I've been hearing a particular word that really annoys me. I don't believe it's correct. The word is "pre-plan". Pre (loosely) means before. Plan is something that you do before-hand as well. So do people mean that they plan to plan?
Another is "conversate". People converse with eachother.
Argh!!!!!
Guess that's just the journalism geek coming out in me. Has anyone else noticed a spike in these words?
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Yes, "conversate" drives me nuts!!
"IRREGARDLESS"
How about the misuse of "literally?"
Also, I don't know if this is right or not: "deja vu all over again." Doesn't the "deja vu" mean the "all over again?"
People use too many words: "give consideration to"="consider"
I'm sure I'll think of more...
I got completely sick of paradigm there for a while. Everyone used it back in the 90's.
When I worked for BMG, we sent catalogs out on a certain cycle. So everyone there used the word cyclical faaaar too much.
In my current job, Turnkey is on my nerves!!!!
Yes-"paradigm shift"
They used the words "benchmark" and "on the fly" waaaaaay too often at my old job!
Even though I generally like Rachel Ray (besides her annoying squeeky & loud voice), I am tired of hearing her say "EVOO", "Spoonula", "eyeball it" (who wants to talk about eyeballs when you're cooking???) and "Stoup". To her one credit. I know call sandwiches "sammies".
Does it bother you, like it bothers me, when someone slows down and deliberately annunciates every syllable of a word.....like:
I'm going to de-li-ber-ate-ly a-nun-ci-ate this word for you because you are soooo stupid you might not understand the word if I don't."
That's flippin' annoying!
Yes, that bothers me too, Andrea. Sarah.....Irregardless is another great one!
Right, or they repeat what they said over and over because you didn't react the way they wanted.
The bosses husband has to say something 3 times. It's part of his too big for his skull brain that makes him talk so fast he "jams" words together so they become one. It's hard to follow. But when he says something - if you laugh - he says it again 3 times.
Why?
OCD?
OK, my grammar pet peeves:
supposubly instead of supossedly....aaaahhhh!!!!!! That "D" and "B" thing is really hard for people
Or nucular instead of Nuclear....
the ol prez is guilty of that one on several occasions...he he he
Or, orientate...regarding orientation.....you don't orientate yourself, you orient yourself. Which technically, you could get me on that one, because Webster's dictionary does include "orientate," but the definition is simply "to orient." I think that word got added the same way "ginormous" was added......people just started saying it enough that they started to officially recognize it.......
Oh, orientate is a good one...I hate when I hear that!!
Those are good ones Alli-Gal!
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