Posted on 09/08/2014 6:29:29 AM PDT by PeteePie
Discussions of English Language pet peeves provide an entertaining forum for the expression of ire. In fact, if a “pet” is something we cherish, and a “peeve” is something that annoys us, “pet peeves” are what we love to hate. Here’s a collection of common English solecisms—guaranteed not to literally blow your mind:
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You beat me to it! What’s up with the Britspeak? Also, “take a decision” instead of “make a decision.”
This grates on me more than the rest. Our language has devolved into a lazy mess.
****There is no “d” in the word, “refrigerator”.****
I think what you’re hearing isn’t always a “d” — sometimes it’s an unaspirated “t” sound.
Anyway, it’s the way most Americans talk in everyday life, including yours truly. Moreover, if you go to the trouble of articulating a truly aspirated “t” consonant in that position, IMHO you’ll be sounding either like a foreigner or like a pretentious young TV news reader.
1. People who enjoy the fall “foilage”. I’ve even heard TV announcers use that word.
2. The redundancy of “3:00 A.M in the morning’. Drives me nuts.
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Have we fallen in love with the Brit accent? Seems to be a preponderance of Brit-accents....a few is more than enough.
Could have ended with Sean Connery. [I know...I know]
Sorry...I was referring to the spelling, not the pronunciation. A lot of folks spell it “refridgerator”
Drawsing was commenting on spelling - I wandered off into English spelling vs. American spelling (which often differs)and then into enunciation.
Check the UK Daily Mail vs. NY Post for variations in common word spelling.
Goodness, yes! My dearly departed mother, as well. ;)
People who misuse I/me (trying to sound “proper”): “Mary took a picture of John and I”...”William went with Susan and I to the store”
We will “conversate” instead of converse. We will “conference” instead of “confer.”
“I’ll side with John Derbyshire—data is singular.”
Data is the plural of datum but may be used as singular based on sentence construction.
On the other hand, I think judgment should be spelled judgement and I think the period at the end of a sentence should be placed after quotation marks. But I didn’t make the rules.
You mean like the clothes hampster? ... ;) That's the way my son used to pronounce it.
I can't stand American’s using the word “ whilst “. Absolutely phony and I will can out anyone using it in a sentence in front of me.
Another one: “ Are you waiting in the queue? “.
Datum is singular, data is plural.
Shunt instead of Should Have “ You shunt do that “
Wount instead of Would Have “ I wount do that again “
- and right on down the list. I hear radio talk show hosts using these lazy mouth words.
OK, got it. Sorry.
I mistakenly thought you were criticizing those of us who, in normal everyday speech, pronounce reefridge-uh-raider instead of reefridge-ah-ray-tor"
When people use the term “for free.” Something is either free, or it isn’t.
Interesting topic for you.
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