"He was just a tad bit off on that throw." I heard that one this afternoon on an NFL telecast. Unbelievable.
This one doesn't require a lot of explanation. It's simple, folks. A "tad" and a "bit" are essentially the same thing. You can't have a "tad" of anything and have it be a huge amount. It has to be a "bit."
Therefore, what he should have said was, "He was a tad off on that throw," or, "He was a bit off on that throw." Tad bit? Yuck!
How much more money do these guys make than the average Joe? He worked for the network (not a local guy), and he wasn't even that good. Hmm. . .I wonder why.
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