Okay so we have a new South Africanism well on its way to becoming Webster's word of the year.
"Why didn't you come to work yesterday?"
"Well, when I was halfway I hit a pothole and I had to turn around and go back home..."
"But if you were able to drive home why not just drive to work?"
An Erwinism is the sort of the dodgy statement that is self-busting. Words uttered basically contradict the speaker or demonstrate that effectively, what is being twittered is a load of huey.
Other examples of Erwinisms:
"Combat AIDS by eating beetroot..."
"The government is worried about crime..."
"How to deal with blackouts? Go to bed earlier..."
"When I was young and I watched the Boks, I supported the All Blacks..." (as you're handing out Springbok jerseys)
"If interference is transformation..."
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