meant to slow down and relax

saraclara · 10/01/2025 23:04

Our local Facebook selling sites are full of people selling foot stalls.

HobnobsChoice · 10/01/2025 23:05

A lovely restaurant we used to go to offered Aborigines cooked in tomatoes and olive oil. No cannibalism, just can't spell aubergine .

Wendolino · 10/01/2025 23:07

A friend emailed me to have a moan about someone who wasn't really that bad, so she said "but give her a jew......."

CharlotteStreetW1 · 10/01/2025 23:07

"Clique" pronounced "click" (looking at you Traitors).

A Londoner friend talking about her upcoming wedding. I still don't know if we're getting free drinks or three drinks. I'll take my purse just in case..

OnceMoreWithAttitude · 10/01/2025 23:08

There’s the ever popular Rest Bite

And I like one I once saw on here, someone who couldn’t sleep for tossing and turning had had a wrestler’s night.

WhiskersOnKittens2 · 10/01/2025 23:08

CharlotteStreetW1 · 10/01/2025 23:07

"Clique" pronounced "click" (looking at you Traitors).

A Londoner friend talking about her upcoming wedding. I still don't know if we're getting free drinks or three drinks. I'll take my purse just in case..

This really really irritates me. Hear it all the time.

CoconutGroove · 10/01/2025 23:08

I remember someone at school writing about a ‘damson in distress’. It was in an English class too so the teacher spent the whole lesson laughing at her and making fruit based comments.

LaMarschallin · 10/01/2025 23:11

CharlotteStreetW1

"Clique" pronounced "click" (looking at you Traitors).

Oh yes!
And groups of people who are "clicky".

(I used to live on Charlotte Street a long time ago)

Ohnobackagain · 10/01/2025 23:11

@ShatnersWoodwind recently seen:
mindfield
pedalstool
condescending tumble dryer
risk adverse
chaise lounge
unchartered territory

Nana4 · 10/01/2025 23:12

Bran new
Tea Shirt

also have a friend who says “pacific” instead of specific

Mumof2girls2121 · 10/01/2025 23:12

When people write my beloved angle instead of angel 😂

TheaBrandt · 10/01/2025 23:16

“Right of passage” annoys me. Your Dd is going to a prom not navigating the Panama Canal. It’s rite of passage.

MardiBras · 10/01/2025 23:16

VegetableCrisps · 10/01/2025 22:51

One of my recent favourites from a FB selling group.

The Smegma fridgefreezer
😂🤣😂🤣

catscatscurrantscurrants · 10/01/2025 23:16

An estate agent's description of a lovely old house included details of the large fireplaces with 'ingle nuts.'

SabreIsMyFave · 10/01/2025 23:17

underrcover · 10/01/2025 22:37

I always like it when people go through things with a toothcomb

Wait, what? Is that not what is is? A fine toothcomb?

KhakiSheep · 10/01/2025 23:17

VegetableCrisps · 10/01/2025 22:51

One of my recent favourites from a FB selling group.

This one isn't getting the recognition it deserves - smegma fridge 😂😂😂😂

Damp squid is my contribution 🦑

CoconutGroove · 10/01/2025 23:18

Mumof2girls2121 · 10/01/2025 23:12

When people write my beloved angle instead of angel 😂

There was a childminder near me who called her business (Her Name’s) Angles. I always assumed it was meant to be Angels! 😂

melmos · 10/01/2025 23:18

Trickle treat 🎃

MyDeepZebra · 10/01/2025 23:18

SabreIsMyFave · 10/01/2025 23:17

Wait, what? Is that not what is is? A fine toothcomb?

It's a fine-tooth or fine toothed comb. The teeth of the comb are fine.

BrightGreenTomatoes · 10/01/2025 23:20

SabreIsMyFave · 10/01/2025 23:17

Wait, what? Is that not what is is? A fine toothcomb?

Noooo. Not a tooth comb, why would you comb your teeth? It’s a fine-toothed comb. I.e. the teeth are close together so it’s more effective in teasing out tiny things.

LaMarschallin · 10/01/2025 23:20

So-and-so "woofed" their food down instead of "wolfed".

Another one I see here a lot is "tow the line":
<heave> "Where do you want this line towed to?".

NailsHairNipsHeels · 10/01/2025 23:21

I have just watched a video of a garage transformation, the end result is described as "sheek"

"Chester draws" is my favourite though. I love it when I see it on an advert

Scissor · 10/01/2025 23:22

Anyone like to buy a puffy?

SabreIsMyFave · 10/01/2025 23:22

MyDeepZebra · 10/01/2025 23:18

It's a fine-tooth or fine toothed comb. The teeth of the comb are fine.

I've been getting it wrong all these years!!!!! 😱

Mind blown!