Here, from the editors at aol.com we find 21 phrases you've been saying wrong your entire life
You can never be too careful when it comes to how you're perceived in the workplace. And unfortunately, you may not be coming off as professional as you'd like.
We've listed the most commonly mispronounced words and sayings in the English language. While you may think you're a syntax expert, you'd be surprised how many of these you've actually been saying completely wrong your entire life.
You may be adding these common expressions into your emails or everyday conversation to appear smarter to your coworkers, but you risk seeming unprofessional or unintelligent if you butcher the pronunciation or spelling.
Have you ever written "peak your interest" instead of the correct "pique your interest" in an email to your boss? Are you guilty of saying "I could care less" instead of the correct "I couldn't care less"? Have you ever IMed a coworker "that doesn't phase me" instead of the correct "that doesn't faze me"?
These frequently slandered words and expressions can chip away at your professional image in the workplace, so it's important you learn the right version ASAP.
Check out the list below for a full list of eye-opening corrections, and be prepared to have your mind blown.
Wrong: It didn't phase me
Right: It didn't faze me
Wrong: For all intensive purposes
Right: For all intents and purposes
Wrong: He has another thing coming
Right: He has another think coming
Wrong: Escape goat
Right: Scapegoat
Wrong: One in the same
Right: One and the same
Wrong: Give free reign
Right: Give free rein
Wrong: Low and behold
Right: Lo and behold
Wrong: Spitting image
Right: Spit and image
Wrong: Case and point
Right: Case in point
Wrong: I could care less
Right: I couldn't care less
Wrong: Peak your interest
Right: Pique your interest
Wrong: Hunger pains
Right: Hunger pangs
Wrong: Suppose to
Right: Supposed to
Wrong: Should of
Right: Should have
Wrong: Nipped that problem in the butt
Right: Nipped that problem in the bud
Wrong: Mute point
Right: Moot point
Wrong: Piece of mind
Right: Peace of mind
Wrong: Beck on call
Right: Beck and call
Wrong: On accident
Right: By accident
Wrong: Expresso
Right: Espresso
Wrong: Irregardless
Right: Regardless
Image: questioning - clipartpanda.com
You can never be too careful when it comes to how you're perceived in the workplace. And unfortunately, you may not be coming off as professional as you'd like.
We've listed the most commonly mispronounced words and sayings in the English language. While you may think you're a syntax expert, you'd be surprised how many of these you've actually been saying completely wrong your entire life.
You may be adding these common expressions into your emails or everyday conversation to appear smarter to your coworkers, but you risk seeming unprofessional or unintelligent if you butcher the pronunciation or spelling.
Have you ever written "peak your interest" instead of the correct "pique your interest" in an email to your boss? Are you guilty of saying "I could care less" instead of the correct "I couldn't care less"? Have you ever IMed a coworker "that doesn't phase me" instead of the correct "that doesn't faze me"?
These frequently slandered words and expressions can chip away at your professional image in the workplace, so it's important you learn the right version ASAP.
Check out the list below for a full list of eye-opening corrections, and be prepared to have your mind blown.
Wrong: It didn't phase me
Right: It didn't faze me
Wrong: For all intensive purposes
Right: For all intents and purposes
Wrong: He has another thing coming
Right: He has another think coming
Wrong: Escape goat
Right: Scapegoat
Wrong: One in the same
Right: One and the same
Wrong: Give free reign
Right: Give free rein
Wrong: Low and behold
Right: Lo and behold
Wrong: Spitting image
Right: Spit and image
Wrong: Case and point
Right: Case in point
Wrong: I could care less
Right: I couldn't care less
Wrong: Peak your interest
Right: Pique your interest
Wrong: Hunger pains
Right: Hunger pangs
Wrong: Suppose to
Right: Supposed to
Wrong: Should of
Right: Should have
Wrong: Nipped that problem in the butt
Right: Nipped that problem in the bud
Wrong: Mute point
Right: Moot point
Wrong: Piece of mind
Right: Peace of mind
Wrong: Beck on call
Right: Beck and call
Wrong: On accident
Right: By accident
Wrong: Expresso
Right: Espresso
Wrong: Irregardless
Right: Regardless
Image: questioning - clipartpanda.com