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What common misuse of an English word drives you nuts?
What common misuse of an English word drives you nuts?
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Literally
“Irregardless” is a real word with a real use but it’s not synonymous with “regardless”. It’s used in certain English dialects to shut down regardless.
1-“I’m going out.”
2-“No, you’re not. I forbid it.”
1-“Regardless, I am!”
2-“Irregardless, you’re not!”
I’m aware that Webster’s just gave up and added it as a synonym but that’s just quitter talk.
Edit: misremembered and changed a word
On accident
Misnomer.
In most cases, what they mean is “misconception”
Misnomer means “misnamed”, for example a peanut is neither a pea nor a nut. If you don’t mean “misnamed” then “misnomer” is the wrong word.
Ignorant… so many sjws miss use the term.
Children, some people pronounce it chilren
There / Their / They are swap
Using “incidence” when they mean “incident”
When people use “weary” when what they mean is “wary.” Different words different meanings
A/an.
I teach a foreign language so every time someone makes a grammar mistake in my native language it hurts a little bit lol
Ratio. Fuck you tik tok
We, we’re, where DRIVES ME CRAZY
“Irregardless”
“I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less”
Google tell me they now synonymous, but only because the 2nd is so common it’s now accepted.
“loose” for “lose”.
There, their and they’re. Your and you’re.
Can I axe you a question?
Triggered
They/Them pronouns, they do not make sense in the context people use them in.
etsetra etsetra
Hypocrite
Ect.
“I crave for — .” No, you crave — , or you have a craving for — .
…and the ultra annoyant “basically” in every fourth sentence they say.
“Peaked” my interest
affect vs. effect
Anyways, literally, would/should/could of
Cringe
Fading from popularity now, but: epic. Such an overused word.
Ignorant.
It bugs me that “try and” is totally acceptable when you should be saying “try to” do something.
legit
Apart
Less/fewer
Swapping affect and effect
– It’s “champing at the bit”. Not “chomping” (different word).
– It’s “I paid him the money”. Not “payed” (which is a different word with different meaning)
Inconceivable!