Pet peeves on words
 

Do you have a phrase or a word that you absolutely wince when you see or hear it?

I have to grit my teeth everytime I hear that something is "so gay." I find it to be a bigoted, stereotyping, nasty phrase. My daughter and her friends learned very quickly to not say it around me.

The other is a simple misspelling that drives me batty. PRIVILEGE does not have a d in it. Every time I see this, I want to PM the poor person and give them spelling lessons but that would be rather rude and arrogant, wouldn't it?

So, what drives you batty?

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Regardless of what you say, Barb, I ain't gonna quit usin ain't. ;D

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its when it should be it's

your when it should be you're

...just minor annoyances - not fingernails on the blackboard level of annoying

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I found this interesting in regards to "irregardless" *chuckle*
—Usage note Irregardless is considered nonstandard because of the two negative elements ir- and -less. It was probably formed on the analogy of such words as irrespective, irrelevant, and irreparable. Those who use it, including on occasion educated speakers, may do so from a desire to add emphasis. Irregardless first appeared in the early 20th century and was perhaps popularized by its use in a comic radio program of the 1930s.

... and

Usage Note: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir- prefix and -less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.

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... and how about "there" when it s/b "their" *grin*

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Epitome.

Seldom is it used correctly.

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Aw, Tony, if you're not the epitome of a California dude, I'm not sure what is. (Cars, surfing and the internet -- poifect combo!)

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And he says, and she says! thats about the bottom of the barrel for me! EEEEEK!!!

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:bow: I'm so guilty of probably being part of the most annoying things ever said because of my advertising background. We use to just sit around making up words like "It's FABULICIOUS!" Forgive me all. :o (But the pay was great!) ::)

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You had a part of creating "fabulicious?" Chels, I thought you had style and taste!!! (Actually, I always liked that word -- it says it all without wasting a breath.)

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There's actually a word to describe/define the fusion of two words that forms a new one. The word is "portmanteau".

I have a tendency to use totally made-up words to describe conditions/things that aren't in a dictionary...but should i.e. "sniglets". My favorite...."snoozle"....the dried schnozola residue that your dog leaves on sliding glass doors and car windows. "Cheedle", the orange residue left on your fingers after eating Cheetos. Now, what would be a good word to describe glass door canine "art" if an interesting pattern were to be discovered?

Pet peeve phrases.....over-use of "you know".....over-use as in every dang sentance by some folks. Is dang a word? Over use of hyphenated words. Huh....did just use some hyphens? Well, all be monkey's uncle......and where did that phrase come from anyway. Andy why are we beginning to sound like Andy Rooney?

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What's this "we" Kimosabe?

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Mine is seen as in "I seen him over there" Shoud be "I saw him over there".

As you go through the day see how many people use seen instead of saw.

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Kimosabe? This was a word entirely made up by Jay Silverheels. And I (and some others it may seem) are sounding like Andy Rooney. Sheesh.

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This one drives me nuts :realmad: and has been misused so many times that it's been added to some lesser >:( ; I might add, dictionaries!

Preventative! It should be preventive. I cringe :yikes: every time I hear it on the TV and radio and it makes me positively go bonkers :barf: when I see it in print. :cus:

Whew :chillout: !!! LOL

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And what's with regime being used where it should be regimen. On some tv show the other night, I could swear I heard Dr. Oz say something about an exercise regime. Has all that celebrity power gone completely to his head?

BB

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Yep Boomer BeBack, that is definitely another one of the worst mistakes, which I've seen written misteaks all be it rarely.

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Kimo sabe - I know there are some good jokes out there for Kimo sabe!

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Here's a link so people do not have to Google it. http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php

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Uh oh--don't get me started...

Among my favorites is "nuclear" pronounced "nucular" (as do too many of our esteemed national leaders)!

I also struggle with the apparently acceptable practice of using "their" with a singular antecedent (e.g., The student took their book to class). I know the practice began with an effort to avoid using "he" or "his" as a general pronoun to refer to both genders, but it makes me cringe.

Kids some up with some cute combinations though--when our Sarah was 2, she coined "hunormous," and we still use that one!

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My husband was an English Professor and I know he has numerous pet peeves in this area.

The ones that I know upset him more than others are; misspellings and other grammatical errors in college text books and other literature, teachers who can not spell or write grammatically correct sentences, and the list goes on.

I must admit, I do not like to show him anything I write. I sometimes cringe, perhaps he cringes more when I ask him to proof read an article.

HB

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There are several cliche' phrases & remarks: among them, "That said," & "Arguably". Also, when, "so", is interjected to fill in, after making a statement.

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:joke... "Gone missing"..... Just can't stand that phrase.

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funnygirl,
:agree: :agree: :agree: When the heck did that come into the english language? Its like fingernails on a blackboard to me!!

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Yo, Ax um

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I find some of the words that describe when someone dies a bit much.

HB

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Absolute worst is "you know" and even worse than that is "I mean".
Listen closely to people who are excellent speakers ( politicians, sales
people, etc.) and count the number of times that they start their
conversation with "I mean"???????????????
It will amaze you - and I just don't get the reason why the phrase is
so wide spread!!!!!

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Kathy and Al,

I did not realize so many politicians use that saying - then I got to thinking,

I mean, if I tried to start thinking about it - or was it

I mean, what I say - or was it

I mean to remind you - that I mean to remind you is, is what I mean.

I think it would be fun to start a thread with the subject line "I mean ...."

fill in the blank.

I mean the above and believe me I mean it when I say I mean it!

HB

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OK zcaveman...
I didn't want to say this in mixed company but......

KIMO SABE means MEATHEAD.....

the lone fumar

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The term "taking a decision" instead of "making a decision". We used to make decisions. I guess now they are lying around just waiting to be picked up. :dontknow:.

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Mute when moot is meant, drives me bonkers.

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When people write and say for instance something is "to small" which should be "too small".

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Barb, he used to do editing and would be shocked, at times, when he read what authors would write.

At times he not only corrected the grammar, which he expected, but authors would state the wrong names of Presidents and other information pertinent to the subject matter and numerous other content errors.

HB

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So far I haven't seen a problem you'se guys....

literate Fumar

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Shouldn't that be, "So far I ain't seen a problem wd youse guys?"