A Whole Nother Thing
December 13, 2006 by Laura | Trackback URI
Quick rant o’ the day – E.D. Hill just used this phrase on Fox News, but I’ve heard it on all the news channels and many other places.
There is no “that’s a whole nother thing.”
They mean, “that’s another whole thing” which is poor wording in any event. They could also say, “a completely different thing” or “that’s another thing.” When people use this phrase, they sound like idiots. But for pity’s sake, can we kill this before it gets added to dictionaries, like “irregardless” was? Sure, “irregardless” is in dictionaries now – as a nonstandard word. But that’s pretty recent – it isn’t a proper word, it was added simply because so many people use it. Ever wonder what the difference between “regardless” and “irregardless” is? ::: crickets chirping :::
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