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Originally Posted by turneronce
Use of language on this forum and elsewhere is getting pretty bad. The latest, heard everywhere, including on major networks, is the misuse of the word multiple”. 8 is a multiple of 2, 9 a multiple of 3. What happened to what they really mean, like “several”, “a few”, “many”, etc.? Am I picky? Yes, words have meaning.
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I understand perfectly...there are so many misused words and pronunciations...the two that drive me the craziest are "irregardless" Ahhhhhh...there's no such word people! The other is the word "like"....if you watch any shows with young people on it that are not scripted, it's used every other word..."like when I...like I feel...like if...he's like...she's like...I'm like..." you get the picture...how do they not know how to speak???? They don't even realize how much they do it...where the hell did that come from?
It's worse to me than the "um"!