Thread: Epic overuse/misuse of words

Originally Posted by HNSB

"I think, perhaps, that there is a possibility that sometimes I make stupid posts."

The only way to make that statement even better is to add "IMHO" to the end. Talk about speaking in circles!

One of my biggest pet peeves is using an incorrect homophone intentionally. For instance, there is a place I pass frequently called "Premise Maid Chocolates".
Note the cutesy use of "maid" instead of "made". What is this sign telling me about the establishment? There is an unmarried girl on the premises who likes chocolate? Perhaps the resident housekeeper is known to hoard chocolates?

Originally Posted by InstaRAD

+1 on that JohnnyCakeDC. What tickles me wrong is the abbreviation of simple words, str8 is not a word! Please spell the entire word out.

Yep, that one bugs me too..!

Heaven forbid if they happen to use ST8..! Whats a state razor exactly..?

I'd assume this has been posted by now, but the only thing that bugs me more than people using "splash" as a noun, is people who don't realize that splash actually functions AS a noun, along with other usage

I've found one: utilize.

Drives me crazy. Nine out of ten times it should be replaced with use, but people insist on utilizing it.

A few that bother me, in order, are:
-"Random"
-"Epic"(already mentioned)
-"Literally"
-"Side by each" rather than "side by side"
-using "north of" and "south of" instead of using "more than" or "less than", for example: "I worked just north of 50 hours last week.". Another similar saying is "proud side", example: "it's on the proud side of an inch"

"How are you doing?" when people mean "Please shut up, I don't give a rat's rear end and my day is already f'ing poop".


edit: I'm fascinated that people don't appreciate the courtesy of holding open a door. I usually think/mutter/say "dick" when someone drops a door right before me.

The only words that bother me are the ones used in a lie

You guys are a bunch of pussies.

sparq ~ Don't beat around the bush.