The mangling of idomatic expressions (a minor rant and call for commiseration)

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

My wife pronounces the "L" in Salmon, knows it's wrong, and does it anyway.

How about the w in sword or the h in what?
'cause that's just awesome.

[Hound]

Irregardless of the nipping...

Awesome

[BlasterBob]

Isn't the word "stuff" already a plural. Thus, no need for "stuffs". So, is there a singular for stuff? Perhaps "miscellaneous crap". I'm only an old "high school dummy" so one of you learned folks can hopefully enlighten this old fart because I still have a LOT to learn.

[sellersm]

Zundfolge, can you relate? http://blogs.islandpacket.com/38799

[kidicarus13]

I could never figure out if it's STAY ON TRACK or STAY ON TRACT so I avoid using it.

[RblDiver]

Isn't the word "stuff" already a plural. Thus, no need for "stuffs". So, is there a singular for stuff? Perhaps "miscellaneous crap". I'm only an old "high school dummy" so one of you learned folks can hopefully enlighten this old fart because I still have a LOT to learn.

I suppose it depends on whether you're using stuff as a noun or a verb. (And then there are special cases, like "foodstuffs").

[sellersm]

I could never figure out if it's STAY ON TRACK or STAY ON TRACT so I avoid using it.

It's the former, as in "don't get derailed", stay on the tracks.

[brutal]

Watch any current reality show featuring mouth breathers for plenty of examples.

[Chad4000]

my wife pronounces suposedly as "suplosablee".. fuckin drives me crazy...

unless you can somehow read this baby, in which case I find it adorable!!!

[sandman76]

I used to work with this guy that had a million of these. My favorite is when he would say escape-goat instead of scapegoat.