You all know (I think) about "webinar."
But I also really hate the word "physicality." It seems that one can't watch a football game without hearing it.
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ArkieDukie
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Re: Words I hate
ITA. Where the heck did "physicality" come from? Is it just me, or are sportscasters the worst about making up words and somehow getting them into accepted usage?wilson wrote:You all know (I think) about "webinar."
But I also really hate the word "physicality." It seems that one can't watch a football game without hearing it.
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OED has it, but that doesn't make it OK.ArkieDukie wrote:ITA. Where the heck did "physicality" come from? Is it just me, or are sportscasters the worst about making up words and somehow getting them into accepted usage?wilson wrote:You all know (I think) about "webinar."
But I also really hate the word "physicality." It seems that one can't watch a football game without hearing it.
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Along the same lines, "irregardless," "judgement," and the like are also making their way into certain dictionaries.wilson wrote:OED has it, but that doesn't make it OK.ArkieDukie wrote:ITA. Where the heck did "physicality" come from? Is it just me, or are sportscasters the worst about making up words and somehow getting them into accepted usage?wilson wrote:You all know (I think) about "webinar."
But I also really hate the word "physicality." It seems that one can't watch a football game without hearing it.
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Re: Words I hate
differential
Mostly, I dislike it in calculus (proper use of the term, but I didn't get good grades in calculus), but I loathe it when sportscasters use the term instead of difference (subtraction).
Mostly, I dislike it in calculus (proper use of the term, but I didn't get good grades in calculus), but I loathe it when sportscasters use the term instead of difference (subtraction).
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Supposedly. I hate to hear people replace the 'd' with a 'v'.
...and the previously mentioned.
...and the previously mentioned.
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My 7th grade P.E. teacher used to say, "supposABLY," and it drove me NUTS! :roll:captmojo wrote:Supposedly. I hate to hear people replace the 'd' with a 'v'.
...and the previously mentioned.
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CathyCA wrote: My 7th grade P.E. teacher used to say, "supposABLY," and it drove me NUTS! :roll:
I know a few people who say that and it drives me nuts too.
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I also hate it when people say something is 'beyond approach' when they obviously mean 'beyond reproach'.
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How about "for all intensive purposes," rather than "for all intents and purposes"?colchar wrote:I also hate it when people say something is 'beyond approach' when they obviously mean 'beyond reproach'.
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Synergy (or worse yet synergistic)colchar wrote:I also hate it when people say something is 'beyond approach' when they obviously mean 'beyond reproach'.
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vice
Not as in "drinking is my vice."
But as in "Let's focus on beating NCCU vice beating UNC right now."
That usage is like fingernails on a board to me, I don't know why.
Not as in "drinking is my vice."
But as in "Let's focus on beating NCCU vice beating UNC right now."
That usage is like fingernails on a board to me, I don't know why.
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Sounds like my coach!DukeUsul wrote:vice
Not as in "drinking is my vice."
But as in "Let's focus on beating NCCU vice beating UNC right now."
That usage is like fingernails on a board to me, I don't know why.
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Would someone please enlighten me on the use of "preventive" and/or "preventative"?
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I love the word irony but I hate when people misuse it.
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That's pretty ironic, eh?Bostondevil wrote:I love the word irony but I hate when people misuse it.
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You certainly could misunderestimate someone if you underestimate them incorrectly. Not sure anyone ever means it that way.devildeac wrote:misunderestimated... :roll:
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