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Saying “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less”. Annoyingly incorrect but not exactly a critical issue.
Oh we non-idiot Americans find the doofuses who do that annoying too
Also "holding down the fort" instead of "holding the fort" ... maybe it's because they only have bounce castles over there.
Your assumption that bouncy castles are more likely than aircraft is amusing
Huh? What do aircraft have to do with this?
... just as much as bouncy castles?
The saying is about holding a military position, like a fort, a line or a castle. Hence a bouncy castle can jokingly be thought of a military position that needs holding down (when it's windy). An aircraft isn't a military position (an airfield might be, they don't need holding down).
Holding down a b-17 flying fortress?
Ha, very good!
The phrase is typically used to refer to babysitting, i.e., I'll make sure the kids don't leave or kill themselves. So the "down" serves a purpose in the present use, regardless of its applicability to historic situations.
"Holding the fort" just meant not letting enemies in
"Holding down the fort" also includes preventing things from getting out of hand
But I like the bouncy castle imagery as it's less mundane
New idea: flying airstrip! We already have floating airstrips. Or maybe we should take that idea and flip it. Airborne boatyards. Yeah!
Not that novel of an idea. Especially during the cold war there were several concept of launching smaller aircraft from airships or larger aircraft.
Carrier has arrived.
You Must Construct Additional Pylons
Not new. Aircraft carriers exist.
Let's Be British About It
Hmm, that's the first quietly annoying one so far.
I think the best response, because it amuses me greatly, is to reply simply with "as if"
I wait to see if they figure out that I'm just pointing out 2 words they missed saying at the beginning of that phrase to make it resemble what they intended.
I mean, I could care less, but calculating exactly how little I care would take more effort than I care to give.