Words used wrongly
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What words used wrongly make you angry?
My pet hate is when people use literally when they don't mean that at all. For example, I could literally have died when he came over and talked to me. No, you really couldn't.
And also people who say "It goes without saying that ... " - well why are you saying it then?
My pet hate is when people use literally when they don't mean that at all. For example, I could literally have died when he came over and talked to me. No, you really couldn't.
And also people who say "It goes without saying that ... " - well why are you saying it then?
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Chill. It's only words.
I probably used angry wrongly there
I meant mildly irritated enough to start a thread about it.
Not exactly wrongly, but extended beyond its original meaning: Legend.
It seems to have developed from a folk/mythical character (eg Robin Hood) to anybody who has achieved even the minimum of success. i recall the actress Lauren Bacall becoming quite annoyed by Nicole Kidman calling her a legend. She replied 'I'm not a legend, as I am still alive'.
sick
ally
:mad:
That annoys me a bit.
*explodes*
Er, yes, I understand English very well.
Yes. I can't help but notice it, along with 'amount/number' confusions.
Oh... and overuse of redundant words/phrases also troubles me slightly... such as beginning a statement with the words... "in my personal opinion"... there's really no need. grrrrrrrrrr.
"I didn't do nothing"
and for some reason add a "k" to end of nothing or something...
Why?!
As Fritz Perls said 'Everything before but is bullshit'.
When people say 'wrongly' instead of saying 'incorrectly'.
^^^This
It always amuses me when someone starts a thread on the incorrect use of English by incorrectly using English.
I also get a bit annoyed by the people who think starting a sentence with a justifier automatically cancels out what they go on to say.
'I'm not being bitchy, but.....(they then go on to be bitcy)
I'm not racist but.....(they then say something racist)
'With all due respect'....(they then go onto say something disrespectful)
it means to slow down eg 'The accident caused brain damage that will retard the boy's language development'