# Dipshit who thinks he's being articulate. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 27, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772 "2003-06-27T15:45:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![scablet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@scablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scablet)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/61 "2003-06-29T17:39:28Z")
I ascertain that this thread reminded me of [this Kids in the Hall skit](http://www.kithfan.org/work/transcripts/three/ascert.html). ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/62 "2003-06-29T18:00:28Z")
Re: physical/fiscal Pacific/specific > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by macabresoul \* > \*\*Who confuses these??? > > they don’t even sound alike. \*\* They aren’t mispronunciations, they’re somewhat common malapropisms. “Can you be more pacfic about the location?” “He shouldn’t have a credit card because he’s physically irresponsible!” Same with “prostate” and “prostrate.” I had a coworker that used “profound” and “profane” interchangeably. She started a “swear jar” at work because she \*“didn’t want to be known as someone who uses profound language.” \* (There was really no risk of that, trust me.) Not so much a “mispornunciation”, say like when you order “pasghetti.” ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/63 "2003-06-29T18:16:59Z")
Somehow, Beethoven’s **fith** just isn’t as melodious. What the hell is wrong with that second ‘f’?!? Is it SO difficult to pronounce?? Fifth…FIFTH, damn it! And don’t even get me started with words borrowed from French…😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/64 "2003-06-29T18:19:57Z")
Cre-tick sub-tull cultured (for kosher) orientate commentate mute (for moot) graft (for graph) analyzation fo-mu-la joyce (for joist) bew-la-vard bew-na vis-ta furn-ni-toor ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/65 "2003-06-29T20:10:25Z")
This \*\*\*\*\* is an aster **isk** , not a stunt performed with your ass. ---
**Author:** ![byter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@byter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/byter)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/66 "2003-06-30T15:04:29Z")
Vi-ah-gra not dick pills. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/67 "2003-06-30T15:17:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eats\_Crayons \* > \*_I had a coworker that used “profound” and “profane” interchangeably. She started a “swear jar” at work because she “didn’t want to be known as someone who uses profound language.” \* (There was really no risk of that, trust me.)_ Kind of like when my sister tried to call my father and me incompetent. Except she fudged the word. My father and I just stared at her and said “excuse me?!?” Let’s just say her language skills weren’t all that virile themselves. ---
**Author:** ![hilltopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@hilltopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hilltopper)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/68 "2003-06-30T15:33:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tdn \* > \*\*Kind of like when my sister tried to call my father and me incompetent. Except she fudged the word. My father and I just stared at her and said “excuse me?!?” > > Let’s just say her language skills weren’t all that virile themselves. \*\* My father and me… ---
**Author:** ![hilltopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@hilltopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hilltopper)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/69 "2003-06-30T15:36:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tdn \* > \*\*Kind of like when my sister tried to call my father and me incompetent. Except she fudged the word. My father and I just stared at her and said “excuse me?!?” > > Let’s just say her language skills weren’t all that virile themselves. \*\* …my father and me… Good job…My other pet peeve is when people use Bob and I when they are supposed to use Bob and me and visa versa. ---
**Author:** ![curly\_chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@curly\_chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curly_chick)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/70 "2003-06-30T15:37:58Z")
Not the me and I query AGAIN??? **hiltopper** , **tdn** was correct and you should know this if you are going to point the finger at anyone: My father and I = we = subject of the sentance My father and me = us =object of the sentance ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/71 "2003-06-30T15:58:23Z")
I don’t think **hilltopper** was correcting **tdn** but was instead referring to the actual use of “my father and me,” which was done correctly. Of course, then **hilltopper** used another malapropism, “visa versa” … 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/72 "2003-06-30T16:06:58Z")
This sintance have four errors. ---
**Author:** ![curly\_chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@curly\_chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curly_chick)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/73 "2003-06-30T16:11:44Z")
**dantheman** , I see that now, but I must have been mid-post when he/she was posted for the third time. Preview is there for a reason, I suppose. [b[Zeldar\*\* - har de har har - I like it! ---
**Author:** ![curly\_chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@curly\_chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curly_chick)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/74 "2003-06-30T16:16:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by curly chick \* > \*\*Preview is there for a reason, I suppose. > > [b[Zeldar\*\* - har de har har - I like it! :smack: Just shoot me now ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/75 "2003-06-30T16:18:25Z")
Glad you like it, curly chick. One of my fave head scratchers. ---
**Author:** ![hilltopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@hilltopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hilltopper)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/76 "2003-06-30T16:57:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*Of course, then **hilltopper** used another malapropism, “visa versa” … 😉 \*\* Why, “of course?” And does that make the sentence coincidental or ironic? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/77 "2003-06-30T17:22:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aleq \* > \*\*“Supposably.” ARRRRRRGHHHH!!! It’s SO unfair when people talk stupidy to a customer care agent, because we aren’t allowed to mock them for their idiocy… but I laugh and curse them in the privacy of my tiny mind! Bwahahaha! \*\* > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scablet \* > \*\*SUPPOSABLY \*\* [What’s wrong with “supposably”](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=supposably) – it’s a perfectly cromulent word. I hate people who say _haitch_ where _aitch_ is called for. Really, _h_I could stab them with _h_a fork. Bastards! Oh, and poncy gits, trying to sound ever-so correct, using _yourself/myself_ where _you/me_ would suffice. Stabbing’s to good for them. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/78 "2003-06-30T20:55:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hilltopper \* > \*\*Why, “of course?” > > And does that make the sentence coincidental or ironic? \*\* I said “of course” because although the “my father and me” portion of your post wasn’t an error, “visa versa” was. (And I pointed it out because it’s a common misspelling/mispronunciation, as far as I know.) And it makes it both ironic and an example of Gaudere’s Law, in which a post that points out an error will undoubtedly make an error itself. As this post likely will. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Mook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Mr.Mook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Mook)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/79 "2003-07-01T05:15:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by caymus28 \* > \*\*Can I **aks** you a question?:mad: \*\* The correct answer is: “Chop away, baby.” ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772/80 "2003-07-01T07:07:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dazzling White Diamonds \* > \*\*And how about EXcape instead of EScape? > _wanders off singing **O Little Town of Bethlehem** to herself_ \*\* Errrrg!!! Or E **X** presso instead of E **S** presso. GAH! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipshit-who-thinks-hes-being-articulate/184772.md?page=5)