Common Phrases You’ve Been Saying Wrong
Below is the list of 15 common phrases that you’ve been saying wrong.
Learn the correct way to say these 15 common phrases.
1. “Giving leeway”
Incorrect : GIVING LEADWAY
Correct : GIVING LEEWAY
2. “For all intents and purposes”
Incorrect : FOR ALL INTENSIVE PURPOSES
Correct : FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES
3. “Beck and call”
Incorrect : BECKON CALL
Correct : BECK AND CALL
4. “Tongue-in-cheek”
Incorrect : TONGUE-AND-CHEEK
Correct : TONGUE-IN-CHEEK
5. “Wreak Havoc”
Incorrect : WRECK HAVOC
Correct : WREAK HAVOC
6. “I couldn’t care less”
Incorrect : I COULD CARE LESS
Correct : I COULDN’T CARE LESS
7. “Scot-free”
Incorrect : SCOTCH-FREE
Correct : SCOT- FREE
8. “It’s a dog-eat-dog world”
Incorrect : IT’S A DOGGY-DOG WORLD
Correct : IT’S A DOG-EAT-DOG WORLD
9. “Nip it in the bud”
Incorrect : NIP IT IN THE BUTT
Correct : NIP IT IN THE BUD
10. “Don’t take it for granted”
Incorrect : DON’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTIE
Correct : DON’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
11. “Moot point”
Incorrect : MUTE POINT
Correct : MOOT POINT
12. “Regardless”
Incorrect : Irregardless
Correct : Regardless
13. “Scapegoat”
Incorrect : ESCAPE GOAT
Correct : SCAPEGOAT
14. “Free rein”
Incorrect : GIVE SOMEONE FREE REIGN
Correct : GIVE SOMEONE FREE REIN
15. “One and the same”
Incorrect : ONE IN THE SAME
Correct : ONE AND THE SAME
