32 Most Commonly Misused Words And Phrases (grammar, quote)

[Copanut]

Guys,

I was being facetious, my point, more and more people are writing ALOT instead of a lot. Drives me nuts.

[sayulita]

Originally Posted by Copanut

Guys,

I was being facetious, my point, more and more people are writing ALOT instead of a lot. Drives me nuts.

It's very difficult to discern "facetious" from the way you phrased that.

[Copanut]

Originally Posted by sayulita

It's very difficult to discern "facetious" from the way you phrased that.

Whatever, at the end of the day I could care less, irregardless what anyone else thinks.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Copanut

Guys,

I was being facetious, my point, more and more people are writing ALOT instead of a lot. Drives me nuts.

Hey, I knew what you were saying in response to my post and gave you a rep point!

[CA4Now]

From this board: "looking for a secondary home." Isn't it supposed to be a "second" home?

When one writes "preventative" (e.g. "preventative maintenance") when what is meant is "preventive."

[DrummerBoy]

For the longest time I was baffled by the phrase, "I could care less." I was wondering: if you could care less, than why don't you? Or, if you could care less, than maybe you still do care a little?
Then I discovered the correct phrase is, "I couldn't care less."
This cleared things up quite a bit.

[Noesis]

It irks me when people get "objective" and subjective" confused. It completely changes the context of what one is saying!

[DubbleT]

I get a tickle from someone telling a poster their point is "mute". Somehow it almost seems appropriate, especially when the point being made goes over the other posters head.

[Fred314X]

Have you ever heard anyone refer to a "doggy-dog" world? Honestly, the whole place has gone to the canines (or perhaps to the K9s, since people who speak txt rather than English cannot be bothered to spell out actual words)!

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Fred314X

Have you ever heard anyone refer to a "doggy-dog" world? Honestly, the whole place has gone to the canines (or perhaps to the K9s, since people who speak txt rather than English cannot be bothered to spell out actual words)!

No, I've never heard that one! I will listen for it, though.

My own mother cannot seem to say "ancient". She says ank-shint. At 81, I don't think she is ever going to change.

On a funnier note, some years ago we were at a church Mother's Day dinner and she was proudly telling everyone at the table that my sister had just bought a new condom and was moving in the following month.