Thread: Epic overuse/misuse of words

Originally Posted by akw

. Some people then develop the exact reverse image of a well educated, articulate and classy gentleman.

Those that have developed this reverse image are very much in the majority.

Originally Posted by welshwizard

Those that have developed this reverse image are very much in the majority.

Amen...Isn't that the truth? if our presidents (who BTW have attended Yale, Harvard or other) talk like this, you know we're in for a heck of a ride .
PS: What did they learn in these top $$ Ivy Leagues anyway? It can't be that the schools are at fault.

irregardless: This ain't even a word. It's regardless.
Axe: No not the tool for cutting wood, as a substitute for ASK (i.e. Axe Gary)
Not so much a word but a speech pattern, the phrase "You know what I'm sayin' " repeated about every 3 or 4 words.

An ex-colleague used to say "pacifically/pacific" instead of "specifically/specific". I've heard others use it too. I find that REALLY grates on my nerves.

Likewise, I have a problem when I hear the word "aluminum" (al-oo-min-um). But I (begrudgingly) admit that one is more a case of (valid) cultural differences in language.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

irregardless: This ain't even a word. It's regardless.
Axe: No not the tool for cutting wood, as a substitute for ASK (i.e. Axe Gary)
Not so much a word but a speech pattern, the phrase "You know what I'm sayin' " repeated about every 3 or 4 words.

What the heck did I do?

Gary

Originally Posted by HarleyFXST

What the heck did I do?

Gary

Perhaps you should be axing yourself :-)

Originally Posted by majurey

An ex-colleague used to say "pacifically/pacific" instead of "specifically/specific". I've heard others use it too. I find that REALLY grates on my nerves.

Likewise, I have a problem when I hear the word "aluminum" (al-oo-min-um). But I (begrudgingly) admit that one is more a case of (valid) cultural differences in language.

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Good to see you Mark!

Originally Posted by majurey

An ex-colleague used to say "pacifically/pacific" instead of "specifically/specific". I've heard others use it too. I find that REALLY grates on my nerves.

Likewise, I have a problem when I hear the word "aluminum" (al-oo-min-um). But I (begrudgingly) admit that one is more a case of (valid) cultural differences in language.

Well, I have a problem with the "English" pronunciation of the word, which is al-oo-MIN-e-um. You folk add a non-existent syllable to the word.


Actually, I like the way you guys say it. I consider it to be wrong, but it sounds way more cool than the way we say it.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Actually, I like the way you guys say it. I consider it to be wrong, but it sounds way more cool than the way we say it.

Well sir, I refer you here: Aluminium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mind you, one can never put too much faith in that online resource. I mean, they can't even spell 'wiccapedia' properly.

My apologies. I've never seen that spelling. Then again, I've only spent three weeks in England and I suppose the topic never came up.
However, when I announced to a group of people with whom I was about to go rock climbing that I was going to change my pants for the endeavor, I did get a sense of the variations in word usage on opposite sides of the Atlantic!