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    Sticky: Re: English Pet Peeves & Common Mistakes

    Another one --

    "For all intensive purposes". The phrase is actually "for all intents and purposes", but the former version is heard rather frequently.
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    Sticky: Re: English Pet Peeves & Common Mistakes

    I love being pedantic :-) . It could be ironic depending on situation![/quote]

    I suppose if the people wearing the t-shirts were hipsters! Usually the misuse of irony is pretty clear-cut though....
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    Sticky: Re: English Pet Peeves & Common Mistakes

    Also, at least half of the population of the United States has no idea what irony is.

    "Hey, we have the same t-shirt! That's so ironic!".

    No, it's not ironic. It's a coincidence.
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    Sticky: Re: English Pet Peeves & Common Mistakes

    You should talk to someone with a heavy Boston accent. One of the biggest features is the addition and subtraction of the letter "R" is unusual places. Many "R"s turn into "H"s (pahk the cah in...
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