* "I Can't Imagine--"

This is a bête noire that has bugged me for years: the statement, "I can't imagine [blah-blah-blah]."{1} Huh? You just did—that is, IMAGINE it—didn't yu'?! (Go ahead and try this at home.)

{1} Example: "I can't IMAGINE the Minnesota Twins winning the World Series." (I had more graphic/creative examples, but given the current discursive climate .  . . .)