Annoyingly misused words?

[Woodsey]

Seriously, I hate it when people don't know the meaning of irony as well.

I was just watching Futurama, how ironic!

[sub][sub]I know I know, I'm just fucking with you![/sub][/sub]

Love - people through it around all the time when they mean physical attraction or are in lust when it comes to members of the opposite sex; to love somebody you must truly know somebody not just want to pork them as they have nice tits.

It really starts to irk me when applied to physical items, "I love this new Black Ops game" - no you don't, you may like it a great deal but you do not love it, especially if you're on facebook five minutes later bitching about the online bugs.

The main reason for my loathing of the use of love is it cheapens the meaning, when it's tossed about so carelessly then when it's come to be used for it's real reason its meaning is that much less - "I love you" when told to your spouse would probably have more weight if you hadn't minutes earlier said "I'd love a Dominoes right about now".

You know what else I hate? 'Fit', as used to describe someone attractive. No, fit means to be pychisically/mentally able to do something.

E.g. "I say, that square peg seems fit for the purpose of going into a square hole".

Not "Omg, that bird was well fit innit!"
[sub]Fucking chavs...[/sub]

Fit:

"in good physical condition; in good health: He's fit for the race."

Using the word makes sense from that, and "fit" isn't limited to chavs.

 

[Macrobstar]

"Let me ax you a quessin". Or "sumfin". People really need to start using English.

i have a friend who says "let me axe you sumfin" ALL THE TIME, im starting to think he thinks its cool to sound like that

You should retrain him to not use that phrase. Punch him in the baby maker every time he says it.

yeh thats the thing, he could easily stop, its not his accent its a complete put on

 

[kokirisoldier]

the word "gay" as an insult. it insults gays, linguists, the speaker's intelligence but not the actual person being insulted

See I don't know about that one. I have 3 gay friends 2 are female and the other male, and all three still use it as an insult. I can't speak for them as a whole, but they really don't seem to get too bent out of shape about the use of it through my experiences.

 

[8-Bit Grin]

Stop saying 'Random'.

That's all I ask.

It's reached the point where I cringe when I hear it.

How about arbitrary? It sounds better.

 

[Ericb]

When the person mix up "their", "they're" or "there".

I'm brazilian and still find this alarming, since a lot of native english speakers make this mistake.

 

[dancinginfernal]

I also hate it when you have a discussion with someone on a forum (usually an early to mid teen) and they think to themselves "herp derp I need to sound smart, I'll get a dictionary and replace every word with a smart one". It's like someone's constructed Frankenstein's monster out of words, it doesn't make them sound smarter or more intimidating, it makes no actual sense.

I've come across this a few times, and it pisses me off just as much.

Also, Irony.

 

[GeorgW]

-snip-

Ah Futurama, there always seems to be a reference to everything in that show.

And that's why I love it!

Love - people through it around all the time when they mean physical attraction or are in lust when it comes to members of the opposite sex; to love somebody you must truly know somebody not just want to pork them as they have nice tits.

It really starts to irk me when applied to physical items, "I love this new Black Ops game" - no you don't, you may like it a great deal but you do not love it, especially if you're on facebook five minutes later bitching about the online bugs.

The main reason for my loathing of the use of love is it cheapens the meaning, when it's tossed about so carelessly then when it's come to be used for it's real reason its meaning is that much less - "I love you" when told to your spouse would probably have more weight if you hadn't minutes earlier said "I'd love a Dominoes right about now".

This. I know what love is, and I highly doubt most uses of the word mean that.

But the more annoying ones are always the simplest ones, They're/There/Their, Your/You're, Too/To. English isn't even my first language, and even I know the difference!

 

[Zechnophobe]

http://vimeo.com/15412319

Remember people, LANGUAGES define DICTIONARIES, not the other way around.

If you ever find yourself saying "Don't use that, it isn't a real word" you are very likely wrong. Is it not real because it isn't in a dictionary? Does that mean before webster no one was allowed to speak? A dictionary defines the common uses of language, it is not the Genesis of it.

 

[faspxina]

"LOL" and all the other "hysterical laughing" variants like "LMAO" and "ROFL".

I highly doubt you found that thing I just said "that" funny, so WHY ARE YOU LYING!!!

 

[OptimisticPessimist]

The word surreal is often misused, I'll let Mr. Hills explain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6orjsZhMxg4

 

[KingArmery]

I hate when people say literally to a figurative statement. I was watching a sports news show and the guy being interviewed said, "Brett Favre literally carried the Minnesota Vikings on his shoulders." All I thought was, "Wow, Favre must be pretty fucking strong."

 

[Dcocho]

The word rape.

Rape is a serious sexual assault and can have people go into shock.
at the young age of 16 my friends use the word "rape" in sentences
like, "oh i raped some noob in cod last night"
It's just vile and unecessary

 

[Johnwesleyharding]

I literally died laughing!

aaaand, one of my personal pet-peeves isn't so much as misused as it is redundant: "oftentimes".
yeahh... 'cause the word "often" is ever used to describe things besides frequency over time?
and by the same token, people pronouncing the "t" in "often" to try to sound smart. hey, guess what? the "t" is silent!

of·ten
   /ˈɔfən, ˈɒfən; ˈɔftən, ˈɒf-/ Show Spelled[aw-fuhn, of-uhn; awf-tuhn, of-] Show IPA
?adverb
1.
many times; frequently: He visits his parents as often as he can.
2.
in many cases.
?adjective
3.
Archaic . frequent.

As you can see, often without a silent t is acceptable

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[Phoenix14]

"docile" most people think it refers to something being calm....but it actually means that something is easily taught.

 

[IntricateMadman]

Literally. Unless you "literally" threw your controller through your tv, stop using it it the same sense as "practically" or "almost".

Fail. It's not. Fucking. Funny. Anymore.

Also, any meme in which the creator THEMSELVES hate it for their overuse.

 

[Brightzide]

Most common one I hate is the use of the word 'Random' , which is actually due to my parents choice, my middle name. Another one is 'fit' to describe someones attractiveness...never got it, I was pretty sure that fitness is about Physical capabilities and endurance no?

 

[interspark]

the word "gay" as an insult. it insults gays, linguists, the speaker's intelligence but not the actual person being insulted

See I don't know about that one. I have 3 gay friends 2 are female and the other male, and all three still use it as an insult. I can't speak for them as a whole, but they really don't seem to get too bent out of shape about the use of it through my experiences.

well my sister and most of her friends are gay, and i can guarantee that if i used gay as an insult around her she would immediately divorce me. (and the other way round come to think of it)

 

[McShizzle]

I've seen way too many people use "ignorant" as meaning "Stupid", or "Unintelligent". It means uneducated in something, that's all.

Yes, oh God yes. Where I'm from you usually get this from mouth breathers of the female variety and it's usually pronounced more along the lines of "Ig-nant".

Also, doorknobs & hicks that always say "Cadillac converter". It's "catalytic converter" you dimwits! Open your mouths and pronounce the damn word. This has gone on for so long that some now believe that, "Cadillac converter" is actually what the part is called.

 

[Johnwesleyharding]

When people confuse the words scythe and sai (Sorry if sai is spelled incorrectly) I remember back in 9th grade I had a half hour argument with my teacher about the way you pronounce the word, it is pronounced scy-th people...

scythe
   /saɪð/ Show Spelled [sahyth] Show IPA noun, verb, scythed, scyth·ing.
?noun

I assume you were using a phonetic spelling of scythe. If you were, it represents an incorrect pronounciation.

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[Snake Plissken]

Affect and Effect. Holy shit, it pisses me off when people confuse the two.