The Banished Words....do YOU agree?
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Here's a couple that annoy me-
1. quintessential People who over use it annoy me and they don't even know they annoy me.
2. Really!
3. OK then...
1. quintessential People who over use it annoy me and they don't even know they annoy me.
2. Really!
3. OK then...
I don't think so. Never heard them used around here, but then my wife keeps telling me I need to get out more.
With most people who keep asking, "ya know? or Ya know what I'm sayin?" fact is, I don't know what the F they're talking about 99% of the time.
The practice of verbing nouns pre-dates Photoshop, or most other current pop culture. See "The Hacker's Dictionary". Or just see "Xerox".
aka proprietary eponym
Xerox = photocopy
Rollerblade = in-line skates
Kleenex = tissue
Thermos = vac flask/bottle
Xerox = photocopy
Rollerblade = in-line skates
Kleenex = tissue
Thermos = vac flask/bottle
"Literally" , not so much the word but how people use it. add "Like" to that list too. both of those make me cringe.
Yes! Most people use it when they should be using "figuratively". ("The food was so spicy, the inside of my mouth was literally on fire!") And, when they do use it correctly, it's usually unnecessary. ("He pointed the gun at me. And, it was literally the scariest moment of my life.")
Would of, could of, should of. I hate them.
The correct way to state the above is "would have", "could have", and "should have" or to use the contractions "would've", "could've", and "should've", which is no doubt what people are trying to write by using the above. The difference, of course, is that "would of, "could of", and "should of" make absolutely no sense.
The correct way to state the above is "would have", "could have", and "should have" or to use the contractions "would've", "could've", and "should've", which is no doubt what people are trying to write by using the above. The difference, of course, is that "would of, "could of", and "should of" make absolutely no sense.
True but "Photoshoped" is what annoys me.
I guess I never favored "Xeroxed" either. It suggests a brand to be used. Maybe its because I had a career in advertising. If I'm going to push a brand name, I want paid for that.
