/ot/ - off-topic

You sure she didn't mean "she put her soul in it"?

>>227981
Yeah, or maybe "put her heart in it"?

The other day my friend asked me why it's called "babysitting" and I couldn't explain why, I never even thought about it. She was like "Nobody is sitting on the babies, right???" hahaha

One time I was checking out at a store, and the guy ringing me up was like "Oh! I love this jacket. When I see stuff like this I'm like a raccoon with a silver spoon." Still have no idea wtf he was trying to say. If it helps it was down South in the US. Lol

>>227964
I've heard the phrase before too, but I always assumed it was a southern American thing. But even then I never really understood it myself lol.

>>228020
lol I love how eccentric Southern slang is but it probably gets old quick.

>>228020
Maybe meaning he can’t keep his hands off of it?

>>227964
Britfag: "Putting your foot in it" means saying something embarrassing.

No idea where this other weird use of it has come from.

>>228092

In the States it means the person has put a piece of themselves into food and given it thier all. It's a postive thing.

I've always found it weird how people call their parners "baby" or "babe". Maybe it's because English is my second language as well but it just seems odd to me.
It's so common that I'm used to it now, but I'd never call my SO baby since it sounds so unnatural to me.

>>228094
Honestly, I've always found it cringey. And I'm someone who has English as their first and only language. When I hear someone say it it just sounds so dopey and tryhard.

>>228096
Same here, I used to only say "babe" if I was taking the piss but now I'm around babies and young kids, I've been accidentally calling them babe without thinking! It's such a gross betrayal, I don't know why it's happening. I'm also trying to remember to call little girls strong stuff like champion instead of princess, but it's just hard to remember all the time.

I absolutely hate people using "how's it going" as a greeting, especially when they say it as they walk past or away from you so you have to decide whether to just ignore it or to yell "fine than you and you?!" into the distance between you.
It should be a punishable crime.

>>228094
It happens in my native language as well and it's bizarre

A phrase that always baffles me is "the devil's beating his wife", which is said when it rains while the sun is shining. It's so weird and backwards to the point of absurdity.

>>228094
weirdly I'm totally comfortable hearing other people call their SO's "baby" and "babe" but I absolutely cannot do it myself