Thread: Epic overuse/misuse of words

Originally Posted by xman

I know, not everyone is an English major, but you should realise that those aren't proper words irregardless.

Orientate is in the Oxford English dictionary. It's another version of orient.
In Britain we probably use it to differentiate the noun from the verb.
It's said that we are two nations separated by a common language. The French say that Engish is just French spoken badly.
In the U.S. you often use an adjective where we would use an adverb, which sounds odd to us ancient folk.

My choice for the most overused word: Hero.