[pabianice]

A pet peeve of mine. Almost every news source mis-uses the word.

[Hawthorn]

Yes, the widespread misuse of "decimate" irritates me also, just as do the constant references to "data" and "media" as singular nouns.

But my pet linguistic peeve? It's the use of "red" to refer to Republicans and conservatives. When "red" is used in a political context, it should be in reference to Marxists and other hardcore leftists.

Sad to say, moreover, many "true blue" conservatives are often just as guilty in committing this linguistic sin as sin as are their adversaries in academia, the media and the Dhimmi establishment.

[john mirse]

Does “illegal” mean “undocumented”?

[the OlLine Rebel]

Got/get.

It’s so common even though it bothers me, I commonly say it too.

“Get” means obtain.

It is not supposed to substitute for “have/had/has”.

[MosesKnows]

Almost every news source mis-uses the word.

Almost every news source misuses the word "gender". You can imagine how the word "decimate" must stymie them.

[mrs. a]

I hate it when pseudo-intellectuals say “begs the question” when they really mean “raises the question”, and when they say “apropos” instead of “appropriate.”

And I hate it when ANYONE says “snuck” instead of “sneaked”! I know I have lost the battle on that one but I’m still fighting.