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4 Things That Everyone Needs to Start Saying Correctly.

4 Things That Everyone Needs to Start Saying Correctly.
Carly Jacobs

39 Comments

  1. Jordan Best 12 years ago

    The worst one for me is “If I don’t say so myself” WRONG. You are saying it yourself, and even though you DO say so yourself it is still true. 

    • Author
      Smaggle 12 years ago

      I’m totally going to start hearing people say that now. Thanks. 

  2. Sharron 12 years ago

    Loved it.  Not sure if its just English people, but people who say PACIFICALLY, when they mean specifically. I imagine a huge ocean.  

    • Author
      Smaggle 12 years ago

      Urgh! That drives me bonkers!

  3. liz 12 years ago

    love the jc superstar interlude!  the worst for me was in new york.. “lemme axe you a question”.  no axes please..and i probably dont want you to ask me anything either.

    but um.. in the us i think it is a damper.  its something that reduces noise or vibrations.  like a muffler.  but not the scarf type.  english is a ridiculous language.

    • Author
      Smaggle 12 years ago

      I actually researched the crap out of this before recording and I think the consensus is that both are correct but as ‘damper’ is predominately used as a noun in Australia then ‘dampener’ is more correct here. I think it’s a case of the use of the word changing the meaning. 

      I’ll will always think someone is putting a bread roll on something when they say ‘damper’. 🙂

  4. Katie 12 years ago

    I cringe every time I hear someone say “for all intensive purposes.” It’s “for all intents and purposes,” you silly lot. Also, “Feb-u-ary” instead of “Feb-ru-ary” and “en-vi-er-ment” rather than “en-vi-ron-ment.” The letters are there – say them!

  5. Katie 12 years ago

    Apparently in the US we’re supposed to be using “dampener” in the context Carly referred to. I didn’t know, either.

    http://grammarist.com/usage/dampen-damper-dampener/ 

    • Author
      Smaggle 12 years ago

      It does deem that both can be used but I think ‘make something wet’ (dampener) is a way more effective saying that ‘stop the vibrations of’ (damper). 

      I think it is actually dampener but that popular use of the phrase has changed it to damper. 

  6. Nicole 12 years ago

    Loved it. Always be making the videos.

    I was getting myself ready to be corrected, but thankfully, they were none of my
    particular mistakes : P

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      Smaggle 12 years ago

      I’m trying to make it a regular thing! 🙂

  7. Jessica Citizen 12 years ago

    It’s the all-singing, all-dancing, all-grammatically correct Smaggle!

  8. Meagan 12 years ago

    ha ha this is seriously GREAT !!!! There are so many that people get wrong.. i’m sure I get some wrong too, but its still funny!

    • Author
      Smaggle 12 years ago

      I get shit wrong all the time. x

  9. Nessbow 12 years ago

    Totally!  My pet peeve is when people say “pacifically” instead of ‘specifically’.  Or ‘aks’ instead of ‘ask’.

    • Author
      Smaggle 12 years ago

      I can’t stand aks instead of ask. 

  10. sar - Accidentallentil 12 years ago

    so funny. Aeroguardless. CLASSIC.

  11. Jessica 12 years ago

    Your videos are HILARIOUS!! Love it 

  12. Tara 12 years ago

    OMG, love it love it love it. That NZ bit was just too funny for words!

    I can’t stand it when people say eC cetera instead of eT cetera. So annoying. Oh, and people who can’t say nuclear properly also piss me off.

    Don’t even get me started on crimes vs grammar and punctuation.

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      Smaggle 12 years ago

      I so want to do a commas save lives vlog!

  13. maddi 12 years ago

    This is the funniest thing I have ever watched in my whole life and my resolution is to be this cool.

    • Author
      Smaggle 12 years ago

      I have a giant head now. x

      • Author
        Smaggle 12 years ago

        Well more giant than usual. 

  14. Kat 12 years ago

    I hate it when people say “I could care less” when they mean they don’t give a shit. No. You couldn’t care less. My hands itch to smack people when they say it in front of me.

    • Author
      Smaggle 12 years ago

      Me too! I’m all ‘So you COULD care less?’

  15. JessB 12 years ago

    Oh Carly-la, you are superb!

    I hate ado/adieu too, but my most hated mispronunciation is “li-berry”. It’s “libRARy”. A library is not related to strawberries, blackberries or any other kind of berry. Don’t say it like that. But do go visit your local one.

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      Smaggle 12 years ago

      Ha! You’re a librarian aren’t you? 🙂

  16. Susmagoose 12 years ago

    I know a few people that have made the letter R disappear from FRUSTRATING.

    FUSSTRATING. 

    Really?!

  17. Dove_m33 12 years ago

    I love it!  You too.!  Not theartrically but reaolly.   

  18. Steph @ Lipstick & Cake 12 years ago

    They are the best jazz hands i have ever seen!

  19. Tahlia Meredith 10 years ago

    Hahaha this gem popped up in the related articles of today’s post – love it! Allegedly ‘irregardless’ is a word, but I only know that because I was so pissed off with people saying it that I looked it up. It should definitely be banned.

    I had a boss once who used to be so proud of her extensive vocabulary without actually knowing that she was saying one of her most-used words wrong – she really loved to ‘reinterate’ her point! Urrggghhhhhh.

  20. sian 9 years ago

    it’s “COULDN’T CARE LESS” not “COULD CARE LESS”. If you’re saying you COULD care less then obviously you COULD. CARE. LESS. If you COULDN’T care less that is when YOU DON’T. GIVE. A. SHIT.

  21. LC 9 years ago

    What about Austray-ya, and ‘pacifically’ instead of specifically – my personal favourites.

  22. Nancy 9 years ago

    What about people that say, “Ax” instead of “Ask.”

  23. kmccoyrose 8 years ago

    You’re all fabulous. You really just made my day – especially whoever brought up the word “nuclear.”

  24. ma 8 years ago

    I use pacifically as I can not verbally pronounce specifically without a studda which can be very embarrass….so to skip the whole side show in a meeting etc I use the word pacifically

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