"I second that motion".

[Mighty Oracle]

Am I the only one here that's bothered by this? I can't be... right? I can usually overlook blatantly misspoken phrases, but not this one. It's NOTION, god dammit.

/endrant

[JackO]

Mistakes like "could of/should of" bother me...its could have...abbreviated to could've you damn heathens xD

Another one I saw recently was "Rest a sure" instead of rest assured...that annoyed me...

And for everyone's further amusement here's a list i found amusing;

http://www.guardianstar.com/Misspoken_Phrases.htm

[FallenStar]

As far as I can tell, it comes from corporate board meetings in which one board member will make a motion to enact some sort of policy and someone who agrees with him/her will say "I second that motion"

Whilst notion would also fit there, the simple fact is this is a slang terminology phrase that has filtered throughout the entire language inasmuch as someone saying "I got a pink slip" or "I was given the gate" or even modern slang phrases like "Me and my friends were just hanging around."


By this standard, it's perfectly and grammatically correct.

[Flyper]

I try not to get annoyed over incorrect usage, but hanging around grammar nazis can screw you up. You end up being unable to unhear (IRL or a video) or unsee (on a forum) something used incorrectly. The phrases that are most annoying to me are "hence why", "could care less", and "could/should of" like JackO mentioned.