Emvar Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Well if I nearly missed something....... I hit it. If I nearly hit something....... I missed it right?  Start the conversation........ 😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 See: Heisenberg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Totally understand the word interpretation you're playing (I have done doing that myself!) Â But in this case it's a miss that was TOO close.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 I guess for it to be correct you might say "near hit"  ...  But the more I explain common sayings and terminology to my colleagues for whom english is a second language, the more I am convinced english is a hopelessly broken language.   Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 I remember the trouble I got in from failing to control my mostly-quiet laughter when my former mother-in-law passed a phone message to my wife:Â "They just called with the results of your brain scan! They didn't see anything!"Â Â Probably didn't help that English, as you mentioned, Kurt, was not their first language even though their mastery of it was almost complete. The world's just devoid of laughter and joy.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beauslx Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Remember, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Where is George Carlin when you need him? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 With all due respect, I could care less. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, Janissary said: With all due respect, I could care less. Lmao........ could you care more? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Here's another; years ago when I was a delivery driver for a major pizza chain, we had a manager who unwittingly would tell us as we headed out the door "Be safe and hurry back!"Â Finally I asked him which one he wanted?! Boy, was he surprised! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 Yeah we got a saying at the airline "Hurry up and wait" the new word for hurry is hustle....... and wait is " Stand by"Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 2 hours ago, Kurt H. said: But the more I explain common sayings and terminology to my colleagues for whom english is a second language, the more I am convinced english is a hopelessly broken language.  English isn't broken, it's just wildly inconsistent. James Nicoll describes one of the several reasons: Quote The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Emvar said: Yeah we got a saying at the airline "Hurry up and wait" the new word for hurry is hustle....... and wait is " Stand by"Â Â Â To bring up George Carlin again, Airlines also use the term pre-boarding. There is no such thing, you either get on the plane or you don't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheLoggie Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 In sequence of distance from the centre of the target, there is: Missed by a mile (or Mister Byamile) In the ball-park You missed it (I was watching the target, and I saw the hit in the scope's field) you just missed it you nicked the target's edge (or simply, you nicked it) hit - right on the edge of the target hit (on the target) bull('s eye) V-bull perfect bull (= a hit in the exact centre of the target)  Or are you talking about catching a train / plane? In this case, you either caught the train, or you didn't, and so you are either inthe train, or still on the platform when it is 100mr fron the platform  George, out...................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 5 hours ago, Alternative 4 said: Â To bring up George Carlin again, Airlines also use the term pre-boarding. There is no such thing, you either get on the plane or you don't. Â Also "Okay, let's get on the plane." "Nope!! I'm getting IN!!!!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 9 hours ago, Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy said: I remember the trouble I got in from failing to control my mostly-quiet laughter when my former mother-in-law passed a phone message to my wife:Â "They just called with the results of your brain scan! They didn't see anything!"Â Â Probably didn't help that English, as you mentioned, Kurt, was not their first language even though their mastery of it was almost complete. The world's just devoid of laughter and joy.... That's rather funny! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 6 hours ago, TheLoggie said: In sequence of distance from the centre of the target, there is: Missed by a mile (or Mister Byamile) In the ball-park You missed it (I was watching the target, and I saw the hit in the scope's field) you just missed it you nicked the target's edge (or simply, you nicked it) hit - right on the edge of the target hit (on the target) bull('s eye) V-bull perfect bull (= a hit in the exact centre of the target) Â You forgot Maxwell Smart - "Missed it by *that* much". :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ALF18 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 16 hours ago, Beauslx said: Remember, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.... You left out nuclear bombs. ALF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Go ahead, back up. Â Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 12 minutes ago, Finn said: Go ahead, back up. Go left, right here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vvac201 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Restricted to unauthorized personnel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 The door is ajar...... Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 9 hours ago, mingwin said: That's rather funny! Â Wish they'd thought so. I was royally chewed out and yelled at. Family with zero sense of humor at all in any way...blessed to be apart from them.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 18 hours ago, Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy said: Â Also "Okay, let's get on the plane." "Nope!! I'm getting IN!!!!" Â Well spotted. Â My least favorite saying in the english language is raze to the ground. I know it is technically correct, but to raise is to elevate not burn down! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Park on a drive way and drive on a parkway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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