You've probably heard your friend use the phrase 'you've got another thing coming' when she's watching someone do something disruptive.

But in actual fact, this is not the line at all. Many of the well known catchcries we've come to know have entirely different spellings and meanings.

Here are some of the most commonly mispronounced phrases of all time.

1. Nip it in the butt vs Nip it in the bud

When someone says they are going to 'nip it in the bud', it means they are going to do something and get it over with quickly and efficiently.

Somewhere along the line the word 'bud' became 'butt' and entered the mainstream vocabulary, but this doesn't make sense as a sentence.

The phrase derives from the 'de-budding' of plants and the very first version of it was 'nip it in the bloom'.

2. Hunger pains vs Hunger pangs

While both of these phrases mean the same thing - the individual is experiencing tension in their lower abdomen associated with hunger - 'pangs' is the correct way to finish that sentence.

A pang is a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion, making it a more targeted term for that phrase.

Pain can be longer lasting.

3. You've got another thing coming vs You've got another think coming 

'To have another think coming' means 'to be greatly mistaken' and is the correct form of this sentence.

If we break it down it works like so; a person thinks something, someone believes them to be wrong, so they 'have another think coming'.

The phrase 'you've got another thing coming' is incorrect.

5. Statue of limitations vs Statute of limitations  

Statutes of limitations are laws passed by legislative bodies in systems to set the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated.

If you're not familiar with the legal jargon, you might have heard people using the word 'statue' instead.

This is just a mishearing of the original line.

6. For all intents and purposes vs For all intensive purposes 

For all intents and purposes means in every practical sense or virtually.

This is a phrase that is often said wrong.

Many people say for all intensive purposes. Not only is it the wrong phrase, it also doesn't make grammatical sense.

7. Butt naked vs Buck naked

Both of these lines mean the same thing - to be completely naked - but 'buck naked' is the original and grammatically correct form of the phrase.

According to search term statistics online 'butt naked' is more common than 'buck naked' by a ratio of about three to one.

According to Writing Explained, the origin of the phrase is unknown, but one of the more popular theories as to the origin stories 'relates to buck as a reference to male deer and goats'.