Re: Pet peeves on words
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 |
Re: Pet peeves on words
Yep Boomer BeBack, that is definitely another one of the worst mistakes, which I've seen written misteaks all be it rarely.
|
Re: Pet peeves on words
Quote:
|
Re: Pet peeves on words
Quote:
|
Re: Pet peeves on words
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! |
Re: Pet peeves on words
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 |
Re: Pet peeves on words
There are several cliche' phrases & remarks: among them, "That said," & "Arguably". Also, when, "so", is interjected to fill in, after making a statement.
|
Re: Pet peeves on words
:joke... "Gone missing"..... Just can't stand that phrase.
|
Re: Pet peeves on words
funnygirl,
:agree: :agree: :agree: When the heck did that come into the english language? Its like fingernails on a blackboard to me!! |
Re: Pet peeves on words
Yo, Ax um |
Re: Pet peeves on words
I find some of the words that describe when someone dies a bit much.
HB |
Re: Pet peeves on words
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!!!!! |
Re: Pet peeves on words
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 |
Re: Pet peeves on words
OK zcaveman...
I didn't want to say this in mixed company but...... KIMO SABE means MEATHEAD..... the lone fumar |
Re: Pet peeves on words
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:.
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:43 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Search Engine Optimisation provided by
DragonByte SEO v2.0.32 (Pro) -
vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.