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[–] 22 points 1 month ago (1 child)

I love eggcorns so much! Never heard this one before!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn

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  • [–] 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Screenshotting an email about keeping company info private and sharing it online is pretty good.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 month ago

    Woof. I work in HR, and have to admit, literacy is failing everywhere, including with policy writers and readers.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago

    Head, shoulders, knees to nose, knees to nose.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Maybe they work at UFC.

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    [–] 120 points 1 month ago (13 children)

    At least you know they aren't using AI. Anyways, boneappletea.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (10 children)

    The only way to outsmart AI is to use idioms incorrectly.

    Until the AI figures out this little trick. Then we all just talk like we’re stupid.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago (8 children)

    You're preaching to the horse's mouth

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (3 children)

    Pretty sure it's horse's choir.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    In Wales, it's preaching to the horse's collar.

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  • [–] 48 points 1 month ago

    Bone Apple Tea

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  • [–] 48 points 1 month ago

    It's even taught in kindergarten, the famous "Head, shoulders, knee to nose" basis.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Everyone knows it’s β€œneedle-nose basis”

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  • [–] 27 points 1 month ago

    As in, if you ask, we are going to apply our knee to your nose.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago* (3 children)

    This happens all the time to me with speak to Tex.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    That's why I don't care if I make mistakes in english. It's not my native language and I make far fewer mistakes than some americans lol

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago (15 children)

    Not a native speaker, what should be the original/right version?

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  • [–] 37 points 1 month ago (12 children)

    It would be "on a need to know basis"

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (11 children)

    I’m guessing this supposed HR person is also not a native speaker.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    With how many native speakers still mess up your and you're, and especially "should of" instead of should've, I would actually wager theyre a native speaker

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Also, plurals being possesified. For example, ACHs v. ACH’s.

    Drives me fucking insane.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago

    Congrats, buddy - that's the worst anyone's ever done it.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    The best one I heard was "Hull in a blue" but alI also like "Moo point"

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

    "Moo point" might be an intentional eggcorn meant to reference to Friends. Joey famously calls it a "moo point" and justifies is by saying that it is "Like a cow's opinion. It doesn't matter. It's moo."

    And, "hull in a blue" isn't a true eggcorn because it doesn't technically make logical sense in context... but, to be fair, it makes exactly as much sense as "hullabaloo" does, so...

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    if the room is only flooded to your ankles and you can't smell it, then you do not need to know/be told evacuation/panic procedures yet.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    I'm just waiting for lots of stuff like this to get sucked into AI training data so then AI will begin to respond like this.

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  • Very specific puisments for improper disclosure written in

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