The believers in Corinth were, in a sense, swinging for the spiritual fence in their use and abuse of the gift of tongues. When we get to chapter fourteen you’ll see that they were all speaking in tongues simultaneously without any concern for interpreting what was being said or for the exercise of other gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Tongues was their version of the home run. Paul is going to tell them that they were striking out, spiritually speaking. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)