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		yorwba on June 9, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SoftBank Agrees to Buy Boston Dynamics From Alphab... FWIW, I'm not a native speaker, and the only time I have ever seen anyone use "jibe" is to correct someone's use of "jive". I'm not sure whether it can really be considered a mistake anymore.

sangnoir on June 9, 2017 [–]

Might as well add "should of" and "on accident" to that list. I don't care how common the usage is, I will always correct those - they rub me the wrong way.

cr0sh on June 9, 2017 | [–]

...also add "for all intensive purposes" (there is a use for such a phrase, but not the way most people mean).

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