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“You Take the Cake!” (& Other Ruined Expressions)

“No, Really:  Bring . . the . . Cake!” Thanks to popular culture, some perfectly innocuous phrases have been ruined. To pick just one example, son #2 and I were bringing his birthday cake, ice cream, etc. to the party room where we were hosting his friends the other weekend. My hands were full, so...
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“I’m Not Buying It”: Realtor vs. Non-Realtor Definitions

When the Realtor Likes a Home More Than Their Client Does To a non-Realtor, the idiom, “I’m not buying it” roughly translates to, “I don’t believe your [obviously bogus] explanation.” To Realtors, however, the phrase means something much more literal. Namely ” at least when uttered by a Buyer’s agent ” “I’m not buying it” translates...
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“I’m Not Buying It”

Realtor vs. Non-Realtor Definitions To a non-Realtor, the idiom, “I’m not buying it” roughly translates to, “I don’t believe your [obviously bogus] explanation.” To Realtors, however, the phrase means something much more literal. Namely ” at least when uttered by a Buyer’s agent ” “I’m not buying it” translates as, “I’m not buying the home . ....
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“I’m Not Buying It”: Realtor vs. Non-Realtor Definitions

To a non-Realtor, the expression, “I’m not buying it” roughly translates as, “I don’t believe your [obviously bogus] explanation.” To Realtors, however, the phrase means something much more literal. Namely ” at least when uttered by a Buyer’s agent ” “I’m not buying it” translates as, “I’m not buying the home . . . my client is.”...
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“I’m Not Buying It”

Realtor vs. Non-Realtor Definitions To a non-Realtor, the idiom, “I’m not buying it” roughly translates to, “I don’t believe your [obviously bogus] explanation.” To Realtors, however, the phrase means something much more literal. Namely — at least when uttered by a Buyer’s agent — “I’m not buying it” translates as, “I’m not buying the home . ....
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“You Take the Cake!” (& Other Ruined Expressions)

“No, Really:  Bring . . the . . Cake!” Thanks to popular culture, some perfectly innocuous phrases have been ruined. To pick just one example, my 13 year-old son and I were bringing his birthday cake, ice cream, etc. to the party room where we were hosting his friends the other weekend. My hands were...
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