Please state in which country your phrase tends to be used, what the phrase is, and what it should be.

Example:

In America, recently came across "back-petal", instead of back-pedal. Also, still hearing "for all intensive purposes" instead of "for all intents and purposes".

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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

"flush it out" instead of "flesh it out" when designing a plan

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That one drives me nuts too. "Coming down the pike" too. I'm not even sure that one is incorrect, I just dislike how overused and generic it sounds in the office

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think coming down the pike might be animal cruelty

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