There comes a point in every person's life when they must decide what really matters.<\/p>
For some, it is family.<\/p>
For others, it is career success.<\/p>
For me, apparently, it was discovering how many people think Big Ben is the tower.<\/p>
Once I noticed it, I couldn't stop noticing it.<\/p>
Then came damp squids. Escape goats. Mute points. Doggy dog worlds. Every day seemed to bring a fresh assault on perfectly serviceable idioms and expressions.<\/p>
To be clear, none of this is particularly important.<\/p>
The world will continue to function whether someone says \"for all intensive purposes\" or \"for all intents and purposes.\"<\/p>
But it does itch a particular part of my brain.<\/p>
Mind the Misconception began as a way to celebrate those little mistakes rather than complain about them. The goal isn't to mock anyone. Most of these misconceptions exist because the incorrect version sounds perfectly reasonable.<\/p>
After all, if you've never encountered a squib, why wouldn't you assume the phrase involves a squid?<\/p>
So this shop is my small attempt to document these linguistic curiosities. Each design pairs a common misconception with a gentle correction, wrapped in vintage-inspired artwork and a healthy dose of unnecessary enthusiasm.<\/p>
If you've ever quietly corrected a sign in your head, muttered about Big Ben being a bell, or felt an unreasonable amount of satisfaction when somebody used an idiom correctly, you're among friends.<\/p>
Welcome to the archive.<\/p>
The standards are slipping.<\/p>
Somebody has to keep records.<\/p>","urlTitle":"how-big-ben-started-this","url":"\/blog\/how-big-ben-started-this\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/how-big-ben-started-this\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/misconceptioncollection.art\/blog\/how-big-ben-started-this\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1780505864,"updatedAt":1780507211,"publishedAt":1780507210,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":438319,"name":"Mind the Misconception"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/eb4nneuxbjsovuvjjrmttevz7fkhtya1gvgtnfj9i75bn1lm.png?z=1.4&fx=0.41344302960692&fy=0.35895899173847","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/eb4nneuxbjsovuvjjrmttevz7fkhtya1gvgtnfj9i75bn1lm.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855&z=1.4&fx=0.41344302960692&fy=0.35895899173847","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/eb4nneuxbjsovuvjjrmttevz7fkhtya1gvgtnfj9i75bn1lm.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440&z=1.4&fx=0.41344302960692&fy=0.35895899173847"},"metaTitle":"How Big Ben Started This | Mind the Misconception","metaDescription":"Discover how a harmless annoyance about Big Ben and damp squibs turned into Mind the Misconception, a celebration of commonly said, technically wrong phrases.","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[],"labels":[]}