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Two of the first words in reply to this thread (good thread idea, btw!!!) are "care" and "caring"
What does that say about our society and our misuse of words?
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06-08-2007, 01:08 PM #16
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how about this:
"you wouldn't believe it, she literally blew up!"
but she didn't really blow up, she just yelled.
LITERALLY is overused.
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06-08-2007, 01:16 PM #17
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06-08-2007, 01:19 PM #18
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My sons fave word at the moment is "addicting"... UGH! When is school going back again?? All I hear is "Oh I LOVE those. They are addicting" all day LONG!
Ten year olds! They latch on to one thing and run with it!
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06-08-2007, 01:21 PM #19
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"very unique"
It's either unique or it's not.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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06-08-2007, 01:30 PM #20
"She's a little dense"
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"Orientate"
The "can't" thing is a real issue with me too. I deal with it all the time with clients. For eg:
Client: My leg was soooo sore I couldn't walk to the bathroom.
Me: Then how did you get to the bathroom?
Client: I walked, but it really hurt.
Me: To me that means you *could* walk to the bathroom but it was difficult because of your pain.
Then the patient usually gets a little huffy because because I'm forcing them to be honest with themselves and me. All of my client's have to get used to a little tough love.Living life like there's no tomorrow.
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06-08-2007, 01:34 PM #21
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"incentivize"
What is with our culture that we have to add "-ate" or "-ize" to perfectly good verbs?Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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06-08-2007, 01:39 PM #22
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"Experienced rider".....hmmm wow...that's a toughie....how many of us have run the "Tour".....
Last edited by Jenn; 06-08-2007 at 01:44 PM.
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06-08-2007, 01:41 PM #23
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lol. yeah really.
Originally Posted by Wahine
but what i meant was. You can't do that anymore. Ever.
people misuse it and i'm glad you can call them on it. but when the word
means what it really is; that's about the saddest thing i can think of.
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06-08-2007, 01:57 PM #24
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My "nails on a chalk board" phrase...
"I seen..."
Drives me nuts - my boss must say this at least 10 times a day. One day I will "literally"
blow up
and scream that it's "I SAW or I HAVE seen!!!!!"
Okay, I feel better now -- like I've re-orientated myself ....but really, it has gotten to the point where I have a very difficult time saying the word "seen" -- even if I'm using it correctly.
Okay, I will stop now!Last edited by csr1210; 06-08-2007 at 02:03 PM. Reason: change word
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06-08-2007, 02:04 PM #25
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where do you live (general geographic location okay here) CSR1200 that your boss would say that?
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06-08-2007, 02:07 PM #26
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I have a sister-in-law that says this all the time... makes me totally insane!! Originally Posted by csr1210
"I seen..."
Drives me nuts - my boss must say this at least 10 times a day. One day I will "literally" blow up and scream that it's "I SAW or I HAVE seen!!!!!"fides quaerens intellectum (faith seeking understanding) - St. Anselm of Canterbury
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06-08-2007, 02:12 PM #27
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Here are my peeves.
"Could care less." If you could care less, than you must care some amount. It's supposed to be "couldn't care less."
"Graduated" high school. It should be "graduated FROM high school". And going even further back (50 years?), they used to say "WAS graduated from high school."
That didn't "phase" me. The word is actually spelled faze.
"Nonplussed". This means the opposite of what many folks think it does. It means shocked, or speechless. People mis-use it when they mean unfazed, or unaffected.Last edited by Voodoo Sally; 06-08-2007 at 02:24 PM.
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06-08-2007, 02:18 PM #28
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what is graduduated? I've never heard of this word. Originally Posted by Voodoo Sally
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06-08-2007, 02:23 PM #29
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Not a hated word, but a pet peeve: when people quote my typos and make them live for eternity.
Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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06-08-2007, 02:24 PM #30
"She's a little dense"
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LOL. Me neither. Originally Posted by mimitabby
Another favorite:
Negative impact.
It doesn't make any sense. If it's a negative impact, does that mean that things separated. Isn't that the same as exploded?Living life like there's no tomorrow.
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