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  • S SilimSayo

    "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant?

    Me as well or mine as well?

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    AspDotNetDev
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    I think you develop software, but do you mine as well? You're on the right track, but not quite correct.

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      aspdotnetdev wrote:

      if you catch my drift. Wink wink, nudge nudge.

      Erm not really, no ;P


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      AspDotNetDev
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      People have a tendency to say "pleasant phucker" instead of "pheasant plucker". :)

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        People have a tendency to say "pleasant phucker" instead of "pheasant plucker". :)

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        LloydA111
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        Oh I get you ;) :laugh:


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          To my surprise, I've been using the wrong word. It's remuneration, not renumeration. :doh: Any other common misspellings or incorrect usages of words you have run into? I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant? :)

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          Pete OHanlon
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          aspdotnetdev wrote:

          I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant?

          They meant that talking to you got them a bit excited in the trouser department.

          I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

          Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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          • A AspDotNetDev

            To my surprise, I've been using the wrong word. It's remuneration, not renumeration. :doh: Any other common misspellings or incorrect usages of words you have run into? I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant? :)

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            Pete OHanlon
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            For years, I read carotid artery as cartoid.

            I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

            Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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              Oh I get you ;) :laugh:


              See if you can crack this: fb29a481781fe9b3fb8de57cda45fbef

              The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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              Pete OHanlon
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              I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son and I'll be plucking pheasants 'til the pheasant plucker comes.

              I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

              Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son and I'll be plucking pheasants 'til the pheasant plucker comes.

                I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

                Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                LloydA111
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                :-D


                See if you can crack this: fb29a481781fe9b3fb8de57cda45fbef

                The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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                • P Pete OHanlon

                  aspdotnetdev wrote:

                  I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant?

                  They meant that talking to you got them a bit excited in the trouser department.

                  I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

                  Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                  My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                  While it may have been true that hers swell, I doubt that's what she was trying to convey at that moment. :laugh:

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                    To my surprise, I've been using the wrong word. It's remuneration, not renumeration. :doh: Any other common misspellings or incorrect usages of words you have run into? I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant? :)

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                    David Crow
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                    aspdotnetdev wrote:

                    Any other common misspellings or incorrect usages of words you have run into?

                    I was at a company gathering nearly 20 years ago and one of the ladies brought her young son. We were playing some sort of party-type game where words were involved. His word was brassiere. He pronounced it brochure. It elicited quite the chuckle.

                    aspdotnetdev wrote:

                    I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant?

                    Mine is well, or might as well.

                    "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                    "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                    "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                      aspdotnetdev wrote:

                      Any other common misspellings or incorrect usages of words you have run into?

                      I was at a company gathering nearly 20 years ago and one of the ladies brought her young son. We were playing some sort of party-type game where words were involved. His word was brassiere. He pronounced it brochure. It elicited quite the chuckle.

                      aspdotnetdev wrote:

                      I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant?

                      Mine is well, or might as well.

                      "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                      "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                      "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                      AspDotNetDev
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                      DavidCrow wrote:

                      might as well

                      We (might as well) have a winner! :thumbsup:

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                        I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son and I'll be plucking pheasants 'til the pheasant plucker comes.

                        I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

                        Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                        My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                        I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's mate, and I'm only plucking pheasants cos the pheasant plucker's late. I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's wife, and I've never plucked a pheasant in my pheasant plucking life.

                        Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                          To my surprise, I've been using the wrong word. It's remuneration, not renumeration. :doh: Any other common misspellings or incorrect usages of words you have run into? I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant? :)

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                          People who say pacific instead of specific need to be beaten until they stop. These seem to mostly be women. I actually saw someone write "anyone persific?" the other day. Londoners cannot say Birmingham, they say Birmanum. I always pronounced Arkansas as it is written until I saw something to do with Bill Clinton where there was a caption on the TV.

                          Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                            To my surprise, I've been using the wrong word. It's remuneration, not renumeration. :doh: Any other common misspellings or incorrect usages of words you have run into? I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant? :)

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                            People who say

                            instead of

                            could/would/should of

                            could/would/should have

                            flaunt

                            flout

                            haitch

                            aitch

                            off my own back

                            off my own bat

                            pacific

                            specific

                            nucular

                            nuclear

                            and people who cannot pronounce a simple three syllable name (mine)

                            Just say 'NO' to evaluated arguments for diadic functions! Ash

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                            • A AspDotNetDev

                              To my surprise, I've been using the wrong word. It's remuneration, not renumeration. :doh: Any other common misspellings or incorrect usages of words you have run into? I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant? :)

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                              Jeff Connelly
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                              Cut the mustard.... runs the gambit.... but my real pet peeve is i.e. instead of e.g. :-)

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                                aspdotnetdev wrote:

                                Any other common misspellings or incorrect usages of words you have run into?

                                I was at a company gathering nearly 20 years ago and one of the ladies brought her young son. We were playing some sort of party-type game where words were involved. His word was brassiere. He pronounced it brochure. It elicited quite the chuckle.

                                aspdotnetdev wrote:

                                I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant?

                                Mine is well, or might as well.

                                "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                                "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                                "Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius

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                                Mark_Wallace
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                                DavidCrow wrote:

                                His word was brassiere. He pronounced it brochure

                                Conceptually OK. After all, they do present something of interest.

                                I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                  I once asked somebody, out loud, how to say "hors d'oeuvres". I pronounced it something like "whores day ewv rays".

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                                  My late father used to jokingly pronounce it "horse's doovers". Man I miss him... :((

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                                    People who say

                                    instead of

                                    could/would/should of

                                    could/would/should have

                                    flaunt

                                    flout

                                    haitch

                                    aitch

                                    off my own back

                                    off my own bat

                                    pacific

                                    specific

                                    nucular

                                    nuclear

                                    and people who cannot pronounce a simple three syllable name (mine)

                                    Just say 'NO' to evaluated arguments for diadic functions! Ash

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                                    My daughter is 5, and was saying haitch the other day. I said no, aitch. My wife said no, haitch. My daughter says her teacher has told them haitch. So I asked my mother who until recently taught children of a similar age. She said she said and taught aitch, although her father said haitch. I am adamant that the school should not be teaching haitch, and all this is a just after the following story on the BBC website; Haitch or Aitch[^]

                                    Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                                    • A AspDotNetDev

                                      To my surprise, I've been using the wrong word. It's remuneration, not renumeration. :doh: Any other common misspellings or incorrect usages of words you have run into? I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant? :)

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                                      Colin Rae
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                                      Two I hate... A co-worker always says "a mute point" And why do so many Americans say "heighth", as if it has an extra haitch "h" on the end? AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!

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                                      • A AspDotNetDev

                                        To my surprise, I've been using the wrong word. It's remuneration, not renumeration. :doh: Any other common misspellings or incorrect usages of words you have run into? I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant? :)

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                                        Peter_in_2780
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                                        I still remember (many years later) being quite shocked when I was told (in front of a class of about 30) that it's comparison, not comparism.

                                        Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.

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                                        • A AspDotNetDev

                                          To my surprise, I've been using the wrong word. It's remuneration, not renumeration. :doh: Any other common misspellings or incorrect usages of words you have run into? I know somebody who used to say "mines well"... any guesses as to what they actually meant? :)

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                                          I know technically it's correct usage, but it still makes me grit my teeth: object-orientated

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