Another Thing I Should Know, But Don’t…..

Posted by danleone on August 27th, 2007 filed in funny, writing

I spent a lot of time reading (because I was very busy not-writing) this weekend. One line that I read was a description of a specific automobile. They called it a “late model” car.

I feel like an idiot, but what is a late model car? Is it a car that was made recently? As I am writing this, it is becoming clear that is what it is, but I cannot believe I have heard that term all my life and I did not pick up on what it meant.

On that note, I never get the phrase “15 years her junior” correct either. I always have to stop and do math.

Question for BoMR: What phrase or word always stumps you?


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6 Responses to “Another Thing I Should Know, But Don’t…..”

  1. meleah rebeccah Says:
    August 27th, 2007 at 8:38 am

    “Late Model Car” throws me off too (if thats any consolation)

    *I didn’t write anything over the weekend either!)

  2. danleone Says:
    August 27th, 2007 at 10:50 am

    I am consoled, Mel.

    Thank you!

    Dan

  3. Terri Says:
    August 27th, 2007 at 8:11 pm

    “I could care less” throws me off. Shouldn’t it be, “I couldn’t care less?”

  4. "Wolfgang" Says:
    August 29th, 2007 at 9:46 am

    What about something that “gets my dander up”? What is dander and what gets it up?

  5. danleone Says:
    August 29th, 2007 at 10:30 am

    Wolfgang – At least you knew that the word was “dander.” I thought it was “gander!”

  6. Fox Says:
    August 14th, 2008 at 11:06 am

    A late model is a newer car…early model’s are older. Dander is basically particles of dry, flaked off skin from animals or humans…it usually settles as dust, but when there is a commotion or it is disturbed, it floats up…hence the term.

    I was always confused by “To each, his own”… but that’s because I always heard it as “To each is own”… I figured it out once I saw it in print. 12 more months and I’m all caught up Dan!

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