Two public service announcements

[lilminx]

"Conversate" is not a word.



Make sure you don't hit the "post reply" button instead of the "new thread" button, and vice versa.


That is all.

 

[Tyrael]

Come to think of it...what's the point of having "New Thread" as an option inside a thread to begin with?

 

[islandman]

Are you guilty of both, hun? It's the boots, isn't it?

 

[lilminx]

Only guilty of the second one. It was originally supposed to be one public service announcement.

 

[perks]

I call it "strategery".


muah

 

[islandman]

How about a third: Wearing boots like these with a dress like that is positively, undeniably EVIL.

 

[lilminx]

Hmm.... that's not even close to the first time I've been called evil.





I thought you were going to bed?

 

[MissTaken]

To the best of my knowledgement, they only make legs like those in NYC.




Seriously, one of the gals I work with tries so hard to sound educated and uses "knowledgement".

Groan!

 

[teddybear4play]

"Conversate" is not a word.

...

That is all.

For the record, neither is "convo."

TB4p

 

[lilminx]

Re: Re: Two public service announcements

For the record, neither is "convo."

TB4p

Yes, but people use "convo" as a short version of "conversation". Most people who use "conversate" think that it's really a word and that it makes them sound more edumucated.

 

[Shadowann2]

Thank you. I have never uses that horrible non word and I never will....but I will be more careful about what button I hit when posting!

 

[estevie]

At work yesterday I noticed the word 'practible' on a quote. Must be some sort of cross between practicle and possible.

I love it when people make up their own words. It always gives me a chuckle.

 

[kotori]

The one that disorients me is "orientate"

 

[lilminx]

Another announcement

Toothapste in your eye hurts- a lot.

 

[Shadowann2]

So does cum. Trust me!

 

[MissTaken]

Irregardless, I hold people in a lesser regard for using the non word "irregardless."

 

[alexandraaah]

The one that disorients me is "orientate"

I know!

I know a lot of people who are very disorientated.

Something I never thought was possible.

 

[Cheyenne]

Irregardless, I hold people in a lesser regard for using the non word "irregardless."

Yup!


And I've never heard anyone use the word "conersate" before this thread. Must not be in my part of the country yet.

 

[ShamelessFlirt]

Irregardless, I hold people in a lesser regard for using the non word "irregardless."

Is it still a non word if I can find it in the dictionary??

http://webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Main Entry: ir·re·gard·less
Function: adverb
Etymology: probably blend of irrespective and regardless
Date: circa 1912
nonstandard : REGARDLESS
usage Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

 

[clio]

Irregardless, it's an enormity

that these illogical expressions make their way into the dictionaries.

Enormity as a synonym for enormousness is one of my pet language peeves.

 

[RawHumor]

One of my pet peeves is using till for until. I don't know why, but that one's always bothered me. I think because until became 'til which then became till.

Till is a verb, indicating what you do to your garden when you stir up the soil.

But that's just me.

 

[islandman]

alot

 

[ShamelessFlirt]

One of my pet peeves is using till for until. I don't know why, but that one's always bothered me. I think because until became 'til which then became till.

Till is a verb, indicating what you do to your garden when you stir up the soil.

But that's just me.

Slang for cash register too I believe.

 

[ShamelessFlirt]

I'm from Brooklyn, thereby singlehandedly offend ALL of your lanuguage peeves and sensabilities!

 

[clio]

Even a Brooklynite can sound pretty in print

I'm from Brooklyn, thereby singlehandedly offend ALL of your lanuguage peeves and sensabilities!

... but you offend my spelling sensibilities!