QotD: Good Catch!
Do you have a particular "catch phrase" for which you are known?
Submitted by Emu with a Clue.
Yeah, unfortunately lately my husband had been catching me using "misunderestimated" in sentences. Embarrassing.
I half heartedly try to justify the need for such a word. Because sometimes you don't just under-estimate you actually mis-under-estimate. Like for example "He misunderestimated her jean size." A word totally appropriate if you both mistakenly estimated and underestimated. Right?
This reminds me of the severe lack of brain function I've been experiencing lately. I was watching my son play with his new Elmo Tub Sub toys in the bath tonight. I wondered why the sub wasn't floating. I thought to myself, "The box said, 'Toys Float' What the...?" I later had an "aha" moment when I realized that sub marine meant under water. I swear I'm college educated.
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