Am I the only one here that's bothered by this? I can't be... right? I can usually overlook blatantly misspoken phrases, but not this one. It's NOTION, god dammit.
/endrant
Mistakes like "could of/should of" bother me...its could have...abbreviated to could've you damn heathens xD
Another one I saw recently was "Rest a sure" instead of rest assured...that annoyed me...
And for everyone's further amusement here's a list i found amusing;
http://www.guardianstar.com/Misspoken_Phrases.htm
:clap:
As far as I can tell, it comes from corporate board meetings in which one board member will make a motion to enact some sort of policy and someone who agrees with him/her will say "I second that motion"
Whilst notion would also fit there, the simple fact is this is a slang terminology phrase that has filtered throughout the entire language inasmuch as someone saying "I got a pink slip" or "I was given the gate" or even modern slang phrases like "Me and my friends were just hanging around."
By this standard, it's perfectly and grammatically correct.
I try not to get annoyed over incorrect usage, but hanging around grammar nazis can screw you up. You end up being unable to unhear (IRL or a video) or unsee (on a forum) something used incorrectly. :lol: The phrases that are most annoying to me are "hence why", "could care less", and "could/should of" like JackO mentioned.