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Stupid genius is the first one that comes to mind. I can't really think of others at the moment. I like the one listed above, "military intelligence". I feel the same way about that being an inherent contradiction.

Laura, I feel the same way about schools failing kids. I went to public school all the way up until college and we weren't even taught proper sentence structure and grammar until the 11th grade. The teacher admitted that it was a mistake to wait so long to implement an English Composition class. If I ever have kids I will seriously consider home schooling them.

I've got another, friends: "Let's get lifted." Ha-ha. That one cracks me up for some reason.

I've noticed that about "defiantly" too. And "rediculous" for "ridiculous". There are so many others, too. It is rather pathetic. Most of today's kids are not voracious readers. Neither are their parents. Does anyone else feel like they are living in the movie "Idiocracy"? Too many poor and ignorant people are breeding. They don't have the tools to teach/fund their kids. Humanity needs its re-set button hit.

I want to go to Paris! Most of my family has been there. I'm the last one in my immediate family to not have visited Europe. I actually had a friend who had to stay in the Paris airport for half a week because he didn't bring enough cash and his credit/debit cards were not working for some reason. LOL. Bon chance!

My french professors also spoke in french during the entire class. They rarely deviated back to english. It was a little frustrating but I understand why they did it. My high school english teachers were not as stringent about not using english. I also enjoyed my first few french classes.

I've visited canada but several friends took trips to france. Canada has most signs in both english and french. Only certain parts of canda have a high volume of french speaking citizens and a lot of them also know english. So I was able to use my french skills only to a certain extent.

I didn't choose it! My parents picked it for me to study in school. The only other option was Spanish. I really don't know why they picked French for me. I guess it was because my brother took the language and they thought he could help me learn it with more ease.

Yes..baked is a good one. Like that movie Half Baked. Epic movie there, friends. Bring on the synonyms. This is a fun topic! How about "getting lit"?

That is exactly it. A little bit of Orwellian double speak, eh? How ironic. Personally, I can't stand the British accent for anything more than a couple hours. It just wears on my ears. And they seem way too snobby to me.

What are some synonyms for being high? Blazed Twistin (on tha green spinach) Faded

Excellent topic. My inner voice would shift between French and English and sometimes combine the two. I learned French when I was in my early teens so it was a big part of my inner monologue during those learning years. Since I left school, my inner monologue has been predominantly English. Fascinating topic!

OK. Let's have a practice English conversation. I know French, English and some Spanish though English is my native tongue. Whoever is logged in at the time that they see your response will converse with you at that given moment. Sound good?

I used to compete in the American spelling competitions when I was younger. Looking back, I feel that it was a waste of time and effort. Who cares if you know how to spell a bunch of words? It is a nearly useless skill.

When you keep a list of your favorite words! I've done this for the past decade. While reading books or on the web I will write down words that catch my fancy and include a definition just to help me remember exactly what they mean. I don't always use them in conversation or when writing just because most people do not have any idea what a lot of the words actually mean. And nowadays it is a chore to get anyone to do something as laborious as looking up the definition of a word.

For some reason I never remember postage as being an issue. I feel like the school paid for the postage or something like that. I went to a public school. I also had a pen pal during the snail mail days. I wonder if kids today e-mail computer pals instead of penning letters to pen pals?

I've tried words with friends on my friend's kindle. That was kind of interesting. You can play wheel of fortune for the PC. There is also jeopardy for PC.

How about: Tipsy On the suds Wrecked Fucked up On the sauce

I like how the original poster spelled it "frase". LOL. That frazzled me a little! Get a load of that! The "frase" means to pay attention because something interesting is about to be said by the party that wants you to get a load of it. It means "please absorb this important piece of wildly interesting information".

The first one that came to mind was "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse". I think the figurative language makes language a lot more entertaining. If everything was literal then language wouldn't have the same flare and style that it currently has. It allows us to use our imaginations a little bit more.

I advise listening to the radio to improve your spoken english. Listen to talk shows, not music on the radio. You can also listen to podcasts online. The radio never ends so you can listen all day and night. I also recommend starting conversations with strangers and practicing that way.

Well it seems like our society has accepted the mistake, haven't they? Just add it to the list of commonly accepted grammar mistakes. When I was younger I was guilty of making the "could care less" mistake myself but I've changed my ways.

I had an English teacher in the 6th grade who was like a drill sargeant. You couldn't say "like" or "um", ever. He'd flip out. And if you didn't read loudly enough he would chastise you in front of everybody. He'd often randomly ask pupils to define words in the texts we were reading and he'd go haywire if anyone used the word they were defining in the actual definition.

Yes, the Rogers Centre where the Blue Jays play. It's center not centre! And I see a lot of "shoppes" in canada. It is shops not shoppes. They serve this weird french fry/gravy combination in canada called poutine.

I am in the States and I've never heard anyone use "whilst" only "while". I don't think it is a big deal to people from England though. They use either of the versions it sounds like. If I was surrounded by people who used the "whilst" form then I probably would use it also.