Word use that drives you up the wall!

[Oldgringo]

Here's another one: ..."there" for they're and/or their.

Your right!

Did anyone post lose and loose?

How about ect?

'Advice' and 'advise' are another couple of loosely used words. One is a noun and the other is a verb. Guess which is which?

[Abraham]

Bro

Shudder!

[WildBill]

Here's another one: ..."there" for they're and/or their.

Your right!

Did anyone post lose and loose?

How about ect?

'Advice' and 'advise' are another couple of loosely used words. One is a noun and the other is a verb. Guess which is which?

I dunno.

Affect and effect are also wrongly used.

What about accept and except?

[sunny beach]

[WildBill]

[ Image ]

How could we have forgotten that?

[Dadtodabone]

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How could we have forgotten that?

When I was tasked with interviewing candidates for positions with my firm "AXE", instead of ask, would turn off my voice receptors. Nothing the candidate said beyond that point ever reached my brain. If I hadn't had a script for the targeted selection process, I don't know what I would have done.

Candidate: I always axe questions in that circumstance.
Me: Uh huh, TS question 3.
Candidate: Wah, wah, wah, ("Peanuts" cartoon adult vocalization sound)
Me: TS question 4.
Candidate: Yada, Yada, Yada.
Me: TS question 5.
Candidate: Derka, Derka, Derka.
Me: Thank you for coming in. "H.R. Professional"* will follow up with you soon.
It was so bad, "H.R. Professional"* after joining me for a finalist interview, tried to coach me out of it. To no avail.....sigh.

* I always called her H.R. Professional after slipping up and calling her by her first name "Cheryl" instead of "Ms. CarXXXXX". She "felt" that our corporate culture was too collegial/informal when the folks who gave us money weren't around. Good thing she never went out into the field to support operations. She'd a had a heart attack, lol.

[MasterOfNone]

"not un-<whatever>"
e.g., "It's not unreasonable" instead of "It's reasonable"

[Oldgringo]

How 'bout, "ROLL TIDE!"

[Pacifist]

The list is, indeed, a long one, but two that come immediately to mind:

1. "My bad," which, each time I hear it, reminds me of my two-year-old saying, "Uh-oh, me got a boo-boo." How about, "excuse me," "pardon me," or even, horror of horrors, "I'm sorry?"
2. "No problem," as a response from a paid service and/or goods provider for said services or goods after I have expressed my own gratitude for the provision of those goods and/or services in the form of a simple "thank you." Although I'm certainly pleased that the service or goods for which I just compensated you didn't cause you any undue distress or effort, the appropriate response to my courteous and polite expression of gratitude is "you're welcome," "my pleasure," "glad to be of assistance," or any number of even more customer-friendly responses, but never "no problem."

[Oldgringo]

The list is, indeed, a long one, but two that come immediately to mind:

1. "My bad," which, each time I hear it, reminds me of my two-year-old saying, "Uh-oh, me got a boo-boo." How about, "excuse me," "pardon me," or even, horror of horrors, "I'm sorry?"
2. "No problem," as a response from a paid service and/or goods provider for said services or goods after I have expressed my own gratitude for the provision of those goods and/or services in the form of a simple "thank you." Although I'm certainly pleased that the service or goods for which I just compensated you didn't cause you any undue distress or effort, the appropriate response to my courteous and polite expression of gratitude is "you're welcome," "my pleasure," "glad to be of assistance," or any number of even more customer-friendly responses, but never "no problem."

"No problem", is a problem for me too.

[Abraham]

When the response after graciously expressing gratitude is "No Problem" it sounds like you were done a large favor and the "No Problem" person is being magnanimous about it...in other words, the "No Problem" person is in actuality conveying arrogance.

[WildBill]

When the response after graciously expressing gratitude is "No Problem" it sounds like you were done a large favor and the "No Problem" person is being magnanimous about it...in other words, the "No Problem" person is in actuality conveying arrogance.

"No problem [mon]" can also mean that, in the larger sense, their action was relatively insignificant. Opening a door or helping you load a heavy package into your car is different than performing life-saving surgery or preventing global warming.

[Abraham]

Rocking - Coo-wuhl guys saying "Rocking" when they mean utilizing - because if you say "Rocking" it's proof positive you're Coo-wuhl...

[tbrown]

How 'bout, "ROLL TIDE!"

Wow. That's almost as bad as "Gig Em" or "Hook Em" said by people over 21.

[tbrown]

When the response after graciously expressing gratitude is "No Problem" it sounds like you were done a large favor and the "No Problem" person is being magnanimous about it...in other words, the "No Problem" person is in actuality conveying arrogance.

"No problem [mon]" can also mean that, in the larger sense, their action was relatively insignificant. Opening a door or helping you load a heavy package into your car is different than performing life-saving surgery or preventing global warming.

It's the English equivalent of the Spanish "de nada" or the French "de rein" but it sounds like maybe such responses should be reserved for those without sticks in uncomfortable places.