So I was listening to a new song on Pandora and my ears perked up as I thought I heard the phrase "Jerry rigged." I thought, who is this Jerry guy, and how did he get so good at rigging anyways?
Does anyone know of any other songs with embarrassing unintentional grammatical errors?
"I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky
For you and I."
-- "Touch Me" by the Doors
From Merriam-Webster:
Definition of JERRY-RIGGED
: organized or constructed in a crude or improvised manner
Origin of JERRY-RIGGED
probably blend of jerry-built and jury-rigged
First Known Use: 1959
Peter
@Ron, that's a great one. I can't believe I never noticed!
@Trombinator, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to take issue with Webster including jerry rigged without even citing that jury rigged is preferred, given that the only reason for the existence of the phrase is unintentional misuse.
Now we need a new list of phrases that have become acceptable because of widespread misuse.
Jeff
I am not aware of very many songs that don't have incorrect grammar or syntax. Although sometimes I like to change songs when I sing it. For example, I might sing "Who Do You Love" as "Whom do you love?"