Oh, this made me think about Tommy Boy! Chris Farley’s character mixed up his dad’s saying about a T-bone and a bull … 
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Not a metaphor, but when people say irregardless it kind of drives me crazy
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A while ago DD was trying to come up with a phrase and ended up with “the icing on the camel’s back”.
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Still a valid word that basically means the same thing but maybe a stronger inference and I’ve seen it used in legal communication before.
Didn’t say it isn’t a word…
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Nope, you sure didn't!
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It used to grate on my when mom said ironical instead of just ironic.
Others get to me but that was one I found particularly annoying. When the press abc people in positions of power misuse perfectly good words it also grates.
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