Sam Goldwyn, legendary movie producer, was known for more than just his movies. He was also know for his mangling of English, as shown by a few of the examples from Anguished English. Ready? Roll ’em.
A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.
I’ll give you a definite maybe.
Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
I never like you and I always will.
When I want your opinion I’ll give it to you.
Let’s have some new clichés.
A bachelor’s life is no life for a single man.
Our comedies are not to be laughed at.
I never put on a pair of shoes until I’ve worn them five years.
I may not always be right, but I’m never wrong.
This, that and the other thing 