"That makes sense" – you say that, right? Unfortunately it is false. Our author has put together what other wrong phrases we throw around us. After all, we can shit smart.
1. "That makes sense."
No it doesn't. It is correct: “That makes sense.” You cannot make or produce meaning. That so many of us "That makes sense." use is due to the English phrase "it makes sense."
2. "The trouble is inevitable."
Doubly mocked: Anyone who programs something usually does it in advance. Be it the video recorder or the washing machine. So a word doubling is preprogrammed, similar to wet water or a dead corpse.
3. "This is the worst case scenario."
GAU means: Glargest A.increasing Uaccident. What is there to improve?
4. "That is the best"
Optimal describes the best possible condition. There is no better than optimal, the superlatives are just as pointless here as with ideal, only, dead, perfect or absolute. See also 3.
5. "The doctor has prescribed antibiotics."
In most cases, a doctor will prescribe one antibiotic rather than several. Hence singular instead of plural.
6. "It's all in the terms and conditions."
AGB means "General Terms and Conditions", AGBs means "General Terms and Conditions". We find it funny, but unfortunately it doesn't get right. Therefore: Once you think about what the abbreviation stands for and whack, such errors can also be avoided.
7. "Bigger as an elephant."
Using "how" and "as" correctly is a challenge for many. Hence the explanation here: unequal comparisons are always made with “as”, ie “greater than”, “better than” and “more expensive than”. If something is the same, we use "how".
8. "I bought the same dress as you."
Oh yeah, who hasn't stumbled upon "the same" and "the same" one time or another? Two supposed synonyms that are very often used incorrectly. But how exactly was that again? Just to note: "The same" expresses that something is identical, that is, only occurs once. “The same” refers to two things that are confusingly similar but are present several times. For example, you can buy the same dress several times in the store, but you cannot wear the same dress as your friend because she is already wearing it.
9. "Will you give me the Allen key, please?"
There's not so much to say about that. The thing in the toolbox is rightly called "Allen key". Of the INThe Allen key comes from the company B.except Und S.charter and has nothing to do with buses.
10. "That is a real drop of sadness."
We always say that when we're sad, that's true. However, it then has nothing to do with the proverbial "downer". Anyone who has ever drunk vermouth knows that it has a rather bitter aftertaste. And that's exactly where the downside comes from – in all its bitterness.
And with all of our new knowledge, we can now really shit smart and drive our fellow human beings insane. We like.