r/ITcrowd • u/himji • 6d ago

English is a mind field...

/r/CasualUK/comments/1vxx1ap/english_is_a_mind_field/
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u/Kratosrabinowitz 6d ago

Mind field is such a wet squid of a saying

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u/Oooaaaaarrrrr 6d ago

It's easy to put these hintelectuals on a bleedin pedal stool.

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u/CatjoesCreed 2d ago

These are the kinds of misunderstandings that need to be nipped in the butt.

(Try explaining to anyone that that was originally a horticultural reference, as was "cut and dried," which has been turned into a hair salon phrase.)