In the movie Aliens, when Ripley said they should "take off and nuke the site from orbit", I always thought she said "nuke the site for morbid". I mean until very recently I just assumed this, and thought it meant until everything is dead. I watched it with subtitles on once and had a big WTF moment. In Conan the Barbarian, after Conan and Valeria had been captured the old king played by Max von Sydow asked them where their partner Subadai was. Valeria said something I couldn't understand, and very loudly the king said what I always thought was "a liar's Ahab!" Again, until very recently, when I decided to switch on subbies and discovered it was really "a lion ate him!" It turns out that was also what Valeria had said. He was repeating it ironically because right after she said it 2 guards brought Subadai into the throneroom. Facepalm moment.
Just ran across this in a comment on Amazon about DVD cases: "I love these cases! I was a little lenient in buying these at first but I’m so glad that I did." ... I think the word you're looking for is hesitant. Hesitant about (not in).
Just heard a radio commercial for an automotive restoration place, done by the DJ on the air, and she said "Get a free estimant." I think she mixed up estimate with testament, probably thinking it has something to do with testimonials.
To clarify, I think the reason she combined Estimate and Testament is because she has some confused notion that Testament has something to do with Testimonials. Of course I could be overthinking it.
The lyrics to this song are all in order, however when she's singing it, she says "The way that we feel might have to be sacrified" - instead of sacrificed. In a Manner of Speaking Nouvelle Vague In a manner of speaking I just want to say That I could never forget the way You told me everything By saying nothing In a manner of speaking I don't understand How love in silence becomes reprimand But the way that I feel about you Is beyond words Oh, give me the words Give me the words That tell me nothing Oh, give me the words Give me the words That tell me everything In a manner of speaking Semantics won't do In this life that we live, we live, we only make do The way that we feel Might have to be sacrificed So in a manner of speaking I just want to say That just like you I should find a way To tell you everything By saying nothing Oh, give me the words Give me the words That tell me nothing Oh, give me the words Give me the words That tell me everything Oh, give me the words Give me the words That tell me nothing Oh, give me the words Give me the words That tell me everything Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Winston Tong In a Manner of Speaking lyrics © Island Music Ltd., Dawn Certainty Music Ltd.
Not dissimilar to your Jimi Hendrix example: Alexander Rybak - "Europe's Skies" (Official Music Video) I don't know you, but I need more time Promise me you'll be mine Birds are flying over Europe skies, Tell me please why can't I? sounds like: I don't know you, but I need more time Promise me you'll be mine Birds are flying over Europe's guys, Tell me please why can't I?
My husband is full of these, and I have to bite my tongue not to correct him. Some of his typical ones: "Nip it in the butt" Using "exasperate" instead of "exacerbate" "running rickshaw all over me" (Isn't it "running rampant"?) I'm sure there are more but these are his most-commonly used ones lol.
Lesser of two equals instead of lesser of two evils Mute point instead of moot point Wet your appetite instead of whet your appetite
