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With the death of the actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman, I've become aware of how many people mix up "heroin" and "heroine".
In my second career, as a Paralegal for my state's child protection agency, I ran into that type of word confusion VERY frequently.
As disturbing as it was to read reports about the heroin addiction problems of some of the parents with whom we dealt, it was additionally disturbing to see that many of the case workers spelled the name of that opiate as "heroine".
Then, we have people--many of whom should know better--who spell it as "herion".
Here is an example from a current thread about Mr. Hoffman's death:
"I used to work with herion addicts, and knew many who died of an OD. Addiction to herion is a death wish, as I found out many of my clients had."
Really?
You worked with these addicts in--apparently--a professional capacity, but you couldn't spell the name of the substance to which they were addicted?
Yikes!
Last edited by Retriever; 02-04-2014 at 07:23 AM..
Corning ware made in the good ole USA..bought back in the late 70's, the whole set is for sale..no separate sales, sorry but the price in non-consolable.
Corning ware made in the good ole USA..bought back in the late 70's, the whole set is for sale..no separate sales, sorry but the price in non-consolable.
Even though the price (and/or the person who posted it) is non-consolable , at least he/she did not refer to these items as Corning Wear.
Last edited by Retriever; 02-04-2014 at 12:25 PM..
OK...this is really getting to me.
"this unfortunate case in B. C. needs posted IMO. " or "my house needs cleaned"
Where and why did this ever start or become acceptable?"
Did the words "to be" hit the censor's list?
OK...this is really getting to me.
"this unfortunate case in B. C. needs posted IMO. " or "my house needs cleaned"
Where and why did this ever start or become acceptable?"
Did the words "to be" hit the censor's list?
Exactly!
If you browse through various automotive forums, you are likely to see people posting things such as, "the xxxxxxx needs replaced".
Whatever happened to the word "replacement", or the words "to be"?
While we are on the topic of automotive forums, you are also likely to see postings such as, "you need to change out your xxxxxxx".
Why does the word "change" need to be followed by "out"?
Similarly, I have heard many younger folks say that they would like to "change up" an answer that they had previously written or spoken.
Why does the word "change" need to be followed by "up"?
OK...this is really getting to me.
"this unfortunate case in B. C. needs posted IMO. " or "my house needs cleaned"
Where and why did this ever start or become acceptable?"
Did the words "to be" hit the censor's list?
Apparently "to be" joined the censor's list around the same time as did the "-ing" ending.
Amen, and I also don't like "He went missing." NO - he IS missing. He didn't GO to a place called Missing! (If so, then they need to capitalize it, and clarify that he is IN Missing, rather than actually MISSING.)
Amen, and I also don't like "He went missing." NO - he IS missing. He didn't GO to a place called Missing! (If so, then they need to capitalize it, and clarify that he is IN Missing, rather than actually MISSING.)
Went missing is discussed back upthread a bit. It's a British idiom that has caught on in the US.
This was in the Exercise and Fitness forum, where people talk about neither, but instead the majority of the posts criticize one another's body shapes in the most crass of stereotypical terms. This thread is comparing women's body types:
Quote:
just don't want someone that weighs more than me with utters
Guess he likes his women mute?
Quote:
Originally Posted by picklejuice
I just found/read this one:
Corning ware made in the good ole USA..bought back in the late 70's, the whole set is for sale..no separate sales, sorry but the price in non-consolable.
Damn, that makes me break (or is it brake?) down in tears.
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, at least he/she did not refer to these items as Corning Wear.
