Question About Order of Installation & Patching
snowbawl:
Quote from: jeromycraig on 2010 September 26, 17:34:35
It actually is "said my piece". As pointed out here, a mistake being common doesn't make it any less of a mistake.
I think I just made that point, but thanks for the back-up hammer.
jezzer:
Quote from: snowbawl on 2010 September 26, 17:49:27
I think I just made that point, but thanks for the back-up hammer.
I brought the added fun of SOURCES!
snowbawl:
Quote from: jeromycraig on 2010 September 26, 18:22:13
Quote from: snowbawl on 2010 September 26, 17:49:27
I think I just made that point, but thanks for the back-up hammer.
I brought the added fun of SOURCES!
DO YOU MEAN TO SAY I AM NOT AN AUTHORITY!? ;)
pshaw.
Cyberdodo:
Quote from: jeromycraig on 2010 September 26, 17:34:35
It actually is "said my piece". As pointed out here, a mistake being common doesn't make it any less of a mistake.
Thank you for that link. It was an interesting read.
However, that article does not at any time state that one form or the other of this idiom is correct. It is a discussion of the trend in the lexical trade between piece and peace within some idioms.
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An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is comprehended in regard to a common use of that expression that is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made. -- The Oxford Companion to the English Language(1992) pp.495-496.
In the case of idioms, if a mistake becomes common enough, it is no longer a mistake. However, for the time being I will concede the point. I used an incorrect idiom. It is still not a homonym error.
snowbawl:
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