What Annoying Grammatical or Pronunciation *Error* Did You Come Across Today?
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defuse/diffuse
You defuse a situation. Something may diffuse light
You defuse a situation. Something may diffuse light
toxcrusadr
Omelette au Fromage
Yeah, great material, but let's not. 
Why is it that some people feel they have to fully capitalize 'amp'? As in "I need a new AMP" or "the socket is on a 20 AMP circuit"? I can't for the life of me figure out what makes people pick that particular little word to write in all caps.
Why is it that some people feel they have to fully capitalize 'amp'? As in "I need a new AMP" or "the socket is on a 20 AMP circuit"? I can't for the life of me figure out what makes people pick that particular little word to write in all caps.
1970's Fan
Super Member
I find it shocking, the amount of basic spelling errors I see in news media. It makes me angry that they don’t at least try to spell correctly when there are spell-checkers to help. Writing the English language is a major part of their job. The reason it makes me angry is that I was badly bullied from the age of four years and nine months old and it really saps one’s concentration! I have no English qualifications of any kind and was in a low class at school. If, by reading books, I can write senteces to at least a basic standard, they should too. I have only had low paying jobs and it gets my dandruff up (he he) to see that they have well paid jobs with such sloppy standards of the English language.
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toxcrusadr
Omelette au Fromage
Yeah and if it's one of those nucular perculators, your head might just explode.
1970's Fan
Super Member
“Expresso” instead of esspresso.
People, even chefs on television, saying “pie - ella” instead of pie - ay - ya. I wonder if they go to Mar- bella on vacation?
And “draw - ring” instead of drawing.
People, even chefs on television, saying “pie - ella” instead of pie - ay - ya. I wonder if they go to Mar- bella on vacation?
And “draw - ring” instead of drawing.
toxcrusadr
Omelette au Fromage
Agreed on the first two. 'Drawring' is a New England accent thing, I think there should be a pass on that one.
"At the end of the program, we'll tell you how you can get a measured drawring for this chest of draws." - Norm Abram
"At the end of the program, we'll tell you how you can get a measured drawring for this chest of draws." - Norm Abram
IPADave
Turning a whiter shade of pale.
restorer-john
Addicted Member
What about CD's vs CDs? No apostrophe please.
I really don't like DAC. I use D/A converter but that's just me.
I really don't like DAC. I use D/A converter but that's just me.
1970's Fan
Super Member
Off of as in “the cat jumped off of the table” instead of “the cat jumped off the table”.
One of my pet peeves are marketing types ignorant of the definition of words. Last week I received a solicitation from the local utility company for service plans. They offered an Ultimate plan that was bettered by a Gold and Platinum plan?
Obviously, the meaning of "ultimate" escapes them...
Obviously, the meaning of "ultimate" escapes them...
bobsvinyl
Painfully Aware
All three is me,
I know I piss people off every post I make.Cadillac Kid
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And whatever you do, don't get your DAC mixed up with your DAK.
or DAP
Speaking of DAP, when explaining the current maintenance of my 150 year old home, I alway over emphasize the pronunciation of the word caulk, I almost articulate a death rattle when I say "I use a wet finger to smooth out the Alex big stretch callll-occch." Come to think of it that may not work on the east coast.
Anyway, what are we discussing here?
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