I saw an old high school buddy's post on Facebook this morning that used the words "next store" instead of "next door."
An egg corn first for me. Amazing.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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It's your language. You use it every day. You should strive to master it. My late mother, a 27-year, graduate-level professor of English, embedded that in my brain once upon a time. I’m not nearly as smart as she was, but I’m sharp enough to recognize that the vast majority of native-born Americans can’t speak or write English worth a lick.
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Did that buddy actually graduate from high school?
Sadly, yes ;-)
I'm embarrassed to admit that when I was a kid, I thought the expression was "next store."
Laura: Kids get a pass on stuff like this. If it's any consolation, when I was a kid I pronounced the word "merging" in the "Merging Traffic" signs as "maring." :-)
PS
I never get the emails notifying me that I have post replies to review. I just saw your post today! :-(
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