It's "set foot", people, not "step foot"!

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Yet another thread where this phrase has come up. It makes me want to scream into a pillow. Where has "step foot" come from?!? And can it bugger off back again?

God I haven't heard this, that's hilarious.

You're quite right to start this thread OP. I keep seeing step foot as well and it's driving me crazy.

"I appreciate you asking..."

(Did I pass?)

Isn't it just down to auto correct and they miss it I got someone annoyed when writing Starmer it kept coming up as starker I hadn't realised

M you see I think it’s “your”

” Anyways” annoys me, although I guess it’s normal in the US & seems to be used by Brummies too. And I’ve mentioned this several times before but “ Rest bite” drives me crackers!

Either as asking is a noun (gerund) so your asking is good; but you asking as shorthand for you are asking (or are you asking) is also fine. IMHO.

Likely as a synonym for probably tho, that drives me mad. I fear I am fighting a losing battle tho.

Upmost. And tow the line. And I’ve just read about some bazaar behaviour on a thread. How bizarre!

And that ghastly Horse With No Name - 'for there ain't no one for to give you no pain.' Stuck at Liverpool Street Station once I came up with five grammatical lines that would have fitted perfectly, and it was so easy that I believe that the original shite line was done on purpose. /taps nose/

At least Americans don't say "I was sat" or similar.

Ungrammatical, yes, but dialect in many places.

Yes, lots of examples of grammatical variance in dialects, eg

'I were outside'
'Wait while your dad gets home'
'We was having us dinner'.

But I'm not criticising American usage per se (ok apart from prideful!) I like that American English is different from British English and has its own style and usages. Eg I love that Americans say 'I could care less', precisely because it's different and theirs and doesn't make literal sense! I just find it sad when British people use US linguistic mannerisms because they think it sounds cooler or more modern than British English.

A "lay in". Particularly prevalent this morning.

It's a "lie in".

I give you an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weenie, yellow polka dot bikini...

FuzzyPuffling I also give you “ led on the bed”!!

Recently a friend said her son was 'looking unkept'.

I am reminded of an American exchange teacher we had, who asked me how to spell tisavee.
When I looked puzzled he said, " Like in "My Country Tisavee, Sweet Land of Liberty....."

When I looked puzzled he said, " Like in "My Country Tisavee, Sweet Land of Liberty....."

Sonds more like the way someone from Sarf London would pronounce it.

A "lay in". Particularly prevalent this morning.

I heard of someone who would say 'Are you a chicken?' whenever anyone said lay in/laying in.

Someone on MN is on "tender hooks" this morning. I'm tempted to ask her if she bought them at B&Q.

In our Zumba Whatapp group, a woman (who is a managment consultant, no less!) wrote 'get myself back in sink!!! I so wanted to correct her because she is usually very patronising.

Are you sure it's not a tap dancing class?

"Step foot" also annoys me. People don't seem to think what phrases mean any more.

Today's classic- A friend is doing up her kitchen and wrote that it's a "working progress".
Most worryingly she's a headteacher.

Heartened to see I'm not the only one this annoys

I just received an email from a respected clothing company talking about a belt to "synch the waist in". I had to reply to them suggesting they might want to change that to "cinch".

I'm that customer, aren't I?

Think of it as a public service!