Irregardless

[Mr. Jelly]

Whenever I would use that word, or any word I slightly question my usage of, it would only be around people that would never know enough to call me out over it.

[tinnitus]

Maybe somebody already added:
"Same difference."

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by AmericanEagle

I can’t stand when people say anywho.
Also, what-not.
Also, double negatives, as in, I don’t have nothing.

When people use double negatives, "I can't get no satisfaction"

[Blueser100]

Add it to my list that includes "nuc-u-lar" and "real-i-tor"

[Lauren_WarEagle]

When folks say “sim-u-lar” instead of “similar” or “pacific” instead of “specific”. Hurts my ears!

[mc1]

Originally Posted by Lauren_WarEagle

When folks say “sim-u-lar” instead of “similar” or “pacific” instead of “specific”. Hurts my ears!

One the one hand, the specific ocean doesn't sound familular.

[Jim Owen]

Originally Posted by Lauren_WarEagle

When folks say “sim-u-lar” instead of “similar” or “pacific” instead of “specific”. Hurts my ears!

Ah, the curse of having majored in English. Earplugs help.

[The Watchman]

Its usually not worth fighting for. Lots of people don't think it matters, or take pride in not knowing, but all words matter. As I was taught in the military, learning to read and write Orders and reports, poor writing and speaking skills can get people killed.

[mc1]

Originally Posted by The Watchman

Its usually not worth fighting for. Lots of people don't think it matters, or take pride in not knowing, but all words matter. As I was taught in the military, learning to read and write Orders and reports, poor writing and speaking skills can get people killed.

Even 'bimonthly'?

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by The Watchman

Its usually not worth fighting for. Lots of people don't think it matters, or take pride in not knowing, but all words matter. As I was taught in the military, learning to read and write Orders and reports, poor writing and speaking skills can get people killed.

Perhaps , if one considers AGF a "war zone"

Guitar Wars ,,,,,,Taylor invades Martin territory , KABOOM

Sorry could not resist,, guess I'm in the doesn't matter much, camp.

While I agree "communication" is paramount, I think pedantic grammar policing, isn't

[Dirk Hofman]

Originally Posted by Fogducker

We seem to be afield with these definitions, here's some more;



The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
The winners are:

Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.
Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
Karmageddon: It's when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, and then the Earth explodes, and it's a serious bummer.
Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
Glibido: All talk and no action.
Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.
Frisbeetarianism, n. the belief that, after death, the soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.
The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.And the winners are:

Coffee, n. the person upon whom one coughs.
Flabbergasted, adj. appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.
Abdicate, v. to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
Esplanade, v. to attempt an explanation while drunk.
Willy-nilly, adj. impotent.
Negligent, adj. absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown.
Lymph, v. to walk with a lisp.
Gargoyle, n. olive-flavored mouthwash.
Flatulence, n. emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run over by a steamroller.
Balderdash, n. a rapidly receding hairline.
Testicle, n. a humorous question on an exam.
Rectitude, n. the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
Pokemon, n. a Rastafarian proctologist. (GOTTA LOVE IT!)
Oyster, n. a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.
Circumvent, n. an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.

Fog

Yeah, that was really good.

[Lauren_WarEagle]

Originally Posted by Jim Owen

Ah, the curse of having majored in English. Earplugs help.

Another cringeworthy mispronunciation that I hear quite a bit is "pamplet" instead of "pamphlet".

(Confession time: I still say "chester drawers" instead of "chest of drawers" -- I'm pretty sure I was in high school before I realized I had been saying it wrong my entire life up to that point. Still, twenty years later and not even a BA in English could make me unlearn "chester drawers". I'm just gonna blame my southern roots.)

[fumei]

Originally Posted by ChrisE

One real word that I think has become overused is “ubiquitous.”

I see it everywhere.

That made me laugh ootloud.

[rllink]

Originally Posted by Jim Owen

Ah, the curse of having majored in English. Earplugs help.

Both my wife and I have degrees in English. Stuff like that really bothers her. I don't even think about it. Degree or not, my English usage isn't that great. I got no one to impress. I come from a long line of uneducated people so I'm used to it. But I say things like irregardless all the time just to get her fired up.

[BrunoBlack]

The joke in our family were the words my FIL used. He never said Historical Society, always Hysterical Society. The list of words was long. Funny dude.