The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal Flubs

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by takinola • 1 year ago

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takinola• 1 year ago

Archive link - https://archive.is/PsBXp#selection-5747.0-5747.61

slwvx• 1 year ago

I want to see the list! :-)

BLKNSLVR• 1 year ago

A favourite I collected from a boss I had for a few years that I'm sure everyone has either heard or uttered:

For all intensive purposes

Note: The correct phrase is "for all intents and purposes".

Another of my all time favourites is when the literal meaning is precisely the opposite of the intent, eg.

I could care less about X

I literally mean: I could care less about the welfare of my children. But then I don't think I actually could care less, as in I can't but care, however in that case then this would also be true:

I couldn't care less about the welfare of my children (I just couldn't!)

Interesting conundrum.

ggm• 1 year ago

https://archive.md/PsBXp

The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal Flubs

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