There is NO SUCH THING as "a word in edgewise"

SuperScrabbleGirl
SuperScrabbleGirl Posts: 310 Member
edited October 2 in Chit-Chat
Oh man, if I hear one more person say "a word in edgewise" I'm going to freak out.

The saying is "A word in edgeways", as in: the person was talking so much, that if you could literally see the words coming out of there mouth, there would be so many, that you couldn't fit one word in if you turned it on it's edge.

And while I'm at it, it's "I couldn't care less".
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  • MaryEffingPoppins
    MaryEffingPoppins Posts: 371 Member
    Vent girl.
  • sknopps
    sknopps Posts: 166
    hahaha yes.
  • SuperScrabbleGirl
    SuperScrabbleGirl Posts: 310 Member
    Vent girl.
    Haha, yeah, I know. Just be glad you don't know me in real life! You'd have to deal with this stuff aaaaaall the time ;)
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
    Um, thank you?!
  • spyro88
    spyro88 Posts: 472 Member
    lol =) One that annoys me is "At the end of the day". So overused.
  • babylemonade
    babylemonade Posts: 250 Member
    [/quote]
    Haha, yeah, I know. Just be glad you don't know me in real life! You'd have to deal with this stuff aaaaaall the time ;)
    [/quote]

    It's a peeve of mine when people say "In real life". I mean, in person makes sense, but conversing on the internet counts as fake life?
  • babylemonade
    babylemonade Posts: 250 Member
    [/quote]
    Haha, yeah, I know. Just be glad you don't know me in real life! You'd have to deal with this stuff aaaaaall the time ;)
    [/quote]

    It's a peeve of mine when people say "In real life". I mean, in person makes sense, but conversing on the internet counts as fake life?
  • BryanAir
    BryanAir Posts: 434
    The Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms disagrees. Edgewise is the American form of the idiom and edgeways is the British and Australian form of the idiom.
  • CMH24
    CMH24 Posts: 101 Member
    It's a peeve of mine when people say "In real life". I mean, in person makes sense, but conversing on the internet counts as fake life?

    I believe "In real life" started with MMO video games, seeing as how it is NOT real life. People just grow attached to the saying... sadly I am one. LOL It makes it easier to see who is a gamer though. :P
  • SuperScrabbleGirl
    SuperScrabbleGirl Posts: 310 Member


    It's a peeve of mine when people say "In real life". I mean, in person makes sense, but conversing on the internet counts as fake life?
    Okay, guess I should have said "In 3D", but I didn't want to make myself sound like the latest CGI film release, your know?
  • zorbaru
    zorbaru Posts: 1,077 Member
    and while we are at it, there is no way you "could of, would of or should of"

    you could've, would've and should've or could have, would have and should have.
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    The Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms disagrees. Edgewise is the American form of the idiom and edgeways is the British and Australian form of the idiom.


    Yeah. I'm American. I've never heard of "edgeways."
  • sknopps
    sknopps Posts: 166
    there, their, they're.

    ugh.
  • babylemonade
    babylemonade Posts: 250 Member
    It's a peeve of mine when people say "In real life". I mean, in person makes sense, but conversing on the internet counts as fake life?

    I believe "In real life" started with MMO video games, seeing as how it is NOT real life. People just grow attached to the saying... sadly I am one. LOL It makes it easier to see who is a gamer though. :P

    lol that makes sense. I love video games but I always play with people I know so I never used that saying lol
  • zorbaru
    zorbaru Posts: 1,077 Member
    and also. if you say LOL in real life, then you aren't.
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    The Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms disagrees. Edgewise is the American form of the idiom and edgeways is the British and Australian form of the idiom.


    Yeah. I'm American. I've never heard of "edgeways."

    Same here. I thought it was yet another word I pronounced wrong. :laugh:
  • IMYarnCraz33
    IMYarnCraz33 Posts: 1,016 Member
    The Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms disagrees. Edgewise is the American form of the idiom and edgeways is the British and Australian form of the idiom.


    Thank you!
  • IMYarnCraz33
    IMYarnCraz33 Posts: 1,016 Member
    and while we are at it, there is no way you "could of, would of or should of"

    you could've, would've and should've or could have, would have and should have.


    this bugs me too
    it's like lets do english/spelling/grammar classes over! lol
  • iluvsparkles
    iluvsparkles Posts: 1,730 Member
    lol, this reminds me of my pet peeve: When people say "supposively"
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,035 Member
    I'll vent:


    No such thing as TONING, TONED when applying to fitness. You can "tone up" muscle to get it conditioned. It's either conditioned or not. "Toning" somehow morphed from "tone up" when pilates and yoga came on the fitness scene.

    v. toned, ton·ing, tones
    v.tr.
    1. To give a particular tone or inflection to.
    2. To soften or change the color of (a painting or photographic negative, for example).
    3. To sound monotonously; intone.
    4. To make firmer or stronger. Often used with up: exercises that tone up the body.
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    You're wrong...

    http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/get+a+word+in+edgewise

    get a word in edgewise
    to find an opportunity to say something. Harold talked so much that nobody else could get a word in edgewise.

    It is a UK vs. American difference...

    http://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Idioms/G/get_a_word_in_edgeways_edgewise_67.htm

    get a word in edgeways | edgewise
    Meaning: If you can't get a word in edgeways, you can't say anything because someone else is talking so much.
    For example:
    •Cindy got so excited when she was talking that nobody else could get a word in edgeways.
    •I'd go to the meetings more often if I could get a word in edgeways.
    Note: The American form of this idiom is "to get a word in edgewise".
  • brittanyjeanxo
    brittanyjeanxo Posts: 1,831 Member
    Man this thread is so busy I'm having trouble getting a word in edgewise! Whatever, I could care less.
    ;)
    No but seriously, I get ya. It really bugs me when people use sayings that they don't even know.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    If you stick a wedge into a log and hit it with a hammer, you can often split the log that way....
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    Is there also no such thing as crosswise?

    Oh wait, yes there is!

    cross·wise (krôswz, krs-)
    adv. also cross·ways (-wz)
    So as to be or lie in a cross direction; across: placed the kindling crosswise to the rest of the wood.
    adj.
    Crossing: a crosswise piece.
  • 123456654321
    123456654321 Posts: 1,311 Member
    And while I'm at it, it's "I couldn't care less".

    This one bothers me more.
  • Wileyjoe
    Wileyjoe Posts: 282
    piece, peace, peas





    who knew?
  • My3Rayz
    My3Rayz Posts: 373
    OK...I'm going to sound anal here but I can't stand when people say "All the sudden"! It is "All of a sudden". WTF is all the sudden?????

    Rant over :blushing:
  • Panda_Jack
    Panda_Jack Posts: 829 Member
    Literally? Or figuratively?
  • chrissyh
    chrissyh Posts: 8,235 Member
    When my boss ends a conversation with Okie Dokie you know he's distracted and didn't listen to you anyway! He admits it and we all laugh at it!
  • BrandNewMia
    BrandNewMia Posts: 461
    How about - irregardless is NOT a word.

    I worked with a girl that said "pacific" instead of the word "specific". And she said it A LOT! *facepalm*
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