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The word "ignorant" I thought being used incorrectly to mean being rude to someone was a Utah/Idaho thing. But apparently out here on the eastern shore of Maryland/Virginia they use it like that too.
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quote:Originally posted by Steev: The word "ignorant" I thought being used incorrectly to mean being rude to someone was a Utah/Idaho thing. But apparently out here on the eastern shore of Maryland/Virginia they use it like that too.
Where on the Eastern Shore? I went to college in Salisbury, parent's live in OC, and fiance is from a town near Centerville. I'm a chicken necker myself.
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Weather or not the ground is going to literally unthaw is a mute point. Expecially since it's going to snow irregardless of what we say or do.
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Nobody has addressed the question that I started this thread with.
Does anybody know who Irregardless is? Is (s)he an alt for an older member? I'm thinking (s)he is, but I'm not positive.
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My grammar irritation is that people can't seem to understand that an object (him, her, me, us) is still an object when preceeded by the word "and". It drives I crazy!
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I've never been particularly fond of "I could care less." I also get that queasy feeling every time I hear "bug" used as an intransitive verb. And I think "definately" may be my least favorite misspelling, in part because I fear it will become an accepted variant.
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Porter, the more intensely you pursue the question, the more intensely it will be derailed. That leads me to believe that somebody doesn't want it answered.
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One thing that makes me shudder is when people use acronyms and still add on the word that one of the letters in the acronym represents. For example:
NIC: Network interface card People say NIC card all the time. Network interface card... card?
VIN: Vehicle identification number People say VIN number all the time when VIN number is: Vehicle identification number... number?
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When the acronym becomes a word, people stop thinking about what it stands for. And you’ve got to admit, “PIN number” and “ATM machine” are less technical sounding and much more self-explanatory. It’s all part of not confusing Grandma. “The ATM will prompt you for your PIN.” What’s an ATM? Is that the new word for the bank teller? And is a PIN something I should have in my purse?
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My own personal chalkboard scraper: when somebody says “6 a.m. in the morning.” That definately bugs.
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quote:Originally posted by El JT de Spang: Like the word 'literally'.
Which has come to mean 'figuratively' just through the way people use it.
Actually, it hasn't. The other meaning of "literally" is confined to hyperbolic uses.
Also: there's nothing wrong with "ATM machine" or "PIN number" (especially now than non-numeric PINs are common), any more than there's anything wrong with "the almanac." (Or "the alcohol," "the hoi polloi," or "the Rio Grande River," among many other examples.)
Edited to add: and "I should care less" is a sarcastic idiom, and not the least bit problematic. (See also: the even less logical "head over heels.")
Edited again to note that I meant to type "I could care less." Oops.
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"Edited to add: and "I should care less" is a sarcastic idiom, and not the least bit problematic."
Except when "I could care less" isn't being said sarcastically, and the person saying it doesn't even realize it should be "I couldn't care less."
The only acronyms that bother me are the ones with profanity in them that become so accepted that anyone will say them anywhere. It really drove me crazy when President Clinton used the word "SNAFU" in one of his televised speeches.
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Oh, and my pet peeve: grocery express checkout lanes reading "10 items or fewer." Too fussy; "less" is a perfectly respectable modifier. (On the other hand, "10 items or less" satisfies me but horrifies those of the Miss Thistlebottom persuasion. "Up to 10 items" can be construed as imposing a limit of 9. The only safe choice may be "no more than 10 items," which is too wordy. The solution? Abolish express lanes. They're not very useful anyway.)
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