Quote Originally Posted by akw View Post
So...someone mentioned the other day that people saying "Open/Closing pores" really bothers them. I tend to think that when you get down to brass tacks it doesn't it really matter. Irregardless, at the end of the day, most people understand what is meant.
The purpose of language is to convey an idea from one person to another. Many of us would like to delineate an image of being well educated, articulate, and classy.

This is accomplished by observing the formal rules of language, proper vocabulary and the avoidance of ambiguity.


Quote Originally Posted by HNSB View Post
How about people that say "literally" about things that aren't literal?

Person: "I was, like, going literally 200 miles an hour on the way to work today."
Me: "Really? What kind of car do you drive?"
Person: "A Prius."
Well with the reports of Toyotas and "unintended acceleration" you never know! Although the one the other day only managed 90mph over about 30 minutes so I expect you're correct.

Quote Originally Posted by JohnnyCakeDC View Post
I hate the words "assault weapons". WTF is an assault weapon?
I most commonly assault people using harsh words on internet forums, thus I believe my keyboard is probably an "assault weapon". All of my black scary guns are tucked away in a safe and haven't been used for any sort of assault at least since I've owned them. I suspect the most common assault weapon is the human mind.