English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Say it right
I am not one to ~miss words~ when I don’t like something (nonstandard).
I am not one to *mince words* when I don’t like something (standard).
If you say that someone does not mince their words, you mean that they speak in a forceful and direct way, especially when saying something unpleasant to someone.
You seem to have ~mix feeling~ about this decision (nonstandard).
You seem to have *mixed feeling* about this decision (nonstandard).
You seem to have *mixed feelings* about this decision (standard).
If you have mixed feelings about something, you feel both pleased and not pleased about it at the same time.
You seem to be ~missing us up~ (nonstandard).
You seem to be *mixing us up* (standard).
To mix (something or someone up) is to fail to recognise two people or things correctly by thinking that one person or thing is the other person or thing.
GAB
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