A list of 21 words by arby.
- SMEwas added by arby and appears on 2 lists
- ice teawas added by arby and appears on 5 lists
- stain glasswas added by arby and appears on 2 lists
- ice coffeewas added by arby and appears on just this list
- problematizewas added by arby and appears on 17 lists
- copywritewas added by arby and appears on 6 lists
- mute pointwas added by arby and appears on 3 lists
- expotentialwas added by arby and appears on 2 lists
- editor-and-chiefwas added by arby and appears on just this list
- kerflufflewas added by arby and appears on 15 lists
- for all intensive purposeswas added by arby and appears on 6 lists
- suppose towas added by arby and appears on 2 lists
- ekcetrawas added by arby and appears on just this list
- nucularwas added by arby and appears on 19 lists
- sherbertwas added by arby and appears on 10 lists
- asterixwas added by arby and appears on 9 lists
- heighthwas added by arby and appears on 16 lists
- should ofwas added by arby and appears on 7 lists
- secure deliverlywas added by arby and appears on just this list
- irregardlesswas added by arby and appears on 62 lists
- touch basiswas added by arby and appears on just this list
skipvia commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
Ekcetra?
October 31, 2007
arby commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
I've never even seen that one, but *cringes*
October 31, 2007
skipvia commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
How about the highly cringeworthy substitute for "all of a sudden"--all the sudden?
November 6, 2007
asativum commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
Or a nice cup of expresso?
November 21, 2007
bilby commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
How about aks?
November 21, 2007
arby commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
I always typed it as "ax" (and used to tell these temps that were making calls that when they said, "I want to ax you something" it wasn't like they would be chasing after the people to be surveyed with an axe!) but I never thought of it as "aks" and maybe somehow it originated as a typo??
But yeah, that drives me crazy!!!
November 27, 2007
arby commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
Also, I just saw this one - editor-and-chief for "editor-in-chief".
November 27, 2007
reesetee commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
*gasp* Noooo!
November 27, 2007
arby commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
I know, isn't it sad? Sometimes I feel like I'm in an alternate universe where I'm the only one who can spell! And then I come here and remember there are others like me.
November 27, 2007
chained_bear commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
I just had someone get confused between secession and succession. I guess that's fairly common, but it still drives me batshit.
November 27, 2007
reesetee commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
You're not imagining it, arby--you really are in an alternate universe. Then you come here. Wordietown is real. :-)
November 28, 2007
arby commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
earworm alert, indeed. Although I actually thought first not of "Funkytown" but Steely Dan's "Barrytown". Of course NOW I can't get "Funkytown" out of my head.
November 28, 2007
reesetee commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
Well then, our job here is done.
November 28, 2007
ofravens commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
The one that always drives me up the wall is the use of "step foot" instead of "set foot," as in "I'll never step foot in that building again!" I have to stop and wave my arms with frustration every time I hear it.
March 21, 2008
TechnoMom commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
I find it crazy-making when someone "axes" me to "esplain" something, like why people protest "nucular" power plants.
March 21, 2008
ofravens commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
Gah, "nucular." HATE. I think I experienced my first "The English language as I know it is actually disintegrating" moment when I found out that dictionaries were actually starting to include "nucular" as an acceptible pronunciation substitute for "nuclear." NO, Merriam-Webster. The fact that the president of the United States happens to pronounce it that way it does not make it okay.
March 21, 2008
frogapplause commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
An elderly neighbor of mine always says "pacific" instead of "specific". It hurts my ears every time I hear her say it.
December 23, 2008
arby commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
My own father refuses to admit that "heighth" is incorrect!! He says because it's "width" and "breadth" that height has to follow suit. And he has a degree from Wharton!
May 2, 2013
yarb commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
The heighth of ignoranth.
May 3, 2013
arby commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
@yarb - ha!
@frogapplause, belatedly - yes, I hate that too, but since "Pacific" is technically a real word (albeit misused in your example), I shan't include it on this list. This list is for words/expressions that just don't exist. (Well, "kerfluffle" is arguable, but I don't like it, I think it should be "kerfuffle".)
May 3, 2013
leaden commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
@arby: Calm down. Have a kerfluflun. Or some kerflunitrazepam.
May 4, 2013
bilby commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
I've seen tow the line a bit recently. Tow it where?
March 3, 2018
bilby commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
This list has peaked my interest.
March 3, 2018
bilby commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
Sorry, that was tongue and cheek.
March 3, 2018
bilby commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
Nip it in the butt I say before it gets worse.
March 3, 2018
alexz commented on the list fingernails-on-my-chalkboard
Hit the breaks
March 3, 2018