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Jim Richards 07-15-2009 12:49 PM
They're coming...

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com...6647511787.jpg

Danimal16 07-15-2009 01:12 PM
Jim,

Love it! LMAO

Porsche_monkey 07-15-2009 05:21 PM
One more, from the moron sportscasters:

"The ball bounced off of his head". No. It bounced off his head.

MrScott 07-16-2009 05:20 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160349077639&viewitem= &sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123

Check out the description. "Ask for Hamlet" -- seriously?

Amail 07-16-2009 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Porsche_monkey (Post 4779390)
One more, from the moron sportscasters:

"The ball bounced off of his head". No. It bounced off his head.
I guess I have something in common with moron sportscasters, then. Why is this bad grammar?

masraum 07-16-2009 12:12 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Porsche_monkey (Post 4779390)
One more, from the moron sportscasters:

"The ball bounced off of his head". No. It bounced off his head.
See. Apparently, off of is more common in the US that UK. According to these links, neither is necessarily wrong. "Off of" is commonly called an idiom.

here
here
and here

Porsche_monkey 07-16-2009 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Amail (Post 4780522)
I guess I have something in common with moron sportscasters, then. Why is this bad grammar?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Porsche_monkey (Post 4779390)
One more, from the moron Canadian sportscasters:

"The ball bounced off of his head". No. It bounced off his head.
Apparently it is accepted in some countries. Not here. Well it is now, but it's not supposed to be.

DanielDudley 07-16-2009 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by MrScott (Post 4780018)
That was incorrect. He meant to say ''Ask for Piglet.''. Seriously. ;)

kaisen 07-16-2009 07:16 PM
I hate when people spell bumper as 'bumber'
It happens way more than you would think

masraum 07-16-2009 07:45 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kaisen (Post 4781517)
I hate when people spell bumper as 'bumber'
It happens way more than you would think
Yes, I've seen it. Not nearly as common as stopping a car with "breaks", but....


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