The use of "whenever"

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Originally Posted by Nate

is that a word?
:D

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Nope. That was one of my examples of things that irk me. I wasn't using it for realz.

k. just checking :)

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

I hate all manner of that stuff. [I] It doesn't help that rappers like Kanye West throw big words around with obviously incorrect context, meaning and usage.

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I don't listen to Kanye because he sucks, but the bits I've heard of him talking remind me of the skit on In Living Color where the two homeboys were making up words... "I'm gonna matriculate to my domesticile..."

My biggest peeve (and there are a lot!) is the unnecessary use of apostrophes... just because thing's are plural doesn't mean they need apostrophe's!

Or when they use quotations for emphasis! I love this one!

http://donotwantyou.com/wp-content/u...tationfail.jpg

Does the chipotle thing bug anyone besides me?

What I really hate is when people say "supposably" lol.

It's "supposedly" people! Come on!

That and my boyfriend and his entire family say "Flustrated" and don't even know that it's a made-up word combining "frustrated" and "flustered".

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

My biggest pet peeve though is people who say they want to "go to Chipolte for lunch". It's not "Chipolte". It's "Chipotle". I realize it isn't an english-specific word, but come on. I can understand difficulty with pronouncing certain vowels or consonants that are slightly different than our own, but re-arranging the order of the letters in a word?

That's only forgivable if you are 4 years old or lysdexic.

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Or in your 60's and going senile. Like the guy at work. He cracks me up but sometimes it gets annoying. For example, his "linky" (linksys) router, or "cabana" (kubuntu) linux.

Edit: Just wanted to add...

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

That movie Idiocracy was dead on with where we are headed. It doesn't help that rappers like Kanye West throw big words around with obviously incorrect context, meaning and usage.

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I've been saying that ever since I saw Idiocracy. Scary ain't it?

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

I can forgive some grammar mistakes, for example I have no issue with ending sentances with prepositions in conversation. It has become so commonplace we might as well rewrite the rules regarding that.

Also using "their" as a singular pronoun referencing anything belonging to a person of unknown gender is pretty universal now. "His or her" just doesn't flow nicely.

The ones that get me the most are single words. Irregardless, flammable, misunderestimated... lol

My biggest pet peeve though is people who say they want to "go to Chipolte for lunch". It's not "Chipolte". It's "Chipotle". I realize it isn't an english-specific word, but come on. I can understand difficulty with pronouncing certain vowels or consonants that are slightly different than our own, but re-arranging the order of the letters in a word?

That's only forgivable if you are 4 years old or lysdexic.

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I actually can't stand when people say "ChipotLe". Really, it should be said with an almost silent L, so "Chipolte" is a more correct sound to the proper pronunciation with the word. At least, when I asked a couple Mexican family friends who live by us, that was the explanation I received.
To be honest though, that restaurant is owned by McDonalds. So I could hardly care about it, except when my friends find beetles in their burritos.

I hate libary and "pitcher", when refering to a picture.

The chipotle thing doesn't bother me really :/ I say it "the right American way" though lol

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Originally Posted by dizzy

What I really hate is when people say "supposably" lol.

It's "supposedly" people! Come on!

That and my boyfriend and his entire family say "Flustrated" and don't even know that it's a made-up word combining "frustrated" and "flustered".

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There is also no such thing as an over-exaggeration.
An exaggeration is an exaggeration. You can't over-exaggerate an exaggeration. :D

Another one that irks me is affect and effect.