Annoyingly misused words?

[Mr.Squishy]

"Should of". "Youre and idiot". etc.
Makes me RAAAAAGE!

 

[tjcross]

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

i agree with you there since gay was at one point use to express happiness (the flinstones theme: we'll have a gay old time) and knowing that fact plus the fact i have the same respect for a homosexual as any other "average" human being makes me want to correct and beat every single person who uses it negatively i also hate the misuse of use as completely free people since the law exists we are made to follow rules and regulations (most i don't mind) therefor we are not free people.

 

[eljawa]

Irony. Just talk to a hipster. youll hear it too much

 

[Para199x]

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

Ignorant means to not know something, what annoys me is when people say ignorant and mean arrogant.

 

[David Bray]

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

Yep. This. Namely the song called Ironic which contains little to no irony.

 

[A Pious Cultist]

The word kill.

Murder is an even more serious assault and can have bystanders go into shock.
At the young age of 11 my sisters use the word kill in sentences
like, "Oh, I'm going to kill her!"
it's just vile and unnecessary.

To be fair murder victims don't exactly survive to witness people making light of the horrific act that was performed upon them.

Just sayin'

(Also brownie points to WHOMEVER > uses something from this post as their most misused word)

 

[EeveeElectro]

People who use 'FML' for no real reason. I've seen...
Lost my make-up bag, want to cry, fml.
Not getting Subway tonight, fml.
Can't be bothered to go to work, fml.

And my favourite:
'I'm going out tonight fml!'
I don't think she knew what it meant, but didn't want to be left out.

 

[Buizel91]

People who use 'FML' for no real reason. I've seen...
Lost my make-up bag, want to cry, fml.
Not getting Subway tonight, fml.
Can't be bothered to go to work, fml.

And my favourite:
'I'm going out tonight fml!'
I don't think she knew what it meant, but didn't want to be left out.

FML means Fuck My Life

Don't ask how i know <.<

 

[Mr Shrike]

The word "hate".

I don't think people understand how strong a word it is.

...and I really hate that.

 

[Buizel91]

A friend of mine overuses the word "Ponce" and uses it to refer to gay people. This annoys me to a great deal.

This annoys me.

One of the only misuses i hate, i get used to hearing the others, i live in Middlesbrough after all...

 

[Hap2]

Anarchy. It is not a synonym for chaos, stop using it as such and read a damn book on the subject.

Also, people who mix up the words 'lose' and 'loose'. To lose one's money is to no longer possess it and it is unintentional. To loose one's money is to throw it away, almost literally, on purpose.

 

[EeveeElectro]

People who use 'FML' for no real reason. I've seen...
Lost my make-up bag, want to cry, fml.
Not getting Subway tonight, fml.
Can't be bothered to go to work, fml.

And my favourite:
'I'm going out tonight fml!'
I don't think she knew what it meant, but didn't want to be left out.

FML means Fuck My Life

Don't ask how i know <.<

I know I've met lots of people who don't know what it meant.
"It means fuck my life? I thought it meant fuck me lightly/fuck me laughing/fanks my love!"

 

[zombays]

"******" Nobody knows it's the definition of a bundle of sticks or a meatball stuffed with pork.

 

[loc978]

People who use 'FML' for no real reason. I've seen...
Lost my make-up bag, want to cry, fml.
Not getting Subway tonight, fml.
Can't be bothered to go to work, fml.

And my favourite:
'I'm going out tonight fml!'
I don't think she knew what it meant, but didn't want to be left out.

FML means Fuck My Life

Don't ask how i know <.<

Isn't that the motto of enlisted US Marines?

and yes, that is spelled out in burning shit.

 

[LittleWench1629]

Someone earlier mentioned using LOVE out of context and I partly agree with what they said.
Love shouldn't be cheaply thrown around but Love covers so much these days.
When using the word love, you should still use it with meaning; even if it is expressing your love for pizza.
The one thing I don't like about people using the word Love is when people say it to their partner/spouse on a whim. E.G "Love ya" at the end of a phone call.
If you're going to say it, take the time to say it properly and with love to give it some meaning.

 

[uchi mata]

Wasn't language meant to evolve so old words will change they're meaning and new ones will be added. Isn't one of the reason's Latin consider a dead language because it doesn't.

 

[A Weary Exile]

For some reason I find the misuse or overuse of 'Meh' extremely annoying.

 

[PeePantz]

It's is a contraction for it is or it has.
Its is a possessive pronoun meaning, of it or belonging to it.

This one always irks me. The monster did not lose it's shoes, it lost its shoes.

 

[Gamblerjoe]

Irony for sure!
Sympathy/Empathy (most people have them backwords)
Plethora

OT: "I could care less" is annoying to me. As has been pointed out a great many times, you could care a great deal, and still be able to care less.

"I could care less" is sarcasm.

 

[CitySquirrel]

So often you hear people use the word "electrocute" to mean "received a shock." I hear this so many places now, even here on the escapist by actual escapist writers with actual escapist editors. If anyone tells me they electrocuted themselves I am punching them in the face and running away screaming because they are the undead. Electrocute started as meaning "executing with electricity" (mixing electricity and execute) and latter came to mean any death by electricity. This makes sense. it makes no sense to use it to mean "shock" because we already have a word for that...shock. Or Zap. HATE HATE HATE.

Also this:

"(something) begs the question 'what do we do now?'"

I would only add that "begging the question" is a logical fallacy, often used to make seemingly unassailable statements. It is important for people today to know what it actually is, because this fallacy is used so often.