Your most hated Mispronounced/Misused word?

[Kubes]

It's a mute point - ugh!

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Literally or quite literally

 

[Acker79]

Its not a word its the letter H, Aitch people seem to say Haitch now days now that grinds my gears

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs5H7cgcpkg

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

'Begs the question' is one that is misused far more than it is used correctly. It often spoils otherwise articulate posts on NSC. It does not mean 'to raise the question.'
Beg The Question // Get it right.

 

[TheJasperCo]

Theres hundreds of them here. The number of times ive heard ..
'and I was like, you know, he he was like wow, and i was like, yeah, and he was like'.......aaaaarrrrggggghhhhhh please stop.

and Antartic

Like totally, dude

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

Did you used to work at Sunshine Desserts?

I didn't get where I am today by saying 'Did you used to' , I have always said 'Did you use to'

 

[jevs]

The word "Mom" hate it !!!

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

I didn't get where I am today by saying 'Did you used to' , I have always said 'Did you use to'

Whoops, my baaaad!

 

[Titanic]

The Curate's Egg... is something that is entirely spoiled by parts of it being bad.

 

[Acker79]

I didn't get where I am today by saying 'Did you used to' , I have always said 'Did you use to'

Use to/ Used to

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

The word "Mom" hate it !!!

Especially, as in:

Gordon Greer was my mom against Ipswich.

 

[Titanic]

"The proof is in the pudding"

It should be "The proof of the pudding is in the eating".

 

[Frutos]

The overuse of the word "sorry" - I would estimate that in at least 90% of the cases where it is used, the user is actually sorry for precisely f*** all and is using it as an empty platitude.

 

[Stinky Pete]

All of the above. I'll also throw in Americans pronouncing Herbs as "erbs". Makes me want to vomit through my nose.

 

[black & white seagull]

When people use the word momentarily to mean 'in a moment' rather than 'for a moment'.

When people say 'compared to' rather than 'compared with'.

And as for 'pronounciation' instead of 'pronunciation'...

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Is 'a historic day' better English than 'an historic day'?

 

[BBassic]

I've got a girl in my department who does not understand simple grammar. I've forgotten how many times I have told her: "You'll! Not 'YOUR'! As in 'You'll have to learn this before I kick you' not 'Your have to learn this before I kick you'"

The girl drives me mental.

Another fella, also in my department, consistently says "I done this" or "They writ in".

I'm surrounded by cretins. On the plus side, as their manager, I have standing order in place which is that if I catch them abusing the English language they have to go and make me a cup of tea.

 

[pastafarian]

All of the above. I'll also throw in Americans pronouncing Herbs as "erbs". Makes me want to vomit through my nose.

spot on! gets on my nerves, but it does wind yanks up when you call there 31st president "erbert oover" as a come back.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

The Red Fascists thread mentions giving someone the 'wide birth.'

 

[pastafarian]

The Red Fascists thread mentions giving someone the 'wide birth.'

to my shame that was me........