"Food shopping" and other bizarre phrases

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh how I hate when people say they are standing "on line". Makes no sense to me.
My in-laws say they "look" at TV rather than watching TV. Sounds weird to me every time.

Standing "on line" rather than "in line" would make sense to you if you ever lived outside the US. It's common usage in many countries.

I'm surprised such a small thing is something you hate. That's an overreaction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do some people say "food shopping" instead of just grocery shopping? It sounds so simple-minded, like something a child would say. Major pet peeve. Any others?

They are from New England. They probably have supper and use bubblers too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do some people say "food shopping" instead of just grocery shopping? It sounds so simple-minded, like something a child would say. Major pet peeve. Any others?

They are from New England. They probably have supper and use bubblers too.

I am from New England...what do you mean by bubbler? I think what I call a bubbler is probably not what you're talking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know it's regional, but I hate "standing on line" instead of "in line"

Me too!

I also can't stand when people say they are doing "the splits" rather than saying they are doing "a split".

Texaco, texaco, overhead to Mexico
Where they do the SPLITS!

[Anonymous]

+1. I'll add "to prom" instead "to the prom." Another regional variation.

This one bothers me, too. My kids all say this, so I guess it's regional here, but not where I grew up. It just doesn't make sense to me.

[Anonymous]

I hate when people say setting when they mean sitting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do some people say "food shopping" instead of just grocery shopping? It sounds so simple-minded, like something a child would say. Major pet peeve. Any others?

They are from New England. They probably have supper and use bubblers too.

I am from New England...what do you mean by bubbler? I think what I call a bubbler is probably not what you're talking about.

A water fountain. A bubblah! (MA born and raised). How do you not know what a bubbler is if you're from New England?

[Anonymous]

Well, my mom always just said she was "going to the store." That meant food or grocery shopping. No other type of store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know it's regional, but I hate "standing on line" instead of "in line"

Me too!

I also can't stand when people say they are doing "the splits" rather than saying they are doing "a split".

+1
In gymnastics (or cheerleading) you do a split. It might be a regular split or a russian split, but you just do one. One split. A split.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know it's regional, but I hate "standing on line" instead of "in line"

Me too!

I also can't stand when people say they are doing "the splits" rather than saying they are doing "a split".

+1
In gymnastics (or cheerleading) you do a split. It might be a regular split or a russian split, but you just do one. One split. A split.

Thank you, PP. Thank you. Drives me crazy. How many legs do people have that do "the splits"?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do some people say "food shopping" instead of just grocery shopping? It sounds so simple-minded, like something a child would say. Major pet peeve. Any others?

They are from New England. They probably have supper and use bubblers too.

I am from New England...what do you mean by bubbler? I think what I call a bubbler is probably not what you're talking about.

A water fountain. A bubblah! (MA born and raised). How do you not know what a bubbler is if you're from New England?

I lived in Madison WI for one year and they also call it a bubbler. I thought it was cute!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate when people say setting when they mean sitting.

Well, that's Midwestern. They also say sense instead of since and lemousine instead of limousine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know it's regional, but I hate "standing on line" instead of "in line"

Me too!

I also can't stand when people say they are doing "the splits" rather than saying they are doing "a split".

+1
In gymnastics (or cheerleading) you do a split. It might be a regular split or a russian split, but you just do one. One split. A split.

Thank you, PP. Thank you. Drives me crazy. How many legs do people have that do "the splits"?!

Well, there's a right split, a left split, and a middle split: the splits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know it's regional, but I hate "standing on line" instead of "in line"

Me too!

I also can't stand when people say they are doing "the splits" rather than saying they are doing "a split".

+1
In gymnastics (or cheerleading) you do a split. It might be a regular split or a russian split, but you just do one. One split. A split.

Thank you, PP. Thank you. Drives me crazy. How many legs do people have that do "the splits"?!

Well, there's a right split, a left split, and a middle split: the splits.

Middle split? You clearly know nothing about this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do some people say "food shopping" instead of just grocery shopping? It sounds so simple-minded, like something a child would say. Major pet peeve. Any others?

They are from New England. They probably have supper and use bubblers too.

People who have bubblers live in Wisconsin.