feelthedarkness Posted April 15, 2015 i try to work "obstacle illusion" into conversation when possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richardco Posted April 20, 2015 Just remembered a friend who--at around 23--learned that the expression was "might as well" instead of "minus well." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hermie Posted April 20, 2015 When writing for the WizardJam, I had to look up if you "cut to the case" or "cut to the chase". I was wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griddlelol Posted May 12, 2015 No sure if these count: Expresso (which kind of makes sense - it's a faster way to drink coffee) Cup of chino (I'd not heard this until I read about it today but apparently it's confused for cappuccino). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerofiftyone Posted May 12, 2015 No sure if these count: Expresso (which kind of makes sense - it's a faster way to drink coffee) Cup of chino (I'd not heard this until I read about it today but apparently it's confused for cappuccino). When I was little, I used to think it was Expresso. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Posted May 12, 2015 "Expresso" is such a common mistake it's on the cover of Common Errors in English (though you can't really see it very well in the graphic on that page). It's pretty rife. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tberton Posted May 12, 2015 Expresso is a pretty good one. Never heard "cup of chino," but I like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griddlelol Posted May 12, 2015 When I was little, I used to think it was Expresso. Me too. It's an express coffee! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mangela Lansbury Posted May 12, 2015 I don't have time for a full cup of coffee. Give me that little tiny one -- the express size! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spenny Posted May 12, 2015 I'm such a coffee snob, expressos are my favourite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted May 25, 2015 In a meeting just now "She wouldn't know us from Atom". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griddlelol Posted May 25, 2015 In a meeting just now "She wouldn't know us from Atom". I don't get this. What's it supposed to be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tberton Posted May 25, 2015 "She wouldn't know us from Adam." It's not a super common saying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted May 25, 2015 I thought it was 'expresso' for years because of this ****: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted May 26, 2015 I thought it was 'expresso' for years because of this ****: Related to the thread title: who here thinks Donkey Kong Country 2 is subtitled "Diddy Kong's Quest" and not "Diddy's Kong Quest"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted May 26, 2015 In a meeting just now "She wouldn't know us from Atom". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griddlelol Posted May 26, 2015 This is exactly what I was thinking when trying to work it out. "She wouldn't know us from Adam." It's not a super common saying. Yeah, I've never heard that before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted May 26, 2015 Related to the thread title: who here thinks Donkey Kong Country 2 is subtitled "Diddy Kong's Quest" and not "Diddy's Kong Quest"? Not me until the last year or so, until then I'd never spotted the wordplay. Most excellent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted May 26, 2015 Yeah, I've never heard that before. I have, although I first heard it as "she wouldn't know me from a bar of soap". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted May 26, 2015 I got Diddy's Kong Quest as a kid but I missed the wordplay in Tails' full name. In 8-year-old me's defence, that wordplay isn't going to be a phrase a non-American hears often. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperBiasedMan Posted May 26, 2015 I literally just got that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted May 26, 2015 "Miles Prower" Good lord, I had never noticed that before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted May 26, 2015 "Miles Prower" Good lord, I had never noticed that before. I could swear that's been explained at least once on the podcast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tberton Posted May 27, 2015 Every time somebody brings up that pun, it takes me a second to figure it out again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
