"Most Every"

[-Gavin-]

What the fuck is this and why do (mostly US-English) speakers seem to think it makes sense?

I see/hear it all the time, "Most every (x)"... How does that even feel natural to say out loud? I tried and it jarred my brain...

It's "Almost".

 

[JBroll]

I rarely hear people saying it outside of the context of complaining about how speakers from some other region say it. This is confusing.

Jeff

 

[53Crëw]

Laziness.

'most every

meaning "almost every"

 

[-Gavin-]

I rarely hear people saying it outside of the context of complaining about how speakers from some other region say it. This is confusing.

Jeff

Really? I've been awake for 35 mins and head it once on TV and read it 3x.

 

[JBroll]

What the hell are you doing watching TV? Shouldn't you be programming... something-or-other?

Jeff

 

[Line666]

Great oxymoron.

 

[Harry Hughes]

Hmm, rarely hear anyone say it in Australia.
Another one that shits me is "I could care less".
It must take about 0.1 of a calorie more to just say "couldn't" instead of "could".

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Hmm, rarely hear anyone say it in Australia.
Another one that shits me is "I could care less".
It must take about 0.1 of a calorie more to just say "couldn't" instead of "could".

Yep, I ind that one quite annoying

 

[James Murphy]

how about "all of the sudden" and "a whole nother"?


stewie!

 

[professorlamp]

or.. 'I didn't do nothing', so you did do something?

 

[FloridaRolf]

For the Germans: "Keine Ahnung von nix" uke:

 

[JayB]

Haha when I hear it I think of a farmer , like " I believe it was Tuesday last..."