I have heard this several times and I don't know what it means. "You look like a cake topper." I have heard it on tv, and it sounded like an insult. I have, also, heard it at weddings where it sounded like a compliment. What does it even mean? What are some phrases you never heard growing up, but hear now, and you don't wAnt to admit to people IRL that you don't know what it means, (and couldn't find an answer on google? This may be my dumbest discussion, to date, but I'm just curious.
Re: The meaning of certain sayings?
So, depending on whether you value the stereotypical princess white wedding scenario those typify or you're type who is more atypical who likes more sleek or modern or glam or what have you and depending on the tone, it could be a compliment or an insult. As in...
"Ugh...you look like a wedding cake topper" (in this overly foofy ruffled ballgown blech)
or
"OMG you look like a wedding cake topper!" (and are such a picture perfect princess squee!)
I had to confirm with two different people that I haven't been saying it wrong for the last three decades.
Someone on my FB feed just used "whoop la" instead of "hoopla" and I'm getting a little bit of an eye twitch from that.
I used to pronounce "available" incorrectly. I'd pronounce it "all-vail-able". I only figured out that this was incorrect a few years ago (but I knew how to spell it properly).
See, if I'm confused with a phrase, I'll normally type it into Google to confirm/deny. So I don't understand how people spell these things wrong.
Oh, but I'm CONSTANTLY spelling "peruse" and "pursue" incorrectly and my autocorrect never knows what to do with me.
They also changed my title from "A different perspective: homeschooling versus traditional school" (or something equally pompous) to "Welcome to real school". Because apparently homeschooling isn't real school. Fucktard dillweeds.
That whole experience still rankles a full decade later.
Re: the ones autocorrect doesn't catch - definitely vs defiantly. DIFFERENT WORDS, PEOPLE.
Not sure when or how my little brain finally straightened that out, but I'm glad it did, haha.
DEFINATELY. DEFINITLEY. Every time I see them, I want to say, "Those are not words. Definitely is the word you want."
I cannot say comfortable in a way that sounds right. I try to say comfy, but if I have to say the whole word, it comes out like COMftBL.
The phrase I don't understand is "you made your bed, now you have to lie in it." Why would you lay down in a freshly made bed? Shouldn't the phrase go, "since you laid in your bed, now you have to make it." (Am I using correct verb tense of lay here ? Lol)
ETA: sister and daddy both say butt. Huh.