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re: What words or phrases do you hear mis-used that drive you nuts?
Posted on 6/21/19 at 4:52 pm to Numberwang
Posted on 6/21/19 at 4:52 pm to Numberwang
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Irregardless
Drives me insane
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Posted on 6/22/19 at 10:16 am to wmr
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Pulling one's mouth into a "zz" sound after a lowercase "A" sound feels forced and gay with certain words.
Lol pronouncing words is gay?
Posted on 6/22/19 at 1:17 pm to Numberwang
Supposably.
Literally.
Nuculur.
Existential threat.
Literally.
Nuculur.
Existential threat.
This post was edited on 6/22/19 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 6/22/19 at 1:38 pm to AllbyMyRelf
Yeth.
It can be.
It can be.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:48 am to Numberwang
I am not sure if this applies to the spirit of the OP but I cannot stand when people put an apostrophe "s" to indicate plural.
Example:
Someone types, "1's and 2's," which is possessive. The correct form should be, "1s and 2s."
Example:
Someone types, "1's and 2's," which is possessive. The correct form should be, "1s and 2s."
Posted on 6/29/19 at 3:56 pm to Numberwang
I had a girlfriend years ago (college grad and career in corporate management) that would always say windshield instead of wind chill factor. Drove me nuts, but I didn't have the heart to correct her.
Posted on 6/30/19 at 3:01 pm to Numberwang
Incorrect use of I. “Between you and I, they sound unintelligent.”
Incorrect use of who/whom. “For who the bell tolls.”
Use of impact because someone doesn’t know how to use effect/affect.
“All of the sudden,” instead of the correct, “All of a sudden.”
Incorrect use of who/whom. “For who the bell tolls.”
Use of impact because someone doesn’t know how to use effect/affect.
“All of the sudden,” instead of the correct, “All of a sudden.”
Posted on 6/30/19 at 5:35 pm to I Bleed Garnet
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I Bleed Garnet
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And people that say Pre Madonna
Really got the MSB good there
This post was edited on 6/30/19 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 6/30/19 at 6:26 pm to 1BamaRTR
Lol still killing it
I’ve basically made all boards but this one my toilet
I’ve basically made all boards but this one my toilet
Posted on 6/30/19 at 7:27 pm to Numberwang
Literally.
Posted on 6/30/19 at 7:41 pm to Athos
It's not misused anymore since they changed the definition. Now it's technically still right if you're using it describe something that is not literal.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 8:00 am to 1BamaRTR
They literally changed the definition of literally because people weren't using the word for the literal meaning?
Figures
Figures
Posted on 7/7/19 at 6:23 am to Numberwang
I hate when sporting events have lightening delays.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 8:43 am to Carolina_Girl
When people say 110%
Posted on 7/7/19 at 9:53 am to Numberwang
I go to work everyday.
I’m glad to be apart of this.
I’m glad to be apart of this.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 8:07 pm to Kentucker
Why do people say “all of a sudden” instead of the much shorter “suddenly”
Posted on 7/9/19 at 1:28 pm to AllbyMyRelf
I have a friend who pronounces "supposedly" as "supposively" and it makes me want to jump out of a third-story window each time.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 1:36 pm to cas4t
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Irregardless
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Drives me insane
The funny thing is...irregardless is a proper word, people are just using it incorrectly.
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The point of the "irregardless" is to shut down conversation. So "irregardless" is a word. It has a specific use, in particular dialects. That said, it's not part of standard English and so — especially if you're writing or if you're speaking in formal places — you want to use "regardless" instead. Because if you use "irregardless," people will think you're uneducated.
Irregardless is a real word
Posted on 7/9/19 at 8:12 pm to madmaxvol
Loose or lose.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 10:20 pm to madmaxvol
No, it’s a blend of two words into a slang term.
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