What word drives you nuts? (song, quote, words)

[JustJulia]

"Fun" bothers me anyway, because my brain wants to keep it a noun. The adjective was originally "funny," but of course that's not how we use it anymore. A roller coaster can be lots of fun, but I wouldn't call it funny.

Here's one that bugs me: misusing me, myself and I.

Please come visit my husband and I in Chicago. He and myself will be waiting for you!

[Fred314X]

"Be" drives me crazy when it's used incorrectly (and, as a matter of fact, ignorantly). As in, "I be tellin' you."

[saucywench]

It doesn't drive me nuts, but I'm tired of seeing "meh." What a nothing little word that expresses nothing.

[mainelander]

Originally Posted by Bunjee

Bruschetta is pronounced broosketta, not brooshetta. That's the Italian convention, that "sch" followed by "i" or "e" sounds like "sk". What drives me crazy isn't so much the mispronunciation alone but that it's been sanctioned as the "American pronunciation" of the word, with a big dose of stubbornness, as though the "sch" as "sk" is such an impossible linguistic hurdle that a compromise just had to be reached! Good grief, we say schedule and school without difficulty so what's the problem? We've gone global. We need to open up. When we see an Italian name on paper we should welcome the intuition, from incorporated words, to be able to pronounce it properly. Or are we gonna have American pronunciations of Italian surnames too?

well sorry to say that various italian dialects pronounce words differently.

[luzianne]

"In lieu of" when they mean "in view of." "Could care less" instead of "couldn't care less." Using "affect" and "effect" incorrectly.

[WhistlerMCMLV]

Let's see . . .

At the end of the day---you should be asleep. And so should that phrase be put. Permanently.

The cutting edge---It's perfect for a knife, a saw, a router, a skate blade, or a meat grinder. Personally, I find it the death of a thousand cuts by intellectual laziness for sound prose bidding to describe something new, something different, or something ahead of its time.

Back in the day---it's yesterday. Wouldn't exactly call that old or ancient times.

Dude---Remember George Carlin's old bit about "hey, man--even your mother, they'd say, 'hey, man'." "Dude"'s taken over for "man." And even guys who look as though they've been doing double overtime in the sewer get called "dude." Something stinks about that picture.

[JustJulia]

Another peeve: misusing discreet and discrete.

[j_k_k]

"It's a mute point." I guess if it existed without anyone making it audibly, yes, it could be.

"Our principle addressed the class."/"This conflicts with all my sense of principal." Please, close that canister of Illiteranium before it contaminates the air.

"As a women, I find this offensive." You either don't even know the difference between the singular and plural of your own gender, or you are multiple women. Which will it be?

The constant and automatic overuse of 'hero' to define anyone serving in any way at any time in any US armed force, paramilitary force or even police or fire departments, especially if their situation actually requires them to in some way see a potential adversary (obviously, actual engagement with an actual adversary equals automatic and instant heroism). You can start a brawl by asserting that not everyone in the military is a hero--and yet they can't all be, as anyone with any sense realizes.

[tuteishungry]

Originally Posted by WordWarrior

Tell us what word sets your teeth on edge.

I'll start.

I despise the word "chuckle". There's nothing wrong with the word, technically. I see it in almost every book I read. And yet, it makes me want to grind my teeth.

Now fess up. What word do you hate.

Words I have are all "chat" words that get used in texts.

LOL
WTF
2day
2morow
2nite
UR

You know what I mean? The only thing I like is FML.

[JustJulia]

What's FML? In my line of work, it's Family Medical Leave, but I doubt that's what you mean!