Why do people say I could care less when they mean they don’t care at all? Saying I could care less LITERALLY says you care!
Grammar
Tock-tick, pong-ping, dong-ding?
Ever wondered why we say tick-tock, not tock-tick, or ding-dong, not dong-ding; King Kong, not Kong King? Turns out it is one of the unwritten rules of English that native speakers know without knowing.The rule, explains a BBC article, is:… Read More ›
Eggcorn from Piers Morgan
I love to have the Daily Fail, but it provides me with great fodder for my English lessons. The correct phrase is:
Beautiful Eggcorn from the Daily Mail yesterday
They had this beautiful example of an eggcorn in two different places in the Daily Fail yesterday. I mentioned this exact eggcorn the other day. Of course you cannot call the people who work for this rag journalists in the… Read More ›
