Wonderings and Googlings (Wherein I wonder about words, then I Google them)
"it doesn't faze me" = 612,000 hits
"it doesn't phase me" = 1,740,000 hits
Some of the latter are, no doubt, people explaining how to use the word "faze." But one appears to be a bona fide error by an AP writer that got past an AP editor then past a Charleston Daily mail editor.
Either way, I'm shocked that the "phase" version occurs almost three times as often as the one with "faze."
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June Casagrande was born in March and lives in a small house. She wrote a grammar/humor book called "Mortal Syntax" and, before that, one called "Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies." She sincerely hopes you buy a million copies of each.
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I wouldn't be too fazed by
I wouldn't be too fazed by this revelation. As proper English is phased out, this will become the norm.
Proper English ...
... was phased out centuries ago. We're speaking a creole.
Rather appalling. Anyone
Rather appalling.
Anyone know what faze the moon will be in tonight?! :-)
True
Most appalling is what it reveals about people's reading habits. Anyone who doesn't read enough would only naturally assume that "It doesn't faze me" uses the word "phase."
This is why they tell 'em in SAT prep class: read, read, read.